Developing sea and island tourism in Phu Yen province

of Phu Yen tourism in the coming years, extending the length of stay of tourists. Orientation for developing entertainment spots:

- A comprehensive entertainment area with many types of traditional and modern entertainment in the city area associated with parks and resorts. Suitable investment locations: Tuy Hoa - Long Thuy beach area, some small islands such as Lao Mai Nha island, Chua island, Song Cau town center, Nam Phu Yen economic zone, ...

- Develop forms of entertainment associated with nature such as picnics, sports, and exploration in the Northeast region with marine sports activities.

e. Development orientation according to tourism space territory:

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 Perspectives on tourism space development orientation:

- Consistent with the province's tourism development viewpoints and goals;

- In line with the orientation of Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy, of the South Central Coast and Southern regions as well as the key economic region of the Central region.

- Suitable for economic zoning of Phu Yen province.

 Common tourist spaces of the province:

Organizing tourism space is an important content in planning. Organizing tourism space has the task of dividing the territory based on resource distribution, socio-economic conditions and technical infrastructure, and at the same time organizing tourism space associated with outstanding tourism products of each territorial area.

Located in the South Central Coast region, one of the gateways to the Central Highlands, the distribution of tourism resources system can orient the development of Phu Yen province's tourism space as follows:

- North-South vertical axis direction (main direction):

This development direction connects Phu Yen with the coastal provinces of the Central region along Highway 1A. This direction is connected to the sea and coastal areas, exploiting natural landscapes, resorts, swimming, entertainment, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the sea, ... visiting famous historical sites: Cu Mong lagoon, Xuan Dai bay, O Loan lagoon, Vung Ro bay; beaches: Bang beach, Bau beach, Rang beach, Nom beach, Tram beach, Long Thuy beach, Tien beach, Mon beach, Xep beach, ...; rocky reefs: Da Dia reef, Do reef, Dua reef, ...; small islands along the coast: Cu Lao Mai Nha, Nhat Tu Son, Hon

Pagodas, Yen Islet, ... Religious architectural works: Bao Lam Pagoda, Long Son Bat Nha Pagoda, Tu Quang Pagoda, Dong My Church, Mang Lang Church, ... Special attention is paid to investing and exploiting scenic spots with unique features of Phu Yen: Mui Dien lighthouse, Da Dia reef, ... Focus on building a high-class Hon Chua - Long Thuy tourist complex as an overall highlight for Phu Yen tourism.

- East - West direction:

Connecting Phu Yen with the Central Highlands provinces and the Central provinces through economic corridors: QL25, DDT654, QL24, 14, 19, ... This direction prioritizes the development of tourism with ethnic cultures, exploiting natural landscapes, mountainous tourism potentials associated with sea tourism. Focusing on exploiting tourist destinations: large reservoirs, systems of streams, hot mineral water sources and valuable historical and cultural relics in the region.

With its geographical location and relatively concentrated tourism resources along the tourism development axes, it is quite convenient to exploit and use, helping to organize inter-regional and inter-national tourism routes with many types of tourism and unique and rich tourism products.

Based on the distribution of tourism resources, resources and related conditions, the orientation of zoning tourism spaces of Phu Yen province can be divided into four tourism spaces with different development characteristics, of which two tourism spaces exploit the sea and islands:

- Central tourist space: includes Tuy Hoa city, and some neighboring areas of Dong Hoa, Phu Hoa and Tuy An towns;

- The North Phu Yen sea and island resort tourism area includes Song Cau town and part of Tuy An;

- Northwest mountainous tourism space: includes Van Hoa Plateau and surrounding areas of Son Hoa, Dong Xuan and Tuy An districts;

- Southwestern mountainous tourism space: includes Song Hinh district and surrounding areas of Son Hoa, Tay Hoa, Phu Hoa districts.

 Tourist spaces oriented towards exploiting sea and island tourism:

- Central tourist area of Tuy Hoa City, and some neighboring areas of Dong Hoa and Tuy An Towns:

This is considered the dynamic space for tourism development, coordinating tourism activities and services of Phu Yen now and in the future. Tuy Hoa city is home to many highly attractive tourist destinations, besides this is an area with favorable conditions in terms of infrastructure, technical facilities, and human resources for tourism.

