Vietnam’s coral islands - forests under the sea

An Thoi Islands (Kien Giang province)

Located in the Southeast of Phu Quoc Island, An Thoi Islands consists of 18 islets with beautiful corals. Tourists can visit the islands for diving and watching the corals at the depth of 2-4 meters.

It takes tourists about two hours by boat and 20 minutes by cable-car to travel from Phu Quoc to Hon Thom Island, the center of An Thoi islands.

Phu Quy Island (Binh Thuan province)

After 4 to 5 hours travelling by boat from Phan Thiet town, tourists can reach Phu Quy Island. The place is a brand-new tourist attraction for visitors recently.

Its beautiful coral reefs are located around Ho Tranh, Hon Trung and Hon Den islands. Tourists can travel from Phu Quy Island by canoes or boats. Each diving tour costs about VND 250,000 per person.

Hon Mun Island (Khanh Hoa province)

The island is located inside Nha Trang Bay and is the first marine protected area in Vietnam with 350 various species of corals.

To see the corals, each tourist has to buy tour tickets, costing VND 700,000 for diving with breathing tubes, VND 1 million for scuba diving, VND 1.5 million for sea walking, and VND 100,000 for glass bottom boat tour.

Hon Yen Island (Phu Yen province)

The island is a national relic site in Tuy An district, about 20 km from Tuy Hoa city of Phu Yen province.

Tourists can see the coral by standing on or walking along the beach when the tide is going down.

Cham Island (Quang Nam province)

The World Biosphere Reserve of Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island) in Hoi An ancient town is also a tourist attraction. From Hoi An, tourists can go there by booking a tour or travelling themselves.

Apart from these places, there are also numerous tourism destinations for watching the beautiful coral reefs such as Con Dao Island (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province), Cu Lao Cau (Binh Thuan province), Vinh Hy Bay (Ninh Thuan province), Ran Trao Island (Khanh Hoa province), to name but a few.

If you have no experience with the diving, you should book a package tour. Please do not touch or hit the coral when you are going diving.

Translated by Trung Thanh