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Today, I will share with you a wonderfully beautiful archipelago and leave the deepest impression among the islands that I have ever visited, and that is also the 3rd day of the trip to discover the Southwest of Vietnam, Nam Du archipelago. In the previous post of this journey of discovery, I took you to visit Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province. After leaving the sightseeing area, our team continued to move more than 80km south to Rach Gia city of Kien Giang province. On the way, we visited the jaggery field. Since it is only about 10km from Tra Su Melaleuca Forest and is located right on the main road of the route to Rach Gia city, it didn't take too long when we stopped by.
Since ancient times, palm trees have been associated with the daily life of the An Giang people. The leaves of this tree are used for roofing and fuel. The trunk is used to get wood, can make house columns, tables, and chairs... Palm fruit is a fruit that makes into a very healthy beverage, especially its rice is very fragrant and crispy, very strange and delicious, is the raw material for making rustic dishes, especially sugar and cake jaggery, these two dishes are also specialties of An Giang. Standing under the tall palm trees, the human feeling is very small. We took the opportunity to take pictures with the vast palm tree fields stretching to the foot of the mountain.
We continue our journey to the coastal city of Rach Gia under the direction of Google Map. The road is quite easy, is paved, and does not have to take time to move through any ferry like on the first day. The two sides of the road are very beautiful, there are large trees interspersed between the vast fields, there are rows of melaleuca trees on both sides shady, and then the water canal runs the road, creating a scene strangely peaceful. We arrived around 5:30 PM and found a small motel to stop near the pier so that it would be convenient for the next morning to leave early to the island.
Before this trip, we made a schedule and inquired about train tickets and travel times in advance. And when you come here, tickets here are sold everywhere near the pier, so for those of you who haven't found out, it's no big deal, and there are many shipping lines for you to choose from. After walking around to visit and rest in Rach Gia city, early the next morning we went straight to the pier to buy tickets. We choose the train Highway Superdong because according to research, this carrier is the best and runs the quietest to avoid seasickness. The ticket price for each turn is 210,000 VND/person. From Rach Gia pier, we depart at 7:20 AM and it takes about 2 hours on the boat to move to Nam Du Island pier.
Nam Du Archipelago has located about 120km (65 nautical miles) from the coast of Rach Gia, belonging to Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province. This archipelago consists of 21 large and small islands, the most famous of which are Nam Du Island (also known as Hon Lon, the largest island of this archipelago), Hon Hai Bo Dap, Hon Mau, and Hon Ngang.
While moving on the boat, we were allowed by the captain to go up to the deck to take pictures and admire the surrounding scenery for about 15-20 minutes. The feeling of standing on the deck of the ship, breathing in the sea breeze, and seeing the immense sea around you is very exciting and refreshing. In the midst of the vast sea and sky, human beings are truly infinitely small.
After more than 2 hours of traveling, we also reached Nam Du Island. As soon as we set foot on the harbor, we were really surprised by how crowded this place was. Because this is the largest island, the population is also crowded, especially on both sides of the harbor. The seawater is reflected by the sky to create a blue but clear color, the ships and boats docked on the water surface, creating an extremely beautiful picture right in front of the 4 of us filled with excitement, just looking forward to quickly exploring the archipelago. This island has a road that runs around it, so make sure you won't be able to skip exploring around here by motorbike. And we chose to ride around the island the next day, before leaving the island. As we packed our bags and walked inside the harbor gate, we were recommended the property by the locals. You will have a lot to choose from according to the referral offers of these service business people here. If you have not booked a motel, hotel, or resort, you do not need to worry too much, because here is very developed, there will be no shortage of places for you to choose from!
After consulting through the recommendation of a middle-aged uncle, and with a reasonable price of 300,000 VND/a day and night for a room with two beds, we were transported to his house. The concrete road zigzags, small and along the coast. After 15 minutes by motorbike, we also reached the accommodation. We chose a room on the 2nd floor, with a balcony to be able to see the sea in the most perfect way. Here the motel also creates concepts to serve the photography interests of visitors. Most of the tourists coming here are young people, so beautiful photo angles are always the best choice. But actually, every place here gives us great pictures because every place here is beautiful.
After checking in, we were introduced by the hostess to visiting famous places here. The tour includes a passenger boat to Hon Mau to visit and swim, then the boat will take you to the coral reef to snorkel, and eat porridge cooked by the chef on the boat, and finally bring you back. coup. Because we had little time here, we chose to go on a tour, to easily explore the most beautiful places here in that little time and be led by her, for 200,000 VND/person.
