09:06, 02/06/2005

Inviting Hon Tam

“One, two,three... Start”

Just after the shout, two young men at the same time climbed onto a bamboo pillar shinny with fat...

A folk game “leo cot mo”, climbing onto a pillar plastered with fat, in Hon Tam Resort always attracts a great number of tourists to join in.

“One, two,three... Start”

Just after the shout, two young men at the same time climbed onto a bamboo pillar shinny with fat. One man who seemed to be a good climber managed hurriedly to fix a flag on the top in viewers’ cheers and boisterous drumbeats while the other tried ploddingly but finally fell down onto the ground making everybody burst into laughters.

“Leo cot mo”, chasing ducks and balancing on buoys are folk games attracting many foreign tourists in Hon Tam Resort.

To the south of Nha Trang Bay, Hon Tam Resort is one of the most inviting tourist destinations. There still remains a deserted carpet of a lush green forest and a romantic long stretch of sand. The natural beauty is made more appealing owing to human hands. Thatched cottages together with buildings hidden behind rows of trees along the fine white sandy beach offer tourists shade to take a rest in. In the clear blue water, tourists can also see schools of fish swimming heartily here and there. They are so near that tourists think that they can easily catch the fish whenever putting their hands into the  water.

Coming to Hon Tam, tourists can be attracted by exciting games after indulging themselves in the crystal blue cool water. Hon Tam Resort can offer various kinds of water sports. Those who are fond of speedy activities can try jetskiing sliding over the azure blue ocean while those who are interested in hovering among patches of cloud can go parasailing to have the fascinating feeling of flying like birds. Moreover, tourists enjoy travelling to Hon Tam also because the service here has become professional and of high standard together with modern bedrooms with satellite televisions, telephones,... conference halls that can afford meetings with about 100 attendants. New and strange interesting games are always discovered and innovated continuously in order to satisfy tourists’ needs.

Hon Tam Resort.

Especially new and interesting about Hon Tam Resort is camp fire service for those who want to spend nights on the island. This picnic site provides 200 colourful tents. Joining the camp, tourists can be offered the montagnard’s alcohol made of rice imbibed through a straw and grilled food while singing and dancing throughout the nights. No less interesting is to lie on the beach and enjoy the view of the blazing red sunset until everything is deep in the dark. On April, 30th (the Liberation Day of South Vietnam), this site received 300 tourists.

Vo Thanh Minh, Hon Tam Tourist Resort manager said: “We are going to ask for the permission to build a road winding around the island. Mountain climbing games and tours contemplating the coral reefs from glass bottom boat Kayak will be held in the place where stand uprising cliffs. Beside a fresh seafood restaurant and a lunch buffet region, Hon Tam will have a stall selling all food with only one price.”

THU AN