Area           : 589.23 sq km
Population: 93,000

This peaceful tropical paradise, floating in the warm turquoise waters in the Gulf of Thailand, 50kms from the Vietnamese mainland and a 50 minute flight from Ho Chi Minh City, is always an impeccable choice to end the trip in Vietnam. Know the basic information to plan for your perfect Phu Quoc trip!

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Weather

Phu Quoc Island has tropical monsoon climate with two distinctive seasons: Dry season from November to next April and rainy season from May to October. Based on weather change, it can be classified into three seasons as below

High Season, November - March
Dry season
25°C - 28°C
Head to their great beaches to cool down

Shoulder season, April - June and Late Oct
Late afternoon showers
April and May are the hottest months with temperatures reaching 35oC and humidity ~ 80% - 85%
Less crowds, cheaper prices and fairly good odds of reasonable weather.

Low season, July - September
Rainy season
Bring your wet weather gear.

TOP 5 MUST DO’S


Sunset on Long Beach
Take a position anywhere along this beautiful stretch of beach and look to the west for the best sunset in Vietnam!


Beachside dining at Bai Sao
Perhaps one of the better beaches in Vietnam, this place still boasts a fairly basic existence and is an essential trip when visiting this Island. Enjoy fresh seafood, swim or just laze the day away; this is a perfect place to do it!


Diving or Snorkeling the reefs
Though the best time of the year is generally from November to April, anytime when the sun out and the sea is calm is a great time to hit the water to enjoy its natural tranquility along with some great diving & snorkeling.


Taking a boat to go fishing
Phu Quoc is the ideal place for a spot of fishing with and there are plenty of opportunities to sit back and relax.


Visiting local market
For an interesting walk, visit Duong Dong Market and take in the amazing sights of all the fruit and vegetation seller to the row upon row of seafood and fish for sale

Eat & Drinks

Phu Quoc seems designed with resort-dwellers in mind, so you're mostly expected to eat at your own hotel. You'll likely want to venture elsewhere at some point, if only to add a little variety to your diet. Prices are generally a bit higher than what you'll find on the mainland, though quality tends to be decent at most places.

Nhum
The weirdest shell you should try is “Nhum”. It is brown and at appearance looks like a coconut after its green skin has been taken off. There are two ways to eat “Nhum”: raw or well-cooked. If your stomach is experienced with handling raw food, you should not miss trying raw Nhum. When you order a “Nhum”, the seller cut the whole Nhum into half just like cutting the coconut horizontally. Then, you squeeze lime juice into Nhum, use a spoon to scoop out the meat from the shell, dip it into wasabi sauce and savor. The fresh taste and the sweet flavor combined with wasabi sauce and the sour of lime is too good to deny a second help.


Nhong fish
Phu Quoc is also famous for Nhong fish. It can be made into different kinds of dishes: fried, boiled, or hot pot dishes. Nhong fish is also made into Cha ca, fish cake or have a good topping for a salad.







Banh canh
Banh canh, a kind of noodle, creates a different taste when cooking with fish making it a specialty of Phu Quoc. Thu fish is the most popular choice to cook the dish. It is served hot in a bowl full of noodle and soup with some Thu fish fillets on top. There are three kinds of Thu fish that can be found in a same bowl: the boiled fish, the fish ball and the deep-fried fish fillets. The various ways the fish is cooked and served makes the taste more diverse.

Where to eat
A recommended place to try the dish is Banh Canh Lady Phung. It locates in a small alley from Nguyen Trung Truc street.

Getting there and away

• By Air:
- From Tan Son Nhat airport: 300km, 60-minute flight with ATR 72 and CRJ-900, 12 flights per day.
- From Rach Gia airport: 131km, 30-minute flight with ATR 72, 2 flights per day.
- From Can Tho airport: 198 km, 40-minute flight with Fokker 70, 5 flights/week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

• By Sea:
- From Rach Gia port: 120km, 150 minutes of high speed boat, 6 trips per day.
- From Ha Tien port: 46km, 90 minutes of high speed boat, 4 trips per day.