Is Hon Tam Island in Nha Trang worth visiting independently — are there long queues due to Korean tourists?

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TL;DR

Hon Tam Island reportedly has significant queues due to large numbers of Korean tourists, which is why local guides often skip it. Nha Trang overall caters heavily to Russian-speaking visitors.

What the community said

First-hand reports on Hon Tam queues are still being gathered. Travelers who have used the Korean sauna package on the island are encouraged to share their experience.

Hon Tam — Korean sauna package

A local observer noted that the vast majority of tourists in central Nha Trang are Russian-speaking, especially in the evenings. Asian tourists (Koreans and Kazakhs) were spotted near the Oceanus shopping center, but staff there is Vietnamese. Nha Trang was described as roughly 90% a Russian-oriented resort.

Oceanus shopping center, central Nha Trang

A local guide explained that Hon Tam is excluded from tour itineraries because of heavy Korean tourist traffic and long queues on the island. Whether this is exaggerated is unclear, but guides deliberately avoid it.

Hon Tam Island