Posted by admin on January 6, 2011 under Attractions, Vietnam Travel Guide, Vietnam Travel in the South, vietnam beauty |
Con Dao Activities
Tourists can enjoy hiking and trekking in the main land since the national park headquarters offer tourists to explore the and enjoy the mainland, they can also help tourists show the trails and camping sites of the place. If you love bar hoping then you should love island hoping in Con Dao island, most islands can be traveled by motors while some are secluded that you need to ride a boat in order to get to that island.

Con Dao Accommodation & Dining
on Dao Island has fewer hotels, they have local place to stay in but the hotels are at a normal state. Places like apartments or rooms to sleepover are well known in the area. Foods in the area are typical, it is a must that tourists should get to excited among unique foods, most of the restaurants offer unique foods but instead they serve fruits to the tourists. Although they serve fruits in a different way the sea food in Con Dao is the best in its region.
i visit Con Dao and in Con Dao Seatravel Resort, it very good

Con Dao Shopping & Nightlife
Nightlife in con Dao Island depends on you, surely there are night parties and live bands for tourists to enjoy, much like typical Vietnam scene in the movies. Tourists should remember that con Dao Island is at development state so not much is happening mostly if you’re alone travelling.
Getting To & Around Con Dao
You can reach Con Dao islands via boat service from con to Vung Tao, the Vietnam airlines also started to have flights six times a week from the city of ho chi minh to con Dao directly. The boat ride wills take12 hours while the aero plane will take 40 to 50 minutes.
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By Thoa Nguyen in Hanoi
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| Visitors at Tay Phuong Pagoda in Hanoi on the first day of 2011 – Photo: Thoa Nguyen |
In the chill of winter’s rain and drizzle, we were determined to pray for good luck and happiness for the New Year.
About 40 kilometers from downtown Hanoi, we took a motorbike on Thang Long Boulevard, then made a turn to Thach That in Ha Tay District, and arrived at Tay Phuong Pagoda after an hour. Tay Phuong Pagoda is an old pagoda built in the 17th century and is famous for its 16 statues of Arhat.
The pagoda, which is also called Sung Phuc pagoda, is on top of Tay Phuong Mountain in Yen Hamlet, Thach Xa Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi. The pagoda has many valuable old statues of Buddha and is surrounded by shady gardens and trees.
We parked the motorbike and climbed the 239 stone steps lined by bamboo trees to the top.
The pagoda has been renovated many times since it was built in 1632. It has three buildings on the mountainside called Chua Ha (Lower Pagoda), Chua Trung (Middle Pagoda) and Chua Thuong (Upper Pagoda).
The earthen bricks were made in Bat Trang village without any glaze. All the windows are round with symbols of Buddhism, pillars are made of wood and altars and statues are placed on stones carved into lotus flowers. The curved roofs have two layers.
In addition to the 16 statues of Arhat, the pagoda has 62 wooden statues of other Buddhists.
After wandering around the pagoda, we burnt incense and prayed with Buddha for a better life in a new year ahead.