With more than 1,500 meters high,Lady island (Cam Lam district, Khanh Hoa province) is compared as Da Lat of Khanh Hoa temperate climate and the hundreds- year old disastrous forest. In recent years, Lady island become an destination for many young people who prefer adventure.
Lady island is away Nha Trang about 30km as the crow flies, and more than 60km by roadway. From Highway 1A (past Suoi Cat commune, Cam Lam district), visitors turn to the footpath near mountain base (next to Suoi Dau lake) to start journey conquering Lady island. The 37 km road from Suoi Dau to the top of Lady island with elbow bends will satisfy for adventurous people. When stopping, visitors delight in the far larger eyes to admire a colorful picture of Dien Khanh countryside, Cam Lam. The higher you go, the more mild climate, pristine landscapes with birdsong, the sound of murmuring streams. The two sides, the hem of primary forest with high immense trees. The visitors can caught the fog horns to the tree standing upon the slope. Exotic beauty of nature have invited visitors coming to the Lady island.
Along with the journey, visitors can retrace the path of Dr. A. Yersin discovered than Lady island. According to the Yersin Museum document, in 1915, Dr. Yersin went from Suoi Dau (Suoi Cat, Cam Lam district) to Lady island top by horse. Here he built a wooden buliding to stay and crop the tree, including kina plant for anti-malarial drugs preparation. In addition, he also set up monitoring stations for scientific research ... Now, visitors will find two-storey wooden house which has 11.4 m x 8.7 m area of doctor Yersin (restored in 2004 ) along the traces such as horse barns, ancient tea trees in this island ...
Lady island scenery.
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Besides the traces associated with Dr. Yersin, Lady island also attracts tourists by the pristine and spectacular natural beauty that. According to scientists, in the Lady island natural reservation has about 592 vascular plant species, 255 species of animals, including 41 species of plants and 59 rare animal species listed in Red Book. About plants, there are two – flat leaf pine, po mu, red type, monitoring wires, ebony, particularly animal species such as black leg langurs, gibbons,... So,tourists visit Lady island often going deep into the forest to discover the beauty of nature. Wind, the singing of birds ... has created a wonderful nature symphony. Many young people come to the island by the passion photographed the old forests and the colourful birds ... or watched forest flowers. In particular, some visitors had stayed at night to feel fully wild beauty, mystical mountains and comprehended the cold of the mountain mist. People said that Lady island is the most beautiful im the morning when the clouds swooping down low and covering in old forests, the first rays of sunshine coming through a leaf, but someone also argue that the most beautiful island in sunset with the sun rippling on the grass and the sun "hanging" on the tree. Each person has different thought, but all acknowledge the Hon Ba is an interesting tourist point !
Now, Lady island is no stranger to tourists. On the tourist forum, the young people often go picnic each other at here. Most people visit the who are very impressed about this mountain. Khanh Hoa Tourism industry is exploitatiing its potentials – interesting attraction besides the beauty of Nha Trang sea. Just hoping that Lady island will retain its pristine beauty!