Peace on Nha Phu Lagoon

On the map, Nha Phu Lagoon is a sea area starting from Luong Son (about 15km from Nha Trang City), winding around Hon Heo peninsula. Located between two large bays of Nha Trang and Van Phong, Nha Phu Lagoon has an area of ​​about 1,500 hectares, of which mangrove forests account for about 40 hectares. There are many large and small islands here with famous tourist attractions such as Hon Da Bac, Monkey Island, Orchid Island, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Resort...

Main means of transportation in Nha Phu Lagoon is motorboat.

If you go from Nha Trang City to the north along National Highway 1, passing Luong Son, you will see Nha Phu Lagoon sea area with thick green patches of mangrove trees along the national highway. Turning down to any village, into hamlets such as Luong Son, Cat Loi, Tan Thanh, Ngoc Diem, Tam Ich and Ha Lien... will also take you to Nha Phu lagoon, see the peaceful scene of the fishing village, the market selling fresh fish just caught, the scene of seafood processing..., or enjoy the typical dishes of Khanh Hoa fishing villages such as banh can, fish noodles, jellyfish noodles...

A corner of Nha Phu Lagoon.

One day in early March, we visited Ha Lien village in Ninh Ha ward (Ninh Hoa town), a special village because seen from above, the village looks like an oasis standing out among the aquaculture areas in Nha Phu lagoon. From the turn to Ninh Ha, we followed Ben Do road and met a three-way intersection with a sign to turn left to Ha Lien. The communal house is right at the beginning of the village, followed by Hue Lien pagoda and the market... The paths in the village are paved with cement and especially have a cool corrugated iron roof above. Like many paths leading to the sea in fishing villages, but the special thing about this place is that you will see a thick green mangrove area in the creeks, maybe on the other side are fields, ponds... We rented a boat to go to the sea from this creek.

That day, we only went to a small corner of Nha Phu lagoon but were overwhelmed by its beauty. Mangrove trees grow in thick green clusters, and you can see mangroves wherever you turn. A few boats leisurely go back and forth on the lagoon, people casting nets, catching fish and shrimp... Here and there are squares of fish and shrimp nets. From here, we can see mountains Hon Quai, Phu Huu and Hon Heo.

Sitting on the porch of a house, we listened to stories about the living of the local people, whose main economy is fishing. If you come here at the right time when the whole village goes fishing, you will see many people on the sandbank catching crabs and snails... Many film crews have come to film this scene...

Leaving Nha Phu lagoon, its he peaceful beauty and the simple, rustic features of the people here lingered in our hearts with the promise to visit this place many more times...

DAO THI THANH TUYEN

Translated by T.T