Hon Khoai Island

Hon Khoai Island is a forested coastal island archipelago located about 14 km off the southern tip of Ca Mau Peninsula in Ngoc Hien District, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. The main island is notable for its dense tropical forest, rocky coastline, small beaches, and the historic Hon Khoai Lighthouse on its highest peak. It is part of a small island cluster and is valued for its natural scenery, biodiversity, and panoramic sea views.

Visitors reach Hon Khoai by chartered boat from the mainland at Nam Can or Dat Mui. The island features dense evergreen forest, rocky shores and small sandy beaches surrounding a central hill topped by the historic lighthouse. Visitors can hike forest trails to the lighthouse for panoramic views of the sea and Ca Mau coastline, explore the shoreline, observe natural vegetation and coastal scenery, and experience a remote, undeveloped island environment with no urban development.

Hon Khoai Lighthouse was constructed during the French colonial period in the early 20th century, around 1920, to guide maritime traffic around the southern tip of the Ca Mau Peninsula and remains an important navigational aid.

The island is associated with the maritime traditions of Ca Mau's coastal fishing communities and is valued locally for its natural landscape and lighthouse heritage.