Phu Quoc: Travel guide book from A to Z (part 2)

Phu Quoc: Travel guide book from A to Z (part 2): SIGHT SEEING IN PHU QUOC

1. NORTHEAST

North of Phu Quoc Island is rich land with pristine forest and abundant fauna and flora and countless beautiful beaches hidden behind the forest. Coming to the North Island comes to the wild nature.

Exploring North Island includes:

Phu Quoc Temple & Phu Quoc farm pepper

It is famous for its spicy aromas than other pepper cultivation. On the way from Duong Dong to Ganh Dau street, you will see the beautiful pepper gardens. After visiting, you can also buy some dried pepper as a gift to relatives.



Phu Quoc pepper garden. Picture: ST

Location: The most cultivated area is the Statue, about 15km north of Duong Dong town.

Cape Ganh Dau:

Cape land protrudes northwest sea island attract tourists by nature and wild nature most featured. From here you can see the sea of ​​Cambodia. Oil palm arch has a 500m long beach. This is also the place to enjoy great seafood for visitors.

Location: in Ganh Dau commune, Phu Quoc district, about 15-20 km north of Duong Dong town.

See Dinh Cau atsunset time

Dinh Cau Point is a famous landscape in Phu Quoc. Especially, watching the sunset at Dinh Cau is that any tourists who travel to Phu Quoc should not be overlooked.




Phu Quoc Sunset (Photo: Pidivn)

Location: Dinh Cau Palace is located in Duong Dong Town, about 5 minutes walk from Duong Dong Market.

Hon Thom:

Hon Thom Island is located in the North of Phu Quoc. Here you can dive the coral, see the aquaculture of fishermen, pearl farms Hon Thom distance about 10 minutes, you can see the famous squid fishing village in Phu Quoc.

Location: From Phu Quoc pier, take 30 minutes to go to Hon Thom Island.

Suoi Tranh:

Suoi Tranh is formed from many small streams, through the canyon forest, with water from June to September every year. There is a beautiful natural landscape with flowers, mountains, sea and streams, a place for camping, interesting picnic.


Suoi Tranh, Phu Quoc (Photo: hivietnam)

Location: Suoi Tranh is located on the Ham Ninh Range, northeast of Phu Quoc Island. From Duong Dong town, follow Duong Dong - Ham Ninh road about 10 km to Suoi Tranh.

Suoi Da Ban

There are large and flat stones like the table so Phuoc people call Da Ban Stream. This is one of the attractions not to be missed when you visit Phu Quoc National Park.

Location: From Duong Dong town, go up the North Island and follow the path leading to the Da Ban Stream.

Suoi Da Ngon

With 7 waterfalls, Da Tien stream is majestic and beautiful to fascinate as it is a secret for visitors to explore and adventurous. From November to April next year is the ideal time to visit the rock stream, because in the rainy season the slabs become slippery.

Location: Northeast of Phu Quoc Island.

Bai Dai Beach

Immerse yourself in the sea and sand of the beach voted by the BBC as one of the 10 most pristine beaches in the world. Long Beach Phu Quoc has a coastline of 1500m long, along the beach with sandy beaches that are high green, grow in straight lines.


Bai Dai Phu Quoc (Photo: vietnamdiscoveries)

Location: West of the island. Motorcycle ride from the center of Duong Dong is about 45 minutes to an hour, direction to the resorts Chen Sea, Chez Carole and Mai Phuong, North West Island.

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple:

The temple was built by the people of Phu Quoc to commemorate the great hero of the country, with the people. Every year on August 28 lunar Phu Quoc people come here to make his death.

Location: Duong Dong is 25km away from Ganh Dau.

Coi Nguon Museum:

The 9th private museum in Vietnam is considered as the place to keep the story of Phu Quoc island, "soul of the" Phu Quoc. Roi Quoc Museum holds more than 3,000 antiquities, including 300 sets of treasure folders to Phu Quoc in Han, Vietnamese, English and French. In addition, there is a display area of ​​driftwood; marine snail industry; souvenir, pearl; the traditional stilt house in rural Phu Quoc; dog and eagle reserve.


Museum of Coi Nguon. Photo: Photobucket
Location: Tran Hung Dao Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc Island.

2. East and South

East and south of Phu Quoc Island is a lowland mixed with forests secondary, which is the population center of the island. The beautiful beach attracts people like Truong Beach, Sao beach, Khem beach, Ngu well is mentioned as a separate charm of Phu Quoc island. Exploring the South Island includes:Bai Sao: Bai Sao is one of the most beautiful beaches in Phu Quoc. This place owns fine white sand like ice cream more than 7 kilometers long, curved like the moon. In the high season, Bai Sao busy travelers, so if you like beach bathing Sao beach, you should go early to rent a hammock.

