Con Dao
Vietnam · Southeast Asia
Con Dao National Park's protected waters off southern Vietnam shelter dugong, hawksbill turtles, and intact coral gardens rarely visited by divers — February through June delivers the calmest seas and clearest water.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Stripe-Throated Bulbul
Seen 2 months ago
at Hon Tai
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Hon Tai
Least concern
Oriental Whipsnake
Seen 10 months ago
at Hon Tai
Least concern
Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at The Aquarium
Least concern
Giant Clam
Seen year round
at Hon Cau Turtle Bay
Critically endangered
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Hon Tai
Critically endangered
Maldivian Anemonefish
Seen year round
at Hon Cau Turtle Bay
Least concern
Mantis Shrimp
Seen year round
at Hon Tai
Nudibranch (various species)
Seen year round
at The Aquarium
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at The Aquarium
Least concern
Reef Octopus
Seen year round
at The Aquarium
Least concern
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Bay Canh Wall
Vulnerable
Barracuda
Seasonal visitor
at Hon Cau Turtle Bay
Least concern
Dugong
Seasonal visitor
at Hon Tai
Vulnerable
Great Trevally
Seasonal visitor
at Hon Cau Turtle Bay
Least concern
Humphead Wrasse
Seasonal visitor
at Bay Canh Wall
Endangered
Leopard Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Bay Canh Wall
Endangered
Dive sites
Hon Tai
dugong · hawksbill sea turtle · mantis shrimp · stripe-throated bulbul
Bay Canh Wall
whitetip reef shark · leopard shark · humphead wrasse · stripe-throated bulbul
Hon Cau Turtle Bay
green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · giant clam · humphead wrasse
The Aquarium
ornate ghost pipefish · ghost pipefish · reef octopus · nudibranch (various species)