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The three islands are not crowded and the price is reasonable for 30/4
KIEN GIANG – Instead of Phu Quoc or Con Dao, you can go to Nam Du, Tho Chu, Hai Tac archipelago, places where the sea is beautiful, not crowded.
The southwest coast of Vietnam still has many islands that keep their wild character. Traveling is a bit difficult, when you are forced to travel many stages by boat from the mainland or connecting to the island, there are no flights like Phu Quoc or Con Dao . In addition, the service is not really complete but meets the minimum needs.
Many tourists share, so far, even in the high season, these islands are not crowded, the food is fresh and delicious, the sea is beautiful, worth experiencing and the price is mid-range, about 1- 1. 3 million VND/person, depending on the length of stay.
Nam Du Islands
Nam Du archipelago belongs to Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province with 21 large and small islands in two communes An Son and Nam Du. Nam Du island (also known as Cu Tron island, Lon island) is the largest island, full of restaurants and motels to serve tourists.
From Ho Chi Minh City, you go to the Western bus station to buy tickets to Rach Gia, Kien Giang, from 180,000 VND/ticket. Travel time is about 6 hours. From here, tourists buy train tickets to Nam Du, there are 2-3 trips per day. Ms. Tran Nguyen Phuong Diem, Ho Chi Minh City, advises tourists to book accommodation and boat services 10 days before departure to proactively schedule and avoid delays in train time. From Rach Gia, the train travels about 2 hours to Nam Du.
During the journey, you cannot ignore famous destinations such as Cay Men beach, Chet beach, Soi beach, Ngu beach, Nam Du lighthouse, Dinh Nam Hai Ngu god… take a boat to explore the landscape of Dau island, Mau island and snorkeling at Hai Bo Dap island. Coming to Nam Du, you can enjoy delicious fresh seafood, such as grilled oysters with onion fat, grilled jade eye snails, grilled blue-bone fish, porcupine porridge, and cobia hot pot…
Tho Chu Island
Tho Chu Island is one of 8 islands in Tho Chau island district, Kien Giang province, and is the frontline island in the southwest sea of the country, with a special security and defense position. Every year, people on the island have to move their residence according to the windy season and this place is known as the “windy island”.
The island currently has about 2,000 people, concentrated in Bai Dong and Bai Ngu. Residents mainly do farming and fishing. Coming to the fishing village, you can go on a raft to raise fish to learn about the fishermen’s marine profession, go on a squid fishing boat and enjoy delicious seafood such as cobia, shrimp…
To go to Tho Chu, visitors have to go to Phu Quoc island, and go to Bai Vong port to board Tho Chau 09 ship to the island. Every month, the boat will run on the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th. After traveling at sea for about 5 hours, you will arrive at Tho Chu island. On the island, there are markets, motels, restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, and seafood processing facilities… for you to experience.
To see the landscape on the island, guests can move from Bai Ngu to Bai Dong by motorbike. The island with many trees and the peaceful blue sea brings a pleasant and comfortable feeling. Along the coast, visitors can see square eagle trees or three maple trees, a typical tree species of the Truong Sa island region, which is also present here.
Pirate Islands
Hai Tac Archipelago , located in Tien Hai island commune, Ha Tien city, Kien Giang province, is a favorite destination for tourists who like wild experiences. The archipelago has 16 large and small islands and 2 submerged islands, of which Hon Tre (also known as Hon Doc) is the island with the largest area and densely populated, restaurants, and motels. The activities of the inhabitants of the archipelago are mainly fishing and aquaculture, which is an opportunity for tourists to experience and explore the marine profession.
To get to the island, from Ho Chi Minh City, visitors buy tickets to Ha Tien at the Western bus station, the route is more than 300 km. To Ha Tien, buy a train ticket to move to the island, it takes about an hour by train.
When coming here, don’t forget to check in with the landmark of the sovereignty of the Pirate Islands, built-in 1958. At the same time, thrilling stories related to pirates operating in the Southwest Sea in the late 17th century, In the early 18th century, the origin of the name of the Hai Tac archipelago was also vividly reproduced through the stories of local people.
The favorite activities of tourists when coming to the island are taking a sightseeing boat, taking pictures, visiting the island and snorkeling to see corals, fishing, catching urchins, snails to enjoy on the spot, and processing into porridge, grilling with fat. attractive behavior.
The three islands are not crowded and the price is reasonable for 30/4
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