In the past, when tourism was not developed, the people here were very sparse and poor, all of them were seafaring, fishing, and then traders would go here by big ships to buy and bring to the mainland to supply the city Rach Gia and neighboring provinces. Later, when large ships began to come out, leading to discovery tourism also developed. Because this place is still quite wild, it attracts many young people who like to explore wild nature like us. Gradually, people come here to travel more and more, so people no longer go to the sea to fish but instead build more spacious houses for tourism business. Since then, everyone's life has been getting better and better, because the profession of fishing has to be at sea, a few days, even a few weeks to return home once, rain, shine, wind, and dew are very difficult and arduous. As tourism develops, people's lives also improve markedly over the years. And people also learn how to raise aquatic products, sell them to traders as the main source of income, and serve the food and drink needs of tourists.
While waiting for the boat to take us to Hon Mau, the first point of the tour, we heard her interesting stories, she introduced the most beautiful places here so we could take advantage of the tour. She was very enthusiastic and also talked about the times she led young people like us to explore this archipelago. In her eyes and in the stories she tells, we can see how happy she was to have chosen this job, along with the beautiful photos she showed us of other tourists. The beauties of genuine, gentle, and kind workers are what we see in the people here through aunt and uncle of the host, and hope that tourism here can develop further so that people can have a warmer, less arduous, more difficult life.
Stay tuned for the next part in the following article to discover about the beautiful Nam Du archipelago with the natural, honest, and extremely kind people here.
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Nam Du is so a gorgeous attractions, would love to go back soon 😍
Yes, it is an unspoiled place and there is much to explore. I also want to go back there one more time 😊
Yes, this place is definitely one of the most beautiful attractions in Vietnam, worth to go back ^^
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Lovely to see Vietnam here <3
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What a gorgeous place to be, looks like the perfect destination in my eyes, the water looks so clear and very inviting to jump in ! :D Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much. The seawater is very clear and blue. The beach is really amazing!
What a place! I am quite happy for the locals being able to improve their life because of the tourism, it is an easier way of earning a buck.
The last photo is so beautiful, I would just sit and float in that turquoise water🥰
Yes, I'm happy about that too. Listening to her talk, I really understood the hardships of fishing at sea. Thank you for visiting my post! 😊
Woah! Such a beautiful place to explore. Beautiful images you got there
Thank you so much 😊
You're welcome 😊
Wow I love the motel concepts and others beautiful photos. So nice.
Thank you for this piece.
Thank you very much. Thanks for visiting my post.
Có khiếu viết về du lịch đó bé :)
Hihi. Cảm ơn chị nè 🥰🥰
nhìn tuổi trẻ được đi du lịch và trải nghiệm mà thèm, phong cảnh đẹp quá e ah
Dạ cảm ơn chị. Vì còn trẻ nên phải tranh thủ thôi chị ạ 😋
Thanks for going into such details, I've never been there.
Hope I could visit it when everything gets a bit better 😀
The water looks amazing 😍
Thank you so much. Hope you will be here soon! 🥰
Lên núi xong lại đi biển được đi chơi miết chị nhỉ 🤩! Part 1 đã hot thế này rồi! Hóng ra part 2 ❤️
Cảm ơn cậu. hihi🤩
Beautiful travel!!
Thank you so much!
Cảnh đẹp mê em ơi. Nước trong vắt. Mong có dịp đến đây ❤️
Dạ chị. ở đây còn hoang sơ lắm, nên em thích hơn so với những chỗ đã bị bê tông hoá á. Nó cũng ko xa lắm, vs lại chi phí đi cũng rẻ, nên nó là 1 nơi rất tuyệt vời 😊
💖 very beautiful place, it is really maginifique and your photos are very beautiful and it makes you want to escape
Bien le bonjour de la communauté francophone
Thank you for visiting my post. hope it helps you relax and one day you can visit my country.
nice pictures and perfect shots.
Thank you so much 😊
nice pictures...hope we can visit it one day
Thank you very much. See you in my country Vietnam one day soon 🥰
thank you for these amazing pictures😍😍
Thank you so much 💜
wow, what a nice place
Thank you so much!
Good job bro :)))
Thanks bro 😊
very nice ! I really loved the motel concepts ! i liked the photos. Good work!
Thank you so much. Have a nice weekend!
Good post & beautiful attractions in Vietnam..
nice pictures and perfect shots.
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you very much. Nature really creates miracles. Thanks for visiting my post and have a nice week!
I am still continuing to explore more places in my country Viet Nam. I hope one day you can visit those places in my hometown. Thank you so much and Merry Christmas 🎄