All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Phu Quoc Vietnam.

Phu Quoc Island, which is in the Gulf of Thailand, is the biggest Island of Vietnam. It is 345 kms away in 1 hour flying by plane from Ho Chi Minh city to the Southwest. you also may take a taxi from Ho Chi Minh airport to Rach Gia boat station station and take a ferry to Phu Quoc in 3hours.

All Things Need To Know Before Travelling To Phu Quoc Vietnam.

1. Phu Quoc cable car: The newly opened cable car route connects Phu Quoc island with Hon Thom which is a genuinely breathtaking experience. Riding on the cable car, you soar over a turquoise sea and islands with an amazing view. With the length of 8 km, the Phu Quoc cable car route is the longest non-stop three-way cable car in the world recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records.

When visiting Hon Thom Island by cable car, tourists will have an amazing and unforgettable time because you will have a chance to admire the whole beauty of Phu Quoc Island from the sky. The journey to the top with the Hon Thom cable car gives visitors an exciting experience, when 360 degrees of sea and sky is collected and watching the painting in South Phu Quoc is portrayed with natural colors in the best and the liveliest.

2. Ham Ninh Fishing Village. Add: Rach Ham hamlet, Ham Ninh commune, Phu Quoc Island district. It is 21 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc Island. Not only the village attracts peaceful scenery and delicious local seafood, but Ham Ninh also offers great treks for adventures. Ham Ninh fishing village is nestled on the island’s east side, having mountains on its back and ocean on the front. The first impression when you visit Ham Ninh is the Ham Ninh mountain which peaks at 300 meters. The rocky mountain stands erected with dark green color, contrasting with the light blues of the sky and the sea.

The scenery can make you feel so overwhelmed with its vast scale and sharpness. If you have a chance to stop at Ham Ninh village, do not forget to buy some kilos of the famous crabs which can taste so good even if you just boil and eat them with plain sea salt and pepper.

Ham Ninh is an old fishing village that reserves the peaceful, slow-paced flow of the local daily life. The houses of the fishermen are mostly on stilts, humbly made of wood. On the sea, the skillfully made fishing boats painted with bright blue and green lying there await new ventures.

The main income of the villagers comes from pearl harvesting, sea cucumber catching, and crab fishing. In the past, Ham Ninh village was built by the immigrants coming to the island and seeking for a more prosperous life.

3. Hon Thom Fishing Village. Add: An Thoi Island town, Phu Quoc Island district. It is 30 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc Island. After around 30 minute on boat from An Thoi, you will reach Hon Thom Island where you can admire the beauty of a coastal fishing village. The image of the fishermen sitting for a knitting fishing net next to the temporary houses on the beach shall give you the special feeling about a peaceful village.

On the floating houses raising sea creatures, there are many different kinds of rare animals including Turtles, abalone, groupers, sharks and so on. Besides, the natural landscapes here are amazing with long white fine sand beaches, coconut rows singing in the wind, blue, clear and cool sea water. The fishing village is the best location in An Thoi for snorkelling. In addition, you can go for squid fishing or conquering the cliffs to get a more memorable experience.

4. Phu Quoc National Park. It is 13 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc. Phu Quoc National Park comprises more than half of Phu Quoc Island’s northern region, where adventurous travellers can enjoy a range of outdoor pursuits throughout their tropical vacation. Declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2010, this massive natural attraction spans over 314, 000 square metres of unique flora and fauna, evergreen forest, and dense mountain ranges.

While the majority of Phu Quoc National Park is strictly protected by the Vietnamese government for research purposes, visitors can make their way to the Khu Rung Nguyen Sinh Forest Reserve via Ganh Dau Village as it’s accessible for camping, hiking, bird-watching, and photography. Nature lovers can also spot rare wildlife such as long-tailed macaques, silver langurs, slow loris, otters, and hornbills.

