Situated in South-Central Coast, Phu Yen shares border with Binh Dinh Province on the north, Khanh Hoa Province on the south, Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces on the west and East Sea on the east. With nearly 20km of coastline, Phu Yen is naturally endowed with gulfs, lagoons, beaches and islets.
However, Phu Yen still remains unaffected by mass tourism. I spent 3 days there and got lucky with the weather during my stay. Upon arrival in Tuy Hoa city in Phu Yen after a 10-hour train from Ho Chi Minh city at 5 early in the morning, I was a little surprised: The town is so lovely and quiet!
I started to fall in love with this place once I sat on the motorbike and ran for the first few miles. Phu Yen is bordered by the sea on one side and endless rice fields on the other side. As a matter of fact, most of local people still depend on agriculture rather than tourism.
Ghenh Da Dia (Da Dia Reef)
Ghenh Da Dia is about 1km2 large, half lying under the sea and half above the sea level. The stones here are bazan stones of dark black and light yellow and coming in various shapes: round, pentagon, polygon and so on. Up to now, researchers have failed to count exactly the total number of stones and only come up with an approximate number of 35,000.
Green rocks in Ro Village
Apart from that attraction, Phu Yen has many beaches that are unspoiled by mass tourism. You can hardy spot tourists wearing colorful swimsuits and lying on the beach here. Instead, Phu Yen residents would flock to the beach in the afternoon, they just simply wear their short clothing and jump to the water.
There was a lovely snack shop owned by 2 kind local women. After playing on the beach, I sat at the snack shop, with white sand under my feet, light breeze blowing through my hair, and enjoyed some of the specialties of Phu Yen such as: jellyfish salad, tuna’s eye and oyster soup.
It might take a decade or even more in order to develop Phu Yen into a top spot for both domestic and foreign tourists to come like Phu Quoc Island or Nha Trang. For that reason, you should pay a visit here before resorts and buildings take the place in Phu Yen.
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