Many young travel bloggers around the world recommend that tourists visit the famous island of Vietnam once in their life. The International Living also voted Phu Quoc in the top 15 best islands for retirees. What makes the pearl island so impressive to all visitors?
Phu Quoc has many poetic beaches, emerald green water
Marked in March 2019, CNN Travel page has the article "Best places to visit for the ultimate Asia experience". authentic Asian experience). In it, author Kate Springer mentioned Ngoc Phu Quoc Island as a destination with the most beautiful beaches in Asia and the longest sea-crossing cable car in the world.
“Whether you're in a large developing island or a remote island in the wild, this island region promises to give you wave jumps, snorkeling trips, plenty of pure white sand beaches and much more”, the author of the article wrote.
In another article suggesting must-try experiences in Phu Quoc, Kate Springer has also made visitors around the world feel unable to stop the desire to Visit this island once in your life. Because in addition to the most beautiful beaches in Asia as she once said, Phu Quoc is also a destination of endless discoveries.
“I grew up on the island and witnessed it change a lot in the past 10 years, but Phu Quoc still retains its great natural beauty”, the article also quotes Anna Nguyen, a local who is currently working on the island. works for travel platform Klook, with the affirmation: “You could live here for the rest of your life like me and still see that this island has so much more to explore.”
In addition to CNN, Phu Quoc is constantly in the top votes/suggested experiences of a series of world-famous newspapers, in which, Telegraph (UK) or Forbes (USA) in 2017 described the island of Vietnam as a member. hidden gem of the Far East. In 2019, Forbes recognized Phu Quoc in the top 6 most beautiful beaches in the world, and CNN included this island in the top 17 destinations worth visiting in Asia. Recently, despite the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, TripAdvisor and Traveloka still ranked Phu Quoc in the list of the top 10 destinations for tourists' vacations.
New experiences for young people
On top of the most worth-trying experiences in Phu Quoc, CNN suggests that in addition to swimming at the most beautiful beaches on the planet, you can eat seafood in Ham Ninh, go kayaking on the Cua River. Land, trekking in Phu Quoc national forest, visiting bee farms, pearl farms, fish sauce making, pepper farms, watching the sunset in Phu Quoc…
Phu Quoc sunset is very strange. When it's purple, when it's orange, when it's yellow, even if you stay here for a month just to watch the sunset, you won't get bored," said Anna Nguyen.
And after sunset is Phu Quoc's globally famous hobby: night squid fishing, or going to Phu Quoc night market. Seafood, baked goods, candy only served with shredded coconut, delicious thin rice paper, grilled rice paper, jaggery juice..., Phu Quoc night market treats guests to a whole world of delicious dishes and pretty souvenirs. unique. The last pleasure that the author is particularly impressed with is the cable car experience. “It is hard to deny the excellent view from Hon Thom cable car,” she wrote. This must be acknowledged by any visitor.
The above experiences seem a bit old. Phu Quoc for the past two years, especially the South Island area, has become a new focus of excitement and strange discoveries.
Thu Trang, a young tourist from Hanoi said that Phu Quoc can "go a lifetime without being bored". Trang even wants to settle permanently on the island because life here is quite attractive. As a freelancer, she chooses to enjoy Phu Quoc in her very own way: rent a homestay and stay there for a whole month to… avoid Covid-19. She chose the South Island area, where previously there were very few amenities, now it is quite busy, many essential services, delicious food, and affordable prices…
Trang said: “The South Island has quite a lot of interesting new discoveries. taste. There are newly built areas like the Sun Premier Village Primavera with its impressive Mediterranean design that I enjoy strolling around in the afternoon. With the fact that Sun Group will invest in inviting big brands, organize Votex shows… It will certainly be very busy and bustling."
She said that she also intends to choose a small but comfortable apartment at Sun Grand City Hillside Residence to sometimes escape the stuffiness of the city, or simply to avoid the current epidemic.
The best destination for retirees
Phu Quoc is not only generous with young people but also especially favors the elderly. As proof, recently, The International Living has voted Phu Quoc in the top 15 best islands for retirees, with the following criteria: low cost of living, rich in local culture and history, location to live range from rural to urban.
The island has everything the elderly need for a retirement life. Fresh air, isolated from the hustle and bustle of big centers. The climate of four seasons is warm and sunny, especially good for the health of the elderly when not subject to erratic weather changes.
Living space in new places such as South Phu Quoc with many utilities gives retirees peaceful moments such as walking on the beach in the morning, exercising in the afternoon in Seta Park (New An Thoi urban area), or enjoying the leisure time of the day. Enjoy the Mediterranean flavor on the paved walkways, among the stylish shophouse rows of Sun Premier Village Primavera… Temple ceremonies, visiting historical sites, Phu Quoc are all available.
Having enough peace for the elderly, enough excitement for the young, and plenty of experience to satisfy all ages, these are the factors that make many people choose Phu Quoc as a place to stay for a long time.
