Location
Con Dao Island
belongs to Ba Ria Vung Tau Province. The island is far from Vung Tau city more
than 170km from the land. Con Dao Island has been well known by the location in
the sea route of Europe and Asia. In many centuries in the past, there were the
European exploders and world traders who were passing by and had stopped at
this island. In the time war in Vietnam, Con Dao Island was the notorious
prison where imprisoned patriots.
Recently, Con
Dao Island is the very famous place for the beach holiday by the fresh air and
wonderful nature. Con Dao Island is one of the important destinations in the
country and it is called the paradise for beach holiday. Beside, the island is
considered the value attraction to visitors who love to understand the country
history.
Island system: Con Dao Island is the general name for the
system of islands in the area. There are more than 10 islands in different
acreage. In those islands, Con Dao island is the main land where many habitants
living.
Tourist places: Con Dao Island, Ba Island, Bay Canh Island, Tai Lon Island and Bong Lan Island.
Climate: There are two seasons in Con Dao Island with the
rain time from May to November and the dry time from December to April. The
average temperature here is 27 C degree. The wonderful time in Con Dao Island
for travelling is in the dry time.
Transportation: Travel conveniently by waterway to the
island and from it to other places.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From Con Dao Island
to Vung Tau City: 179 km
From Con Dao Island to Can Tho: more than 83 km
From Con Dao
Island to Ho Chi Minh City: 230 km
Landscapes
Con Dao National Park: this is the rich nature area where
you can have the short trekking to conquer the rain forest. And then you can come
to Ong Dung Beach in the end of the trekking route to enjoy the purity of the
nature, dive and see the color coral world in here.
Island Lord House: Island Lord House was the place where
the island lords lived and worked. There were 53 island lords who lived here
through more than 100 years. At the present, the house is the small museum
where displayed a lot of documents related to the island lords’ life here and
also the situation when they lived.
Tiger Cages: this was the notorious prison system where detained
the political prisoners in the war time in Vietnam by the French. The cells
were established as a maze in which happened the tortures was so barbaric to
the prisoners.
Lady Phi Yen Temple: Lady
Phi Yen was the wife of Emperor Gia Long. She was left by the King in this
island. She was respected by the island habitants who built the shrine after
her death. This is the sacred temple that was adored to the present. It is
located far from island center about 2 km.
Nhat Beach: Nhat Beach is
the famous beach in Con Dao Island. It is attached with the mountain called
Love Mouth impressed by the fascinated sunset.
Ben Dam Port: this
is the important port in Con Dao Island. It locates in Ben Dam Bay that not so
far Con Dao Island’s center. Ben Dam Port is the main port of the island where
is the boarding place for all vessels to Con Dao Island.
Ba Island: one
of the famous islands in Con Dao Island system. The islet locates near Nhat
Beach. It is the wonderful place attached with Love Mouth impressed by amazing
sunset.
Nui Mot Pagoda: Nui
Mot Pagoda is the very important pagoda in Con Dao Island. It is the place
where you can understand more about the habitants’ spiritual life. The place is
also the wonderful location for view of An Hai Lake, Con Dao Town and Con Son
Bay.
Dam Trau Beach: Dam
Trau Beach is considered the ideal beach for sunbathing and relaxing. This is
the long beach with soft sand and light waves that many tourists love to
experience their time here.
Bay Canh Islet: Bay
Canh Islet is the wonderful place for visiting. This is the islet for exploring
the world of turtles and coral.
Festivals
Memorable Date: this is the commemorate holiday in Con Dao
Island to memorize the patriots who died in the war time and were left in Con
Dao Island. It is on July 27th each year.
The Death Anniversary
of Vo Thi Sau: Vo Thi Sau is the
heroine who lied down in the war time. There is the Death Anniversary of Vo Thi
Sau in January 23rd each year.
Lady Phi Yen
Temple Festival: the festival is
happened in October 18th in lunar time each year. It is organized in
Lady Phi Yen Temple.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the island.
Local specialties
Con Dao Island
is famous with fresh seafood in which there are most delicious thing such as
lobsters, red groupers and snails. There are different delicious dishes from
fishes and snails that you should taste. Beside, the seeds of Terminalia
catappa are also the specialty in the island.