Con Dao – an attractive tourist destination of Asia

Con Dao, an archipelago in the southeastern region of Vietnam, is one of the most impressive destinations in Asia, the New York Times comments.
Con Dao archipelago includes 16 islands, in which Con Son is the largest island and it is usually called Con Dao. Con Dao is located 110 miles from the southeastern seashore of Vietnam and it was a prison of the French colonialist. However, Con Dao is now one of the most undiscovered and impressive tourism destinations in Southeast Asia.
The Con Dao administration is trying to double the population to 13,500 by 2013 but the spectacular beauty, leisure and friendly pace of life on the island remains a secret.
The most beautiful beach in Con Dao, called Bai Nhat, has beads of gravel on sand and small pleasant waves.
Although the beauty is plentiful, Con Dao has not been a luxury destination. There are now only a few restaurants and hotels.
A resort is expected to be inaugurated at the end of this year, called Six Senses resort. Con Dao is expected to be a familiar destination of foreign tourists.
During 113 years, the island had the most merciless prison system in Vietnam built by French colonialist in 1862 and then managed by the American army until Vietnam was completely reunited in 1975. Since then the prison was closed.