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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A paragraph of history
However, already in the eighteenth century, history corrected itself, and civilized mankind began to actively use the archipelago in order to strengthen in this region of the globe its bloody regime .Thus, the development of virgin lands began with the construction of an innocuous port for the ships of the East India Company, but continued with the construction of one of the most terrible prisons for the maintenance of political prisoners and others who disagreed with the fact that the French colonialists and later the American military conducted their hard external policy .
One of the main attractions of this prison can rightfully be considered savage conditions of detention of "guilty" citizens. Now they are being shown to not yet very numerous tourists for a little money, and in those distant times "lodgers" were placed in shallow earth pit and carefully covered with a reinforced concrete cover.
How to get here
The airport in the Kondao Archipelago has recently been updated and now accepts daily flights from their Vasco (Vietnam Air Services Company) to Ho Chi Minh City, the cost of the flight is low - from US $ 80 round-trip.
The miniature airport is located only 15 km from the capital of the main island, all hotels for their guests, as a rule, send a free transfer.
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Beach holiday in Kondao
To date, the archipelago has certainly become more friendly both to its citizens and to those who spend their vacations here .The local government recently set a task before the Kondao administration - to catch up and outpace the number of foreign tourists in Phuket and other similar resorts .Within the framework of this development program, for several years, Kondao has acquired several hotels, the most notable of which is the bungalow complex built by the international network Six Senses .As these suites 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, even by the standards of Russian reality, looks quite acceptable, being between $ 20 and $ 30 .
You can book Kondao best price hotels at the best prices
| Six Senses Con Dao from 49 059 rubles Con Dao Dat Doc Beach, Con Dao District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau 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 rub. 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 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 tortoises lay eggs, and after a while small, slow, ready for a long and happy life cubs of turtles begin to appear .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 .
Conchon
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 things for themselves.
National Park
More peaceful fellow citizens can go to study wildlife .According to the experience of experienced experts, it is best to do this 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 the greater part of the island remained untouched (neither by the notorious colonizers, nor by 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 resting place unless they turn to a local guide for help .
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 an excellent option to entertain yourself with fishing and diving.
The local population swears to assure tourists that there are always bugs in the archipelago area, and the assortment of seafood is richer than in other parts of the globe .However, according to the testimony of seasoned fishermen, a shark is really caught here, near Nyat beach, 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 superfluous to get acquainted with two nuances at once: firstly, they can send to live in prison for poaching, and secondly, the sea cow can stand up for himself and cripple the tourist from the capitalist country by tangible way .
Thus, the Kondao archipelago, which in the foreseeable future is already a competitor to Phuket, is still the best place for a relatively inexpensive holiday for those who have long cursed the city fuss.