Despite its small area, Ly Son Island still attracts tourists with its wild, peaceful natural beauty and clear blue water like the Maldives.
A corner of Be Ly Son Island (Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province). Photo: Trang Vu.
Be Island (also known as An Binh Island, Cu Lao Bo Bai) is an island commune in Ly Son district, Quang Ngai province.
Be Island is located about 3 nautical miles from Big Island - the central area of Ly Son island district. Be Island still retains its peaceful, rustic beauty, making it an attractive destination for tourists.
Be Island has an area of only 0.69 km2, and there are only more than 100 households living on the island.
Ly Son Island has an area of less than 1 square kilometer. Photo: Trang Vu
Tourists can travel by speedboat from Big Island to Small Island. Travel time is about 10 minutes - 15 minutes (depending on the weather) with a cost of 100,000 - 120,000 VND/person/round trip. If traveling in a group, you can rent a private canoe for 2.5 - 3 million VND/day.
Boats from Ly Son port to Be island depart from 7am to 11:20am daily, each trip is about 20 minutes apart. Boats from Be island return from 10am to 2:30pm daily.
Tourists travel from Big Island to Small Island of Ly Son by speedboat. Photo: Trang Vu
Compared to the Big Island, the Small Island has fewer accommodation and dining services, but retains its wild and peaceful beauty. The beaches around the island are emerald green, crystal clear, and have long stretches of white sand. The sea here is fondly compared by tourists to "the Maldives of Vietnam".
The clear, emerald green sea water of Be Ly Son Island. Photo: Trang Vu
Back Beach is the most famous destination here. The beach is small but the water is crystal clear, you can see the bottom. Besides swimming, visitors can scuba dive to see coral, kayak, go boating around the island... for about 100,000 - 150,000 VND/hour/person.
Photo: Trang Vu
Another popular beach on the island is Coconut Beach. The water here is blue and the waves are gentle. On the shore are rocks that are volcanic deposits from millions of years ago.
The island's "specialty" is the rocks that are volcanic sediments millions of years old. Photo: Trang Vu.
In recent years, the islanders have started to develop tourism with homestays and rustic guesthouses, with architecture that is in harmony with the natural landscape. The old walls on the island have also been replaced with murals of nature and coastal fishermen.
In recent years, islanders have started doing tourism. Photo: Trang Vu.
Life on Be Island is simple and rustic. Small houses face the sea. People mainly live by fishing, growing vegetables, onions and garlic.
Photo: Trang Vu.
Note:
- About the ideal time to visit Be Island:
Ly Son island district consists of 3 islands: Cu Lao Re (Big Island), An Binh island commune (Small Island) and Mu Cu island.
The ideal time to explore this island district is from April to August every year, when the weather is sunny, there is little rain, and the sea is calm. From September to December, this island district begins its rainy season, with big storms and rough seas, many boats to the island have to be temporarily suspended, and tourism activities are also stagnant. From the end of December to April of the following year, Ly Son enters its impressive green moss season.
Photo: Trang Vu.
- Move:
Travel time from Big Island to Small Island is only 15 minutes, but the waves in this area are quite big, so visitors can easily get seasick. Visitors should prepare anti-seasickness medicine. And pay special attention to the time the canoe returns to Big Island so as not to miss the trip.
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