The shimmering beauty of Hon Khoi salt fields, Nha Trang

Hon Khoi (in Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa) is considered an attractive tourist destination with pure white salt fields, creating a unique beauty for this coastal land.

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The majority of Hon Khoi people work in salt fields. Although there are three sides of the sea and saltwater rivers, the number of people who work as fishermen is smaller. Fishing here is a real job. On a low-water day, you can carry a basket around the water's edge for about 30 minutes and you will have a basket full of crabs, shrimps, clams, or row a boat out to the creek and dive for about an hour to get a basket of jumping snails and horse snails. As for Suot fishing, you don't need bait, you tie a hook every inch, and lower it with a ten-hook fishing rod. Each time you pull up a few fish, the fish get caught on the hook.

You can visit the salt fields here from December to April every year. At different times of the day, you can feel the beauty of the salt fields from different angles. Each mound of salt emerging in the white space is a source of photography inspiration for romantic tourists. You will be amazed by a beautiful sunrise rising in the sunlight, below are undulating salt fields, looking from afar like small mountain peaks covered with a layer of smooth white snow. In the afternoon, when the sunset begins to fall, the scenery becomes even more charming.

In the past, although Hon Khoi was surrounded by sea and rivers on three sides, 90% of the people here worked in salt fields. This job was more profitable than fishing, because they could sell salt to the French, even though the price of salt at that time was set by the French at a very low price.

At certain times of the day, when the salt fields are flooded with seawater, they act like a giant natural mirror, reflecting the image of the sunset in egg-colored or natural purple-pink on the ground. Visitors will no longer be able to distinguish between the land and the sky. The gentle rays of sunlight at the end of the day rippling on the water surface will make you feel peaceful in the midst of this bustling modern life.

When the salt fields have gradually dried up and become natural salt “mountains”, the sunset takes on a different look on the salt fields. Looking from a low angle, the image of the sun seems to appear and disappear between these miniature salt “mountains”, sometimes appearing strongly, sometimes hidden behind the mountains. The entire space is a peaceful beauty that helps visitors enjoy relaxing, deep moments with nature.

Coming to Hon Khoi in the salt making season, we can still feel the smell of sea salt at dawn, the cold feeling under our feet when walking barefoot on the salt fields is really strange. The salt workers carry the "gift of the sea" on their shoulders, their graceful steps reflecting on the salt fields. The salt making season usually starts in March and ends in September. Coming here, visitors can learn more about the salt production process in Ninh Hoa. All stages of salt production are done manually, without the support of machines, so the salt workers have a hard time sticking with the profession.

In recent years, tourists have come to Hon Khoi salt village. Although the infrastructure for tourism is not much, simple forms of tourism services have appeared. Coming here, visitors will have the opportunity to relax on beautiful beaches, while experiencing the life of the salt and sea villagers.

If you have the opportunity to visit Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa, you should not miss a visit to Hon Khoi, to feel the fresh air of the sea, the long stretches of smooth white sand, and immerse yourself in nature...
 

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