All tips for a trip to Ly Son Island, Vietnam 2023

When to travel to Ly Son Island, Vietnam?

With two distinct rainy and sunny seasons, the best time to travel to Ly Son is from April to August. At this time, the weather is stable; it is less rainy and sunny.
To be manageable, you should avoid going in the high season from April to June. September to December is the rainy season, with storms and rough seas. From late December to April is the season of green moss covering the rocky coastal beaches of Ly Son.

Note you need to monitor the weather before departure to avoid being stuck on the island for a few days because of rough seas and monsoons.
How to travel to Ly Son Island, Vietnam?
The main means of transportation are ships from Sa Ky port. Many high-speed train companies take tourists to Ly Son Island with fares of about 300,000 - 340,000 VND (round trip). Remember to bring your ID card or driver's license to buy tickets. Travel time from the port to the island is about 35 minutes.
From Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, visitors book air tickets to Chu Lai airport with a one-way ticket price of about 1,200,000 VND. Flight time is 1 hour 30 minutes. The airport is about 42 km from Sa Ky port. You can travel by taxi with the one-way price of 350,000 VND or take a bus stop in Quang Ngai City to save money.

In addition, visitors can fly to Da Nang, from here, take a taxi or train to Quang Ngai City; the train fare is 180,000 round-trip. The port is 20 km from the city center.

Where to stay in Ly Son Island, Vietnam?

Ly Son has many motels, hotels and homestays, with an average of 200,000 - 400,000 VND per night. Travelers who prefer a youthful accommodation style should choose Bep's House homestay, Be Ecolodge or DHT Hang Cau guesthouse.
In addition, visitors can refer to Ly Son Pearl Hotel & Resort with a sea view. Visitors can experience staying one night at Be Island. Suggested homestays are Ly Son Bungalow with colorful wooden houses and XaLaBin with upper rooms with sea view or Gio Bien.

What to see in Ly Son Island, Vietnam?

Big Island
Visitors can rent an electric car for 300,000 VND once to explore the island. In addition, you can rent a motorbike, which costs 150,000 VND a day to visit.

Thoi Loi Peak

It is one of the five dormant volcanoes of the island district, with a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea. The mountain has an altitude of about 170 m above sea level, and the top is a giant basin with a freshwater lake supplying water to the island district. There is a national flagpole 20 m high, a favorite destination of many tourists when coming to Ly Son.

Garlic fields

From the top of Thoi Loi, you can also spread your eyes to see the immense green garlic field. Garlic is also a famous specialty in Ly Son Island, Vietnam, used as a spice and processed into many delicious dishes, including garlic salad.

Cau Cave

The cave has a vertical cliff side and a smooth white beach on one side of the beach. Under the influence of wind and waves, the cliff has a unique shape, with colorful coral reefs near the coast. In the trench, the recommended activities are diving, coral watching, and kayaking.

To Vo Gate

One of the other typical destinations of the Big Island is the To Vo gate, to the east of the island. It is a stone gate, more than 2 m high, located by the sea. People believe that the lava that erupted from the volcano 2 million years ago, frozen when it met the seawater, formed the arch with this special shape, surrounded by black lava rock.

The best time to go to To Vo gate is at sunset when the sun gradually disappears behind the horizon, and the sun's rays glimmer through the rocky crevices. However, the gate is often crowded with visitors, so it is challenging to take pictures. Recently, the area has appeared to have a lot of tourist waste.

Hang Pagoda

The temple is more than 400 years old, located in a large cave near To Vo gate in the middle of the mountain. This place worships Buddha and the people who have openly reclaimed the island. The large temple yard is surrounded by ancient trees, where the statue of Guanyin Buddha is located overlooking the sea.