This place in the South China Sea still relatively recently was called "Konchon" and had several notorious among political prisoners of friendly Vietnam. By itself, the archipelago has become known to mankind since the end of the thirteenth century of our era, and the first complete description of the islands was given by the famous traveler Marco Polo
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The paragraph of history
However, already in the eighteenth century history made its own adjustments, and civilized mankind began to actively use the archipelago in order to strengthen in this region of the globe its bloody regime . So, the development of virgin lands began with the construction of a harmless port for ships of the East India company, but continued with the construction of one of the most terrible prisons to keep political prisoners and others dissenting from the fact that the Frenchman the colonialists, and later the US military, held their tough foreign policy here .
One of the main attractions of this prison can rightfully be considered savage conditions for "guilty" citizens. Now they are being shown to not yet very numerous tourists for a little money, and in those distant times the "guests" were placed in shallow ground pits and carefully covered with a reinforced concrete cover.
How to get to
The airport in the Kondao Archipelago was recently updated , and now accepts daily flights of their Ho Chi Minh City of Vasco (Vietnam Air Services Company), the cost of the flight is low - from US $ 80 round-trip.
The miniature airport is only 15 km from the capital of the main island, all hotels for their guests like rule, send a free transfer.
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Beach vacation on Kondao
Today the archipelago is, of course, became more friendly both to its citizens and to those who spend their vacation here . The local government recently set up a task for the Kondao administration - to catch up and outpace the number of foreign tourists in Phuket and other similar resorts . Within the framework of the this development program for several years Kon dao has several hotels, the most notable of which can be considered a bungalow complex built by the international network Six Senses . As these apartments are on the Condado class "luxury", the upper limit of the cost of living is for certain unknown, and the most "budget" version of the price tag, the standards of Russian reality looks quite acceptable, being between $ 20 and $ 30 .
Book popular Kondao hotels at the best prices
| Six Senses Con Dao from 49 059 rubles Con Dao Dat Doc Beach, Con Dao District, Ba Ria-Vung T au Pronvice | ||
| Condao Seatravel Resort from 5 233 rubles Con Dao 06 Nguyen Duc Thuan Street, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province | Con Dao Resort from 4 679 rubles Con Dao 8 Nguyen Duc Thuan, Ba Ria, Vung Tau | ATC Resort from 2 586 rubles Con Dao 8 Ton Duc Thang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province |
| Con Dao Camping from 1 970 rubles Con Dao 2 Nguyen Duc Thuan | Thien Tan Hotel from 2 155 rubles Con Dao 4 Nguyen Duc Thuan | Phi Yen Hotel from 1 539 rubles. Con Dao 34 Ton Duc Thang |
Beaches
On the Kondao there are, according to the latest information, two dozen beaches, one of which is most popular due to the presence of white sand on the surface - Ong Zung . It is also worth noting , that from April to November in the sands of the island the turtles lay eggs, and through which time begins to appear small, slow, ready for a long and happy life cubs of turtles .However, to see this magical spectacle of the emergence of a new creature into the light of day, tourists will have to be patient, refuse tobacco and alcohol, and also observe an ideal silence, since extraneous sounds and smells do not have the most positive effect on the turtle population .
The town of Konshon
The town of Konshon, whose name was worn all over the island entirely not so long ago, is famous for the prison mentioned above, as well as rare buildings in the style of French colonialism. So, fans of tough statehood, slave trade and dashing 1890s will find in this amazing place quite a lot of interesting for themselves.
National Park
More peaceful fellow citizens can go to study wildlife . According to the observations of experienced experts, better all this to be done accompanied by a specially trained person . The fact is that for today Kondao square is occupied by two-thirds by the same national park, and the nature of most of the island remained untouched (neither the notorious colony actors, or forced Vietnamese industrialization) . In this connection, the landscape is mostly dominated by the rainforest, it is also a jungle in which modern asphalt children can easily find their last refuge unless they seek help from a local guide .
Fishing and diving
Especially for those who are sure beforehand of their inability to admire the flora and rudiments of European architecture in the Vietnamese province, there is a great option to entertain yourself with fishing and diving Ing.
The local population assures tourists that there are always bugs in the archipelago area, and the assortment of seafood is richer than in other corners of the globe . However, according to experienced fishermen, a shark is really caught here, near the beach Nyat, there is also a squid . For those who are not strangers to extreme in the literal and figurative sense of the word, it is possible to hunt dugong, it is also a sea cow . But in this case it is not superfluous to get acquainted with two nuances at once : first, they can send to go to jail for poaching, and secondly, the sea cow can stand up for itself and cripple the tourist from the capitalist country tangibly .
Thus, the Kondao archipelago, already a competition for Phuket in the foreseeable future, is by far the best place for a relatively inexpensive vacation for those who have long cursed the city vanity.