Explore Ran Trao travel - Khanh Hoa

Ran Trao

With significant conservation of fisheries resources and coral reefs and the environment, 2001, The marine protected reef ecosystem Movement of Van Hung Commune of Van Ninh district was established under the sponsorship of the Center for Conservation Marine and Community Development.

This special reserve is this model with communities to protect, manage to combine eco-tourism spot. In recent years, this model has contributed to improving the quality of life of people in the area, and also significantly improves the problem of marine ecological environment.

Marine protected areas Ran Trao from Nha Trang city about 60km to the north, MPA  Ran Trao between sparse residential area in the village " Xuan Tu 1 ", Van Hung commune, district Van Ninh, a position distinct from the noise of the modern town. Villages along the road leading to the sea, you'll easily see the Tourist Information Centre Community Ecology Van Hung.

This is the place to welcome guests to visit Ran Trao and returned to the village for dinner with the full flavor of the sea. Visitors can travel by boat or along center of the boat fishermen in the area, go to Ran Trao time only takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Ran Trao in Van Phong bay area, with a total area of 98 hectares, including the core zone and buffer zone 71ha 27ha, including lobsters, mussels, coral....

Sitting on a boat, visitors can tour the area with the naked eye or boat on the farm had to learn the life of fishermen. After the tour, take pictures on the beach, guests will be taken to protect Ran Trao, meetings with the workers to be protected better understanding of this protected area. This is a very interesting point for Vietnam tours.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong - head protection Ran Trao MPA - Van Ninh said : " At this visit have what attractive Ran Trao? - Visiting, I'll take them to visit the Reef, watch the lobster farm, mussel farming. "

Besides sightseeing activities, visit the natural ecosystem, Ran Trao also attracts tourists by tourism model community, home stay. Here, the family meets the criteria in clean, hygienic are involved in tourism business. Apart from catering activities at home, guests staying overnight in the population have to pay 100,000 VND / person / night. In the space of marine freshness, was sitting under the thatched roof huts surrounded by paintings and coconut trees of the sea village, visitors will easily soak up the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside and enjoy vacation and thus become more interesting and poetic.

We can say, MPA combined with ecotourism Ran Trao has opened economic opportunities while protecting natural resources. Most conspicuous is from the protected area was established to date, no local status people illegally mining coral, the number of marine species in the area has increased, the coral Ran Trao also be strong revival, attracting tourist attraction of domestic and foreign. However, the condition is limited so reserve Ran Trao ecotourism Movement is not currently known. Therefore, in the future, and the local tourism industry needs more investment to improve, the conditions and quality of services in Ran Trao, this resort aims to meet the growing demand high of visitors and become familiar destination, tourist attraction of domestic and foreign.