First-time visitors to Phu Quoc are often surprised of its beaches which look sugary-white and the water is so crystal-clear.

Visitors are welcome, for a small entrance fee, to enjoy the beach here. As leper hospitals go, this one is highly unusual. Rather than being a depressing place, it's a sort of model village near ...

Off the southern tip of the main island (30 minutes by boat from An Thoi), the 15 islands of An Thoi abound with with scenic beaches, azure waters, colorful coral reefs and colonies of diverse ...

Phu Quoc Island covers an area of 567sq.km (about 62km long and between 3km and 28km wide), and its population is approximately 85,000 (in 2001).