Vung Bau Beach – Half-moon Beach or Circling Beach – General information – Phu Quoc Island Guide:
In this Post Phu Quoc Island Guide would like to introduce one of the most beautiful untouched beaches in Phu Quoc: Half-moon Beach. Located in a secluded bay surrounded by tropical rain-forest, Vung Bau beach as known as “Half-moon Beach” (called Circling Beach on a handful of websites as well) is located in the Northwest of Phu Quoc facing to the West thereby here is a tranquil sea area during Dry season, come here you will be able to find kind of pristine of Phu Quoc through rows of whispering casuarina trees or the undeveloped sands of the beach. These are kind of last vestiges that remind you of what most of Phu Quoc’s western shore was once like before massive developments began in earnest.

In order to reach the Half-moon Beach – Vung Bau, you have 2 ways by going through the forest. One (Number 1) in the photo below) which leads to Nam Nghi resort which owns Rock Island Club on Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) Island if you would like to visit Rock bar Island otherwise they block the door entering into the resort however if you tell them that you want to visit Mai Phuong resort which is one of the investors of the joint lane then you can get Vung Bau beach – Half-moon Beach by this lane.

The second one is Number 2 in the photo below which is shorter but rocky and located before the lane leading to Nam Nghi resort as well as Rock Island Club. Among small resorts here we suggest Vung Bau and Gold Sand resort which allow outside guests to visit and they also possess beautiful sandy beach. You can rent a kayak and contemplate your memorable period of time in Vung Bau Beach – Half-moon Beach.

With a special coastline in the shape of the eclipse, Vung Bau Beach – Half-moon Beach of the afternoon is really like a surface of a lake during Dry season, it is the ideal condition for playing water games like kayaking with your lovers in order to admire the pristine beauty of the sunset and enjoy romantic atmosphere together, its something to do in Phu Quoc.

In comparison with Sao Beach or other beaches in Phu Quoc this is one of the most special ones, during Dry season it possesses clean water, it is sometimes sparkling water like the photo below taken at the Bamboo cottage one of many small resorts situated along with the coastline of almost 3 km.

Besides that, with a special location far away from main towns that makes it isolated beach to which the silence as well as idyllic pertain.
In coming here you have many options to stay in idyllic resorts such as Bamboo, Mai Phuong, Gold Sand, Vung Bau resort or convenient resorts such as Nam Nghi or Fusion.


Waking up early in the morning to admire or to take fresh air from the sea from a kind of countryside place, looking at the shade of Duong Dong town far away in the South to recognize that you are here and leave all anxiety in life behind to feel blissful.

As I told you earlier, Vung Bau is something last vestiges of Phu Quoc because at here, in walking along with the coastline you will see lines of whispering casuarina trees which that most of Phu Quoc’s beaches possessed in the past.

Below is an aerial view of a part of Vung Bau beach from Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) Island where is the location of Phu Quoc Rock Island Club.
You can reach the small white sandy beach in Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) Island by kayaking as we once did, that was truly extraordinary motion as if you will be exploring an isolated island – things to do in Phu Quoc.

The small sandy beach in Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) Island
Sunset in Vung Bau would be memorable moments
Possessing a strange beauty with the presence of Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) island at the front of a cape is something different from other beaches in Phu Quoc. In the afternoon, the sun will over the skyline beyond the cape and Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) island, some interesting things to do in Phu Quoc.
Rock Island Club on Northern Fingernail island is absolutely one of the recommendations for you to welcome sunset in Vung Bau Beach. You will be transferred by speedboat without fee to Northern Fingernail Island if you enter Nam Nghi resort Phu Quoc and require them to take you to Rock bar. Drinkings are provided at an acceptable price in comparison to provided services.
As I feel just a few words are not enough to tell you all of the beauty of Vung Bau beach especially Vung Bau beach of the afternoon so let’s come here, enjoy sparkling water and take your friend on kayak and boat to Northern Fingernail (Mong Tay) Island to admire the miracle of nature.