Activities

Itinerary:

08.00 am: Start from visitor’s hotel to visit historical relics:

The Lord Building: Formerly, this house was the working place of Lord generations. Visitors can learn about Con Dao history by the artifacts, antiques, photographs and materials were formed from the French colonial period to the present.

Phu Hai prison: 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 detention building.

French Tiger cages: The tiger cages were deliberately constructed

away from the main prison, out of sight, and only accessed by an alleyway. They were unknown to the outside world until 1970, when a US congressional aide, Tom Harkin, visited Con Son and sawevidence of brutal torture of the prisoners he met there

American Tiger Cages: With small and wet cell ranges were built in 1971, this prison was known as the place tortured mental and physical prisoners. This was also the first place in Côn Đảo got information about Saigon liberated

Separated Shed Place: used to livestock, mostly for cattle during

French and American time. Here has a big cattle shit cell used to torture prisoners.

Hang Duong cemetery: 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 eastern edge of town. Sadly, only 700 of these graves bear the name of the victims.

Lady Phi Yen temple: This small local temple was built in homage to Lady Phi Yen, wife of Nguyen Anh Lord, who was sequestered on the island.

11.30 am: The guide pick visitor up to come back the hotel. Tour ends.

Tour price includes:

• Pick up & drop off at Con Dao Island
• Entrance fee
• Bicycle, boat ride
• English-speaking guide
• Lunch
• Insurance

Tour price excludes:

• Personal fee
• Tips