Son island - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Son island

Côn Sơn, also known as Côn Lôn, is the largest island of the Côn Đảo archipelago, off the coast of southern Vietnam. Hon Son means ‘Mountain Island’. It’s a rugged yet green and exceptionally beautiful isle.

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Nguyen Trung Truc Temple

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple

53.05km from Son island

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple is the largest temple in the temples worshiping him in Kien Giang province. Unique architectural features along with trophies, memorabilia, and illustrious victories turn the temple into one of the attractive attractions in Phu Quoc. The temple is located opposite the tranquil river, near the waterfront and shaded by the cool green Bodhi trees. This is the largest temple in the 9 temples in Phu Quoc worshiping Nguyen Trung Truc.

U Minh Thuong National Park

U Minh Thuong National Park

54.5km from Son island

Located in An Minh and Vinh Thuan districts, Kien Giang Province which was recognized as one of the three highest priority sites for wetland conservation in the Mekong Delta. U Minh Thuong National Park is attractive to visitors worldwide thanks to its wide varieties of impressive features, historical values, and biodiversity values as well.

U Minh Ha National Park

U Minh Ha National Park

68.5km from Son island

U Minh Hạ National Park or National Park of Lower U Minh is a national park in Vietnam. The park is located in Cà Mau Province. The park has an area of 82.86 square kilometers and was established on 20 January 2006 to protect the low wetland ecosystem in the region. Fauna and flora found here include mangrove, snake, turtle, bird, amphibian.

Thạch Động

Thạch Động

69.39km from Son island

Thach Dong, also known as Van Son, is a giant remnant limestone, standing tall on a sandhill of early De-carbon sand, right along Ha Tien road to Cambodia. It was now one of the tourist attractions in Vietnam.

Núi Đá Dựng

Núi Đá Dựng

71.16km from Son island

Da Dung Mountain is located near the Vietnam - Cambodia border. From Ha Tien city, follow Highway 80 to close to Thach Dong (about 7 km ), turn right, and go about 2.5 km to Da Dung mountain. This is a limestone block about 100 m high. From a distance, the mountain looks like an isosceles trapezoid, and because of the standing cliffs, it is called Da Dung mountain.

Sao Beach

Sao Beach

71.79km from Son island

One of the beautiful beach which was located in the heart of the Kien Giang province which was popular among tourists with its white powdery sand, jungle backdrop and so many swaying palm trees for tourists to enjoy. This beach is also famous for so many marine creatures also.

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Kien Giang

Kien Giang

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Located in the Mekong Delta regions, it is known for its fishing and rice farming.

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