Phu Quoc Island - Vietnam travel guide info book accommodation
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Welcome to Phu Quoc Island – Vietnam – travel guide – info – tours – booking Phu Quoc accommodation
Phu Quoc Island, is the largest Vietnam Island and is part of Kiên Giang Province. District of Phu Quoc includes twentyone smaller islets. Duong Dong, is the largest town on the island. The economy is developed on tourism, fishing and agriculture. All foreign tourists are allowed from March 2014 with a visa free up to 30 days. Phu Quoc has white sand beaches and still dense undeveloped jungle. Beyond the long beach where you can find most accommodation in Phu Quoc there is also undeveloped area so you can for sure relax and feel in peace!!! You can enjoy white beaches, do snorkeling, run motorbike to explore the island. The rainy season is from may to October, while the peak season is from April to May.
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About Phu Quoc island
Tropical Paradise of Phu Quoc Island is the largest Vietnam Island, situated in the Gulf of Thailand, 50 km from the Vietnamese mainland and a 50 minute flight from Ho Chi Minh. Phu Quoc is famous for beautiul beaches, snorkeling, scuba diving and untouched environment. Phu Quoc attention is focused on the national park that covers more less 70 % of the island, to protect the marine environment where you can enjoy and relax with many experience and tours.
Getting there Phu Quoc – How to go to Phu Quoc
If you depart from Europe, US, Australia, you can fly direct to Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi with Vietnam Airlines or from Asia with Malaysian airlines, Thai Air and China airlines.
Or you can take regional low cost airlines from Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong with Air Asia.
Or you can take regional low cost airlines from Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong with Air Asia.
From 2014 you can fly direct with Vietnam Airlines from Singapore, and Siem ReapFrom and visa for Vietnam is not required for this flight.
If you wanna reach the island by boat , you can take the boat from Ha Tien or Rach Gia in the south of Vietnam. The trip will take 1 hour from ha Tien and 2 hour and half from Rach Gia and the price is 5-15 US dollars for one way.
Phu Quoc island is now visa free for up to 30 days. It’s valid if you fly via Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh not leaving the transit area or if you fly direct to Phu Quo. If passenger leave the transit area, you need visa except Japan, Russia, Korea, Scandinavian countries and Asean for 15 days visit.
If you need to enter in Vietnam you can ask visa for up to 30 days and you can request this online towww.vietnamvisasite.com that will cost 18 US dollars and than 45 US dollars on arrival at airport in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh.
Maybe in coming future will be visa free for tourists also from Australia, France, Germany, UK and India.
In Phu Quoc there is no money exchange at the airport so we raccomended that you bring Dong money because you’ll need to pay the phu quoc island entry tax of 20000 Dong and more less 140000 for a taxi from phu quoc airport to your hotel.
Some useful informations
- Time zone: GMT +7 Stdn
- Currency : Dong
- Visa:From 2014 you can fly direct with Vietnam Airlines from Singapore, and Siem Reap and visa for Vietnam is not required for this flight. Phu Quoc island is now visa free for up to 30 days. It’s valid if you fly via Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh not leaving the transit area or if you fly direct to Phu Quo. If passenger leave the transit area, you need visa except Japan, Russia, Korea, Scandinavian countries and Asean for 15 days visit. If you need to enter in Vietnam you can ask visa for up to 30 days and you can request this online to www.vietnamvisasite.com that will cost 18 US dollars and than 45 US dollars on arrival at airport in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh. Maybe in coming future will be visa free for tourists also from Australia, France, Germany, UK and India.
- AC plugs: US and Euro plug; in bigger hotels also british plug
- Vaccinations: not need, but consider of malaria risk, if you do jungle trecking
- Phu Quoc inhabitants: 70000
- Religion: 80% without confession (officially), 9% buddhists, 8% christians
- Capital: Duong Dong
- Area: 568 qkm
In Phu Quoc there is no money exchange at the airport so we raccomended that you bring Dong money because you’ll need to pay the phu quoc island entry tax of 20000 Dong and more less 140000 for a taxi from phu quoc airport to your hotel.
Vietnamese language
People in Phu Quoc Island know only some words english nut they are friendly. Some vietnamese words you can easy learn: Hello: seen jao; Bye: tam bjet; Thank You: gam an; The bill please: lam an tin tien
In Phu Quoc Island the best activity to do is relax on white beaches!!! Obviously there are many activities in Phu Quoc that you can enjoy.
Explore the Island on a Motorbike
Explore Phu Quoc riding a motorbike could be a cool experience but be ware because many roads are raw. You can easily rent a scooter in the island in many hotels. You can reach the Suoi Tranh waterfall; go to Duong Dong city to see the fish sauce factories; Bai Sao considered the best beach situated in the east coast; and see small fishing villages in the way to Dai beach.
National Park
The national park that cover the 70 % of the island, has been created to sustain the nature environment, by the Vietnamese government. The national park is the paradise for many species like langurs, macaques, loris, otters, hornbills and fruit bats that live in the luxuriant jungle that you can explore booking a tour. be aware to visit the park when is raining.
Scuba Diving
In Phu Quoc you can find some dive sites around the island; most suggest to go to An Thoi archipelago very close to Phu Quoc where you can see coral reefs and many colourful fishes, but you’ll not find for example large fishese and/or manta.
Snorkelling
Phu Quoc is a good place to do snorkeling with its clear water. You also can book daily tours to nearest islets. For example An Thoi archipelago is composed from 12 islands where snorkeling is very beautiful.
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Phu Quoc Climate
The rainy season is from may to October, while the peak season is from April to May. Annual rainfall is high, averaging 2,879 mm. Hottest months are April and May = 35 °C
| CLIMATE DATA FOR DUONG DONG, PHU QUOC | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | YEAR |
| AVERAGE HIGH°C (°F) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31.4 (88.7) |
| AVERAGE LOW°C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| PRECIPITATIONMM (INCHES) | 40 (1.57) | 36 (1.42) | 80 (3.15) | 130 (5.12) | 193 (7.6) | 266 (10.47) | 290 (11.42) | 398 (15.67) | 296 (11.65) | 276 (10.87) | 212 (8.35) | 104 (4.09) | 2,321 (91.38) |
| AVG.PRECIPITATION DAYS | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 156 |
| MEAN MONTHLYSUNSHINE HOURS | 217 | 226 | 248 | 240 | 186 | 180 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 186 | 180 | 217 | 2,340 |
| Source: World Climate Guide | |||||||||||||
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