| Situated roughly halfway between Hoi An and Nha | | | | Popular with courting couples, Queen's Beach lies |
| Trang, the city of Quy Nhon is much more than a | | | | on a small promontory just to the south of Quy |
| convenient stop-over for those traveling between | | | | Nhon. Noted as a popular holiday spot for fomer |
| these two popular tourist destinations. The | | | | Queen Nham Phuong, in truth this is more a rocky |
| university two has a youthful vibrancy during | | | | headland than beach. The sweeing views across |
| term-time and the people are some of the | | | | the bay towards the city make a great setting |
| friendliest in Vietnam. In many respects this is the | | | | for a coffee in the "rocky bar" perched on the |
| Vietnam that travelers used to encounter before | | | | cliff-edge. |
| the advent of mass tourism to the country. | | | | At the heart of the ancient Champa Kingdom., the |
| Recently the municipal beach has undergone | | | | area around Quy Nhon has its fair share of Cham |
| something of a face-lift and clean-up campaign. | | | | remains. The monumental Thap Doi Cham 'twin |
| Gone has the American tank that was | | | | towers" are conveniently located within the city. |
| half-submerged in the sand, instead a new | | | | However, around 20km north of the town |
| palm-tree lined promenade hugs the coastline, | | | | towards the airport, the Banh It Towers cut a |
| providing a very pleasant stroll around sunset. It | | | | much more impressive figure and offer great |
| has something of the feel of a smaller Nha Trang. | | | | views of the countryside from their lofty perch |
| Those wishing to get away from it all should head | | | | Quy Nhon's main pagoda, Long Khanh, dates back |
| to ai Bau Beach some 19km to the south of Quy | | | | to 1715. The original pagoda, restored in 1957, lies |
| Nhon. The beautiful, sheltered white-sand beach is | | | | behind an impressive 17metre high Budda statue. |
| generally deserted, ideal for you to discover your | | | | The site also contains a more modern pagodar, |
| own karma. Closer to town, Quy Hoa Beach is | | | | but this lacks the charm of the original place of |
| another good option. The almost idyllic setting | | | | worship |
| belies the fact that this is a leper colony. Far from | | | | As befits most ports, Quy Nhon is noted for the |
| reeking of morbidity, the hospital grounds are | | | | quality of its seafood. Banh Xeo is a great local |
| extremely pleasant,w ith patients integrated into | | | | favourite. |
| the community. | | | | |