O Loan Lagoon

O Loan Estuary, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam

O Loan lagoon is located on National Highway 1A, about 22km from Tuy Hoa city, with an area of about 1,570km. This is a brackish water lagoon, close to the sea mouth with peaceful, simple and peaceful beauty by the interference of Dong Chay mountain range, Cam mountain and An Hai dune. Located at the foot of Quan Cau Pass, looking down from above, the lagoon looks like a natural picture of mountains and rivers shaped like a phoenix.

There are many stories associated with O Loan lagoon such as "Cao Bien Up Non" and a natural sand dune that is considered by folk as "Cao Bien's grave". But the most famous theory is still the story of a fairy named Loan. Legend has it that in the past, there was a fairy with great beauty, because of her playful and naughty nature, she rode O Thuoc to fly down to earth to travel everywhere. When coming to Tuy An land, the birds were tired of flying, so they landed here to turn people and birds into a lagoon. Since then, people have combined her name with the name O Thuoc, or O Loan for short, to name this lagoon.

This lagoon is a place where photographers often hunt for its peaceful and rustic beauty. You just need to grasp a few photography tips and "blink" to take the right time to bring yourself a quality set of photos. The time when you can admire the most beautiful O Loan Lagoon is at sunrise and sunset. This is the most beautiful moment here when the sunlight dyes the entire lagoon area red. At the same time, this time is also the time when fishermen start a day out fishing and return home with a full batch of sea products.

The dry season in Phu Yen starts from January to August every year. However, according to Phu Yen tourism experience, if you come to O Loan Lagoon, the time is not too important a factor because even in the rainy season this place is very beautiful. Even many people say that in the rainy season here the seafood is extremely delicious and attractive, the seafood is sweet and very nutritious. You can enjoy many delicious dishes of Tuy Hoa Phu Yen. There are many fresh seafood for you to choose from such as shrimp, crab, oyster, fish or crab. In particular, one of the dishes that make the lagoon's name is oysters, a type of seafood dubbed as "must-try delicacies" when coming here. The oysters here are very big and sweet, so don't forget to enjoy oyster porridge or grilled oysters with onion fat. Besides, you can enjoy Huynh De crab. This type of crab lives only in deep and cold waters. The crab meat is fresh, sweet and chewy.

In addition, you can choose to go in January because at this time there are many interesting activities, people around the lagoon will organize boat races or organize fishing, worshiping gods, cheering. . So, if you travel at this time, you will understand more about the culture of the fishermen here. .

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