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Phu Quoc offers a
decent infrastructure:
an airport, wide
tracks, money-exchange offices,
banks with ATM, hospital, post-office, police-station.
... and even
plenty of ADSL internet places! Just in case you still have the desire to stay
connected to the world.
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How's
the weather today? 
The climate
is tropical
2
seasons:
- Dry from November till
June. Temperature is between 30 and 35c during the
day. The nights are usually rather cool. The sea water is at 25-28c.
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Rainy from July till
October.
Temperature is still very nice (between 26 and 32c), but tropical
rain can
fall anytime, generally for a few minutes .
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Typical
activities
on the Island:
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Boat
Trips
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Different
trips are
available for visiting the islets, and also snorkeling and fishing. They
are usually
half-day or full-day
tours.
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> Scuba Diving
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A
professional organization is available to take you and train you
in the beautiful sites around the island.
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Coco Dive Center
http://www.cocodivecenter.com
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Since 2006,
foreign visitors
to Phu Quoc only
don't need a visa
anymore
if they stay less than 15 days. See your
travel agent for details... |
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Phu Quoc has also several harbours
and lively markets.
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How to get there:
> By Plane
The only carrier so far is Vietnam Airlines.
During the high season (November till May) there are 4 daily
55-minute flights from
Saigon for 65 USD round trip.
There is also a daily 2-way flight with Rach Gia, for 32 USD one-way.
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> By Boat |
There are daily ferries from Rach Gia to An Thoi and from Ba Hon to Ham Ninh for about 5 USD.
A speedboat is operating from Rach Gia. Daily departure - at 8.00
am, arrival time on Phu Quoc at 10.30 am,
- at 1:15 pm, arrival time on Phu Quoc
at 4:15 pm,
the fare
is about 9 USD.
During the rainy season or bad weather conditions the service might be cancelled.
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> On the Island itself
A lot of motorbike-taxis are available to carry you from virtually any place
to any place on the island.
Obviously the
"Honda om" know the Island like their pocket.
It is advisable to bargain the fare. For example between the Airport and
Bo resort, the fare should
be no more than 35,000 VND.
Taxi cabs are also available.
The fare is 120,000 VND.
Attention! Tell the drivers that the place you want to go to is
Bô
Resort on Ong Lang
Beach.
If you have
reserved with us before arriving, we book a cab for you and the
driver will be waiting for you at the gate.
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Other activities...
River cruising, visiting fish-sauce factories and pepper plantations,
jungle-trekking to the waterfall... |
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| ...shopping at the Pearl
Farm. |
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Phu Quoc is
famous in the Asian world for its fish sauce, called "Nuoc Mam".
The island produces more
than 10 million liters of fish sauce a year.
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Phu Quoc is also
known for its flavorful pepper. Wandering through a plantation with its endless rows of pepper vines,
you can appreciate how hard the island's farmers work. It takes 3 years to
take a crop to maturity. |
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