Ly Son is a beautiful island district of Quang Ngai province. Although I have been told about this land many times, when I discovered Ly Son, I was surprised by the picturesque scenery, the blue sea and the friendly and gentle people. During 3 days traveling to Ly Son, I had many interesting experiences, and here are some tips to have a wonderful trip to Ly Son.
Even though I've heard a lot, Ly Son still surprises me.
The ideal time to visit Ly Son
The best time to go to the beach is during the dry season. The beautiful beach season in Ly Son lasts from April to August every year. The blue sea and golden sunshine fill the fine white sand beaches. You can still go to Ly Son in other months of the year, but pay close attention to the weather.
How I got to Ly Son:
- From Saigon, I flew to Chu Lai airport. However, Chu Lai airport is about 50km from Sa Ky port, so I booked a taxi to the port to stay overnight for the convenience of taking the train the next morning.
- From Sa Ky port, there are many boats to Ly Son, both ways I took the Super Bien Dong speedboat, it took about 45 minutes to get there (a tip is you can ask your homestay to book it for you).
- From Big Island to Small Island, travel by canoe, only about 15 minutes.
- On Big Island and Small Island, there are motorbike rental services right at the homestays.
The best thing about Ly Son is exploring the roads around the island by motorbike.
Where to go and what to do when coming to Ly Son?
To make it easier to imagine, you understand that Ly Son has two main islands: Big Island and Small Island.
Big Island alone will have 2 main routes:
The western part of the island includes Duc Pagoda, Bich Hoa Street, To Vo Gate, and the crater.
- Duc Pagoda: the pagoda is precariously located inside the cliff, has a statue of Buddha Quan Am looking out to sea, going up to the crater is also a beautiful place to take pictures.
- To Vo Gate: a typical place of Ly Son with stone slabs forming a gate. Steadfast in the middle of the sea, listening to the murmuring waves.
To Vo Gate - a typical scene of Ly Son.
- Mural road: where there are beautiful paintings of the sea and Ly Son, located along the curved embankment.
The remaining palaces in the East include:
- Hang Pagoda: a place for those who love spiritual tourism. In addition, on the way down to the pagoda, there is a lamppost overlooking the sea, making for beautiful photos.
- Hang Cau: where there are rocks formed from lava, creating extremely unique geological architecture.
- Thoi Loi Mountain, flagpole, freshwater lake: these 3 points are on the same side, the most beautiful sunset hunting spot in Ly Son, the sea water is crystal clear to the bottom.
- Mu Cu Lighthouse: the lighthouse has a red and white color scheme, next to it are black rock strips created by volcanic eruptions and collisions with ocean waves.
Small Island is quite small, suitable for those who love a peaceful feeling, with places like Bai Ngang with colorful basket boats, the wharf and An Binh mural village.
Hang Cau with unique geological architecture.
Beautiful lighthouse with red and white tones.
3-day itinerary to explore Ly Son Island
- Departure: I took the evening flight from Saigon to Chu Lai airport, then took a taxi to my room near Sa Ky port.
- Day 1:
Morning: Take the earliest speedboat to Big Island - To Vo Gate - Bich Hoa Street - Duc Pagoda.
Afternoon: Hang Pagoda - National Flagpole - Cau Cave - Sunset hunting on Thoi Loi peak.
- Day 2:
Morning: Mu Cu Lighthouse - Freshwater Lake - A place with panoramic view of Ly Son.
Noon: We took a canoe to Be Island - Korean Road - Bai Ngang.
- Day 3:
Woke up early to catch the sunrise - took pictures with the pier - walked around An Binh mural village. At noon, we took a canoe back to Big Island - took a boat back to Sa Ky - took a taxi back to the airport - flew back to Saigon.
Bai Ngang with colorful and pretty basket boats.
Ly Son in August is as beautiful as a movie.
The article was written by Nguyen Khanh Hoang Anh - Mavis Vi Vu Ky, a girl who has conquered 56 provinces and cities in Vietnam and many Asian countries. She has a strong passion for traveling and brings back good stories about her youthful trips.
