Phu Quoc island: Travel guide from A to Z (part 1)

Phu Quoc island: Travel guide from A to Z (part 1)

Here is Phu Quoc travel guide book with a lot of information about transportation, climate, places of interest, famous local products. Hope this guide will accompany you on the upcoming Phu Quoc trips ...

Overview of Phu Quoc

 

A corner of Phu Quoc (Photo: khoanhkhacvietnam.vn)

Phu Quoc is a beautiful archipelago located in the Gulf of Thailand, Kien Giang province. In the southern sea of ​​the country, Ngoc Phu Quoc - the largest island of Vietnam, is also the largest island in a population of 22 islands here. Clear sea, peaceful streams and many unique seafood are the great advantages of Phu Quoc tourism.

Phu Quoc travel calendar

• The busiest times for tourists are from Oct to Mar
• However, the dry season (October to March next year) is the most beautiful time of Phu Quoc. In general, you can rest assured Phu Quoc travel at any time of the year because the annual average temperature is only about 28 degrees Celsius.
• Most important is tracking weather forecasts to avoid rainy days.

How to travel to Phu Quoc

Travel to Phu Quoc by airplane, high speed train or ferry. Here are the options to go to Phu Quoc depending on different points of departure:

Ha Noi - Phu Quoc: Vietnam Airlines operates every day an Airbus flight from Hanoi to Phu Quoc departs at 8h40 and arrives at 10h45. The reverse flight departs from Phu Quoc at 11h35 and arrives at 13h40.

Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc: Distance 500 km, can go by plane or combination of cars + speed boat Rach Gia - Phu Quoc

- Aircraft: Vietnam Airlines operates every day 17 flights with ATR aircraft and 1 flight with Airbus. Viet Jet Air operates a daily flight with Airbus. Flight time is 50 minutes.

- Rach Gia - Phu Quoc cars: Phuong Trang, Kumho and Mai Linh are high-quality bus companies that carry passengers on HCM City - Rach Gia and vice versa, traveling time is 6 Up to 7 hours depending on traffic density.

- Can Tho - Phu Quoc: Can be taken by plane or combination of cars + high speed train Rach Gia - Phu Quoc

- Aircraft: Vietnam Airlines operates daily flights with ATR aircraft departing from Can Tho to Phu Quoc at 13H: 00 and arrive at 13:45. The reverse flight departs from Phu Quoc at 11H: 35 and arrives at 12H: 20.

- Rach Gia - Phu Quoc cars and motorways: Phuong Trang and Mai Linh are two high-quality buses carrying passengers from Can Tho to Rach Gia and vice versa, traveling time is 3 to 3, 5 hours depending on traffic density.

• From the airport go to Duong Dong Center / Dinh Cau area by taxi takes about 20 minutes. Phu Quoc has two largest taxi companies, SASCO and Mai Linh, both of which are metered, quite safe and convenient for travelers.

Rach Gia - Phu Quoc: Distance 120 km, can go by plane or speed boat:- Aircraft: Vietnam Airlines operates a daily flight from Rach Gia to Phu Quoc, departs at 7:30 and arrives at 8h10. A reverse flight departs from Phu Quoc at 8h45 and arrives at 9h25.

From HCM City to Rach Gia:• From Le Hong Phong, pick up passenger car:- Mai Linh. Tel: 08 39292929- Phuong Trang. Tel: 08 3833 3468

Or if you leave the bus station in the West have Kumho Samco, Ba Dung, Tuyet Hon, Chau Ha.• Car will come to Rach Gia Bus Station (Kien Giang). Ticket price is about 120,000 - 150,000 VND / ticket / pass, time is about 6-7 hours.

• Should buy a 45 seat car, can easily fall back to a good sleep. If you want to save time, choose a bus trip around 10 pm, 5 am will go to Kien Giang. Before leaving the car you remember asking the driver of the location of the transfer vehicle to get on this car for no charge. Do not let the motorbike grab hold of the vehicle, aim straight at the vehicle. When you board the bus, you tell the driver is to go to the pier to Phu Quoc.

