In order to help tourists better understand Con Dao island and its beauty, the Board Management of Con Dao National Tourism Area has collaborated with World Story Films and Tour company to implement and complete a virtual reality tour trip to Con Dao. The places that appear in the tour trip, through 360-degree photos and video clips using flycam, are all historical relics and beauty spots that tourists should not miss when visiting Con Dao. Through this VR Tour Con Dao product, tourists will have a virtual reality experience on new products and tourist destinations that they have not had the opportunity to explore before.
On the morning of August 20th, the activity "Save Turtle Run 2023" \ was organized by The Secret Con Dao Hotel and AKYN Hospitality Group. The activity aims to raise funds for sea turtle conservation in Con Dao.
Within three days, from April 23rd to 25th, The Secret Con Dao hotel (part of AKYN Hospitality Group) collaborated with Greenland Travel - Mai Quynh Con Dao Tourism to organize famtrip, bringing representatives from more than 20 travel agencies, MICE guests from the North of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City survey Con Dao travel
In the afternoon of June 6th 2023, the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to implement the Project “Research and application of circular economy model for sustainable socio-economic development in Con Dao district” in the period from 2022 to 2025, oriented to 2030, according to Decision No. 495/QD-UBND dated March 16th, 2023 of the Provincial People's Committee.
Con Dao Festival is a great festival marking the historic day of "Celebrating Con Dao's Liberation" May 1, 1975, which is an important political event, marking a historical milestone, successfully ending the struggle of those who did not have an inch of weapons in their hands, with only their brains and patriotic flaming hearts, contributed to the Great Victory in the spring of 1975.
Not only possessing beautiful nature and fresh air, Con Dao is also well-known for special festivals associated with legendary stories or heroic historical period, attracting visitors with cultural features and many attractive activities. So what are these festivals?
Commemorating the 48th anniversary of national reunification day 30/4 and international labor day 1/5 leaders and people in Con Dao district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) organized cultural and sports activities attracting thousands of people and tourists to participate.
If you desire to go to Con Dao but just need one more reason, then Cattour will give you 5 very persuasive reasons to pack your bags and go to Con Dao!
On the afternoon of June 11, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee worked with the District Party Committee and the People's Committee of Con Dao District on the implementation of the socio-economic development mission in the first 6 months of the year, directions and duties in the last 6 months of the year.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) forecasts that the electricity demand for the island district by 2025 will be about 28.7 MW, an increase of more than three times, to 87.6 MW by 2030 and to reach 94 MW by 2035.
That is the opinion of Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Committee for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises during a meeting with leaders of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on the investment in the project of upgrading Con Dao Airport in the afternoon of June 12, in Con Dao district.
On 29th September, Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism host the online meeting with 23 local tourism management departments on the topic “Strengthening linkages in promotion to attract international tourists to Vietnam”.
The Save Turtles Run, organized for the first time by The Secret Con Dao and AKYN Hospitality Group, was a significant event that attracted many tourists to Con Dao island and Con Dao National Park
(TITC) – On August 22, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung chaired an online meeting with the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City on the preparation for the 16th ITE HCMC 2022 and WTA Asia & Ocean Gala Ceremony in Vietnam.
Since 1862, the French had used Con Dao as a place to imprison indigenous people who were anti-Government. In 1910, France began to build the first solid prison on Con Son Island. In 1955, Major Aloise Blank handed over Con Dao prison to the Saigon regime, ending nearly a century of barbaric crimes of the French colonialists. Not until the period under the U.S imperialism was this place developed into "Con Son Correctional Center" with 10 prisons and 2 Tiger Cages to brutally torture and kill prisoners