Hon Mun, The Best Place for Diving in Nha Trang and Vietnam

 The Hon Mun MPA encompasses marine waters around Hon Mun and surrounding islands in Nha Trang Bay. This area has rich biodiversity and fishery resources. The area is popular with tourists and is vitally important for fishing industry. A project to develop the Hon Mun MPA site is supported by the Government of Viet Nam, World Conservation Union, Global Environment Facility, World Bank and the Danish International Development Agency.

:: Named Hon Mun because on the South East of the Island it has high cliffs with dangerous waters forming caves and grottoes, its stones are as black as ebony, which are rarely be found in other areas.

:: Every year the black-stone caves of Hon Mun attract flocks of Yen birds that migrate to the area to build their nests. The island’s location adjacent to the warm sea-currents from the equator which provide suitable conditions for corals and various types of tropical sea creatures. The sea bed of Hon Mun is home to an abundant and diverse array of marine species. Hon Mun is an interesting and useful place for researchers, oceanographers and tourists to observe, explore and study the ocean and the creatures that live in it.