The hidden paradise of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Tho Chau is also the furthest offshore island commune in an inlet of the Gulf of Thailand that adjoins the southwestern coast of Vietnam.

It is administered by the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and is 100 nautical miles off the provincial capital city of Rach Gia.

In recent years, offshore fishing crews from the provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Ben Tre, Ca Mau, and others have stayed in this area for months at a time, according to Lt. Col. Doan Ngoc Giang, head of the Tho Chau Border Post.

“Tho Chau is considered a significant fishery and also an important base for fishing logistics, which makes it a hectic, lively market in the middle of the sea,” he added.

Thriving fishing crews have helped nourish an array of support services in the area, such as charter ships which procure the fishermen’s catch in exchange for ice, gasoline, and other necessities, all while bringing food and fresh water to the island.

Fishing boats trade sea catch near Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Fishing boats trade sea catches near Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

Tho Chau consists of multiple islands, many of which have their natural features perfectly intact and free from human interference.

The view from the top of the Tho Chau lighthouse provides its visitors with a panoramic view of the archipelago, while Hon Nhan Island greets its guests with a spectacle of birds filling the sky in droves and coral reefs gracing the ocean with their beauty.

The charm of the island draws in an increasing number of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City as well as the Mekong Delta and northern regions every year.

Many refer to Tho Chau as a hidden paradise. The islands are to become a tourism-oriented commune, according to local plans.

One company is mulling over proposals to operate a high-speed ferry route between the tourism hotspot island Phu Quoc and Tho Chau, which will shave two hours off the current four-hour journey time, bringing the hidden paradise gradually closer to the coast.

Tourists are ferried on a boat to visit fish farming rafts near Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Tourists are ferried on a boat to visit fish farming rafts near Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

Mechanics work in a workshop on Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Mechanics work in a workshop on Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

Border guards patrol the A1 point, a landmark of the Vietnamese territorial sea baseline on Hon Nhan Island, a part of the Tho Chau archipelago off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Border guards patrol the A1 point, a landmark of the Vietnamese territorial sea baseline on Hon Nhan Island, a part of the Tho Chau archipelago off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

Tourists enjoy coral reef diving at Quyet Tien beach near Tho Chau archipelago off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Tourists enjoy coral reef diving at the Quyet Tien beach near the Tho Chau archipelago off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

A sunset as seen from Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Sunset as seen from Tho Chau Islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam

Boats are docked at Bai Ngu Pier on Tho Chau islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.
Boats are docked at Bai Ngu Pier on Tho Chau islands off Kien Giang Province, Vietnam.

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