Nam Du island, around 40 kilometers from Phu Quoc Island, is becoming an attractive destination for backpackers heading to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. The immense blue sea and sky, imposing mountains erupting amidst the ocean, endless evergreen primeval forests, long stunning beaches and splendid rock cliffs of Nam Du Archipelago.
A view from the balcony of a hotel
After a long time I wished, I reached here.
Nam Du is a glistering archipelago of small tropical islands off the southwestern coast of my country. Everything is pristine even though some families have lived in almost 100 years. The Nam Du Archipelago sits in the Guff of Thailand, consisting of over 20 islands, islets, and rocky outcrops. The biggest of these is as Hòn Lớn, but it referred to simply as “Nam Du”.
In the past, it was so hard to transport from main land to this island which took about a half of day by the simple boats. Nowadays, it can be reached by ferry, tourism is still in its infancy. Indeed, until the recently, foreigners weren’t allowed to visit unless they had a legal permit. These days, anyone can step on a ferry from Rach Gia and enjoy the Nam Du Archipelago.
The islands are green and forested, yet rugged and rocky, the sea is calm and the color of blue topaz, seafood is cheap and fresh. Moreover, the signature scene in Nam Du is coconut trees which you can see everywhere around the island.
Fresh seafood
One of my favorite activities is to see the sunset when the sun is going to sleep that is the time of it and the beach to meet together after a heat day.
In term of environment, Nam Du is an extremely delicate environment which should be noted that as beautiful, undeveloped and serene as Nam Du currently is, it’s a very small and fragile place. However, time by time, you can see and feel the changes and the impact that tourism and development have had here. Even though the main island has only really seen significant visitor numbers in the last few years, and even though electricity is still limited to generators and daily fast boats connecting the mainland have only been operating since fairly recently, the sea water and the beaches are already beginning to show signs of awful pollution from plastic and oil. Thus, I really hope that travelers should protect the environment with local people to maintain the natural beauty of islands.
Before leaving this beautiful island, I had a cup of coffee in front of beach which makes me absolutely chillax.
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