What is worth knowing in advance: how the service works, what to ask, what to look at. Each guide is written for its own city and links to that city’s listings in this directory.
Where the Phu Quoc night market is and when it opens, when to go to Duong Dong morning market, where to buy seafood, how to fly with fish sauce and where to shop for everyday groceries.
How to check a Phu Quoc tour agency's licence in the government register, what tours are sold, when sea tours are cancelled, and what to ask about the boat and life jackets before paying.
Massage on Phu Quoc: salons in Duong Dong, by the sea on Long Beach and in the south with addresses and hours, how to tell a normal spa, pregnancy, booking.
Phu Quoc ambulance is 115. Where to find round-the-clock care, which clinics and pharmacies are in Duong Dong and the south, what to bring and how insurance works.
Green SM, Grab at the airport and the Mai Linh, Vinasun, Sasco, Sài Gòn, Nam Thắng and Đăng Quang companies: numbers, night rides and how to avoid overpaying.
Which licence you need for a bike on Phu Quoc, three rentals from the directory with addresses and contacts, what to check at pickup, and the island's roads in the rainy season.
National park, Ganh Dau cape, the Hon Thom cable car, Sao beach, Dinh Cau temple, the night market, the prison and fish-sauce houses. Where things are, hours and a route for 1, 2 and 3 days.
On Phu Quoc a foreigner registers a SIM with a passport at a Viettel, VinaPhone or MobiFone store in Duong Dong. Where the stores are, what documents you need, how eSIM works and what to do if your SIM is blocked.
On Phu Quoc, withdraw dong at an ATM or change cash only at a bank or an agent with a Đại lý đổi ngoại tệ sign. Which banks are in Duong Dong, roubles and Mir cards, what to pay with at small places, and the fines for street exchange.
Phu Quoc is dry November to March and rainy May to September. The west-coast sea is calm November to March, with waves up to 1.5–2 m in summer. Weather by month, storms and ferries.
The quickest way to Phu Quoc is by air: PQC airport takes flights from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Nha Trang. From the mainland, fast boats take about 1 h 15 min from Ha Tien and about 2 h 10 min from Rach Gia, arriving at Bai Vong port.