The weather begins in the summer, Ly Son – the island district of Quang Ngai province in the most beautiful season attracts a large number of young people to travel to experience.
The 5 mountains on the island are remnants of 5 craters that once erupted in the past. Nature endowed Ly Son with wild beauty, magnificent mountains, blue sea, special soil. From there, creating a unique, memorable “garland kingdom”. The most beautiful season in Ly Son is in the summer.
To get to Ly Son island, you can choose means of transportation such as plane, passenger car, train, motorbike, car to Sa Ky port (Quang Ngai). From Sa Ky, you buy a train ticket to go to the island. Train fares vary from time to time but are always under 200,000 VND. Travel time to the island is about 1 hour. You should see the train schedule on the Fanpage of the Ly Son Port Management Board to arrange an appropriate travel time.
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| Sunset at Thoi Loi lake |
Tran Minh Ly (25 years old, office worker in Ho Chi Minh City) said: “This is a very reasonable time to hang out in Ly Son. The sea is blue, the sun is yellow but not too bright. On the last trip, our whole group had great experiences from playing, swimming, sightseeing to food and especially received the warm welcome of Ly Son people.
Here are the experiences young people should not miss when traveling to Ly Son :
Sunrise at Cape Ba Lang An
If you arrive at Sa Ky port early in the morning, take advantage of the sunrise at Ba Lang An Cape – a beautiful cape just 4km from Sa Ky port. Ba Lang An Cape is formed from three villages of An Hai, An Ky and An Vinh in Binh Chau, Binh Son, Quang Ngai communes. The people of Ba Lang An are the ones who reclaimed Ly Son island and directly participated in the Hoang Sa team to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands.
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| Sunrise on Cape Ba Lang An |
Ba Lang An Cape has a wild beauty with many lava deposits, high glossy black stone mounds, waves crashing on the shore creating a beautiful natural scene.
Big Island has many relics
The boat will take you from Sa Ky port to the Big island of Ly Son. Here, you are free to immerse yourself in the natural beauty at Thoi Loi peak, To Vo Gate, and Mu Cu Island.
Ly Son is the hometown of the heroic Hoang Sa fleet, so when you come here, you can visit the Exhibition House of the Hoang Sa Bac Hai Team, the communal house of An Vinh village – the place where the annual Paracel Commemoration Ceremony is held. In the third lunar month, the Am Linh Pagoda and the tomb of Hoang Sa soldiers.
In addition, Big Island also has Hang Pagoda – a temple located at the foot of Thoi Loi mountain, built in the style of a frog’s jaw, and Duc Pagoda – which owns a 27m-high statue of Quan The Am overlooking the sea.
Wild Baby Island
About 3 nautical miles from Big Island to the northwest, Be Island still has the wild features bestowed by nature. From Big Island, you take a train to Be Island for about 15 minutes, the two-way fare is 100,000 VND. Be Island possesses beautiful coral reefs and rich aquatic flora and fauna. Tour guides in Be Island are the households here. They have a full range of “homemade” services such as transporting guests by electric car, motorbike, taking guests to the beach by basket boat and even diving to see corals.
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| Blue sea and unique rocky shore in Be Island |
Therefore, Be Island is both wild and full, suitable for young people who want to find a quiet space, listen to the sound of waves crashing and experience overnight camping, campfire, and sunrise on the island.
See Ly Son from the top of Thoi Loi
Ly Son’s specialty is the breathtaking sunset on Thoi Loi peak – the highest mountain on Ly Son island with an altitude of 169 m above sea level. Thoi Loi has both a freshwater lake on the top, a rock cave (Hang Cau) at the foot of the mountain, and many archaeological sites submerged in the ground.
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| Panoramic view of Ly Son island from Thoi Loi peak |
Thoi Loi Mountain was formed from lava. From the top of the mountain, you can capture the beauty of the magnificent sea and islands and the immense garlic fields of Ly Son. Let’s visit somewhere at the time of sunset so that you can be fluttered by the beauty of the sky, the sea and the mountains.
Curious Gate
Coming to Ly Son, it is impossible not to visit To Vo Gate – a stone arch formed from volcanic lava, 2.5m high. Around To Vo gate is lava rock beaches, strange shapes undulating on the seawater. Sunrise and sunset at To Vo gate will both captivate you.
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| To Arch at sunset |
Vast garlic fields
Ly Son is the garlic kingdom of Vietnam. Coming to Ly Son, you will see garlic drying the whole field, everywhere. Ly Son people live with garlic from early morning to evening. Early in the morning, garlic sales took place throughout the markets on the island. At noon, people dry garlic, in the afternoon take care of the fields, and at night, the whole family still harvests garlic together.
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| Garlic spread all over Ly Son island |
Garlic fields in Ly Son are located along the coast, interwoven between communal houses and temples. Volcanoes and the accretion of sea sand create the quintessence of soil that makes Ly Son garlic famous everywhere. Come to Ly Son, do not forget to enjoy the garlic salad with seafood.
Rustic Homestay
The homestay model in Ly Son operates very properly with homestay quality. With a relatively low cost compared to other tourist destinations, you will be able to eat and stay at local people’s houses like a family member, experience the lifestyle of the Ly Son people, watch people make garlic, and catch fish. . The facilities at Ly Son homestays may not be too spacious, but they will definitely make you feel comfortable and warm.
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| Ly Son people live with garlic |
Ms. Thuan (owner of a homestay in Tay village, An Vinh commune, Ly Son) said: “Since 2014, Ly Son has had electricity from the national grid, and my family has been doing homestay business until now. Tourists are crowded at times but we always maintain the spirit of seeing everyone as family. I’m happy, honest, people will appreciate it. Many friends come to Ly Son to play and then come back again and again because of this intimate atmosphere.
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