Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort
has a wonderful restaurant overlooking the seaward holes and the bay .
Phu Quoc , a fast-growing tropical holiday island in Vietnam ’ s far south-west , boasts the scenic 27-hole Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort golf course , which opened in 2015 adjacent to a glorious beach with three nine-hole layouts that are each different in character .
Nha Trang also has a Vinpearl resort with its own golf course . The breathtaking Vinpearl Golf Nha Trang course is laid out on a beautiful private cove on Hon Tre Island just off the mainland and features an island green on the par-3 3rd hole .
Where to stay : Five-star casino resort The Grand Ho Tram Strip is adjacent to The Bluffs . The Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort complex also includes an amusement park , water park , two luxury hotels and villas , while the Vinpearl Nha Trang Resort also has an amusement park and is linked to the mainland by the world ’ s longest overwater cable car .
SOUTHERN VIETNAM ATTRACTIONS
Wander the colourful streets of Ho Chi Minh City , visiting its markets , sampling street food and enjoying a cup of sweet , iced Vietnamese coffee ( Vietnam is the world ’ s largest coffee exporter ), made with condensed milk . The Cu Chi Tunnels , 90 minutes north-west of the city , are a vast complex of impossibly-narrow tunnels used by Viet Cong fighters in the Vietnam War which visitors can tour .
On the coast , relax on peerless white-sand beaches , visit traditional fishing villages , cool off in the sea or under a waterfall on Phu Quoc Island and visit a former prisoner of war camp on Phu Quoc .
WHEN TO GO
With different climate zones , Vietnam ’ s north is best visited from March to May and October-November , the central region from March to July and the south from February to May .
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