Highlights:
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Visit some famous historical sites: The Lords’ Island House-Con Dao prison-Hang Duong Cemetery- An Son Temple
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Explore Nui Mot pagoda- Shark’s Nose- Ben Dam Harbour-
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Spend time to enjoy Bai Nhat Beach and Love Peak
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Introduction
Referring to Con Dao we often think of this place as “Hell on Earth” with the atrocities committed by French and American soldiers or the place where Vo Thi Sau’s tomb is located. But Con Dao also attracts all visitors with its wild and beautiful looks. Con Dao is worthy of a resort paradise voted by Travel-Leisure magazine as one of the 10 most beautiful islands on the planet, with beautiful beaches and mangroves.
Let's take Con Dao Discovery 2 days and pleasure your desire of exploring this beautiful island.
Day 1:
Morning Activities:
Our Car and guide pick you up at Con Son Airport, 13km from Con Dao centre, on the way will go through places such as:
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Co Ong: This place has a name of a kind of tubular grass, height from half a meter up.
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Lo Voi Mui: Where the French-built to produce lime by corals and combine some additives to form a binder instead of cement.
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Hang Keo Cemetery: The first graveyard in Con Dao, where the French colonial burial prisoners died before Hang Duong cemetery.
Check-in resort at Con Dao then relax and have lunch
Afternoon Activities:
You will visit The Lords’ Island house. A place to store documents and images of Con Dao from the French colonial period to the 2000s.
Occupying a total area of 18,600m2, including the main house, the annexe and the garden … This is the residence of 53 generations of the island, spent 113 years (1862-1975). Of which 92 years under the French colonial period with 39 island god and 12 years the American imperial period with 14 island kings lived and worked. A central head of the prison system, run under the control of the Island God.
Continue to visit Con Dao prison. It was built by the French to detain prisoners who were particularly dangerous to the French colonial regime such as political prisoners, … in the French colonial period, they held communist figures and patriotic people anti the government. Currently, this place has been included in the list of 23 special national monuments by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. The most famous place in this prison area is the “tiger cages”.
The tiger cages are the names of the prison camps built by France, Vietnam, the United States, and the Republic of Vietnam to detain high-level and dangerous communist figures in the war years.
Move to Hang Duong Cemetery. Hang Duong Cemetery is the largest one in Con Dao. This is the place to bury tens of thousands of Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers and patriots through many generations of imprisonment, lasting from 1862 to 1975, in Con Dao prison of the French colonial government, and later Republic of Vietnam government. They died under the brutality of the guards and the harsh circumstances of the prison.
Lady Phi Yen Temple, also known as An Son Temple, is located in Con Dao district, which is a place to worship Phi Yen – the second of Lord Nguyen Phuc Anh (Nguyen Anh). This temple is very sacred for the islanders, as well as tourists and the temple is also associated with a tragic story of a talented, patriotic woman.
Overnight in Con Dao
Day 2:
Morning Activities:
And then visit Nui Mot Pagoda. It is the only pagoda was rebuilt and opened in early December 2011. With the most beautiful terrain Con Dao, surrounded by mountains, the front-facing the sea from above, Nui Mot Pagoda has attracted thousands of tourists, visiting the temple ceremony.
Shark’s nose is a majestic symbol of nature with a high cliff on one side and an overwhelmingly vast coast. Bring in yourself a “fascinating” beauty with a blue beach stretching your eyes.
All boats here stop at Ben Dam harbour. The scene is neat in the bay, surrounded by undulating mountains, green. Ben Dam is a 12-meter deep bay with an area of 33 hectares.
Not only tourist activities, but this place also attracts visitors with beauty in the daily life of the fisherman. A place for fishing boats to enter and exchange information after fishing trips to the sea, this place is always noisy and busy.
Bai Nhat Beach and Love Peak are one of the most beautiful sea views in Con Dao. This beach has a long sandy bank and grasslands above. Below the sea is cliffs rising to take pictures. Especially overlooking the sea on the right is an interesting Peak of Love.
Afternoon Activities:
Enjoy lunch before say goodbye Con Dao for return Ho Chi Minh city. Thank you for doing a tour with Vietnam Exploration Booking Tours.
Inclusion
- PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
- Experience English speaking guide
- Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
- Entrance fees
- Canoe/ boat
- Round way domestic ticket Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao – Ho Chi Minh
- Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
- Insurance
- Permission
- 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
- Bank fees if paying by credit card
- 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
Cancellation by Customer
- Cancellation received before 60 days: FREE of charge
- Cancellation received from 30 days to 59 days prior arrival date: 10% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 15 days to 29 days prior arrival date: 30% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 7 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 50% of total rate
- Cancellation received less than 7 days prior arrival date or No show: 100% of total rate
Children Policy
- The rate for children applicable for one child sharing a twin or double cabin with two adults
- For infant (<04 years old): FOC except domestic ticket cost
- 04 - 11 years old without bed: 50% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old with extra bed: 75% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old in twin share: 90% adult rate
($*) Prices are subject to change depend on season.
Please contact our Sales Department at info@halongunescotours.com for detailed pricing information.
Service Details During The Trip
We’ll immerse you in the diverse cultures of Vietnam by showcasing the unique local flavors. And with the perfect balance of included sightseeing and free time, you can customize your dream vacation with the things you have always wanted to do.
- Private Local Tour Guide: You will have legally licensed local tour guide in each destination, from welcome and farewell you at the airport. Your guide will guide, help, assist and taking care of you in order to make your tour worry-free. The good guide for you means we arrange the right guide. Vietnam Exploration Booking tours will arrange tour guide base on the feature of the itinerary and consists of the group, to maximize your experiences in traveling.
- Captain & Vehicle: Safety is first priority for transportation. A well maintained good condition Speed boat with legal business licensed and an experienced driver to make sure you are in safe hands. To maximize your comfort and joyful experience with speed boat service, cold drinking water, cold towel are provided on the boat.
- Local Flavor Meals: Don’t worry about meals; we select both restaurants and menus for you. Vietnam Exploration Booking Tours will select clean and good environment restaurants for our customer. Menu is also carefully selected by us to ensure you try different food every meal. We will recommend and arrange local cuisine since it is part of the cultural experience while traveling. We also recommend dinners are free on your own so you can choose your favorite food by yourself under necessary assistance of your local guide.
- Well-Selected Hotels: Comfort and good value is our priority for choosing hotels for our customers. Comfort of mattress and bedding, joyful decoration style, user friendly facilities, good service and good breakfast!
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Thing to bring:
Comfortable clothes make you more active for walking and driving jouney, bring hat, cap, Suncream, sun glasses, umbrella, Swimming suit, insect repellent are also necessary because the weather in Condao Islands can be very hot day time.
You should take cash with you in vietnam Dong because banking system sometimes does not function well. Us Dollar, Euro are accepted.
You shoule take medicine with you although there are some chemist’s shops in Con Dao in case you get sick.
Did we hit all the items on your travel bucket list for your holiday?
If not, don’t worry. We specialize in tailor-made tours and can customize this program to create your dream trip. Get in touch with your personal Travel Consultant to create your personalized program.
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Don't want the fun to end?
Why not combine this tour with Halong tours, Sapa tours, Hue tours, Hoian tours or spend a few days in the tropical paradise that is the Viet Nam coast? We take care of everything from flights to transfers and accommodation so that you can relax and enjoy your holiday. Explore our other destinations or speak with your personal Travel Consultant for some expert advice on suitable combinations.
