Only one mile from Quy Nhon, you will find the splendid, if somewhat unusual, beach of Quy Hoa. For a nominal fee you can enjoy this sandy stretch of beach that is popular with the ex-pat community and locals.
The interesting thing about this pretty beach is that it is backed by what looks like an immaculately kept resort that is actually a leper hospital. Statues and busts are dotted around the grounds of former doctors both Vietnamese and foreign that has worked in one of the few leper hospitals in the country.
There are a few arts and crafts shops scattered around where the patients of the hospital work to earn some money and they are well worth a humbling visit. Along the beach there are more shrines to different medical achievers that have been a part of the community over the years and at the northern end there is interesting shrine adorned with Christian figures.
Getting There & Away
Quy Nhon is less than a mile away from Quy Hoa and from here you can catch local buses to anywhere in the region. The train station is just outside Quy Nhon and it serves towns throughout the country. Phu-Cat Airport is the closest and offers a range of domestic flights. From Quy Nhon buses and trains depart for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, 23 hour and 10 hour journeys respectively.