Sao Beach - A precious gem of Phu Quoc Island

ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM

11 October 2022 | 06:40:00 AM

Phu Quoc Island, one of the famous stars in the World’s travel destination venue, is famous for its beautiful beaches captivating tourist's hearts. It is holding many hidden gems which are genuinely worth to be discovered. One of them is Sao Beach (south of Phu Quoc Island) - a beach considered as a raw pearl of the island, was once listed as one of the 10 most pristine and peaceful beaches in the world by CN Travel - A famous US travel consolidator on the West Coast.

Sao Beach (Source: Vinpearl)

Located in the south of Phu Quoc, nestled on the coast of An Thoi town, which is about 25 km from the centre of Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc island City, Kien Giang Province in the southwestern region of Vietnam.

Sao Beach is one of the most beautiful tropical sandy beaches in Phu Quoc that is very famous for swimming, sunbathing and doing other activities as well the smooth sandy shore and blue clear sea water. Its name, Sao (or Star), derived from a popular legend of the behaviour of the starfish. When the sky is gloaming, swarms of starfish will come up to cover the sand to bathe in the moon.

Pretty starflish in Sao Beach (Source: Vinpearl)

The beach stretches over 7 km with white smooth sandy shore where it is defined as the whitest and cleanest sand on the island. The sea water is calm, warm and extremely blue, the further you go, the bluer the ocean becomes. The majestic rocky capes protruding into the sea, the soaring coconut groves reaching out... all create the wild, pristine and pure features of this beach.

Sao Beach seems to have inherited all the love from mother nature, possessing the precious natural conditions, which many travel experts and tourists indicate this place only, is enough to carve its name on the world’s travel map as one of the sea paradises. All it needs is a good hand of investors to foster the proper service and tourism ecosystems.

Visitors can participate in many activities in this pristine beach of Phu Quoc Island such as driving a motorcycle, kayaking, windsurfing, fishing, snorkelling, etc; or simply walking on the beach, lying on the back and sun on the couches to enjoy the cool breeze is enough to make us feel comfortable and relaxed. Sunrise at Bai Sao is a beautiful scene that visitors should not miss. Take a leisurely walk on the beach to watch the waves crashing or lie on the sand to wait for the sunset. As other beaches, Sao Beach offers a feast of fresh seafood for visitors such as herring salad, Ham Ninh crab, sea urchin, Bien Mai shellfish, etc.