Discover Hon Noi swallow island in the middle of Nha Trang bay

Hon Noi, home to thousands of swiftlets in Nha Trang Bay, attracts a large number of tourists to visit, sightsee, and learn about culture and history.

Located more than 12km east of Nha Trang city coast (Khanh Hoa province), Hon Noi, also known as Yen island, is surrounded by fine white sand, colorful coral reefs under clear blue sea water, is a favorite destination for tourists who love to explore .

To get to the island, visitors can go to the port to buy boat tickets and visit the island during the day, ticket prices range from 490,000 VND - 790,000 VND per person. The weather on Yen Island is quite mild and cool, visitors can visit from March to September every year because the remaining months have heavy rain and rough seas.

Visiting Yen Island, tourists can conquer Du Ha peak 90m high, admiring the panoramic view of the sea and island from this height.

Mr. Nguyen The Quang, 32 years old, living in Da Lat, explored Yen Island at the end of June. He said this was his second time coming to the island because "the island is still quite wild, the sea water is clear, there are many interesting things to experience", he said.

Yen Island is blessed with wild, majestic beauty, steep cliffs, blue sea and cool breeze on one side.

Although there are thousands of swiftlets, it is difficult for tourists to see them on the island because they fly out during the day to find food and return in the evening. However, tourists can watch flocks of hundreds of seagulls soaring.

In Nha Trang sea area, seagulls gather at Hon Noi from March to October every year, a sign of calm seas, calm waves, favorable weather and wind for seafarers.

According to records, in 1328, Tran Dynasty Admiral Le Van Dat discovered the bird's nest islands in the sea of ​​Phu Binh Khang (present-day Khanh Hoa province), opened the bird's nest exploitation industry in this place and was honored as the founder of the profession.

On May 10, 1793, Grand Admiral Le Thi Huyen Tram and many Tay Son naval generals heroically sacrificed their lives to protect the territorial waters and the swallow islands. Since then, she has been revered by the people as the Holy Mother of the Island and is worshiped at the temple on Hon Noi swallow island.

On this day every year, people take boats to the island to hold memorial services for the Holy Mother and Tay Son soldiers, and the founder of the bird's nest industry. On this occasion, many tourists also visit to learn about the history of the formation and development of the "white gold" industry.

Visiting Yen Island, tourists can soak in the crystal clear water. Thanks to the limited number of visitors and environmental protection measures, the island is very clean without a single piece of trash.

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/kham-pha-dao-yen-hon-noi-giua-vinh-nha-trang-3308504.html