With natural diversity and cultural and historical values, Con Dao enthralls visitors with its pristine nature, quiet beaches, and stunning snorkeling and diving sites. According to the CNTraveler website, “the beaches are long with soft sand and are great for light water sports like SUP and kayaking— and just a short kayak away from a beautiful reef for snorkeling.”
March to September is the ideal time to discover Con Dao's dive sites, with light winds, gentle waves, clear water, and great visibility. This is a beautiful season for Con Dao's beaches. Nothing beats plunging into the clear blue water, diving down, and capturing the coral reefs and the diverse marine life here.
Visitors can choose from many diving spots in the Con Dao archipelago, including Dam Trau, Dam Tre, Bai Rong, Tau Be Cape in Con Son Bay, Trac Islet, Tai Islet, and Cau Islet. Each diving spot has its own ecosystem, with the highlights being coral reefs that are home to diverse and rich marine life. Many scientific assessments rank Con Dao as a leader in coral density in Vietnam’s waters, with an average coverage of nearly 45%. Over 210 species of coral inhabit the seas around these islands, including stony, branching, finger, staghorn, mushroom, and brain corals.
Dam Trau Bay boasts an unrivaled romantic beach where tourists can swim while watching planes take off and land at nearby Con Dao Airport. The waters of Dam Tre Bay are equally enticing with a plethora of branching, finger, fan, and mushroom corals. Cau Islet, on the other hand, captivates visitors with its vast and mysterious staghorn coral forest and giant stone corals, which grow at a slow annual rate of only 1-2 cm. Trac Islet and Tai Islet enchant travelers with untouched white sand beaches, crystal-clear water, and a surprisingly rich hard coral ecosystem.
In addition, Con Dao is home to over 1,700 different marine animal species. Turtles, rays, great barracudas, squids, Irrawaddy dolphins, and giant jellyfish all contribute to the area’s picturesque tropical coral reefs.
Discovering all of Con Dao's pristine beaches and diving spots is an endless journey full of surprises. This summer, don’t hesitate to book a holiday in beautiful Con Dao.
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