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Project Vietnam Trip
to Binh Dinh Province 7-13 Nov 2009 Leper Colony and Queen's Beach This is a tourist attraction and visitors are welcome, for a small entrance fee, to enjoy the beach. As leper colonies go, this one is highly unusual. Rather than being a depressing place, it is a sort of model village near the seafront, where treated patients live together with their families in a small well-kept houses. According to their abilities, the patients work in the rice fields, in fishing, and in repair-oriented businesses or small craft shops (one supported by Handicap International produces prosthetic limbs). Because of the hard work of colony residents, the whole area is refreshingly free of garbage The grounds of the hospital (admission 3000d; open 8am – 11:30 am and 130pm – 4 pm daily) are so well maintained that it looks a bit like a resort, complete with numerous busts of distinguished and historically important doctors (both Vietnamese and foreign) scattered around the property. Fronting the leper colony is Queen’s Beach, one of the nicer stretches of sand around Qui Nhon and a popular weekend hang-out of the city’s expat community The leper colony and beach are at the western end of An D Huong, about 1.5 km of the main road. En route to the beach, consider making a detour to visit the hillside tomb of Han Mac Tu. Qui Hoa is also accessible from the new road to Song Cua; turn left (down to the village) at the top of the first hill, if coming from Qui Nhon. There is a sign for the hospital at the junction. Quy Hoa Beach
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