Welcome to Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

This 16-island archipelago lies around 40 km west of Ha Tien. This peaceful tropical paradise, floats in the warm turquoise waters in the Gulf of Thailand, 50 km from the Vietnamese mainland and a 50 minute flight from Hochiminh City.

The major island, Phu Quoc, is 50km long, 25km wide and covers an area of 1,320 square kilometers. Phu Quoc Island boasts lush tropical forest and mountain zones. Phu Quoc Island is about the same size as Singapore, 600 sq.km and is the largest of all Vietnamese islands. There are 99 mountain and hill covered in green primitive forests with majestic waterfalls and bubbling streams. The fresh sea breezes and stunning sandy beaches touching crystal clear blue waters make this a true paradise.

On the other hand, Phu Quoc Island becomes famed for its traditional products -nuoc mam ''fish sauce'' and black pepper. Phu Quoc Island is perfect for tourists with its unspoiled beaches. There are many activities to take advantage of swimming, snorkeling, fishing. Phu Quoc Island is considered "Pearl of Island" in Vietnam for beach break holidays. To get there, it takes 50 minutes by plane from Hochiminh City or 2h00 flight from Hanoi.

HOW TO GET THERE ?
Phu Quoc Island is known as relaxing paradise. Daily flights connect to Phu Quoc Island from Hanoi, Hochiminh City, Can Tho and Rach Gia City. Phu Quoc Island is 120 km by sea to Rach Gia. Daily express boat connects to Rach Gia and Ha Tien, Kien Giang.

By air:

Vietnam Airlines service 3 routes to Phu Quoc Island

1. Phu Quoc - Hochiminh City - 300km - 01h00 per flight (3 – 5 flights a day)
2. Phu Quoc - Can Tho - 190km - 45 minute per flight
3. Phu Quoc - Rach Gia - 120km - 40 minutes per flight

Vietjet Air operates flight from Hanoi to Phu Quoc Island (1210km - 02h00 per flight) every day.

By sea: High-speed boat between Rach Gia - Bai Vong  - 120km - 2h30' - 4 boats/day; Ha Tien - Da Chong, Ham Ninh, Bai Vong - 45km - 1h30' - 1 boat/day.

WHERE TO STAY?
There are a wide range of hotels and resorts in Phu Quoc from budget hotels to luxury resorts & spa to suit all budgets of travelers. Please contact our Travel Specialists to book your stay at one of resorts/hotels in Phu Quoc Island to fit all your travel enquiries.

WHAT TO DO?
Phu Quoc Island offers an ideal place to dive and player water sports as well as fishing tour or trekking throughout the tropical green forest.
Scuba Diving and PADI were introduced to the island during 2002 by Jeremy Stein, better known for his 5 Star diving and Instructor Training Centres in Nha Trang. So whilst diving is relatively new here you have a rare opportunity to be amongst the first to dive this area and to discover new dive sites.

Diving is similar to the rest of Vietnam whereby there are not the large pelagics, mantas or sharks. However the hard and soft corals here are pristine and the mass of the small islands to the south of Phu Quoc Island are home to a huge variety of small colourful reef/coral fish, many of them endemic to the Vietnamese waters. The mysterious Dugong has even been sighted here.

All PADI diving and experience courses are offered here, as well as daily dive trips. Rainbow Divers is the only PADI dive centre on the island and is run by the highest qualified Instructor in Vietnam together with the Rainbow Divers team.

Jeremy Stein is an English PADI Course Director. He has lived in Vietnam for six years and introduced PADI to the country in the late 90's. Jeremy is considered one of the pioneers of diving in Vietnam and he also runs PADI Instructor courses at their 5-Star centres in Nha Trang.

The rest of the team comprises Instructor and Divemasters from Vietnam, France, Scandinavia and England. Their primary focus is to ensure that you have fun and safe diving experiences!

Your day with Rainbow Divers begins when we board our 18-meter, purpose built dive boat either in Duong Dong or after a pleasant 45 minute journey to the islands in the south. During this time you will have your briefings and can enjoy light refreshments. There are 2 - 3 dives of approx, 45 - 60 minutes each with traditional Vietnamese lunch in between. We aim to return you to your resort around 4pm. We do restrict the number of divers to ensure comfort, relaxation and enjoyable day. Accordingly, we recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment.