Con Dao Island to become world-class marine tourist site
Con Dao Island, off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is set to become a world-class site for marine, cultural, historic and spiritual tourism, according to a revised plan for Con Dao development by 2045 newly approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.
Hanoi (VNA) – Con Dao Island, off the coast of southernBa Ria-Vung Tau province, is set to become a world-class site for marine,cultural, historic and spiritual tourism, according to a revised plan for ConDao development by 2045 newly approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.
The plan has been revised in an effort to better boosttourism in the island, protect and promote its historic relics and preserve theecosystem of Con Dao National Park.
The island’s population is expected to reach a maximum of 15,000by 2030 and 25,000 by 2045.
The 16-island archipelago of Con Dao is located 180km fromVung Tau city, and about 230km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It has a landarea of nearly 6,000ha and a water surface of 14,000ha.
It is well known for beaches with white sand, deep bluewater and colorful coral reefs. French colonialists and the Americans turnedthe island into a prison to jail Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers in wartime.The facility has attracted many local and foreign visitors in recent years.
The national park is home to 1,077 species of vascularplants and 155 species of fauna. Many bird species in Con Dao cannot be foundanywhere else in Vietnam, such as the red-billed tropicbird, masked booby, andpied imperial pigeon.
Con Dao National Park, a Ramsar site of wetlands ofinternational importance, has more than 340 species of corals and is one of therichest and most diverse coral reefs in the country./.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will build 17 eco-tourism routes under a tourism development project at the Con Dao National Park for 2021-2030.
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The management authority of the Con Dao National Park on the island of Con Dao in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has agreed to lease more than 70 hectares of land to the Saigon Pearl Investment Co., Ltd for the development of an eco-tourism project.
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A pristine beach on Con Dao Island. (Photo: VNA)