If you’re looking to test out your endurance, Mount Heaven in Phu Quoc National Park is accessible within a challenging four-hour trek through the evergreen forest followed by a 10 metre-tall bamboo ladder. The highest peak in the national park is Mount Chua, which stands at 600 metres above sea level, but hiking trails and viewing platforms for the mountain are currently under construction.

Where to stay at Phu Quoc Vietnam?

Sheraton Phu Quoc Resort. Add: Tran Hung Dao str, Khu pho 7, Duong To commune, Phu Quoc. It is 17 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc.
Tropicana Phú Quốc Resort. Add: 100C/4, Tran Hung Dao str, ward 7, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc. It is 14 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc.
Sai Gon Phu Quoc Resort & Spa. Add: 62, Tran Hung Dao str, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc. It is 13 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc.

Where to eat at Phu Quoc Vietnam?

1. The Peppertree Restaurant - La Veranda Resort Phu Quoc MGallery. Add: alley 118, Tran Hung Dao str, Khu pho 7, Phu Quoc. It is 14 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc. Tel: 02973982988.

2. Xin Chào (Hello) Seafood Restaurant. Add: 66, Tran Hung Dao str, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc. It is 13 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc. Tel: 02973999919.

3. Quán Bãi Biển (Beach Eating House). Add: Vo Van Kiet str, Khu 2, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc. It is 11 kms away from the center of Phu Quoc.
 
Phu Quoc Vietnamese local cuisine food.

Phu Quoc Sardinella Salad: Enriched with the flavor of the sea, the sardinella salad is loved by many people. This bucolic meal, yet elegant, is the reason why so many people come to Phu Quoc every year to enjoy the sea and the delicious sardinella salad.

After washing and removing the fins, the chef will have to slice the sardine into many very thin slices. Then he or she will use lemon juice, thin sliced chili, sliced onion to mix with the sardines. Rice paper, herbs, and dried coconut meat are essential to this dish. Eating the sardinella salad, it is required to have both the home-grown vegetables and the herbs from the jungle. There are a total 8 types of herbs while the home-grown vegetables including salad, basil, and many others. 

Rose Myrtle Wine of Phu Quoc: As one of Phu Quoc finest wines, Sim (the Vietnamese name of Rose Myrtle) is also rated as one of the best wines in Vietnam. The wine is made of the ripe Rose Myrtle and a little bit of yeast, and has a very special flavor. The jungle Rose Myrtle is uniquely special because of its bitterness combined with sweetness. 

Grilled Snail (Còi Biên Mai): Còi Biên Mai is a type of snail that should be missed when visiting Phu Quoc. The snail, thanks to the creative mind of the locals, can be turned into many dishes, which are all equally delicious. There are many recipes for the snail such as sweet-n-sour fried, steamed, soup, or hotpot, but the best is the chili-salt grilled snail or the spicy tofu and lemongrass grilled.

Phu Quoc has a cool climate, suitable for the Rose Myrtle to grow all year, but it only rips on the first month of the lunar new year. The rose myrtle, when it was growing, had a color like rose, but when it ripped, the color turned purple. The wine is not only a drink of nature but also a cure for many types of illnesses. It helps the drinker eat better, sleep better; strengthen the muscle of the elders, diarrhea, digest illnesses. It also helps patients with kidney diseases.

Grilled Jack mackerels or Trachurus: Many people know about the famous sardinella salad but not about the equally flavorful Jack mackerels. Not because it is less delicious or too hard to cook, but because the fish only arrives by the season. In the calm day of the sea, maybe you can catch a few but in the rough sea, it is impossible to find one. There are also many to make the fish but the best and also the simplest is to steam and dip in lemon salt-n-pepper sauce.

Sea Urchin: Sea urchin, or the spike ball, is an amazing dish that you should definitely try when visiting Phu Quoc. Among many sea species, not one is as good as the sea urchin, especially its eggs. Split the urchin in half, the ball is hollow but there is meat stuck to the surface. 

