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World's Longest Cable Car

World's Longest Cable Car
Phu Quoc Cable Car © reddit.com

A sea cable car route connecting An Thoi town and Hon Thom Island, the largest of the An Thoi island cluster to the south of Phu Quoc Island off the coast of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province, is believed to be the longest cable car in the world.  Its 70 cars can carry 30 passengers each on a three-rope cable car technology known as 3S gondola, which is the safest and most modern in the world. The trip provides a 360-degree of the islands and the sea.

Phu Cuoc cable car | nhandan.com.vn
Phu Cuoc cable car | nhandan.com.vn

 

The cable car is the first and most important installation of the Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park in the southern reaches of Phu Quoc Island, another project from the Sun Group and that features a water park and entertainment park.

The cable car system, invested in by Sun Group, is the world’s longest sea cable car route. | nhandan.com.vn
The cable car system, invested in by Sun Group, is the world’s longest sea cable car route. | nhandan.com.vn
Phu Cuoc cable car | nhandan.com.vn
Phu Cuoc cable car | nhandan.com.vn

 

Situated in the Gulf of Thailand on the Vietnam-Cambodia-Thailand marine economic corridor, Phu Quoc is the country’s largest island and boasts a range of beautiful beaches. Phu Quoc National Park, meanwhile, is home to hundreds of plant species, dozens of which are listed in the Vietnamese and world red books of endangered species. The park is part of the Kien Giang biosphere reserve, which was recognized as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2006.

The cable car system connects An Thoi town with Hon Thom island in Phu Quoc Island district. | nhandan.com.vn
The cable car system connects An Thoi town with Hon Thom island in Phu Quoc Island district. | nhandan.com.vn
The route uses the three-rope cable car technology which is the safest and most modern in the world. | nhandan.com.vn
The route uses the three-rope cable car technology which is the safest and most modern in the world. | nhandan.com.vn

Phu Quoc Island welcomed nearly 362,000 international visitors last year, up 72 per cent against 2016, and targets at least half a million this year.  

Vietnam tourism industry is booming in recent years. From Da Nang to Hai Phong, and from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, tourism is booming along with the country’s economic fortunes.

Akhyari Hananto

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