Long Beach is Phu Quoc’s main beach: more than 20 km of sand down the west coast from Duong Dong, with most of the island’s resorts, restaurants and beach bars behind it. It faces west, so the day ends with the sunset — which is the main event here. The water is calm for most of the dry season and the beach is busy but rarely crowded once you walk away from the resort fronts.
Overview Of Long Beach on Phu Quoc
Located along the western coast of Phu Quoc Island, Long Beach (Truong Beach/Bãi Trướng) is the island’s main beach and the epicenter of all tourist related activities on Phu Quoc. At Long Beach you can swim, snorkel, kayak, jet ski, SUP, sail, enjoy fresh coconut juice, receive a beach massage, and enjoy a drink at the numerous bars that line the beach. Prices and safety notes for these are in our water sports guide.
“Long Beach” Orientation
Long Beach 101
Like the name suggests, Long Beach is a rather long beach and it is broken into two main sections — “North Long Beach” and “South Long Beach”. The demarcation line that separates the two sections is the Sông Tranh estuary. There is also a backpackers area within long beach known as “Long Beach Village”, which is packed with bars, shops motorbike rentals, laundry etc – See Long Beach Village
North Long Beach
North Long Beach is approximately 5 km in length and officially starts at the mouth of the Song Tranh canal near the Eden resort and ends in front of the Trang An Phu Quoc Hotel, where the beach meets the rocky coast. North Long Beach is the older and most dense area of Phu Quoc and it is where you will find affordable resorts, hostels, hotels, bars, and restaurants.
South Long Beach
Approximately 15 km in length, South Long Beach is the newer, upscale section of Truong Beach. It is where most of the islands premium beach resorts and villas are located. This section is often referred to its Vietnamese name — Bãi Trướng. At South Long Beach you will also find a few pearl farms and a unique temple dedicated to the worship of whales called the Dinh Ong Nam Hai – Lễ cúng cá Ông ở Phú Quốc – (see below). The southern section of Long Beach is approximately 15 km in length.
South Long Beach today, near Sonasea. Photo: Minh Hoàng, via Google Maps
Tran Hung Dao
Long Beach also has a Long Street, namely “Tran Hung Dao” which is a well asphalted road running up and down the western coastline. This road becomes a highway of sorts (DT975) in the South Long Beach section of Duong To. For those guests who have rented motorbikes, you can travel down this road and reach An Thoi – the southern region known for its white sand beaches, prison heritage site, and the gateway to the An Thoi archipelago.
What To Expect
Long Beach is not the nicest beach on the island — for whiter sand, go south to Bai Khem or Sao Beach. During the rainy season (roughly May to October) rubbish washes up along its vast shores, and the sea can be rough. In the dry season the beach and water are lovely. Two more things to know in 2026: construction continues along several stretches, and some visitors report biting sand flies around dusk — bring repellent.
Did you know….
That some local Vietnamese worship whales? Legend has it that whales protect fishermen out at sea and will help them during stormy weather and provide a safe passage back to Phu Quoc – they are considered “Guardian Angels”.
A whale god simply known as “Cá Ông” or “Mr.Whale” is worshipped at a whale temple called cá Ông ở lăng Hải Nam, which is located in the southern section of Long Beach. A festival known as Lễ hội Nghinh Ông is held every year in honor of the local Whale God, where devotees bring gifts and flowers and pray. Learn more about the temples and pagodas on Phu Quoc.
Long Beach Village
Phu Quoc’s Very Own Backpacker District
Long Beach Village, or “LBV” for short, is a small yet lively hub catering mainly to tourists and it is an area where most budget travelers usually end up staying, particularly backpackers and flash packers. For a locally brewed beer, East West Brewing has a taproom on the beach at Cua Lap — see craft beer.
Public Beach Access
The village is located off Tran Hung Dao Street in between the airport and Bai Keo, the name given to this portion of Long Beach. At Long Beach Village you will find the public access pathway to the beach that is not owned by a resort or restaurant. Although all beaches on the island are public, accessing the beach can be difficult considering that most of the beach front is occupied by hotels.
Getting to Long Beach Village
Whether you arrive by ferry or plane, getting to this backpacker area is very easy as it has a few landmark sites such as the old lavish La Veranda Hotel. If you are coming from the port or the airport by Grab or taxi, ask to be dropped at the entrance to La Veranda Resort on Tran Hung Dao Street, or set your pin there in the Grab app.
These are some older photos of the turning off Tran Hung Dao Street; the signboards may have changed since.
Why we love Long Beach
Sunsets
The star attraction! Golden ocean sunsets where the sky transforms into a light show. If you are lucky you may even see a rare green flash just before the sun completely sets.
Loooong Beach
20 km of beach! Find your own patch of sand and work on your tan.
Snorkeling
Some great snorkeling opportunities can be found just off the beach.
Luxury Beach Resorts
Numerous 5 star world class international resorts with first class amenities can be found along the famous Long Beach coastline.
Beach clubs and sunset bars
Long Beach has the island’s best spread of beach bars. Four that dominate the Google reviews (rating and number of reviews, October 2026):
- Sunset Beach Bar & Restaurant (4.3 from 2,395), at the northern end near Duong Dong — sunbeds under the palms, a pool, and a live band or DJ at sunset, then a fire show.
- OCSEN Beach Bar & Club (4.5 from 4,733), also at the northern end — the late one. Reviewers say it charges an entry fee after about 20:00, with a fire show around 22:00.
- Sailing Club Phu Quoc (4.5 from 3,968), on the southern half — a beach club with a pool you can use for the day without staying at the resort, plus a light show and a fire show in the evening.
- Sunset Sanato Beach Club (4.0 from 2,674), mid-way down the beach — known for the art installations standing in the sea, the most photographed sunset spot on Long Beach. You pay to enter the beach (reviewers in early 2026 paid 80,000–90,000 VND, sunbeds extra), and several reviewers find the beach narrow and the fee steep. Go for the photos an hour before sunset. It was also the site of the Epizode festival from 2016 to 2020 (the story).
Photo: Varón Peregrino, via Google Maps
Photo: Marina Tami, via Google Maps
For more bars around the island, see our bars guide and nightlife guide.
Where to eat
A few of the best-reviewed places along Long Beach (October 2026): Banh Xeo Cuoi for Vietnamese crispy pancakes (4.8 from 6,510), Mr Seafood (4.8 from 3,380) and Phu Quoc Viet Kitchen (4.7 from 1,743), both near the Sonasea complex on the southern half.
Where to stay
Long Beach has more places to stay than anywhere else on the island — about 355 hotels, resorts and guesthouses, 14 of them five-star. Our where to stay guide compares it with the other areas, and the luxury resorts guide covers the top end, including Regent, InterContinental and Salinda.
Press play and experience the serenity at Long Beach
For a massage after a day on the sand, see spas and massage on Phu Quoc.
