Quan Lạn island

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May 2nd 2012

Published: May 2nd 2012

After I was back home from Hà Giang, I booked another tour to the far north (Cao Bằng province), but the tour was cancelled a couple of days before the trip. I decided to change to a 3-day tour to Quan Lạn island. April 30 and May Day are one of the biggest festivals in Vietnam, so hotels are fully booked in advance and prices often go up. I chose to travel on a tour as it was very close to t... Read Full Entry

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I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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Just arrived at the island by this speed boat

We just arrived at Minh Châu port in the north of the island by this speed boat and we were going to the beach by tuk tuk.

Selling oysters at Cái Rồng port

Map of northern part of the island

The northernmost point of the island is the port where we reached by speed boat. On the right side there are great beaches. This is the map of Minh Châu commune. I also went south to Quan Lạn commune. Total length from north to south of the island is 16kim.

White sand and rocks

Road toward the south of the island

Cái Rồng port

Direction board to Minh Châu beach

The rocks at Minh Châu beach

Inside our speed boat

The first lunch on the island

There were squid, oysters, prawns, pork and sweet potatoes. Vegetables and fish were put onto the table later.

Cái Rồng port

Minh Châu resort

The resort was invested by a Vietnamese man who is director of a travel company in Hanoi. He went to the island in 2002 for the first survey.

A house in the countryside

Speed boat to Quan Lạn island

The white speed boat was ours and we were going to Quan Lạn island from Cái Rồng port in Vân Đồn district.

Sand at Minh Châu beach

A tuk tuk on the island

Tuk tuk is the major means of transport on the island. It can carry 10 people on a ride. There are only a few mini buses.

The rocks at Minh Châu beach

Playing football at Minh Châu beach

This area is for swimming as there are no rocks.

Cái Rồng port

5th May 2012

Tobe
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So quite place is'nt it !
Hello back again, During holidays , the place was not overcrowded isn't it . So peaceful and quiet that is what like most. As noticed before, RedRiver is so photogenic isn't she!!

5th May 2012

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

This looks like a nice place to visit. The oysters looked yummy. Thanks for another informative blog.

6th May 2012

John Strathearn
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Quan Lan island
Thanks for the interesting blog. I had not heard about this island before - the white sand beaches look beautiful.

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