- High speed train: Superdong cruise line to cruise Rach Gia - Phu Quoc and vice versa, the morning departure at 8h00 and the afternoon departure at 13h00, time to travel at sea is 2.5 hours.

• Superdong: Address: No. 14 Tu Do Street; Vinh Thanh; Rach Gia. Tel: 077 877742 - 077 877 741.Ho Chi Minh City - Ha Tien - Phu Quoc: 45 km distance, can be reached by speed boat or ferryFrom Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Tien: The vehicles from Saigon to Ha Tien include:

Xe Phuong Trang: fare 170,000 VND.

Departure time:* Western Bus Station: 7h15, 8h45, 9h45, 18h, 18h45, 19h15.

* Ha Tien Bus Station: 8h30, 9h30, 10h30, 20h30, 21h45, 22h30

* In Ho Chi Minh City:- Operator: 0838.309.309- VP 328A Le Hong Phong - District 10 - HCMC- VP 260 Le Hong Phong - District 5 - HCMC.- Ticket Counter 22.23, 31 West Bus Station - Ho Chi Minh CityKumho car: fare 190,000 VND.

* Ha Tien - Ho Chi Minh City- Departure time: 07h50, 11h00, 13h00, 20h20, 21h10, 22h30 Tickets are available at 077.3.959797 - 077.3.959696

* Ho Chi Minh City - Ha Tien- Departure time: 09h30, 11h00, 15h30, 20h30, 21h30, 23h00 Tickets are available at 08.3.7527878 - 08.3.9225112 - 08.3.9225113Tuan Nga car: ticket price: 165.000 VND / ticket

* In Ho Chi Minh City:- Operator: 0946 79 00 55 - 0962 57 11 99- VP 7 Pham Huu Chi - Ward 12 - District 5 - HCMC.Western Bus Station - Ho Chi Minh City.

* In Ha Tien:- Operator: 0773. 95 45 45 - 0969 19 11 77- Office at Ha Tien Bus Station.

- Ferry: Depart at Thanh Thoi ferry (Ha Tien), stop at Da Chong harbor (Bai Thom, Phu Quoc). Ferry capacity is large, can carry all kinds of cars. The ferry time is over 2 hours. From Da Chong ferry pier to the center of Duong Dong town about 20km, you can go by bus, xe om (this area is hard to find taxi).

- High speed train: Superdong I and Superdong II depart from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc at 8h00 and 13h00; From Phu Quoc to Ha Tien at 8:30 and 13:30 daily. Hong Tam high speed boat also exploited this maritime journey, starting from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc at 13h30 and from Phu Quoc to Ha Tien at 8h30 daily. Travel time at sea is 1 hour 20 minutes. Some ships to choose from:

MOVING IN PHU QUOC: There are three main roads:

- Tran Hung Dao Street: The road has the most hotels and resorts in Phu Quoc, most of which have beaches, starting from the fall to the end of Truong beach, to An Thoi. You can go from the beach of this resort to another comfortable resort, and the length of this free beach to over 10km. Tran Hung Dao Street is also the way to visit the gallery - Origin, Pearl, Phu Quoc prison, Hang Yen.


- Road 30/4 - Phu Quoc dining route: There are many restaurants and eateries, you can try seafood at the roadside shop at a better price than the night market. This road goes to Sung Hung Co Tu Pagoda, Tranh Stream, Ham Ninh fishing village, Bai Vong wharf. Can go this road through An Thoi to visit Sao beach, Khem beach.


- Hung Vuong street: This road creates a junction with 30/4 road. Go straight to the first intersection is Nguyen Trung Truc turn left to airport, turn right to go to Da Ban Stream, Tu Tuong Garden, Ganh Dau Garden, Nguyen Temple, Vung Bau ...