Phu Quoc Island Activities - Phu Quoc Travel Guide


Clearly one of Phu Quoc Island main activities, if you can call it that, is to lay on the beach and sunbathe, perhaps taking the odd swim now and then. But for many there\'s only so much doing nothing\' you can do.

Phu Quoc Island Travel Activities:

Explore Phu Quoc Island on a Motorbike:

Travelling around the island is one of most fun things you can do, but beware – many of the island roads are not paved. Sturdy shoes and long trousers are a prerequisite. Scooters are easily rented from most hotels. In Duong Dong town you can see (and smell!) the fish sauce factories. Nearby is Suoi Tranh waterfall which is about 4m high (sometimes from January to May water can be a little lacking).

Trekking in Phu Quoc National Park:

The national park, created in 2001 by the Vietnamese government, covers more than half the island. Thick foliage covers the mountainous slopes that are home to langurs, macaques, loris\', otters, hornbills and fruit bats.
The best way to visit the park is to book a tour with your hotel as most of the trails are not signposted very well. It\'s not a good idea to visit the park when it\'s been raining heavily as you will get very muddy.

Scuba Diving in South and North of Phu Quoc:

There are some dive sites around the north of Phu Quoc but most dive trips head to the pristine reefs of both hard and soft corals that teem with colourful fish around An Thoi.
Nice reasonably shallow dive sites are numerous but don\'t expect to any manta rays or large pelagic fish. Dive centres can be found easily around the island. This is a unforgotable experience for tourist travel to Vietnam.
Snorkelling:
Phu Quoc\'s crystal clear waters offer some of Vietnam\'s best snorkeling. Reefs fringe many of the islands and islets that make up the archipelago and snorkeling tours run daily during high season and will show you underwater habitats full of life and colour.
The An Thoi archipelago consists of 12 islands located due south of Phu Quoc with pristine scenery and an abundance of colourful reef fish, day trips here often include a spot of fishing.