The tourism resources of this area are quite diverse and rich with a system of famous relics and beaches in the center of Tuy Hoa city: Tuy Hoa beach, Long Thuy beach - Hon Chua; with landscapes associated with beaches in Vung Ro bay area and Deo Ca forest ecosystem: Da Bia mountain, Dai Lanh cape, ...; with a system of craft villages and living habits of residents in the area, etc.

+ Tourist center : Tuy Hoa city plays the role of the center of this tourist space and is also the tourist center of Phu Yen province. Vung Ro trade and service center is a supporting tourist center associated with the Nam Phu Yen economic zone.

+ Main tourism exploitation directions and products: Sightseeing, sea resorts: Tuy Hoa and Long Thuy beaches form a strip of beach more than 12km long, with a favorable location, beautiful landscape and an almost pristine environment, attracting a large number of tourists and locals to relax and swim in the sea. Besides, there are also beautiful beaches in Vung Ro Bay that also attract tourists to visit and swim in the sea and eco-tourism associated with sea sports: mountain climbing at Deo Ca - Vung Ro eco-tourism. Visit and learn about traditional craft villages associated with the lives of coastal residents: fish sauce and seafood processing, stone snail handicraft production facilities, ...

+ Main customers of the tourism space: domestic tourists: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and tourists from the Central Highlands coming via National Highway 1A, DT 645; International tourists: from countries investing in Vietnam, especially: America, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, England, Germany, France, ...

- DLBĐ space of Song Cau town and vicinity (North of Phu Yen):

The North Phu Yen sea-island resort area covers Song Cau town and Tuy An district, stretching from the north of Tuy Hoa city to Cu Mong pass. This is the main area for sea-island resort tourism activities in Phu Yen.

The sea and coastal area of the North of Phu Yen province is an area with many beautiful landscapes and a typical tropical ecosystem. The long, winding coastline and mountains close to the sea create lagoons and bays with high biodiversity value (Cu Mong lagoon, Xuan Dai bay, O Loan lagoon, ...). The coast has many small and medium-sized islands that can be developed to serve people's economic activities and tourism development such as: Lao Mai Nha island (1.5km 2 ), Yen island,

... along with beautiful beaches: Bang beach, Bau beach, Rang beach, Nom beach, Tram beach, Tu Nham beach, Binh Sa beach, An Hai beach, Phu Thuong beach, Xep beach, ... In addition, this is also an area with valuable relics and scenic spots: Da Dia reef, Lam lagoon, Den reef and unique festivals of local fishermen: Cau Ngu festival, O Loan lagoon festival, ... creating unique cultural features favorable for exploiting comprehensive tourism.

+ Tourist center: The political center is Song Cau town with the landmarks of Xuan Dai bay - Tu Nham beach - Da Dia reef. In which, Xuan Dai bay is one of the famous beautiful bays in the Central region with favorable natural conditions to develop valuable and attractive sea resorts. The supporting tourism center is Cu Mong lagoon area associated with the beaches of villages 2 and 4 (Xuan Hai commune) and O Loan lagoon culinary area associated with Lao Mai Nha islet, Phu Thuong beach, and Yen islet.

+ Main tourism exploitation directions and products:

 Visiting famous places: unique geological structure - Ganh Da Dia combined with beautiful landscape of Ganh Den, islands in Xuan Dai Bay are attractive tourist destinations of Phu Yen.

 Beach resort tourism : due to the presence of many beautiful beaches of different sizes, this space can welcome diverse groups of guests without being affected by conflicts between different guest markets (Bang beach, Nom beach, Tram beach, Binh Sa beach, Phu Thuong beach, Tu Nham beach, ...) For large beaches in the central area such as Binh Sa beach, An Hai beach, Phu Thuong beach can be developed to serve mass tourists both domestically and internationally.

 Adventure sports tourism: such as scuba diving and mountain climbing can be developed in the mountain ranges near the sea and the islands and islets in Xuan Dai Bay, Hon Lao Mai Nha, Hon Chua, Hon Yen.

 Tourism associated with culinary culture: blood cockles, king crabs, oysters, ... (O Loan lagoon) jumping snails, crabs, lobsters, ... (Cu Mong lagoon, Xuan Dai bay).

