Things To Do in Quy Nhon
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Quy Nhon Attractions
If you have time for only one attraction here, be sure to check out the huge boat-building operation on Phan Chu Trinh Street. Up to 10 large oceangoing boats are in production at any given time, and visitors are free to wander around at their own peril. The whole place is a great photo opportunity. Craftsmen start with chain saws and hand planers on rough-hewn planks, light fires to heat and bend the sections that make the curved prows of the boats, and assemble the large frames under a large tin-roof warehouse, a track leading from the shop to the sea. You'll see some serious heaving and hauling by large gangs of young workers, and can get up close with the more skilled craftsmen or chat with grinning septuagenarians marking planks with neon paint. A memorable visit and the kind of place that eats up rolls of film and fills up memory cards.
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Queen's Beach and Quy Hoa Leper Colony
This half-day jaunt starts at Ghenh Rang Landscape Park just south of the Hoang Anh Quy Nhon Resort. Take the first left after the resort up the hill. You'll pay 4,000 VND for entry and an additional 2,000 VND for a motorbike to get into the park. The road from there winds its way… - Landmark
Thap Doi Cham Towers
There are many Cham sights outside of the city. In fact, you'll see some of the most dynamic on the ride in from the airport or from the Central Highlands, but Thap Doi is right in town, just off of Tran Hung Dao Street. The two towers are unique, in that there are two (Cham towers…
