Foreign newspapers suggest interesting experiences when traveling to Phu Quoc

Preparing to be the first pilot place to welcome international visitors in Vietnam, Phu Quoc has many Many spots to explore.

Phu Quoc is a famous resort island located on the southern coast of Vietnam, very close to Cambodia. This place is considered a peaceful island paradise, not as busy as Bali (Indonesia).

Especially recently, Phu Quoc is being proposed to pilot international visitors with vaccination certificates from October. Foreign tourists coming here can experience Phu Quoc comfortably but are not allowed to go to the mainland, and Most guests will arrive via charter flights.

If visitors come to Phu Quoc about 7-10 days, The Travel immediately suggests the following things to note:

There is an international airport on the island that can welcome guests on direct flights from Europe, so it is convenient for guests to move and entry. At the airport, there are sim cards, phone cards for guests to use phone services, internet, and even foreign currency exchange. Traveling on the island, guests can call a taxi or rent a machine to explore on their own for about 200,000 VND/day.

 

The beauty of Phu Quoc island. Photo: Ngo Tran Hai An

The main attractions on Phu Quoc include beaches, night markets, prison ruins, cable cars across the sea, and Buddhist temples. In addition, guests can exercise with a lot of sea sports such as diving, swimming, kayaking, SUP...

Bai Sao

Located in the south of the island is Sao beach, a place anyone who comes to Phu Quoc should visit once to admire it. Admire the peaceful and quiet beauty with the famous blue sea and fine white sand. Visitors should spend a day here enjoying the clear blue water, watching the colorful starfish swimming near the shore, and sipping a cool coconut.

Truc Lam Ho Quoc Zen Monastery

Also known as Ho Quoc Pagoda, Truc Lam Ho Quoc Zen Monastery is also the largest temple in Phu Quoc, located about 1 km from Bai Sao. The pagoda has the combined architecture of the Ly and Tran dynasties, each line and detail on the statues and buildings are intricately carved.

The whole pagoda is made of ironwood and primitive stone. In addition, visitors to the temple will be able to stand from above and see the blue sea in a pure space.

 

Western guests check-in Ho Quoc Pagoda. Photo: semen.chernykh

Historical site Phu Quoc Prison

is a prison complex built by the French colonialists in the 1950s and later used by the US military during the war with Vietnam. This place is known as "hell on earth" because of the evidence of war crimes. However, the monument is also a highly educational attraction for many tourists.

Duong Dong Market

The market operates all day but is busiest at night, so there is an area in the market that operates later. Here guests can find countless shops selling food made from exotic seafood.

 

Rich cuisine at Duong Dong market, Phu Quoc

 

Phu Quoc cuisine always makes visitors nostalgic

Just walking along the central streets can see the market with a series of sidewalk shops selling food, drinks, souvenirs, seafood restaurants.

 

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