+ Main customers of this tourist space:

 Domestic tourists: From Binh Dinh and the Central Highlands provinces; focusing on beaches in the Northern region such as Bang beach, Bau beach, Rang beach. Mass tourist flow: exploiting large beaches in the central region such as Binh Sa beach, Long Hai beach, An Hai beach, village 4, ... Tourists from the markets of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and from Tuy Hoa city, Nam Phu Yen economic zone associated with Vung Ro: focusing on exploiting beaches in the Southern region such as: Xep beach, Phu Thuong beach, An Hai beach,

... associated with O Loan lagoon area and Mai Nha islet.

 International tourists: prioritize exploiting the market of customers with high spending ability, long-term stay and pure resort tourists such as the market of Western European, North American tourists, ...

f. Orientation to continue investing in exploiting tourist areas, points and routes:

 Orientation to continue investing in exploiting national tourism areas of significance:

- Xuan Dai Bay: has many types of coral and seaweed. The scenery of Xuan Dai sky, clouds, mountains and water along with famous specialties here such as: jumping snails, fragrant snails, shrimp, crabs, ... Xuan Dai Bay is an ideal place to invest in organizing a tourist area with types of sports tourism such as diving, boat racing, surfing and ocean exploration, associated with high-class resorts.

- Tu Nham Beach: This is considered the longest and widest beach in Phu Yen province. This place is still quite wild because the sea is far away from the daily life of local people, so when visiting Tu Nham Beach, visitors will have a private space to admire, play, feel the beautiful natural scenery and enjoy fresh seafood dishes brought by fishermen from the sea. With the tourism potential bestowed by nature, Tu Nham Beach has many advantages to invest in high-class beach resorts.

- Ganh Da Dia : is a rare natural beauty, basalt columns stand upright in close proximity to each other, with hexagonal or circular cross-sections like stacked plates. The landscape here still retains its wild beauty and pure environment. Next to Ganh Da Dia there is a beach about 3km long, with fine, clean white sand and always clear blue water, which is a tourist attraction with good potential for investment in forming a beach resort.

 Orientation to continue investing in exploiting local tourist areas:

- O Loan lagoon local tourist area: This is a brackish lagoon, surrounded by Dong Chay mountain, Cam mountain and An Hai sand dunes with a creek leading to the sea to the North. Looking from Quan Cau pass, O Loan lagoon looks like a phoenix spreading its wings, this place also has many specialties: blood cockles, crabs, shrimps, jellyfish, scallops, oysters, ... The traditional boat racing festival of O Loan lagoon shows the traditional folk culture beauty of Phu Yen to attract tourists to visit, enjoy the festivals and typical cuisine of Phu Yen's coastal residents.

- Tuy Hoa beach local tourist area: Natural beauty and clean environment are the attractions of Tuy Hoa beach. Attracting investment to form a beach resort: entertainment, swimming and enjoying many famous fresh seafood specialties in Phu Yen.

- Local tourist area of Vung Ro Bay - Deo Ca Pass - Da Bia Mountain: Vung Ro is one of the most beautiful seascapes in the Central region, a closed bay with 1,640 hectares of water surface. Vung Ro has favorable conditions for organizing sports activities such as windsurfing, parachuting, mountain climbing, swimming and sightseeing.

Associated with the place name Vung Ro is Deo Ca and Da Bia mountain, a famous scenic spot known to many tourists for its natural beauty of "beautiful mountains and rivers" with steep slopes down to the sea, many abysses, deep ravines, suitable for all types of tourism: adventure, sightseeing, ...

 Orientation to continue investing in exploiting local tourist attractions:

- Long Thuy Beach - Hon Chua: Long Thuy: is considered a famous beautiful beach of Phu Yen. The coast is flat, the sand is white and clean. Next to the beach is a cool green coconut forest, the clear blue sea creates an ideal beach that attracts tourists. From here, visitors can take a cruise to visit islands such as: Hon Chua, Hon Than, Hon Dua, where there is a rich development of marine species, suitable for investing in types of tourism: swimming, diving to see the scenery and the rich marine ecosystem.

- Bai Mon - Mui Dien: Bai Mon beach is long, white and smooth, winding along the coastline, with clear water, beautiful natural scenery, pleasant climate, and fresh air, suitable for swimming and relaxing. From Bai Mon, wade across the stream.

sweet along the mountain road, climb 400 steps, 500m long to reach Mui Dien. From here you can visit and see the panoramic view of the charming landscape of Phu Yen mountains and sea.

