Excursion Con Dao Beach 3 days 2 nights

Duration: 3 days 2 nights

Destination: Palace of the Island's King - Phu Hai Prison - Tiger Cages - Phu Tho Prison - Dam Trau Beach - Ba Phi Yen Temple - Cai Prince Temple

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Con Dao Islands consists of 16 paradise islands and islets located 230 km south of Ho Chi Minh City (1 hour flight) and 180 km off the Vietnamese southeast coast.

Tour brief

The pristine archipelago of Con Dao Islands consists of 16 paradise islands and islets located 230 km south of Ho Chi Minh City (1 hour flight) and 180 km off the Vietnamese southeast coast. Con Dao is famous its beautiful wild beaches, clear blue waters and luxuriant green forest.

Con Dao is a chain made up of 16 islands in south east Vietnam. It is best known for its soft golden sand beaches, clear turquoise waters, lush mangrove forests and beautiful coral reefs. Located near to the equator, Con Dao has a warm tropical climate with an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and due to the generally calm sea conditions, Con Dao makes a great choice for year round swimming, snorkelling and diving. Con Dao was recognized as a nature reserve in 1984 and became a national park in 1993. The park is the most important egg-laying area in Vietnam for sea turtles as well as being home to endangered dugong, dolphins, and varieties of orchids found nowhere else in the country.

Con Dao Island is becoming popular for tourism and it is great to discover this pearl island for the historic destination and leisure, especially for the beach. This Con Dao tour package is 3 days and you reach the untouched national park and hospitable local people. Let’s come here and travel to discover one of the beautiful islands in Vietnam!

Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY/ HANOI/ CANTHO - CON DAO (L, D)
AM: Catch flight to Con Dao at your own arrangement. Upon arrival, you are picked up by tour guide and transferred to hotel. On the way, the tour guide gives you introduction about our upcoming destinations. Arriving in Con Dao Town, have lunch and check in to hotel.

PM: Pay visits to highlight destinations in the town, including Ba Phi Yen Temple (An Son Temple) dedicated to Mrs. Phi Yen - a wife of King Nguyen Anh. On the way getting there, you have chance to contemplate the beauty of An Hai Lake. Nui Mot Pagoda: a unique pagoda in Con Dao; Ben Dam Harbor: the biggest harbor as well as the key economic area of Con Dao; Bai Nhat Beach, White Stone Beach & Shark Cape. Visit the memorial of greatest escape in Con Dao history and catch amazing sunset on the Love Peak before returning to hotel.
Have dinner and stay overnight in Con Dao.

DAY 2: DISCOVER LEGENDARY CON DAO (B, L, D)
AM: Have breakfast. Driver and tour guide take you to visit the historical relic complex at the town center. Our first stop is the Palace of the Island's King where we listen to introduction and explanation about Con Dao history while seeing original artifacts on display here. Proceed to Phu Hai Prison - the oldest prison built by the French, famous for its underground mill, the solitary confinement and stone dam area of Kunlun. This is also where patriot Phan Chu Trinh had been imprisoned. French-structured Tiger Cages, also called Phu Tho Prison. This is the highlight of Con Dao prison with a system of solid tiger cages hidden between buildings. View the tiger cages and listen to description about physical tortures imposed on prisoners.

Next visits: American-structured Tiger Cages also known as Phu Binh Prison with rows of narrow and humid cells built in 1971. Hang Duong Cemetery: the largest cemetery in Con Dao, the burial place of tens of thousands of revolutionary fighters and patriots of Vietnam (from 1862 to 1975). Here you can visit the grave of the famous Vietnamese heros such as Le Hong Phong, Nguyen An Ninh, Le Van Viet ..., especially the grave of the heroine Vo Thi Sau, who the islanders referred to respectfully with many anecdotes about her epiphany. The separated area of barn: where prisoners were tortured by being soaked in cellars of cattle dung. Lunch in restaurant then return back hotel for a short rest.

PM: Travel along the seaside road named Co Ong to get Dam Trau Beach. Visit Cai Prince Temple dedicated to the son of King Nguyen Anh and Hoang Phi Yen. Take sea bath at Dam Trau Beach – a beautiful pristine beach in Con Dao and enjoy fresh sea food at your own account.

Return to Con Dao Town. Have dinner in local restaurant before transfering back the hotel. Experience the night life in Con Dao at your own program.

DAY 3: CON DAO – HO CHI MINH CITY/ HANOI/ CANTHO (B, L)
AM: After breakfast time, you are free at your own program (shopping at Con Dao market is suggested).

11:30 am Check out of hotel. Have lunch in restaurant. You are transferred to Con Son Airport for returning home.
End of services!

Inclusions

PRIVATE transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
Experience English speaking guide
Round way speedboat Vung Tau – Con Dao – Vung Tau
Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
Entrance fees
Well choice hotel 3 star in Con Dao island 2 nights (2 people share 1 room)
Insurance
Gov tax and service charge
No extra charge after final confirmation

Exclusions

Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle
Other than mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, soft & hard drinks
Meals not mentioned in the program
Tips are welcomed!
Travel Insurance

Hotels

Children rate:

Under 6 year old children are free of charged when sharing room and meals with parents.
Childen of 6 - 11 years old are charged at 50% of adult rate, including meals and car seaters, sharing room with parents, but full payment for airline tickets
Children of 12 years old up are rated as adults.

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