Sun Group, a prominent real estate developer in Vietnam, inaugurated a sea cable car route in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island district, with the aim of serving tourists on the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival which is several days left.
The route has the length of nearly 8,900 meters, which is said to be the longest in the world, with the one end being An Thoi town and the other being Hon Thom island, the largest in the An Thoi island cluster to the south in Phu Quoc island district.
The Hon Thom cable car system is the first and most important item of the Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park in the southern area of Phu Quoc island invested by Sun Group.
The system has 69 cars capable of carrying 30 passengers each and uses the three-rope cable car technology that is the most modern and safest in the world.
The system and the Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park will officially open to tourists on February 14.
Visitors enjoy Hon Thom landscapes on ropeway ![]() The cable line has two stations, six pillars and 60 cabins, stretching nearly 8,900m in length ![]() Each cabin offers wifi, lighting at night and seats 30 passengers ![]() Ropeway connects An Thoi town with Hon Thom - the largest in An Thoi island clister in the south of Phu Quoc island district ![]() Dangarikar Swapnil Mahesh from World Guiness Records presents certificate recognising the world's largest cable car route ![]() Ribbon-cutting ceremony ![]() Visitors enjoy Hon Thom landscapes on ropeway |
VNA