Bai Huong Thôn Bãi Hương
Fishing hamlet with a permitted swim
Fishing hamlet on Hòn Lao: walk the bay and beach for a short stop on a permitted swim shore. The 2026 reserve notice names Bãi Hương with three other service-zone beaches. The nest-trade temple stands on a sand rise beside khe Cây Cừa. The fee is 70,000 VND per person per visit from 10 June 2026, plus 20,000 VND sanitation on the city table. The boat fare is Check on arrival.
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Fishing boats in the Bai Huong anchorage, and the forested shore
Photo: Robert Quan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bai Huong is the nest-trade hamlet on Hòn Lao. Walk the bay, the sand, and the sand rise beside khe Cây Cừa, where Miếu Tổ nghề yến faces the sea. The temple was built at scale in Tự Đức 1 (1848) by Hồ Văn Hòa and officials of Thanh Châu village. A three-door gate, a hexagonal-brick court, a screen wall, and two heritage trees, nánh and kén, stand there. National relic, 2006. The rite is the 10th of the third lunar month.
Photo: DuyenPaul · Public domain
The reserve board’s 5 February 2026 notice, on letter 850 of 23 January 2026, names Bãi Hương with Bãi Xếp, Bãi Chồng, and Bãi Bìm as service-zone water for permitted swimming and snorkeling, out from the low-tide line to the points the letter lists. The same notice allows snorkeling under tight control at Rạn Mè – Bãi Ông, Hòn Tai, Hòn Dài, Rạn Mành, and Bãi Nần. The strict zone is closed to swimming and snorkeling.
The city portal describes nine swiftlet caves on the cliffs of Hòn Lao, Hòn Tai, and Hòn Khô, in heavy surf. Harvests run mid-April to early May and mid-August to early September, about four or five days each. That harvest is on the cliffs. The fee is 70,000 VND per person per visit from 10 June 2026, plus 20,000 VND sanitation on the city table. The boat fare is Check on arrival. A snorkel price is Check on arrival.
Getting there and around
Land at Bai Lang and continue to Bai Huong, the hamlet of the nest-trade temple beside khe Cây Cừa.
The crossing from Hoi An is the boat to Bai Lang first, about 18 to 20 km. Ticket sales run 07:00 to 16:00.
From Bai Lang
Continue from the landing to Bai Huong. The heritage centre places the nest-trade temple in this hamlet, beside khe Cây Cừa.
From Hoi An
Boat from bến thủy nội địa Cửa Đại – Cù Lao Chàm to Bai Lang, then on to Bai Huong. The crossing is about 20 km on the city temple page and 18 km on the biodiversity agency page.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival. Ticket sales for the island visit run 07:00–16:00.
- Closed
No weekly closing day was printed. Check on arrival.
- Admission
70,000 VND per person per visit from 10 June 2026, plus 20,000 VND sanitation on the city table. A separate hamlet price is Check on arrival. The boat fare is Check on arrival. A snorkel price is Check on arrival. Swimming and snorkeling at this shore need a permitted operator.
Also in Cham Islands
Bai Lang Thôn Bãi Làng
Landing hamlet on Hòn Lao: walk the shore after the boat and stay for the village after dark.
Cu Lao Cham Reserve Khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên Cù Lao Chàm
Zoned reserve off Hoi An: boat across for the day and swim only where the 2026 rules allow.
Hai Tang Pagoda Chùa Hải Tạng
Pagoda in Bai Lang: walk up from the landing for a short stop at the gate, the statue, and Đồng Chùa.
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