Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan

Vietnam Southeast Asia is not only the oldest, Ke Ga lighthouse is the highest lighthouse area with nearly 200 spiral stairs with a total height to the top of the lamp is 35m.

Binh Thuan is a coastal province with many scenic spots in Vietnam. Here, visitors can choose for themselves a more attractive destination, including Ke Ga lighthouse (or called Khe Ga) with a long history, unique architecture and poetic landscape.

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan



Ke Ga, visitors have many available paths to choose from to suit your starting point. The first direction is from Ho Chi Minh City Highway 1A to Thuan Nam town turn right on about 20km; 2nd direction is from Vung Tau, take the highway 55 via La Gi to, and the 3rd direction is from Phan set to run through - road is also most impressive, ssa part of the traveler's choice.

Take the coastal road, visitors will not help admiring, surprised by the poetic beauty of the landscape here. Soft plastic like a path winding ribbon with a side of blue sea, white sand glittering gold operation or along cliffs in tandem, is also a party whispering casuarina forest in the wind. Sometimes along the way appear beautiful resort with lots of fragrant flowers, exotic grass, catching visitors.

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan

From Ke Ga to Hon Ba, where Ke Ga lighthouse is located, usually a boat or a boat baskets. Now the move is easy, by the people around the area always ready boats to serve tourists.

Ke Ga Lighthouse attractive primarily because of its historical significance. This is the oldest lighthouse in Southeast Asia built by the French in 1897 and completed in 1899. All materials to build the lighthouse are shipped from France by the French. According use old, Ke Ga nose was considered as an extremely dangerous position most of the waters from Phan Rang to Vung Tau. Since the last century there were many merchant ships back here and sank due to unknown coordinates, location. In order to meet the transport needs of the French army and foreign merchant ships over here, the French research and Ke Ga lighthouse building.

 

For more than 100 years after the Ke Ga Lighthouse was built, it has contributed significantly to maritime security in the region. With light scanning range is 22 nautical miles (approximately 40 kilometers), Ke Ga lighthouse became "guided fire" for all boats in the area.

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan



Southeast Asia is not only the oldest, Ke Ga lighthouse is the highest lighthouse area with nearly 200 spiral stairs with a total height to the top of the lamp is 35m.The continuous spiral ladder and landing in the middle do not many tourists have shortness of breath when climbing. Many people had to give up, but if persevered in trying to climb, when the glass windows began to appear, as well as guests at the effort pays off, because through these small glass pane , visitors can see the deep blue sea, with winding roads at a distance, with a few peaceful ship, looming out of the door - looks idyllic scenery paintings.

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan
Coast home to look from Ke Ga lighthouse

And when it has climbed to the top of the lighthouse, step railing observatory, visitors really burst, nghop first scene floral display bowl, long long external. Standing high on the radio, hear the wind blow long long vastly between heaven and earth, will feel heroic love their native country!

From the observation of the lighthouse looking down, not the view of Cape Ke Ga, where visitors can see a panoramic view over three with countless stones stacked extremely spectacular. To small stones, all kinds of sizes, shapes, arranged in a random manner at the hands of the Creator, both make a majestic as support for Ke Ga lighthouse reach forever.

When to Ke Ga lighthouse, tourists also do not forget to take a picture with two rows of porcelain flowers over a hundred years old, planted on either side of the entrance to the lighthouse. This flower porcelain planted when the French-built lighthouse, now has become the tree of ancient trees, is the place to rest the foot after conquered Ke Ga.

Southeast Asia's oldest lighthouse in Binh Thuan
Porcelain more than hundred years old lighthouse shine shade on the way up

Hon Ba Ke Ga Lighthouse porcelain flower with two green eyes, across the Ke Ga cape jutting into the sea, with the green sloping beach in creating a beautifully charming picture, as visitors came to thedid not want to leave ...