Thanks to its primitive landscape and smooth white sandy beaches, Co To is becoming an ideal tourism destination in summer. In recent years, transport system has greatly been upgraded, creating convenient access to the island.
Tourists can take a one hour high-speed boat trip from Cai Rong port (in Van Don district) to Co To Island. They will have a chance to travel through a forest of stone islands with a variety of strange shapes of mountains.
Visiting Co To island, the first thing that impresses visitors is the fresh air and peaceful atmosphere. From the center of the town, they have a lot of tour options . Howerver, it is recommended that tourists should seek for advice in advance about service price and specific attractions to visit.
Uncle Ho Monument and Memorial House on the island are the two significant places to be visited. The Co To lighthouse, regarded as the "roof of the pearl island", is also a must-see site for visitors. Climbing over 72 staircases, visitors can reach the top of the lighthouse and take a panoramic view of the island, enjoying the vast sea and forest. This could be an unforgettable experience to visitors about Co To.
Co To has many beautiful beaches like Tau Dam, Hong Van, Van Chai, Bac Van, Vom Si. It will be a wonderful experience for the tourists to cycle to the end of Tau Dam beach enjoying blue and cool water, or to take a look at amazing waves and cliffs.
Exploring Co To, visitors should not ignore the chance to enjoy the sunset at Hong Van beach, or admire the first sunshine at Cau My beach that is about 2km from the center of the island district.
Visitors may be also fascinated by the local seafood, namely jellyfish salad, squid, crabs...It costs around VND 100-150 thousand/pax. Of which, the best specialty of the island is the well-known dried squid which costs from VND 600,000 -1 million/kg.
Additionally, tourists should visit "little Co To" and Thanh Lan island, admiring primitive forest and beautiful beaches, joining tours to the jellyfish processing firm, fishing with the local fishermen, etc.
