Chàm Islands

The Cham Islands (Vietnamese: Cù lao Chàm) constitute a group of 8 small islands of Quảng Nam, which form a part of the Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, a world Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO, in the South China Sea (East Sea) in Vietnam.

The Cham Islands are under the administration of Tân Hiệp Commune of Hội An city in Quảng Nam Province.

[5] Cu Lao Cham Islands' ancient landscape offers many sand beaches, forested hills and the sea.

The islands fall under the administrative jurisdiction of Hội An and acts as a defensive wall for the ancient town.

[8] The islands are accessible by a three-hour canoe journey, or by speed boats in about half an hour from the nearest mainland point.

[3] The traditional resources of the Cham people of the islands comprise rice farming, fishing, trading in pepper, cinnamon bark, ivory and wood with neighbouring countries, accessed through the port of Hoi An.