Grilled Egg Squid: The grilled squid is a bucolic dish, just like people in Phu Quoc, simple and hospitality. The egg squid is bigger than the adult’s thumb with a belly full of eggs. The squid season is from February to May of the Lunar year. There are many ways to cook them. You can make porridge, steam, boil, grilled, fry, all are delightful in the same way.
 
Phu Quoc Crab Rice: The crab rice is few things you have to try when coming to Phu Quoc. Tasting the rice, you will understand more about the earth, the sea, and the people who live between the two. 
The main ingredient of the dish is rice, while the crab, mixed with garlic, onions, and a bit of sauce will be the crown. The rice when finished will have a color yellow, and the rice is usually fat and the crab is sweet. 

Melaleuca mushroom (Phu Quoc jungle mushroom)

This type of mushroom appears a lot in the primeval forest in Phu Quoc, and it can be cooked with everything from chicken to fish and meat.
Melaleuca mushroom grows only after the first rains in the mangrove forest. The leaves from the trees will fall down, cover the ground and create a type of mud which is suitable for the mushroom to grow.

Phu Quoc Fish Sauce: The most famous cuisine of the island, the best fish sauce in Vietnam, and probably the world, Phu Quoc fish sauce is made from the best anchovies in the region with the formula that has been around for more than 200 years. The brand name “Phu Quoc fish sauce” is well known not in Asia but also in Europe and in America. The fish sauce is made in a big wooden barrel, which served as a distiller barrel like in the beverage brewing industry, but the time to distillate is much longer, preferably a year.

Phu Quoc Pepper: Pepper is one of the best cuisines in Phu Quoc Island. The pepper is aromatic and spicy, and much stronger than any other regions’ peppers. There are three types of peppers: skull, black and red peppers. Each has its unique characteristics but the strongest one is the red pepper. The pepper is collected manually when it ripens.

How to getting to Phu Quoc Vietnam?

1. Fight: Phu Quoc island is 345 kms away in 1 hour flying by plane from Ho Chi Minh city.

Taxi from Ho Chi Minh to Ha Tien in 6hours then taking a ferry to Phu Quoc in 2hours , see here :https://vietnamtrustcarrentals.com/taxi-from-ho-chi-minh-transfers-to-ha-tien-best-sales.html

Taxi from Ho Chi Minh to Rach Gia in 3h30 minutes then taking a ferry to Phu Quoc in 3hours 30 minutes, see here :https://vietnamtrustcarrentals.com/taxi-transports-from-ho-chi-minh-airport-to-rach-gia-best-sales.html

2. Hydrofoil (High-speed ship) from Ha Tien: It takes about 1.5 hours for the High-speed ship from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc island. (a recommendation: High-speed ship names  Superdong are a bit more expensive but high quality).

3. Hydrofoil (High-speed ship) from Rach Gia: It takes about 3.5 hours for the High-speed ship from Rach Gia to Phu Quoc island. (recommendation: High-speed ship names  Superdong are a bit more expensive but high quality).
 
What is a good time to come into Phu Quoc Vietnam?

Phu Quoc is the same with other areas of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, it is also the land of mild climate and pleasant weather, so it’s deemed to be an ideal destination to visit all year round. The climate in Phu Quoc is split into two seasons: rainy season (normally from May to October) and dry season (normally from November to April). You can hope to find a quite comfortable trip to this province as the average temperature there falls in around 29 degree Celsius. Sometimes there are several storms in the rainy season.

Phu Quoc has a cool climate, suitable for the Rose Myrtle to grow all year, but it only rips on the first month of the lunar new year. The rose myrtle, when it was growing, had a color like rose, but when it ripped, the color turned purple. The wine is not only a drink of nature but also a cure for many types of illnesses. It helps the drinker eat better, sleep better; strengthen the muscle of the elders, diarrhea, digest illnesses. It also helps patients with kidney diseases.

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