Phu Quoc – “Pearl Island” of Vietnam

Phu Quoc is famous for its stunning white-sand beaches with the emerald sea water, and the five-star luxurious resorts and hotels with many entertainment activities. All of them make Phu Quoc become “hotter” among tourists. Phu Quoc is in the Northwest of Vietnam and belongs to Kien Giang Province. This is the biggest island in Vietnam and it is also a famous tourist destination of Vietnam. Phu Quoc is not only about vibrant and bustling streets and energetic water activities, it is also about the moment of strolling for some fresh air by the coast, lying down sunbathing on the soft sandbank, or staying on the sunlounger and enjoying the wind. Besides admiring the mountains and beaches’ natural scenery, you should also try many famous specialties like raw herring, grilled sea urchin, sea urchin congee, Ham Ninh sentinel crab, etc. Other than that, coming to Phu Quoc, don’t miss out on the following experiences!

Grand World Phu Quoc 

Grand World Phu Quoc is not only a busy shopping street but it also has many million-worth performances with supreme technology and master performers. Grand World is guaranteed that you will be overwhelmed by the large-scale investment properties and spacious and royal areas. Getting inspiration from the European streets, Grand World has a delicate and luxurious architectural style. Remarkably, being named a “sleepless city”, Grand World Phu Quoc is active constantly 24/7 with many entertainment activities and shopping places crowded with people.

Being famous for its architecture, Grand World has a lot of places for taking photos and contemplating the place. Based on many tourists’ preferences, the famous places that you should visit are:

• Bamboo Legend – with 42.000 vulgar bamboo trees from Tay Ninh and designed by Vo Trong Nghia architect
• Urban Park – with an area of 500 m2 and 55 artistic architectures of diverse sizes, the park welcomes more than 3000 tourists every day.
• Teddy Bear Museum – with the design of doughnut architecture, Teddy Bear Museum is a shopping and entertainment complex with an area of 2162 meters. The museum displays the adventure of teddy bears through many countries and cultures.

The food street night market at Grand World is an exciting experience that you shouldn’t miss. Grand World night market has about 138 booths with diverse categories including 100 booths for food and beverage. The night market is open until 2 a.m. and sells many appetizing dishes like breaded deep-fried shrimp, grilled scallops, fish sauce steamed squid, etc. Besides that, Grand World also has multiple 5-star bars and restaurants for tourists to enjoy Vietnamese food and international food like Pizza Villa, Bach Restaurant, Savana Bistro, El Sombrero, and many others.

VinWonders Phu Quoc – Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc

VinWonders Phu Quoc is one of the biggest large-scale theme parks in Vietnam and Asia. Located on the romantic Long Beach with an area of up to 50 hectares, VinWonders Phu Quoc is also known as an irreplaceable piece of the sleepless city of Grand World Phu Quoc. Outstanding with 6 massive areas divided into 12 themes inspired by human civilization from ancient times to the present. With more than 100 activities in shopping, entertainment, nature exploring, and sports, VinWonders Phu Quoc can easily satisfy tourists with a diversity of experiences for solo travellers, couples, families, and groups of friends.

VinWonders Phu Quoc is well-known for its avenue with Europe in the Middle Ages aesthetic, which makes visitors feel like they’re living in a fairy tale. Many games are built with multiple themes like Lost in the Magical World with an Alice in Wonderland theme, dress-up as cowboys of the Western, the Vikings’ village with Scandinavian architecture, or The SeaShell with the museum shape of a giant turtle. Other than that, VinWonders also has an amusement park with games like Maya Legend, Ancient Greece Rollercoaster, Explore the South America Old Forest, and a water park with various thrilling slides.

Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc 

Located right next to VinWonders Phu Quoc is the same exciting place called Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc. Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc is the shared home for thousands of individuals including many rare animals like Arabian scimitar-horned oryx or black-necked swan. Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc has more than 3.000 animals with 150 rare ones like rhinos, kangaroos, zebras, etc. The park is designed as a semi-feral model, the animals are happily living together, and they are being nurtured in the most superlative conditions according to the international standard that guarantees the wild animal can be conserved and have a good parturition process.

Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc has two major areas Open Zoo and Safari Park. The Open Zoo area is distributed to many subareas and it is home to many wild animals that are being taken care of in special criteria and spacious natural areas. Especially, there is a stage for performances and a zoo for kids to feed and take photos with adorable animals like rabbits, sheep, goats, or squirrels. And move on to the other zone is the Safari Park. The Safari Park is built as an inhabitant that meets all the requirements of a safari. All the animals are freely walking around in artificial and semi-feral nature without any cages or barriers. Visitors will ride together in an electric car through the safari. In the car, you will observe the animal getting closer to the car or even standing in front of the car and the windows. Maybe it could be thrilling and exciting but it may be scary to some people. However, every car has safe-tempered glasses so you can be assured of experiencing the safari park.

