09:09, 21/09/2005

A promenade in Nha Phu Swamp

One of famous sight-seeing sea-island tours in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province is a tour of Nha Phu Swamp with deserted and splendid scenery...

One of famous sight-seeing sea-island tours in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province is a tour of Nha Phu Swamp with deserted and splendid scenery. Sheltered by two mountain ranges, Co Tien Range and Hon Heo Peninsular, the sea here is calm all year round. Besides well-known island resorts such as Lao Island (Monkey Island), Hoa Lan Stream (Orchid Stream), Nha Phu is also offered by nature ideal bathing-sites with blue water such as Hang Tien, An Binh, and Cong Chua. Coming here, tourists can go diving to behold fabulous coral reefs with colourful sea creatures.

In order to reach Nha Phu Swamp, you can start your trip at Da Chong Pier. You will be told mysterious legends by tourist guides about Cong Chua Bathing-Site, where fairies were believed to frequent, Lao Island, in a shape of a javelin, Tien Cave or Fairy Cave with breath-taking scenery where fairies used to come to promenade...

Emerged from the vast sea is Da Bac Mount with mountains in various shapes forming stunning caves. Tourists can have a bath at Cong Chua Bathing-Site, go fishing; enjoy delicious fruits… on the island. On Hon Heo Peninsular is romantic Hoa Lan Stream or Orchid Stream, An Binh Bathing-Site with white fine sand and crystal blue water. Tourists can go boating along Xuan Nghinh Lake, Thuy Tien Lake or enter Phong Lan Cave or Orchid Cave contemplating various kinds of orchids in a beautiful setting. Especially, you can see a labyrinth with your own eyes of Khong Minh with 45, 000 pine trees on an area of 13, 500m2. Everyone can join to discover the labyrinth and the winner will be rewarded a bunch of beautiful orchid.

At a tourist center on Lao Island, tourists can see over 1,000 wild monkeys, behold works of arts such as Thien Long Garden, Journey to the West, Birds’ Garden, Mermaid’s Garden… Here, tourists can also enjoy interesting animal shows like dogs learning lessons, bears going shopping, going by motor bike, playing basket balls…

(N.T – Du lich)