5 best tropical islands of Vietnam

Unlike neighbouring Cambodia, where all the islands are within relatively short distance of one another, in Vietnam they are all over the shop and the country is not really an island-hopping destination.

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Islands do make good bookends to a trip though; consider starting or finishing your trip on Con Dao or Phu Quoc, for example.

Con Dao Islands

Located off the southern coast of Vietnam, the remote and utterly beautiful Con Dao Islands offer visitors a rare experience not found anywhere else in the country.

Cham Island

Eight nautical miles off the coast of Hoi An, a cluster of eight islands known as Cham Island, or Cu Lao Cham, offers travellers a little getaway. If you’re impressed with Hoi An’s An Bang Beach, wait until you see Cham’s white sand and sparkling turquoise waters.

Nam Du

There’s an island in Vietnam where ice arrives daily in great big blocks, a feast of meaty lobsters costs a couple of dollars, the ocean is the colour of hemimorphite gemstones and electricity runs for only a few hours each day. This is Nam Du.

Hon Son

Rugged, lush, wildly beautiful—these words pop into your head as you stand atop the pass that cuts through the middle of Hon Son Island. The scope and details of the vista take a moment to sink in: your eye will follow as a carpet of thick impenetrable greenery sweeps down to blue water and a coast strewn with boulders and languid palms.

Hai Tac

You’ll be swimming in water as smooth and clear as glass, exploring deserted beaches that ring Hai Tac and feasting on fresh seafood before retiring to a hammock strung between palms.

Source Travelfish

Subject: Vietnam