Con Dao resort living
A bay-and-ridge morning on Dat Doc, or a smaller town-side resort in Zone 1 when the prison camps and the night market share the day.
Stay and tours
Con Dao is a small island with two different doors. Dat Doc gives you the beach and the forested hill. Zone 1 keeps you closer to Con Son, the camps, Hang Duong cemetery, and the night market on Vo Thi Sau. Do not plan the prison, a boat to Hon Bay Canh, and a long beach afternoon as one unmarked hour. Hon Bay Canh is about 45 minutes by boat. Hon Tai is about 25 minutes. The scenic fee does not include the boat.
Best months are Check on arrival. A report on 16 May 2025 said the rainy season had started. The night market has no roof, and boat departures can move with the tide and the weather. Fly to Con Dao, VVCS, a domestic aerodrome 10 km northeast of Con Son town. Road minutes from that runway to a beach gate were not printed. Check on arrival. Six Senses Con Dao prints a 45-minute flight from Ho Chi Minh City. There is no railway.
Choosing your coast, bay, or valley
01 Bay and ridge villas
Dat Doc Beach
Wake to the sand and the forested hill. Town is a ride. Turtle nights, when they run, are 18:00 to 06:00. If your dates sit in the rain, ask about the boat that morning.
02 Town-side special zone
Zone 1
The closer door to the prison camps, Hang Duong cemetery, and the night market on Vo Thi Sau. Poulo Condor sits in Zone 1 of the Con Dao special zone.
The flagship resorts
#1 Flagship Dat Doc Beach
Six Senses Con Dao Fifty private pool villas and residences built to read as a fishing village, a few steps from Dat Doc, working with Con Dao National Park on green-turtle nesting along the same sand. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City is 45 minutes. Source: Six Senses Con Dao Photo: Daeva Trạc · CC BY-SA 4.0 Check rates on Trip.com
#2 Flagship Lo Voi & Zone 1
Poulo Condor Boutique Resort & Spa The smaller town-side resort in Zone 1, closer to the prison camps, Hang Duong cemetery, and the night market on Vo Thi Sau. Source: Poulo Condor Boutique Resort Photo: Lam Tr Th · CC BY-SA 3.0 Check rates on Trip.comSoutheast Asia TravelGuide Network
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