Phu Quoc Trips & Tours

There are exotic islands, marooned in the middle of deep blue seas, where the sand is golden and life is good – and then there’s Phu Quoc. Taking the far-flung beach break to a whole new level of laidback, this tiny island is the size of Singapore and sits parallel to Vietnam’s border with Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand. Alongside the obvious (incredible seafood, world-class diving and long, sunshine-filled days), there are two enormous draws: the unspoilt beach that runs almost unbroken around the entire island, and the national park that covers half the interior. Relax on flaxen swathes of sand and swim with dugongs in the mangroves, before heading inland to the wildlife-filled forest. In recent years, and thanks to an international airport, Phu Quoc has become more ‘on the radar’ and if it’s up your street, there are beach bars, alfresco restaurants, and big-name resorts to be found. Happily, however, there are still pockets of seclusion, particularly on the north and western coasts, and the kind of hidden-gem accommodation that beach-clad islands do so well…