Duong Dong town

Duong Dong is an old village. Formerly, besides villagers’ houses, poplars densely grew into forest and then forming the poplar forest here. This explains the origination of the name Duong Dong (Duong: poplar, Dong: dense). Duong Dong means the place where poplars grow densely.Duong Dong town- the administrative and economic center of the district is the hub connecting Duong Dong to Ham Ninh, An Thoi, Can seaport and Thom beach. It also has the airport and the estuary for exchanges between the island and other places.

The large market with many kinds of goods which is located in the center of the town is busy with sellers and buyers all day. Most is seafood. Fishing-boats crowdedly moor in the harbor. Here, goods from the land like rice, fruits and other consumer goods are unloaded ashore and other specialties of Phu Quoc like pepper, seafood, and fish sauce are loaded onto the ships to the land.

The central post office communicate with everywhere inland and abroad.

Restaurants and hotels on seashore are spacious and ready to serve tourists.

Tranh stream

The name brings tourists general feelings about its beauty. It is a work of nature for leisure tourists- a flawless painting of nature. Tranh stream means the stream with its painting-like beauty explaining the origination of the place-name.
Some people with another explanation

believe that the stream which originated at one height squeezed through extensive thatch fields before falling down and forming the stream named Tranh.

In fact, this beautiful stream springs from the Ham Ninh range going along ravines and edges their way through green grass carpets, then join the main current to form a large stream with the length of 15km.

The stream is surrounded with green trees, grass and fragrant flowers. The limpid and gentle current flows through nooks and crannies, then through large rocks forming falls and lakes.

The fragrance of the forest by wind mingles with this of orchid faintly and sweetly. Tourists, so, don’t feel small in front of the majesty and profundity of the forest.

On stone steps, tourists can fish while enjoying seeing the waterfall or wallowing in the clean and cool water. What a life!

Then, tourists will discover the bat cave over 300m high and 60m deep with great stalactite. Here is the harmonious combination of Ha Tien grotto and Ngu Hanh Son Da Nang.

Da Ban stream

It is located 16km east of the center of Duong Dong town – center of the Phu Quoc island.
On Duong Dong route 1km north, turning right along a bendy road, tourists will arrive at Da Ban stream – a wonderful natural site. The weather is as cool as that of Dalat and it is very quiet because there are not a lot of people here.

The stream rises from a high mountain range edging their way through big and flat stone slabs lying in series. It is so-called Da Ban stream.

The stream is so poetic and reminds people a water-colour painting with two gods playing chess on stone slabs

In addition, tourists can climb on stone slabs, deeply reach the upper origin to listen to the stream babbling and birds singing- like the music of forest - A kind of music that none of musical instrument

can completely express its melodious rhythm.

It is totally relaxing to rest on cool stone slabs while viewing blue sky and slowly flying white clouds as if sometimes stuck at leaf canopies affectionately and quiveringly. In a short while, time seems pausing, space backs to thousands of years ago, rough daily businesses fly out and leave space for the peaceful inner feelings.

Fishes in the stream goes here and there.

Collecting wild fruits, dipping in the stream, making fire in the cave or catching fish for grilling, tourists will have the most interesting meal. For a moment, we become cavemen in 20th century.
 

Dau fall

If tourists want to witness with their own eyes the local who has cleared the way, reclaimed the soil and made the village. On the way to the North island – Trang bridge section, tourists can turn to the northwest to visit Dau fall- area in process of reclamation.

Royal well- Throne

Setting out at An Thoi commune, the 2km inshore trail with flowers, fruits, weeds and tree shadows forgets relieves tourists tiredness. The clear blue water, in a while, turns up; white sandy beach edges its way around the foot of the mountain like embracing resting fishing-boat near the edge of the forest.
On the background of rolling mountains and sea and winding fogs and clouds, a small temple presents ahead on steep large rocks. The vestige of a majestic pink rock chair backing to the sea and facing the vast field was called the Throne.

It is said to be what the Nguyen King left after many times of running away from Tay Son force. Shoeprints in a quandary are still seen on stones.

Without water for his force, Nguyen Anh stamped his foot and pointed down the earth with a magic sword. Then, a fresh water current erupted. It is now called Royal Well or Magic Well.

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Royal well- Throne

The fishing village

Duong Dong town

Da Ban stream

Tranh stream

Dau fall

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