Bai Truong, Phu Quoc
The verdict
- Best for: Travellers deciding where to settle on the island's longest beach, who want the famous west coast sunset and the choice between a lively strip and a quiet stretch.
- Best spot: The cleaner sand away from the central core, on the southern resort stretches or the quieter ends, with the developed strip kept for sunset drinks and dining.
- Know this: Bai Truong is the same beach as Long Beach, busy and uneven in its built up heart, so for the resort and club strip see our Long Beach guide.
Published 6 February 2026. Last reviewed 6 March 2026
Bai Truong is less a single beach than the island's entire west coast laid out as one long line. The name is the Vietnamese for what English speakers call Long Beach, and it runs roughly 20 kilometres south from Duong Dong town, a soft golden strand that faces due west into the open sea and so owns the island's famous sunsets along its whole length. Seen as a composition it is generous and simple, sand, palms, flat water and an unbroken horizon, the kind of beach where the light does the work and the evening sky is the main event. As a place to base a Phu Quoc holiday, it is the obvious and easy choice.
The honest read is that Bai Truong is not one experience but two, and knowing which you are choosing matters. Its built up central strip near Duong Dong is the developed heart of the island's tourism, lined with resorts, beach clubs and sunset bars, convenient and lively but also busy, and the sand and water there can be uneven and crowded rather than pristine. Away from that core, on the southern resort stretches and the quieter northern ends, the same strand turns cleaner, calmer and far emptier, the version that actually photographs like the brochure. The mistake most people make is to plant themselves in the busy centre and conclude the whole beach is mediocre, when the better sand is a short walk or drive away.
So treat Bai Truong as a coast to choose along rather than a single spot. For nightlife, dining and a daybed at a styled venue, settle on the central strip, where our dedicated Long Beach guide covers the resort and club scene in detail. For space, cleaner sand and the same sunset with fewer people, base yourself on a quieter stretch and keep the centre for an evening drink. And if the developed west coast feels too busy altogether, the island's calmer character is north and south, at the quiet river mouth of Cua Can, the low key cove at Ong Lang, or the white sand crescent of Bai Sao at dawn. Bai Truong gives you the sunset and the convenience. Where you stand on it decides whether you also get the calm.
Clubs cluster in the centre
The styled clubs and sunset bars sit along the developed central strip of Bai Truong. See the strip in our Long Beach guide and compare venues in the Phu Quoc beach clubs directory.
The central Long Beach strip
The beach clubs, sunset bars and beachfront dining of Bai Truong are concentrated along its built up central strip near Duong Dong, the part most people mean when they say Long Beach. This is where the styled daybed venues and lively evenings sit, easy to reach and busiest at sunset. Our Long Beach guide covers the strip and its named venues in detail, so use it to choose a specific spot rather than picking blind from the sand.
Resort beachfronts along the sweep
Beyond the central strip, resorts spread south and north along Bai Truong with their own beachfronts, loungers and bars facing the sunset, which is the quieter way to take a club style day on this coast. Day access, passes, hours and prices vary by property and are to be confirmed, so check directly or ask us to find the right one. The directory compares the island's clubs so you can match a venue to the kind of day you want.
Bai Truong runs along the west coast directly beside Duong Dong town, so the central strip is only minutes from the town centre by taxi, scooter or on foot from many hotels, while the quieter southern and northern stretches are a short drive along the coast road. Because the beach is so long, the single most useful decision is which section you want before you set out, since the lively centre and the calm ends are a very different day. Save the late afternoon for wherever you settle, because the sunset is the reason this coast exists.
The central strip has every facility, from clubs and restaurants to shops, while the ends are simpler, so bring water and sun cover if you head out to the quieter sand. There are no lifeguards reported and conditions are typical rather than guaranteed, so read the sea, keep children close and remember the water is calmest and clearest in the dry season and busiest and most uneven through the developed core. For the detailed run of the resort and club strip, our Long Beach guide picks up where this overview leaves off.
Reserve a day on Bai Truong
Tell us the date and party and we will match you to a sunset club on the central strip, a quieter resort beachfront or a calmer beach nearby and pass on your request. No obligation, and we reply within 24 hours.
Common questions
Is Bai Truong the same as Long Beach?
Yes. Bai Truong is the Vietnamese name for the long west coast strand that English speakers call Long Beach, a sweep of roughly 20 kilometres running south from Duong Dong town toward An Thoi. The two names describe the same beach. This guide looks at the whole sweep and where to settle along it, while our dedicated Long Beach guide focuses on the developed resort and sunset bar strip in its heart.
Which part of Bai Truong is best?
It depends on what you want. The built up central strip near Duong Dong has the resorts, beach clubs and sunset bars, easy to reach but busy and uneven underfoot. The cleaner, calmer sand sits away from that core, on the southern resort stretches and the quieter northern ends, which you can reach by walking away from the main cluster. For the scene choose the centre, for space and a tidier strand choose the ends.
Is Bai Truong a good swimming beach?
On a calm dry season day it is an easy, gentle swim, since the west coast water is shallow and usually settled. The honest caveat is that the central strip is developed and the sand and water there can be uneven and busy, so the better swimming is on the cleaner stretches away from the core. There are no lifeguards reported, conditions are typical rather than guaranteed, and the sea clouds in the wet season.
Where are the beach clubs on Bai Truong?
The clubs and sunset bars cluster along the developed central strip of Bai Truong near Duong Dong, which is the part most people mean by Long Beach. That is where the styled daybed venues and beachfront dining sit. Our Long Beach guide covers that strip in detail, and the Phu Quoc beach clubs directory compares the island's clubs, so use those to find a specific venue and book a day.
Is Bai Truong good for sunsets?
Yes, this is the island's classic sunset coast, facing due west with an open horizon, so the whole sweep catches the evening light. The central strip pairs the sunset with bars and crowds, while the quieter ends give you the same sky with far fewer people, which for a photographer is often the better trade. The dry season delivers the clearest, most reliable sunsets.
How do you get to Bai Truong?
Bai Truong runs along the west coast directly beside Duong Dong town, so the central strip is only minutes from the town centre by taxi, scooter or on foot from many hotels. The quieter southern and northern stretches are a short drive along the coast. Because the beach is so long, decide which section you want before you set out, since the centre and the ends are a very different experience.
