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Hon Xuong island offers same beauty as Maldives

The Hon Xuong Island in the southern province of Kien Giang offers the same beauty as the Maldives without the 5-star expense, according to the Evening Standard, a UK based newspaper.
Hon Xuong island offers same beauty as Maldives ảnh 1Pristine beach of Hon Xuong island
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Hanoi (VNA) -The Hon Xuong Island in the southern province of Kien Giang offers the samebeauty as the Maldives without the 5-star expense, according to the EveningStandard, a UK based newspaper.

The island, locatedin the Gulf of Thailand, is among seven cheaper options that are on par,beauty-wise, with the renowned Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives listed bythe newspaper.

To reach Hon Xuong,a part of Phu Quoc district, visitors need to stay on the largest island in thearea, Phu Quoc, and take a boat to the pristine island.

The Evening Standarddescribes Hon Xuong Island as a remote place with scenic beaches and unspoiledsurrounding forests.

The paper also callsit the most “Instagrammable” of other islands in the area.

The other placeslisted by the paper are: Roatán Island (Honduras), Cayo Largo del Sur (Cuba),Hyams Beach (Australia), Vanuatu, Koh Lipe (Thailand) and Mabul Island(Malaysia).

Phu Quoc district,consisting of 22 islands and islets, is now a well known destination inVietnam. Its largest and most famous island, Phu Quoc, was listed as one of thetop 50 beaches in the world by US News in 2018.

It also popped up inthe world’s best 20 honeymoon destinations listed by UK-based travel publisherRough Guides./.
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