Bai Sao:

Bai Sao is located on the tourist route South Island, about 30km from Duong Dong town. Experience for everyone: If you like going to Sao beach, you should rent a taxi or go from An Thoi direction, small but dusty road, big cars sometimes run through some but still more comfortable than land. Sea-Bai Truong is closer but the road is more dusty.

Bai Khem:

Khem beach is pristine, white sand and fine powder. One point except that Khem beach has a lot of rubbish and leaves, feeling the sea is not clean. In return, eat seafood Bai Khem is great. Here you will find grilled fish and herring salad at a reasonable price. You can visit the Cuc Man restaurant tasting the side dish tomorrow and resting relaxed on the hammock. In Bai Khem you should also visit pearl farms, very interesting.

Location: South of Phu Quoc Island, 25km from Duong Dong, 5km from An Thoi port.

Bai Truong

Bai Truong continues to be an unforgettable destination in Phu Quoc, just 7 minutes from the airport. From October to April every year, Truong Beach is the perfect choice because this is the most beautiful school beach with calm sea surface, waves rippling. Especially, this is the most beautiful sunset view island, sky color and reflection on the sea, creating a beautiful effect.




Photo: Sunset at Sanato Beach Club



Photo: Sunset at Sanato Beach Club

Sunset Sanato Beach Club is located in the Beach, famous as the most unique beach in Phu Quoc with impressive art works and the venue of the largest marine music festival in Phu Quoc - Epizode, held annually. on New Year's Day.

Address: Bao Duong, Duong To, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Ham Ninh Fishing Village:

The life of Ham Ninh fishing village is still intact with the rustic bamboo house. Main occupation is pearl diving, catching sea ginseng (breaking news) and netting crabs. Visit Ham Ninh in the morning to enjoy the sunrise or enjoy the moon to enjoy the beauty of this place. The specialty here is the snack just caught up boiled, bright red, meat firmly, sweet pepper lemon pepper.




Ham Ninh fishing village (Photo: ST)

Location: Ham Ninh fishing village is located on the East coast of the island, 20 km northeast of Duong Dong town.

Fish Sauce Factory:

Here, you can learn the traditional method of fish annealing to create the rich flavor of Phu Quoc fish sauce. Guests can buy fish sauce at the factory.

Address: Phung Hung Fish Sauce - Duong Dong Road - An Thoi, opposite Phu Quoc Prison.

An Thoi archipelago:

An Thoi archipelago has 15 large islands along the southwest. The sea is very deep and deep, some 30m deep. Visitors will find it suitable for activities such as exploring nature, sightseeing, fishing, squid fishing, swimming and diving ... Some of the islands in An Thoi archipelago named Hon Dan, Hon Dua , Hon Roi, Hon Thom, Wine, Nails, Roi Ghat, Clouds, Chan Qui. Location: South of Phu Quoc Island.

+ Hon Mong Tay islandThis Island is almost an absolute pristine island, because there are no inhabitants and no interference of land services. Nail Island is the ideal place to do outdoor activities such as camping, swimming or going inland to explore the wilderness with fire-spreading pastures.





Another interesting activity that you can not miss here is the scuba diving experience of the coral reef ecosystem, with 17 types of soft coral and a variety of colorful sea turtles. Corals of light, size, color will surely leave a wonderful impression on you for a trip to the "desert island".


+ Hon Gieng: Located at the southernmost point of the An Thoi archipelago, the beautiful Gò Ghì Island attracts visitors with pristine beaches, rocky cliffs with bizarre shapes, white sand, underneath is an ocean world, reefs coral thick and wide to pull away from the right near the shore ... The density of coral here is quite thick, so that only face down into the water has seen the coral.





+ Hon May Rut

Hon Rut is located in the south of Phu Quoc Island, about 3 nautical miles from An Thoi town center. The beach in May Rut is quite wild with sandy stretches of pure white, the blue water reflected in the coconut bent very poetic.In addition, the sea in the area of ​​Hon Rut has a diverse ecosystem with more than 100 species of hard and soft corals, 125 species of fish, 150 species of molluscs along with many species of marine life such as clams, sea ​​turtles, tortoise ...

Phu Quoc prison:

In Phu Quoc prison where you will witness the ruins of the Vietnam War and learn about the torture methods barbarized here 50 years ago.

Location: Located in Cay Dua hamlet, An Thoi commune, in the southernmost part of Phu Quoc island.