Ke Ga Lighthouse

Ke Ga Lighthouse at Ke Ga cape, in Tan Thanh commune, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam. This is a high tower of lights used for transport boats in the region, and has been confirmed by the Vietnam record book center as the tallest and oldest lighthouse in Vietnam. Currently, Ke Ga island and Lighthouse have become an attractive tourist destination when visiting Binh Thuan province. Ke Ga Lighthouse is also a unique architectural monument.

According to the maritime history in this area, Ke Ga Cape is considered an extremely critical position of the sea from Phan Rang to Vung Tau. Right from the previous century, many merchant ships passed by here and were wrecked due to unidentified coordinates and locations. In order to meet the transport needs of the French army as well as foreign merchant ships here, the French have studied and built the Ke Ga Lighthouse.

The tower lamp is built of stone with a height of 35km, the height from the lamp to the sea surface is 65m. The special thing is inside when there are 183 stairs spiraling by steel leading to the top. A great feeling when going to the lighthouse when you can see the whole beautiful island. Ke Ga Cape is a special island at high tide, the water surrounds the island and we have to take the train out there, but at low tide, people can walk here.

From Ke Ga Cape to Hon Ba, Ke Ga Lighthouse is located, usually having to ride a motorboat or basket boat. What makes the attraction of Ke Ga Cape is wildness, tranquility and freshness. The stones of all sizes create a beautiful barrier for the island. The sea water here is very green plus the fresh air… has created a diverse and vivid nature picture.

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@DoanNT Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Ke Ga lighthouse and the island are so beautiful. I wish I will visit the island one day.

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Hi @DoanNT ,

Thanks for sharing wirth us!

Many historical sites, as previously mentioned in your post, Sapa Church, would seem that they are enriched with values as well as the longstanding structure untill nowadays. : ]

Kudos for studying up the story behind the lighthouse, as for the moment, the post’s category would be changed to Travel, as it would be informative enough to encourage the community to seek for travelling to that location, don’t you think so, @Ant_Bad_Yogi ?

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@sonnyNg Yes. When I read this post and looked at the photos, I want to visit this place. So, I totally agree that Travel topic would be more appropriate and I’m sure @DoanNT 's informative post will be useful for us.

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Hi @Ant_Bad_Yogi ,

Sounds great!

I would also need to make a plan for different locations, as I learn more of them on Connect than from real experience. : ]

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