Beautiful beaches in Phu Quoc

Long Beach 

Long Beach Phu Quoc is located in the Northwest of Phu Quoc, within 15 kilometres from Cua Can to Ganh Dau. Long Beach of Phu Quoc has been nominated by Forbes as one of the six most beautiful beaches in the world. That’s why this place always has numerous tourists every day. Long Beach Phu Quoc is famous as an aboriginal beach with beautiful soft white sand and blue under the sea water and above in the sky. As a famous tourist destination, Long Beach has many activities for visitors too. The most common ones are swimming and sunbathing to feel nature on your skin, kayaking to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the water, diving for colourful coral observation or you can even try fishing to train your forbearance or riding bikes for some fresh air. Besides that, visitors can also organize an outdoor BBQ party or camp overnight to enjoy the night scene of Long Beach.

Starfish Beach 

Starfish Beach in Phu Quoc is only about 25 km away from Duong Dong Ward. Starfish Beach stretches over 7 km with a gracefully curved shape, resembling a crescent moon. The most beautiful time to visit is between April and June when the sand turns into a milky white colour, and the climate is extremely favourable, allowing you to fully enjoy the beauty of the place. The sand here is pure white, soft, and smooth like cream, extending and curving in an arc. The sea is calm, even during the rainy season, with crystal-clear and dreamy blue water. The water is relatively shallow with a large open space, reaching up to 100m, making it safe for children and non-swimmers. After swimming in the sea, you can lie in the sun and enjoy refreshing drinks under the cool green coconut trees, which is an immensely delightful experience. When visiting Bãi Sao Phu Quoc, you can participate in many exciting recreational activities that offer thrilling and highly experiential moments. These activities include riding jet skis, kayaking, paragliding, banana boat rides, fishing with local fishermen, exhilarating surfing, and fascinating scuba diving to explore the coral reefs.

Khem Beach

With its pristine natural beauty, clear blue water, white sand, golden sunshine, and favorable weather conditions, Bai Khem has quickly attracted the attention of tourists. Khem Beach Phu Quoc has a “seductive curve” that embraces the white sand beach and is clad in the color of the water, and the tropical rainforest. When you come here, you will not only be amazed by the wonders of nature, but you will also be surprised by interesting experiences such as: swimming in the sea, sunbathing, watching the magnificent sunrise at Bai Khem, snorkeling to admire coral reefs, and the underwater world. In addition, there are many other fun activities that you can do with your friends at Bai Khem, such as organizing a barbeque party and enjoying fresh seafood.

In addition, Phu Quoc also owns many other beautiful beaches that tourists should visit such as Ganh Dau Beach, Turtle Island (Doi Moi Island), Mot Island, Sang Giau Beach, Cua Can Beach, Dinh Cau Cape, etc.

Ham Ninh Fishing Village

Ham Ninh fishing village is one of the extremely attractive places in Phu Quoc because this is where you can enjoy fresh seafood dishes prepared directly and at the same time where you can truly experience the local life and culture. One of the unmissable experiences at this place is the one-day challenge of being a fisherman on the island, sitting on a boat out to sea and fishing. Besides, you can also scuba dive to see coral and immerse yourself in the natural landscape and bustling atmosphere here. Don’t forget that if you have beautiful photos, you can choose to visit this place in the early morning or late afternoon to watch the sunrise and sunset.

Most of the restaurants here have a delicious, fresh seafood menu that will let you indulge in your cravings. Missing out on trying the seafood would be the biggest regret you would have when visiting Ham Ninh fishing village in Phu Quoc. One of them is the famous Ham Ninh crab. The fresh crabs are cooked into a variety of dishes that will bring you a wonderful taste when visiting this beautiful “pearl island”. In addition, this is also a seafood dish with a cheap price, suitable for many customer segments.

Don’t forget to visit the floating market at Ham Ninh fishing village in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province to experience the direct sale of fresh seafood. Most of the traders here are fishermen, they catch and sell themselves. Therefore, in terms of freshness and price, this market will help you have interesting experiences. In addition, you can go to the seafood market to buy as gifts, this will help you buy at the cheapest price. For tourists who are passionate about handicrafts, the experience at the pearl cultivation area will give you extremely interesting moments. There are many types of pearls with a variety of colors and sizes here. You can buy it as a gift for your loved ones.

Visit Phu Quoc to admire the beautiful natural scenery of the beaches, watch the simple life of fishermen, and enjoy delicious seafood dishes prepared on the spot!