Holiday makers fill beaches in Phu Yen central province
Beaches and entertainment sites in the south central province of Phu Yen have been crowded with holiday makers during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 2 to 10.
Phu Yen, (VNA) ꦿ– Beaches and entertainment sitesin the south central province of Phu Yen have been crowded with holiday makersduring the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 2 to 10.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourismreported that around 65,000 tourists visited the province during the firstseven days of the holiday. The two famous local attractions – Ganh Da Dia (Da Diacliff) and Bai Mon- Dai Lanh Cape – drew more than 41,000 sightseers. According to the department, most local hotels have beenfully booked during the third to fifth days of the lunar new year, but priceshave been kept stable. Several traditional festivals in the province have started,keeping the flow of visitors. Phu Yen welcomed around 1.6 million tourists in 2018,including 41,000 foreign visitors. The province aims to attract more than 1.6 million visitorsthis year.
Phu Yen is one ofthe most beautiful provinces in the central region of the country. It hasnearly 190km of coastline bordered with zigzag mountains and dotted with manybays, lagoons, cliffs and reefs, along with many large and small beaches that aredescribed as primitive.
One of the best known destinations in the province is DaiLanh Cape, which offers visitors a special feeling. There, one side is thegreen mountains and forests while the other side is the deep ocean with itsblue colour combined with the light blue colour of the sky as well asmulti-shaped vertical cliffs. Under the cape is Mon Beach, a very clean andstunning beach where freshwater flowing from high mountains creates a lovelypicture.
ও Another favourite place for visitors is Da Dia Reef which wasrecognised as a national heritage site. Looking like an orderly beehive, thereef is made of thousands of pentagonal rocks, causing passers-by to stop andcontemplate the unusual and magnificent work of nature.-VNA
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The Da Dia cliff in Phu Yen (Photo: VNA) 
