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Chau Doc fish village in An Giang      Collecting sung flowers in Dong Thap

and located on the tourist route       area of about 590km2, length of 50km
which connects Cam mountain, Sam       and the widest part (in the North)
mountain and Tuc Dup resorts. It is    of 25km. Phu Quoc has mountains,
best to visit Tra Su in the flooding   lowlands and natural forest covering
season when the water covers most      37,000ha with many precious kinds
of the forest creating unforgettable   of wood and birds. Phu Quoc is called
beautiful sceneries.                   Pearl Island because of the natural
                                       richness and ecological diversity,
Ha Tien beauty location                tourist potential, strange land with
                                       primeval forests, Dau waterfall, Tram
Ha Tien is a northwestern border       Trench, and Vem Trench. It holds many
town of Kien Giang Province, about     many beautiful seaside resorts such
90km from the town Rach Gia by         as the Truong and Kem resorts. The
road. Ha Tien was founded nearly       specialty of the island is Phu Quoc
300 years ago with close association   fish sauce and pepper. In 2006, the
with the Mac family. Ha Tien is home   coast and Kien Giang Island (including
to many beautiful and untouched        Phu Quoc) was recognized as a world
natural areas. Sites include deep      biosphere.
and thrilling caves, rock islands
on the sea, rivers, lakes, pagodas,    Ngoc Hien Bird Sanctuary in
mausoleums and many beautiful          Ca Mau cape land
seaside resorts.
                                       Ca Mau is at the extreme southern
Phu Quoc                               tip of the country. Every year, nearly
                                       100m of land is lost to rising sea levels.
Phu Quoc is located in the Gulf        Ca Mau Cape Land National Park is
of Thailand in Phu Quoc District,      the the last landmark of Vietnam’s
Kien Giang Province. Duong Dong        southern inland, with total area of
Township, is the district seat of the  41,862ha - a natural mangrove forest
island, 120km from the town Rach       with mangrove, avicennia germinans.
Gia. The area includes 22 islands in   Natural mangrove forests are along
which Phu Quoc is the biggest with

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