Overview
The Phu Quoc archipelago is located in the Gulf of Thailand, about 400km from Ho Chi Minh City to the West. This place was attracted domestic and foreign tourists by various types of tourism with rich sea and island resources.
Phu Quoc has 22 islands – large and small, the total area of about 589,23 km. In there, the largest island of Phu Quoc is divided into the North and the Southern Island. Duong Dong town located in the center.
Which season is beautiful on Phu Quoc for travel?
The most ideal time to travel to Pearl Island is from November to April of next year. This is the dry season in the South, it is less rainy, the sea is quiet, the waves are smooth and the warm sunshine is suitable for outdoor tourism activities. This season is suitable for resort tours that are not suitable for dust travel or backpackers.
From May to October is the rainy season, sometimes there are storms but Phu Quoc is still crowded due to the summer vacation period. If you go to Phu Quoc on this time, you should come around the end of April, at this time the tourists are still not crowded and the weather is still beautiful, the price does not increase too high as the peak season. October is also the time of the changing seasons so it is less rainy.
The North of Phu Quoc Island
The North Island of Phu Quoc owns the attraction beautiful with the pristine forest. Here, there are also pristine fishing village and beaches that have not been affected by trade. Let’s Happy Tours to explore the interesting places of the North Island
Phu Quoc National Park have an area of more than 31,400 hectares, which are home to hundreds of species of animals, plants and ecosystems diversity of mountain, forest, sea, waterfall and stream to live. Here, you will discover lush vegetation. Admire the pure streams such as Tranh stream, Da Ban stream, Da Ngon stream. If you spend 4 hours tour, visitors will conquer the peak of the Chua mountain with a height of 565 m and admire the vast and colorful scenery of the park.
- Rach Vem Fishing Village
Distance from Duong Dong Town about 15km, to be known as “Starfish Kingdom” – is one of the favorite point to take photos of tourism’s.
Besides the clear blue sea water, this place also makes you feel attractive for having many starfish. From December to April of next year is the time when the sea is calm, the water is clear so it is easiest to see starfish. In the rainy season, the road to Rach Vem is difficult to move and the water is murky.
The floating houses and wooden bridges are also one of the highlights of Rach Vem. Visiting here, you can also enjoy many types of fresh seafood, which are cheaper than in the central area. However, because almost of the floating houses are prepared by the local persons, so they are not elaborately decorated.
- Vinpearl Safari
where toke care for more than 3,000 birds, animals, and reptiles of 175 species. Safari is divided into 2 open zoo areas – visitors can visit the animal breeding area and the half-wild area – visitors are picked up and dropped off by specialized vehicles.
In here, visitors and their families and friends can learn about animals in their natural habitat. Nearby is the VinWonders entertainment complex with many fun or adventurous games, an aquarium suitable for both children and adults to visit.
- The Cape of Ganh Dau
the Cape of Ganh Dau is a mound of land to jut out into the sea, stay in the northwest of the island. Due to the long distance and not many tourists visiting, Ganh Dau Cape still keep a wild beauty with rocky cliffs of many shapes and clear blue beaches.
Whole the journey to discover the north of the island, you can visit pepper gardens and buy the specialties of the pearl island as gifts. The pepper gardens are stayed in Tuong area – where the most pepper is grown, on the way to Bai Thom commune. And on the way to Ganh Dau, there are also many pepper gardens for you to visit and take photos.
The South of Phu Quoc Island
- Sao Beach – “Bai Sao” is one of the most beautiful beaches in Phu Quoc, located in An Thoi town, distance from Duong Dong town about 28 km . This place has the clear blue water, standing out on a fine white sand strip with the long more than 7 km. Visit to here, you can leisurely walk on the sandy shores, listen to the murmuring waves at the sunrise or swim in the sea, and take beautiful photos. In addition, the water here is calm and the waves are gentle, so there are many water sports activities, especially kayaking.
- Truong Beach – “Bai Truong” has the long about 20 km and is one of the most beautiful sunset points on the pearl island. In here, you can visit the Sunset Sanato Beach Club. This place is decorated with many scenes from bamboo and wood such as bridges leading to the sea, water elephants, shell houses, swings… for tourism to capture beautiful images in the orange afternoon light.
- “Dinh Ba” (Lady temple) and “Dinh Cau” (Uncle temple) are the two most sacred destinations in Phu Quoc, stayed in Duong Dong town. Associated with many legends about Cau Quy, Cau Tai, Ngoc Nuong Nuong pogoda, Thuy Long Thanh Mau… this is the places where fishermen come to pray for peace, favorable weather, and a bountiful fishing season. On January 15 every year, the large festivals are held here.
- Phu Quoc Prison is a relic which is attractive to tourism with some scenes to be restored to recreate history, it is located in Cay Dua Hamlet, An Thoi Commune. Open from 7am to 5pm daily and free admission.
- Phu Quoc Night Market is located on Bach Dang Street, about 1 km from Dinh Cau. It opens from 5pm to 11pm on weekends. There are many stores selling fresh seafood, local specialties such as fish sauce, Sim candy, pepper and handicrafts. Besides to sightseeing and shopping, you should not forget to enjoy the fresh seafood dishes sold and prepared at the market. Some other suggested dishes are the rolled ice cream, egg cakes, palm cakes…
In addition to the above attractions, the south of the island also has some places such as fish sauce production facilities, pearl farms and Sim-wine manufacturing facilities.
The Beauty Islands of Phu Quoc
Come to Phu Quoc, one of the most attractive experiences is visiting islands such as Thom Island, Mong Tay Island, Gam Ghi Island, May Rut Trong Island.
Thom Island is the most exploited by tourist island, with beautiful beaches, coral diving, fishing, squid fishing, kayaking, jet skiing. In particular, there is a water park with 20 thrilling games Aquatopia Water Park – where you can enjoy with your families.
Thom Island Phu Quoc still retains its wild beauty with a diversity ecosystem and colorful coral reefs hidden under the cool water. The Cape of Ky Lan is the ideal destination for those who wants to see the coral at Thom Island. The characteristic of the Ky Lan Cape is the clear water surface that you can see the bottom, you just need to dive down about 1 meter, the beautiful coral scene with many full colors appears before your eyes.
To come the island, you have to depart from the cable car station. The station is designed and built in the ancient Roman style, a favorite photo spot for many young visitors. Then, you will ride the world’s longest three-wire cable car, with a total length of 7,899 meters. From the cabin, you can see the clear blue sea, peaceful islands with boats going back and forth.
With 4-island tours usually move a lot. If you get seasick or are not in good health, you should choose a 2 or 3-island tour with fewer activities.
If you want to be more adventurous, you can explore Dam Island, which is known as the Robinson Island of Phu Quoc. Dam Island does not have internet, electricity is run by solar energy, the whole island only has a few bungalows to be made of bamboo and wood, the back facing to see out the sea.
