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Located 200 kms (31/2 hours drive) from Ho Chi Minh City in the south-west of Vietnam, Phan Thiet is a friendly fishing town close to the beautiful and peaceful beaches of Cape Mui Ne. Some 10-12 kms out of town are the beaches stretching along the Mui Ne peninsula where most of the hotels are located. The area also boasts an 18-hole Nick Faldo-designed golf course with stunning views of beach and dunes. The impressive sand dunes at Hom Rom beach are also well worth a visit.

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Nha Trang is Vietnam’s premier beach resort with a couple of kilometers of relatively pristine white beach and several hotels catering to both local and foreign tourists. For a country with such a long coastline it seems surprising that Nha Trang is the only diving hub along it. There are a couple of local islands off shore that offer some interesting diving possibilities and most dive operators here also run to the more remote loactions. Big animals are hard to find here (apart from the local morays) but the abundance of marine life makes fascinating diving. Nha Trang is more renowned for its vibrant nudibranchs and extensive coral biodiversity, over 350 species of coral can be found here.

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Phu Quoc Island, with lush forests inland and fine beaches around the coast, is situated about 1 hour’s flight from Ho Chi Minh City and provides an opportunity to get away from it all for a few days. It is about 48kms long and about 1300sqkms in area. The northern part of the island, facing the Cambodian coast is occupied largely by the Vietnamese military, but unspoilt beaches encircle the southern part. It is almost the same size as Singapore but has been left alone by toursim for many years.

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