Overview
Located in the waters off the coast of Quang Ngai province, Ly Son is a masterpiece that combines special geology with a clear and deserted coastline. The island is where 5 extinguished craters leave traces by cliffs, black rocks that plunge into the sea or separate fields. Without long sandy beaches and green coconut groves, Ly Son is for those who love wild and idyllic beauty.
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It only takes about 30 minutes by high-speed boat or 1 hour and a half to 2 hours by regular boat from Sa Ky port (Quang Ngai), you will arrive at Ly Son Island. Each train ticket ranges from 150,000 VND to 180,0000 VND. In addition, there is now a high-speed boat from Da Nang to Ly Son, which is extremely convenient for tourists who want to explore the Central Sea. On the island, you can walk or move by motorbike. Motorbikes are rented for 100,000-150,000 VND/day to help you freely explore the small island. Ly Son is relatively small and the roads are good, so you can completely go all over the island. You can stroll along the coastal roads or crash into the small roads in the village, through the garlic fields to learn about the life of the people.
The appropriate time of year to go to Ly Son is from February to September, when the weather is dry, there is little rain, and the sea is calm. May to August is the most ideal time because the sea is clear and sunny. You should avoid going to Ly Son from October to January next year, because this is the rainy and stormy season in the Central region.
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Catch the sunrise at the top of Thoi Loi mountain
The top of Thoi Loi mountain is located near the flagpole of Ly Son. The road to the top of Thoi Loi mountain is narrow, zigzag, craggy on the slope but not too bad. As the highest volcanic peak on the island, Thoi Loi Mountain is a huge crater in the east of Ly Son. Thoi Loi Lake is a crater that has been extinguished, catches rainwater and becomes a freshwater lake, which has long been used as a reservoir for living water for residents of Ly Son Island. From the top of Thoi Loi Mountain, you can see the panorama of Dong village and garlic fields with patches of blue, brown, and white that are alternating like a picture embraced by clear blue sea water. At sunrise or sunset, when the sun sprinkles gentle rays of sunshine on the garlic fields, the sea breeze blows in each blow, standing on Thoi Loi mountain, you can feel the peace of the land of Ly Son in every moment.
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Check-in at To Vo gate
From the gate to Ly Son Island, turn left and follow the small road to Duc Pagoda, you will encounter a curved rock protruding above the sea surface. That is the To Vo gate. To Vo Gate is 2.5m high, has a unique shape formed from volcanic lava eroded under the impact of seawater. The black lava rock pattern emerging in the middle of the clear blue sea not only attracts tourists with its rare beauty, but this place has also become a symbol of Ly Son. The sunset at the arch gate is beautiful like a picture that nature bestows on the island district of Quang Ngai province.
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Walking the beach in Hang Cau
Located at the foot of Thoi Loi mountain in An Hai commune, Cau Cave is a cliff formed from lava eroded by waves and sea winds, carved deep into the mountain. In front of Hang Cau is a crystal clear coastline, making Hang Cau even more wild and poetic. From the center of Ly Son island district, it only takes 15 minutes to move along the concrete road at the foot of Thoi Loi mountain to reach Hang Cau, enjoy the fresh, cool air and spectacular scenery here.
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Explore Chua Hang Beach
Hang Pagoda is located in a rock cave not far from the center of Ly Son, which is a place to worship the ancestors and ancestors - the first people to set foot here to open a village on the island. Ly Son people often come here to pray for health, to eat or to have children. The pagoda is wide and high. The relics carved on the stone still record the traces of the first people to Ly Son island to establish An Hai village, An Vinh built this pagoda.
Hang Pagoda overlooks the sea, waves crash all year round. When the sunset falls, the sea in front of Hang Pagoda becomes even more poetic.
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Walking in small villages to learn about garlic cultivation
Ly Son is known as the kingdom of garlic. The island district is covered with the green of garlic fields. Like many other villages, in the morning in Ly Son, farmers water and take care of garlic, and children ride bicycles on the village roads to school. Walking in the middle of the roads crossing the garlic fields is the time when you can watch the coastal villages wake up, learn how to cultivate garlic but also breathe the fresh air full of fragrance. After the garlic season, farmers also plant more shallots and secondary crops.
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Visiting the pagoda on Ly Son Island
On Ly Son Island, there are 2 famous pagodas, Chua Duc Pagoda and Hang Pagoda. Not only are they spiritual places for the islanders, the temples are also located in locations with breathtaking scenery, leaning against the mountains, overlooking the sea.
Take a boat to explore Be Island
Be Island, also known as An Binh Island, is about 3 nautical miles from Big Island, with about 100 households living. From Big Island, you can move to Be Island quite easily by boat or canoe, which usually departs from Big Island at 8 am and returns at 14:30 pm. The ticket price for 1 trip by boat is 30,000 VND/person and canoe is 80,000 VND/person round-trip. The cost of renting a whole canoe with 25 seats has a cost of 1,600,000 VND and a 35-seat canoe has a cost of 2,200,000 VND.
With a very small area (less than 1 square kilometer), pristine landscapes, crystal clear water, Be Island is known as having the most beautiful beach in Vietnam. The small island is filled with the green of coconut groves, square canopies and garlic fields. This place also owns many beaches with mysterious and mysterious beauty created by the rock remnants of an extinct volcano such as Hang beach, Coconut beach, West beach, Touch beach, Sep beach, Egg beach... At Be Island, you can swim, snorkel or camp overnight.
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Gastronomy
On Ly Son Island, you can enjoy fresh seafood, rich in garlic salad, seafood, king crab, jellyfish, snails... The center of the island has many restaurants and eateries for you to choose from.
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