The reason why Hon Thom cable car is constantly in the spotlight of international press

"Maldives of Vietnam", "Paradise Island", "Rough Pearl of Southeast Asia", "Luxury Resort Paradise"... are the names that international media has recently continuously given to Phu Quoc.

The natural beauty and alluring appeal of poetic resorts by the sea have made the international press spend a lot of ink on Vietnam's Pearl Island, from leading American newspapers such as New York Times, Condé Nast Traveller, Travel+Leisure...; the world's leading travel consulting websites such as Lonely Planet, Travel Lemming, Travel Off Path, Bored Panda... to prestigious Korean newspapers such as Yonhap news agency or AsiaA.

Each newspaper and news site suggests different experiences for tourists in Phu Quoc. Lonely Planet suggests tourists explore beaches with white sand, CN Traveller voted Sao Beach as one of the 10 most pristine and quiet beaches in the world.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency suggests staying at resorts in the south of the island, strolling around the "Mediterranean town" Sunset Town, while AsiaA newspaper shows tourists local experiences such as visiting fish sauce factories, pepper gardens, etc.

Hon Thom Cable Car in Phu Quoc is an experience that has been continuously praised by international media recently.

Among them, there is an experience that most newspapers unanimously suggest as a “must-try” in Phu Quoc - that is riding the Hon Thom cable car - a project that made the whole world admire when it set the Guinness record for the longest three-wire cable car in the world at the time of its launch.

The most unique way to see the sea

“ If you can take a cable car to the Colosseum, you are in Vietnam ”, that is how the New York Times described the Hon Thom cable car quite happily in an article published at the end of October. Reporter Patrick Scott - the author of the article - went to Phu Quoc in March, taking the 8km cable car across the sea from Sunset Town to Hon Thom Island.

In addition to describing the cable car station area as a “full” version of the Colosseum in Rome, the reporter was impressed with the sea view from the cable car. He compared the water color of the southern Phu Quoc island to “crystal clear”, and was further embellished by the colors of hundreds of wooden fishing boats, creating a truly brilliant scene.

That is also the general impression of other international newspapers and news sites about Hon Thom cable car. According to Travel2Next, taking the Hon Thom cable car offers the most beautiful scenery that visitors can find in Phu Quoc.

The Korean newspaper AsiaA also used many beautiful words to describe this experience: “ 15 minutes by cable car, you will be able to see the whole view of the emerald green sea of southern Phu Quoc island from above, immerse yourself in the fresh sky and see the islands ”. In 2019, CNN also suggested that taking the Hon Thom cable car is an unforgettable experience that visitors should add to their Phu Quoc exploration journey.

Many tourists choose to take the Hon Thom cable car to watch the sunset on the sea in a very different way.

Not only that, with a professional guide like Lonely Planet, Hon Thom cable car is also considered a reasonably priced experience. With only 600,000 VND, not only can you travel on the world's longest 3-wire cable car, but you can also enjoy the "deserted island adventure" theme at Aquatopia water park or challenge yourself with adventurous games at Exotica village.

This unique “way to see the sea” has since been continuously suggested by Travel Lemming, Travel Off Path, Bored Panda… to tourists as the top experience to try when coming to Phu Quoc, with very high recognition.

Type the phrase “Things to do in Phu Quoc” on Google image search engine, 2/3 of the first results that appear are images of Hon Thom cable car, crossing the blue ocean with countless ships. It can be said that Hon Thom cable car has become one of the tourism symbols of the Pearl Island and represents the image of Phu Quoc destination, in addition to the typical cultural experiences of the locality.

Tourism symbol of Pearl Island

It is no coincidence that Phu Quoc has become a “rising star”, with its recognition increasing rapidly on the world tourism map. It can be said that the wild and poetic natural beauty is the key to creating the first attraction for Phu Quoc. And the cable car is one of the tourism products that helps visitors experience that beauty in the most comprehensive way. Experts also evaluate this as an environmentally friendly means of transport, helping the destination develop sustainable tourism.

In an article by the New York Times, Mr. Steven Dale - founder of the “Gondola Project”, a reputable website that monitors the global cable car development industry, assessed that Vietnam’s terrain has many mountains, forests and islands, suitable for building cable cars. This is considered a “road” that has a faster construction time, is cheaper and causes less environmental damage than roads.

At the time of its opening in 2018, in addition to setting the record for the world's longest three-wire cable car, which amazed the world, Hon Thom cable car created a "path" to explore Phu Quoc in a very different way.

Instead of spending 30 minutes by canoe to the largest island in the An Thoi archipelago, visitors can shorten the travel time to only 15 minutes. The nearly 8 km journey on the sea becomes really interesting when you can see the whole sea and the brilliant colors of An Thoi Bay, which is always bustling with ships.

Hon Thom cable car with the world's longest 3-wire record is the pride of Vietnamese people to the world.

This project was also considered a stepping stone for the Pearl Island to escape the label of “lack of experience”, as it was the first project in the Sun World Hon Thom marine entertainment complex of Sun Group in the south of the island. This was also the “bridge” leading to Hon Thom - which was being oriented to become a “paradise island”, a destination for the global rich from the world-famous islands of Bora Bora, Monaco or Maldives.

Hon Thom Cable Car, with its attraction and uniqueness, has even become the pride of the Vietnamese people to the world, as Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dinh Thien once shared: " As an island city, after only a short time, Phu Quoc has gathered many top tourist projects in the world. These projects can stun anyone who visits because of their uniqueness and development level. With those projects, the Vietnamese people can be proud of their country ".

Bao Anh

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