- Cu Mong Lagoon: with romantic beauty, cruising along Cu Mong Lagoon, visitors feel truly relaxed and peaceful. The water in the lagoon is clear blue, rippling. Along Cu Mong Lagoon, coastal fishing villages are hidden under peaceful rows of green coconut trees reflecting their shadows. Suitable for sightseeing, swimming, learning about cultural beliefs and enjoying fresh seafood specialties in Phu Yen.

- Vung Lam: the landscape here is spectacular with white sand strips, coconut forests next to the clear blue waters of Xuan Dai Bay. Vung Lam in particular and Xuan Dai Bay in general are among the famous beautiful bays in the Central region. The natural conditions here are favorable for developing valuable and attractive beach resorts.

- Tuy Hoa beach tourism site is considered a very favorable beach tourism site for beach tourism activities. It is also located in the tourist center of Phu Yen province, so it is possible to exploit beach tourism activities combined with sightseeing, conference and shopping destinations to form comprehensive tourism routes.

 Orientation for exploiting comprehensive sea and island tourism routes and destinations:

Based on the orientation of exploiting and developing the system of tourist areas and spots in Phu Yen province in the coming time, along with investment in traffic infrastructure, the orientation of developing the Phu Yen tourist route system is as follows:

Intra-provincial tourism routes are assessed as very favorable and quite favorable and need to continue to be invested in and developed:

 Potential DLBĐ routes need investment orientation by road:

- Tuy Hoa city sightseeing tour (Time: 1 day)

This tourist route is considered very convenient for exploitation and development to serve visitors to swim in the sea, explore historical sites and scenic spots, enjoy folk songs, enjoy seafood cuisine, and visit handicraft production facilities.

- Tuy Hoa - Tuy An - Song Cau route (Time: 1-2 days):

This tourist route is considered very favorable for exploitation and development. Participating in this tourist route, visitors can immerse themselves in the clear blue water of the beaches.

beautiful beaches and beach resorts, visiting historical sites, traditional craft villages of local residents, enjoying seafood specialties. The main areas and points on this tourist route: Long Thuy Beach - Hon Chua Island - Bai Xep - Le Thanh Phuong Temple - O Loan Lagoon - Ganh Da Dia - Mang Lang Church - Ganh Do Fish Sauce Village - Lam Lagoon - Xuan Dai Bay - Cu Mong Lagoon - Hon Ngoc Bai Tram, Bai Bau, Bai Nom tourist areas.

- Tuy Hoa - Vung Ro - Deo Ca - Da Bia Mountain route (Time: 1-2 days)

This is a comprehensive tourism route that is considered quite convenient in exploiting the DLBĐ route. Participating in this tourism program, visitors have the opportunity to study the typical ecological values of the North Deo Ca forest, climb Da Bia mountain, watch the sunrise at Mon beach - Mui Dien, the marine ecosystem at Vung Ro, swim in the sea, and do marine sports.

- Tuy Hoa - Tuy An - Dong Xuan tourist route (Time: 1-2 days):

This is a new tourist route that combines history, culture and ecology. Participating in this tourist route, visitors have the opportunity to: swim in the sea, take mud baths, relax, receive medical treatment at beautiful beaches and hot mineral water areas, enjoy wine and ethnic festivals. The main tourist destinations on this tourist route are: Long Thuy beach and Hon Chua island - Xep beach - O Loan lagoon - Da Dia reef - Mang Lang church

- Triem Duc mineral water - Tra O mineral water - Xi Thoai ethnic village, Ha Rai, ...

 Potential DLBĐ routes need investment orientation for exploitation by waterway:

- Xuan Dai Bay - Cu Mong Lagoon tourist route: This is a tourist route to visit the beautiful scenery of the sky, clouds, mountains and water, giving visitors a feeling of relaxation and peace. Xuan Dai Bay - Cu Mong Lagoon is one of the typical scenic spots of Phu Yen with a harmonious combination of natural elements such as mountains and sea.

- Tourist route on O Loan lagoon - Hon Lao Mai Nha: Hon Lao Mai Nha is an interesting place to visit, to explore the natural landscapes that still have their wild beauty intact. The front beach of the island is a strip of white, smooth sand, covered with coral and moss, clear blue sea water, suitable for swimming when camping. The back beach includes large rocks, deep caves located close to the edge of a cliff nearly ten meters deep, suitable for recreational fishing. Around the island there are many living coral reefs, impressing tourists who love diving. O Loan lagoon is an attractive tourist destination. The cuisine here is delicious with poetic, lyrical natural beauty.

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