Con Dao prison Nhà tù Côn Đảo
Prison camps walked as one site
Prison camp system in town: walk the yards and the tiger cages across a morning or an afternoon. The camps began on 1 February 1862 and are one special national relic, with Hàng Dương as the next stop. The relic ticket is separate from the park fee.
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The camp yard, with cell doors along both sides and the ridge at the end
Photo: Tycho · CC BY-SA 3.0
You walk the camps as one site. Governor Bonard signed the founding decision on 1 February 1862. The count is 127 cells, 42 isolation cells, and 504 solitary rooms called chuồng cọp. Counts of people held run from nearly 2,000 revolutionary fighters to tens of thousands, with about 20,000 dead. After 1975 the prison function ended. In 1979 the site was ranked a national relic with 17 components. Decision 548/QĐ-TTg of 10 May 2012 ranked it a special national relic. The protected area is more than 110 hectares.
Photo: Tuderna · CC BY 3.0
Past the yard, the French tiger cages are stone walls, barred doors, and a long cell block, dated 1940, with 120 solitary rooms and 60 open rooms. Phú Hải, signed on its own gate, is the oldest large camp, built in 1862 and rebuilt in solid form in 1896. The same visit includes Phú Thọ, Phú Sơn, Phú Tường, Phú Phong, Phú An, Phú Bình, Phú Hưng, and the unfinished ninth camp. Chuồng Bò began as a cowshed in 1876 and was later used as cells. The lord’s house has 18,600 square metres of grounds and was the workplace of 53 governors from 1862 to 1975.
The walk runs through the museum, Phú Tường and the French tiger cages, the lord’s house, Phú Hải, Phú Sơn, Phú Bình, and Phú An, at số 02 Nguyễn Huệ, khu 9. Morning hours are 07:30–11:30, with slots at 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, and 09:00, and afternoon hours are 14:00–17:00, with slots at 14:00, 14:30, and 15:00. Keep the tiger cages inside this walk.
Getting there and around
Walk from the town to số 02 Nguyễn Huệ, khu 9.
Côn Đảo airport, VVCS, is 10 km northeast of town. Taxi and hire car are the town transport.
From Côn Sơn town
Walk to số 02 Nguyễn Huệ, khu 9.
From Côn Đảo airport
VVCS is 10 km northeast of town. Taxi or hire car.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival
- Closed
Check on arrival
- Admission
The relic ticket is separate from the park scenic fee. The protected area is more than 110 hectares. Morning hours are 07:30–11:30 and afternoon hours are 14:00–17:00.
Also in Con Dao
Con Dao National Park Vườn quốc gia Côn Đảo
Forest-and-sea park across 14 or 16 islands: give it a day on a walk or a boat for the water and the forest.
Hang Duong cemetery Nghĩa trang Hàng Dương
Cemetery of about 20 hectares in town: walk the four grave zones after the camps.
Hon Bay Canh Hòn Bảy Cạnh
Turtle nesting islet: boat about 45 minutes from the town jetty, then walk the long beach and the hill.
Phi Yen temple An Sơn miếu
Temple for Phi Yến in town: offer incense from 07:00 to 19:00 on đường Hoàng Phi Yến.
Van Son Pagoda Vân Sơn tự
Pagoda on Núi Một, 1.6 km from town: walk the halls from 07:00 to 18:00.
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