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Pirate Islands in Kien Giang – The beautiful ‘raw pearl’ of Vietnam

by Judy Angle
October 11, 2021
in Discover, Phu Quoc Island, Southwest Vietnam
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Pirates Islands in Kien Giang

Pirates Islands in Kien Giang

Pirate Islands in Kien Giang is a new choice if you and your loved ones are planning to travel, explore the most romantic island area in Vietnam. Suppose you are too familiar with the famous tourist destination, Phu Quoc Island. In that case, you can choose to visit the Pirate Islands – a new tourist destination and possessing natural scenery that still retains its beauty, untouched by tourism, promises to bring an ideal and attractive place for an exciting vacation.

Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Kien Giang Pirate Islands – a new tourist destination and owns a beautiful unspoiled natural scenery. Photo: @pinguyenmakeup

Contents

  • About Pirate Islands in Kien Giang
  • The ideal time to visit the Pirate Islands
  • How to move to Kien Giang Pirate Islands
    • Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Tien
    • Ha Tien to Pirate Islands
  • Attractive tourist activities in Kien Giang Pirate Islands
    • Immerse yourself in the wild, poetic nature
    • Participating in exciting tourism activities

About Pirate Islands in Kien Giang

Pirate Islands is another name for the Ha Tien archipelago, including 16 floating islands. The most significant island is Hon Tre (Hon Doc) and two sinking islands. The entire archipelago constitutes Tien Hai commune, Ha Tien town, Kien Giang province, with a distance of 28 km from the coast of Ha Tien and 40 km from Phu Quoc island.

Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Pirate Islands is a tourist destination that still retains the wild beauty of Kien Giang. Photo: Can Tho Tour

In the late 17th century – early 18th century, Ha Tien archipelago was located on an important trade route of many countries and had dangerous terrain, becoming an ideal place for pirates to hide in ambush and attack passing merchant ships.

Admire the impressive natural panorama from many prime locations. Photo: Mekong Smile
Admire the impressive natural panorama from many prime locations. Photo: Mekong Smile

Currently, Pirate Islands, thanks to its wild and poetic beauty with majestic mountains, vast forests, clear blue sea, and long white sand beaches, has turned this place into a tourist destination in Kien Giang. It is attractive, very suitable for guests who love to explore, adventure, and love the peaceful atmosphere and are not too busy due to the influence of modern services like other islands.

The island offers many exciting and new travel experiences. Photo: @pinguyenmakeup
The island offers many exciting and new travel experiences. Photo: @pinguyenmakeup

The ideal time to visit the Pirate Islands

Each season, the Pirate Islands possess beautiful beauty with pristine natural scenery that makes many people fall in love. However, from November to April will be the ideal time for tourists to plan to visit this place because the sea is evident and calm, reducing seasickness or fear of sailing for those who want to see this place.

Visitors can choose a boat as a means of transportation to the island. Photo: @leequinnn
Visitors can choose a boat as a means of transportation to the island. Photo: @leequinnn

In addition, because the weather at sea is not always favorable, visitors need to check the weather forecast at least 1-2 days in advance to avoid arriving at the right time for storms to hit.

Around November to April will be the ideal time for tourists to plan to visit this tourist destination. Photo: @bigdoii
Around November to April will be the ideal time for tourists to plan to visit this tourist destination. Photo: @bigdoii
Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Experience cycling to explore the poetic green space on the island. Photo: @dorothynguyen_

How to move to Kien Giang Pirate Islands

Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Tien

Tourists who choose to depart from Ho Chi Minh City can refer to bus companies such as Kumho, Phuong Trang, Tuan Nga, etc., to move to Ha Tien. Buses from Saigon to Ha Tien depart continuously during the day, so choosing the ideal time for your vacation with your family is pretty convenient. Ticket prices will range from 170,000 VND / seat tickets and 200,000 VND / sleeper tickets.

