Looking for gorgeous activities in Phu Quoc? Here are all top activities you would try once staying in Phu Quoc Island.
Top Attractions in Phu Quoc Island 2022
- Suoi Tranh Waterfall – A Fairy Tale Illustraion.
Located in the North-East of the Phu Quoc, around 15 Km from the center of Duong Dong town. The stream of Suoi Tranh is not so rapid or violent that you can go about 400 meters up for camping and hiking. Also, you can bring a small fishing rod to enjoy and go fishing. Suoi Tranh is more than a relax gateway, it is a beautiful picture created by the Mother Nature with a lot of amazing stalactites and murmur of streams.
- Khem Beach – World ‘s Best Beaches 2022
The average annual temperature here is around 23°C. This is a remote gate way with the balmy weather that is so relaxing, sand here is white and smooth with blue sea water. Also, the wave is not so noisy like other beaches in Phu Quoc.
What is else, coming here you have many chances to understand the life of water tortoise as well as the small fishing village.
3.Visit Pearl Farm in Phu Quoc
Ngoc Hien Pearl Farm is the unique pearl farm in Phu Quoc established since 1994. Visiting here you will have a lot of interesting experience and emotion, feel the actual feeling of harvesting pearls from oysters. This is also a great and romantic destination for those who want to save beautiful moments or propose marriage to their partners.
4.Visit Fish sauce Factory in Phu Quoc
If you are interested in the producing of traditional Fish sauce, don’t miss these 3 factories: Khai Hoan, Thinh Phat and Phung Hung.
5.Truc Lam Ho Quoc Monastery
This is the best place to watch the sunrise in Phu Quoc in general, it may start around 5.00 AM. Besides, the other aim of many visitors is looking for macaques.
Ho Quoc Pagoda was built in 2011 and opened in 2012, locate on a high mountain overlooking the sea. The architecture is so unique with a group of temples made of wood and primitive stone which is valuable use of 1000 years ago.
6.Phu Quoc Prison
More than a horrible place, it was the real prison, considered as the largest prison in the South-East Asian in 1964. There were around 14.000 prisoners under the French army’s torture.
Interestingly, there are so many illustrations of various cruel torture scenes that you can clearly feel the brutal reality of the war.
7.Mong Tay Island
From May to late July is recommended to travel to Mong Tay Island. If you are really an Instagrammer Mong Tay Island is an ideal destination to capture a lot of beautiful and natural photoshoots. Here is also famous of the coral ecosystem with 17 different types of sea anemones. Therefore, Mong Tay Island is also the best place for diving. Also, the other fascinating thing that you can do on this Island is visiting the house of ‘Robinson’.
8.Bai Dai beach- Long beach
Located in the North-West of Phu Quoc Island. Like the name, the length of the beach is up to 17 Km. Bai Dai beach is the unique destination as it is voted by the BBC, CNN GO and other travel organizations as one of the 13 most pristine beaches in the world. Jet-skiing, sailing and squid fishing are advised activities in Bai Dai beach.
Top things to do – Activities in Phu Quoc Island 2022
Have a dinner at the night market in Phu Quoc
This must be a seafood paradise that you can find more than one hundred of stall which sale seafood, pancake, ice cream and fruits as well as pepper, souvenirs.
The market opens from 6.00 AM to 23.00 PM but the market only become vibrant from 20.00 PM. The seafood is cooked and served in various way such as grilled, boiled, steamed and deep-fried.
Also, the zone 2 of the market sale pearls, wooden painting, printed shirts. Especially, Myrtle wine and Phu Quoc Fish sauce or dried squid deep in tamarind sauce are recommended souvenirs.
Getting around Phu Quoc by motorbike
Renting a motorbike here costs around 10 USD for 1 day and about 4 USD to fill up the tank of gas.
Most hotels in Phu Quoc have available bikes for rent, let’s explore the island and visit various beautiful beaches as well as vine and pepper farms by yourself.
Visit pepper farm
There are many pepper plantations throughout the Island, renting a motorbike and stop for a virtually pepper plantation. There are 2 famous farms are Pepper Farm (6X6M+G58, TT. Dương Đông, Phú Quoc, Kiên Giang) and Pepper Farm Phu Quoc Bungalow (Suoi Cái – Gành Dau, hamlet, xóm Mới, Phú Quoc).
Visit Hon Thom Island by a cable car
During the cable car tour, you can have a general view of An Thoi Archipelago, your trip will be from An Thoi and ending at Hon Thom Island. The ticket is from 350 000 VND to 500 000 VND for children and adults respectively.
Night squid fishing in Phu Quoc
In-order to catch squid, it is better to go to Mong Tay islet or Dam Ngang islet. Besides participating squid fishing at mid-night you can enjoy watching the colorful coral reefs.
The ideal time for catching squid is dry season from November to April.
Play Golf in Phu Quoc Island
Vinpearl Golf Club Phu Quoc is designed in the famous model of 27-hole golf course. Also, it brings to you the feeling of Tropical paradise because of the ingredients of lakes and oceanic views.