Visiting the famous island in Quang Ngai: Ly Son Island

Volcanic island from 30 million years ago

The total area of Ly Son island is about 10km2, of which the Little island, also known as An Binh island, has an area of only 0.69km2, located 7km from the Big island.

Ly Son Island is evidence of volcanic eruptions from 25 to 30 million years ago.

Ly Son has clear beaches and beautiful rocks

Big island and Little island are both inhabited, but Mu Cu island is not. The scenery on Mu Cu island is very impressive because of its wildness. It therefore attracts a large number of tourists.

Belonging to the Central Coast region, Ly Son Island has the basic characteristics of a deep-water beach with white sand, golden sunshine and surrounded by magnificent lava walls.

Volcanic rocks

The island is formed from 5 extinct volcanoes and has a bowl shape, which is a consequence of volcanic eruptions. In addition, there are very special landscapes such as To Vo gate or caves.

A fairly deep cave formed during a volcanic eruption

Thoi Loi Mountain is the highest mountain on Ly Son island with a height of 170 meters above sea level. Thoi Loi is one of five extinct volcanoes on the island. This is also an ideal sightseeing place on the island because of its height and beautiful view.

Over millions of years, the foot of the mountain has been eroded by sea water

Wonderful things in Ly Son

Ly Son is known as the "garlic kingdom" with a total agricultural land area of about 550 hectares.  . Ly Son garlic is grown on sand fields. Limited irrigation water sources combined with salty sea breezes do not hinder the growth of garlic. This, in contrast,  gives Ly Son garlic its unique flavor. Ly Son garlic has a high essential oil content, serving as both a spice and a valuable source of medicinal herbs.

Beautiful garlic fields on Ly Son island

In addition, Ly Son cuisine is very prominent with seafood such as: seaweed salad, spicy garlic salad, king crab, fish, oysters, jellyfish salad.

Regarding weather, Ly Son has 2 distinct seasons, from March to August is the dry season, and from September to March of the following year is the rainy season. Tourists often choose to come to Ly Son during the dry season, from May to September.

A mountain covered with green vegetation

On Ly Son island, the annual Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers is held. This festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage in 2013 and is held from March 18 to 20 of the lunar year.

There are also a number of spiritual cultural relics that cannot be missed such as Duc pagoda and Hang pagoda.

Tourists in Ly Son Island

Minh Thien