In addition, some tourists traveling from Ho Chi Minh City – Ha Tien by personal vehicle can choose to follow two routes:

  • Route 1: From Ho Chi Minh City, run National Highway 1, cross My Thuan Bridge, turn right and follow Highway 80 towards Sa Dec. From there, go through Vam Cong ferry to Long Xuyen and then follow Highway 91 to Chau Doc. Then go along Vinh Te canal to Ha Tien
  • Route 2: Also follow National Highway 1, to Long An, turn right along National Highway 62. Then run along the Vietnam – Cambodia border to Hong Chest, Chau Doc, Ha Tien.

Ha Tien to Pirate Islands

To get to the Kien Giang Pirate Islands, visitors need to buy a speedboat ticket, and it takes about 30 minutes to travel, or the boat usually takes about 75 minutes. Ha Tien Wharf area is located at Kim Du Street, Phuong To Chau, Ha Tien Town.

On weekends, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, there will be two trains to the island and two trains from the island to the mainland, and only one train on weekdays, so you have to arrange a suitable time not to miss it.

Attractive tourist activities in Kien Giang Pirate Islands

Immerse yourself in the wild, poetic nature

Visitors who can join Kien Giang tours will have a chance to explore the Ha Tien archipelago when it includes surrounding small islands such as Hon Tre, Tre Nho, Tre Vinh, Doi Moi Lon. The population is mainly on Hon Tre Lon island – Hon Doc, so you can freely explore and experience the people’s exciting and new island life.

Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Immerse yourself in the wild, poetic nature by the clear blue sea. Photo: @lmngann
Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
The Pirate Islands are very suitable for guests who are bored with crowded tourist coordinates. Photo: @vyytrannnnn

Besides, thanks to owning two exciting ways of traveling, which is by private car or boat, on the way to this Pirate Islands, visitors can comfortably admire the unspoiled nature and enjoy the feeling of the sea. Peace and tranquility when this tourist destination has not been affected by too many services.

Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere during your cruise to the island. Photo: @nhat____oanh

Participating in exciting tourism activities

At this Pirate archipelago, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in countless exciting tourist activities such as swimming, walking on the golden sand, renting diving equipment to see the coral reefs, sea creatures. You can also admire the fascinating sunset on the sea, cycling to explore exciting nooks and crannies, and enjoying fresh seafood dishes—good suggestions for the journey to discover the archipelago in the fascinating Kien Giang.

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Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
At the Pirate Islands, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in countless attractive tourist activities. Photo: @thuthuy.khtc
Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Participate in many exciting sea activities. Photo: @hoa.bhn
Explore the Kien Giang Pirate Islands - The beautiful 'raw pearl' of the sea and islands of Vietnam
Relaxing at the beach area brings back many fond memories. Photo: @subui98

In addition, thanks to the rare and poetic nature, the impressive travel experience in Kien Giang that visitors should not miss is the check-in with countless fresh and attractive green backgrounds for the set of photos. In particular, the area of ​​the national sovereignty stele engraved with the names of all 16 islands of the Pirates archipelago is a place that many people “hunt” to capture an impressive moment on this exciting island.

There is no shortage of classy and impressive check-in corners on this beautiful island in Kien Giang. Photo: @chi_nho
There is no shortage of classy and impressive check-in corners on this beautiful island in Kien Giang. Photo: @chi_nho
Record the moment with the national sovereignty stele engraved with 16 islands of the Pirates archipelago. Photo: @dung.tran26011986
Record the moment with the national sovereignty stele engraved with 16 islands of the Pirates archipelago. Photo: @dung.tran26011986
Watch the romantic sunset on the sea. Photo: @elbelili27
Watch the romantic sunset on the sea. Photo: @elbelili27

Suppose you are too fed up with crowded tourist destinations. In that case, Pirate Islands in Kien Giang is an ideal suggestion when providing a peaceful and relaxing space with fun and entertainment experiences in beautiful nature.

4.9 / 5 ( 14 votes )
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