Nam Du Island is a place that has never been "hot" in recent years. Converging all the elements of nature, cuisine, people... Nam Du is very popular with those who want to wander and explore strange lands.

Nam Du is the farthest archipelago of Kien Hai district of Kien Giang province, more than 80 km from Rach Gia by sea. Nam Du means "going south". From Rach Gia city, after 2 hours at sea, Nam Du archipelago will appear before visitors' eyes with poetic blue beaches and pristine, peaceful beauty.

21 large and small islands are cleverly arranged by nature to form a beautiful complex in the middle of the sea, making Nam Du full of the charm of wildness and peace. Among the 11 inhabited islands, there are densely populated islands such as Hon Cu Tron, Hon Ngang and Hon Mau, the rest are islands with only a few dozen households living such as Hon Nom, Hon Dau, Hon Dung... Large and small islands are interspersed close together, creating a landscape of a charming landscape, known as "Ha Long of the South", along with many other beautiful names such as "deserted island of the South", or "mermaid" in the middle of the sea. Most of the islands here are associated with an attractive and thrilling legend, making tourists more curious, wanting to explore and learn.

My first destination in the journey to explore Nam Du was Hon Lon. When coming to Hon Lon, tourists often rent motorbikes to ride around the unique road along the island, and so did I. My stop that morning was Cay Men beach, considered the most beautiful beach in the Nam Du archipelago. Walking on the smooth white sand, splashing in the clear blue water, or lying on the sand and watching the rows of old coconut trees, all my worries seemed to gradually disappear with the waves.

The characteristic of the beaches in Nam Du is that the shallow beach near the shore is quite long, requiring a long walk to reach the shore. In return, this is the most ideal stop to rest and immerse yourself in the cool water, enjoying the feeling of peace, without strong winds or big waves.

In the afternoon, I ran along the road along the island, stretching my chest to breathe in the salty sea air. I stopped on the road to look into the distance, admiring the poetic and charming scene of small houses nestled on top of each other, boats anchored on the clear blue sea, and in the distance was the lighthouse located at an altitude of 296 m above sea level. From this lighthouse, the entire Nam Du archipelago lay in my sight like a beautiful picture.

The next day, I set out to explore Hon Mau. With an area of ​​over 200 hectares, Hon Mau is an island with great potential for developing resort tourism because it possesses many beautiful beaches such as Bai Chuong with long stretches of white sand, blue sea water, comparable to the world's sea paradises such as Maldives, Boracay... The smooth sand underfoot allows you to see schools of small fish swimming around. Perhaps paradise is just that beautiful.

Opposite Bai Chuong is Bai Bac, also known as Bai Da Den, a colorful and diversely patterned rock beach that glitters for thousands, waiting for the gazes of visitors from near and far. On Hon Mau, there is also Bai Nam with calm waves and calm winds all year round, a place for trade exchange and boat anchoring, and Bai Nom, which is charming with rows of shady green coconut trees...

Hon Ngang is the place chosen by tourists if they want to explore the life of the islanders. It can be said that this is the most prosperous and populous island in the Nam Du archipelago. The people here mostly live by exploiting seafood and raising grouper and cobia in cages. If you want to learn about cage fish farming, do not hesitate to take a walk around the island. The presence of tourists does not disrupt the lives of the islanders. They consider tourists a part of their lives. Therefore, every time I visit any family on the island, I am warmly welcomed with a warm, familiar attitude like welcoming a relative back from afar. Any question I have about life on the island is answered enthusiastically by the people, except... I cannot hear the accent of the coastal people very clearly.

I asked permission to visit the fish cages at sea and the fishermen happily agreed. Walking on wooden planks, watching the fish in the rafts eagerly catching the bait, was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my trip to explore Nam Du.

With a 4-day trip, I have only explored a small part of Nam Du archipelago. But I will come back here for the second and third time, because Nam Du has made me feel a pang of nostalgia when I leave. The fine sand beaches, the clear blue water like jade, the coconut trees stretching along the sand and the friendly smiles of the coastal people, will forever be my beautiful memories of the Nam Du journey.