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Con Dao Islands


Popular new hostel-style spot with choice of female or male dorms (with shared bathrooms) or attractive, light private rooms with terrace and en suite; all accommodation is air-conditioned. It's run by a welcoming couple who offer fishing, snorkelling and camping trips. There's a guest kitchen, free drinking water and breakfast.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Con Dao Islands attractions

1. Cow Shed

0.58 MILES

Built by the French in 1930, this crumbling complex was initially known as the 'pigsty' as prisoners were kept in farmyard-style quarters and fed like…

2. Ma Thien Lanh Bridge

0.74 MILES

The ruins of this bridge, built by prisoners under the French occupation, lie in the hills 1km northwest of Con Son town.

3. Museum Vo Thi Sau

0.87 MILES

Small museum dedicated to the life of teenager martyr and national heroine Vo Thi Sau.

4. Revolutionary Museum

0.9 MILES

Located in the former French commandant's residence, this museum has exhibits on Vietnamese resistance against the French, communist opposition to the…

5. Phu Hai Prison

0.93 MILES

The largest of the 11 jails on the island, this prison dates from 1862. Thousands of prisoners were held here, with up to 200 prisoners crammed into each…

6. Tiger Cages

0.94 MILES

The notorious cells dubbed 'tiger cages' were built in 1940 by the French to incarcerate nearly 2000 political prisoners; the USA continued using them in…

7. Hang Duong Cemetery

0.95 MILES

Some 20,000 Vietnamese prisoners died on Con Son and 1994 of their graves can be seen at the peaceful Hang Duong Cemetery, located at the northeastern…

8. Bao Tang Con Dao Museum

0.97 MILES

This impressive museum has more than 2000 exhibits, including many rare documents, dioramas and excellent photographs, which comprehensively record the…