
Hon Tai
Con Dao · Vietnam
Hon Tai is Con Dao's premier reef site — a small island surrounded by healthy hard coral gardens running from 5 to 25 meters, with resident hawksbill turtles, prolific reef fish, and the occasional dugong sighting in the seagrass meadows adjacent to the reef. The site exemplifies why Con Dao National Park is considered Vietnam's most intact marine ecosystem, with table corals and staghorn formations rarely seen in comparable condition elsewhere in the South China Sea. Early morning dives here consistently produce the park's most diverse reef fish counts.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
5 to 15 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
27 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Oriental Whipsnake
Last confirmed Sep 2, 2025 · 8 records
Very likely
Most dives
Stripe-Throated Bulbul
Last confirmed May 7, 2026 · 11 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Green Sea Turtle
Last confirmed May 4, 2026 · 8 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Mantis Shrimp
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Dugong
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear