Islands & Beaches
Quang Ninh Province, Northern Vietnam
Ha Long Bay
Around 1,600 limestone islands in the Gulf of Tonkin, seen properly only from a boat that stays out overnight.
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Islands & Beaches travel guide
Over 3,000 kilometres of coast and more than 2,700 islands. Phu Quoc and Nha Trang carry the resorts; Cat Ba, Con Dao and the An Thoi archipelago carry the water you actually swim in.
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4 destinations worth building a trip around — pick one for the full guide.
Islands & Beaches
Hai Phong, Northern Vietnam
Cat Ba Island
The largest island in the Ha Long archipelago, with a national park, a climbing scene and the beaches Ha Long Bay does not have.
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Khanh Hoa Province, South Central Coast
Nha Trang
A six-kilometre city beach in a sheltered bay, with Cham towers behind it, islands offshore and the country's most reliable diving.
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Kien Giang Province, Southern Vietnam
Phu Quoc
Vietnam's largest island, in the Gulf of Thailand: white-sand beaches, a national park over half its area, and a dry season while the mainland is wet.
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