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Introduction
Hoi An is not only famous for the well-preserved ancient town but also many other new and interesting attractions and Cam Nam Island is one of the must-explore places in your list of things to do in Hoi An.
Cam Nam is a little beautiful island that lies next to Hoi An old town surrounded by the downstream branches of Thu Bon River. It is such a small pearl of Hoi An with the green of betel nut, coconut trees, bamboos.
Cam Nam Island Location
Connected this beautiful Island with Hoi An ancient town is a 200m long bridge. This is the main traffic hub to connect Cam Nam ward to the city creating favorable conditions for economic and cultural exchanges.
There are many beautiful riverside Hoi An hotels and restaurants selling Hoi An specialties: Quang noodles, Cao Lau, corn sweet soup, Chicken rice at affordable prices.
Cam Nam Island History
According to the genealogy of the clans and the stories of the elders in the village, Cam Nam (formerly known as Cam Pho village) was born relatively early compared to other areas of Hoi An town.
At the end of the 14th century, this desolate dune lying in the middle of the Hoai River became the birthplace of the people who migrated from the North. They take the farming works and fishing as their livelihood.
The names Xuyen Trung, Chau Trung, Trung Tin, Nam Ngan appeared associated with the process of reclaiming people, establishing hamlets of the ancestors of the Tran, Huynh, Le, and Nguyen tribes from the late 15th century to the 17th century.
What to do at Cam Nam Island Hoi An?
Traveling to is this lovely island, visitors can visit Cam Nam village to discover the typical cultural features of the locals. You will see the houses here are made of bamboo thatched.
Coming to Cam Nam island Hoi An, visitors will experience a trip to a peaceful village with thatched roofs and the faint scent of areca flowers.
In addition, visitors can visit the locals’ cooking areas for freshly corn, and also enjoy delicious, glutinous corn soup with its own sweetness of colostrum milk, a specialty dish of Hoi An ancient town.
Coming to Hoi An, you can’t miss the famous and unique cuisine such as the rice paper in the hut shops along the Hoai River, or go to one of the best-fried mussel shops on the riverside. It is processed meticulously and has a very characteristic sweet taste of mussels prepared by the people themselves.
Next, you can rent a bicycle to go around here, visit all the rustic and wild landscapes in peaceful and beautiful countryside only in Hoi An.
If you have traveled to Hoi An, then you should explore Cam Nam Island to discover the peaceful land, cultural traditions, and unique cuisine of the people here.
- Tour recommended Hoi An Photo Tour, Hoi An Countryside Tour, Hoi An Street Food Tour
Cam Nam Village Hoi An Projects
Cam Nam is tending to become a garden resort, symbolizing rural villages in Central Vietnam. An investment project to build a garden resort along Hoai River, located to the west of Cam Nam Bridge, with the name “Vietnam Country Village” is forming on an area of 12,000 – 15,000m2.
Along with creating space, the project will create almost all the daily activities of a rural Vietnamese village in production such as plow and harrow with cattle; rice cultivation, harvest; or other activities such as spinning silk, weaving, knitting bamboo, wood carving, pounding rice.
