Visit Phu Quoc Travel Guide | Amazing Nature of Phu Quoc

Amazing Nature of Phu Quoc

Geograpghy & Climate

Topographically varied, Phu Quoc offers visitors an array of landscapes, from sandy beaches to forested mountains, river plains and smaller islets surrounding it and an archipelago of 14 islands to the south.
In the center and south much of the original lowland tropical evergreen forest cover has been cleared leaving behind a mix of agricultural and secondary forest landscapes and a variety of rural settlements.
These areas contrast with denser and more extensive national park rain-forest areas to the north, where the scenery of natural coastline and rivers at their peak and during May to October are stunningly beautiful.

Ecology & Environment

Phu Quoc is a mountainous and densely forested Island with a total of 99 mountain peaks from the smallest being less than 100m to the largest Mount Chua at 603 meters.
In the north and north-east of the Island is the National Park which covers approximately 31,000 hectares of land, which accounts for more than 50% of the Island itself!
The park is drained by numerous, mainly seasonal streams leading to the Cua Can river, which in turn drains to the southern part of the park and flows into the sea at Cua Can on the west coast .
In terms of Flora, the park is an ideal natural environment for plant species with approximately.13,000 hectares of lowland evergreen forest equivalent to almost 40% of the total area of the park, to date 929 plant species have been recorded.

The Beaches

You may well be staying on a stunning beach at your resort but with so many unexplored beaches, Phu Quoc is crying out for some sand based discovery!
Phu Quoc not only has some of the best beaches in Vietnam but is the only place geographically that faces directly west giving you magnificent sunset views.
Of course, some beaches are a little harder to get to than others, but all of the beaches in Phu Quoc are
worth visiting: whether for perfect warm clear water for swimming and snorkeling, small local seafood or BBQ joints, or just the simple pleasures of a deserted white sand beach.

Diving Or Snorkeling The Reefs

Though the best time of the year is generally from November to April, anytime when the sun out and the sea is calm is a great time to hit the water to enjoy some great diving & snorkeling.
Phu Quoc offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in Vietnam, it's home to many small islands which create a vibrant ecosystem making diving and snorkeling here one of the most popular tourist activities.
There are a number of dive and tour operators offering both snorkeling and diving trips;

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The Phu Quoc Dog

Another point of interest in Phu Quoc is the islands native Dog, this dog was originally a wild animal and
later trained as a hunting dog by the local people.
These dogs have unusually sharp teeth (as they tear their food when they eat it rather than bite) and have claws that over the years have been conditioned for catching their prey and are razor sharp, though in saying this generally “their bark is worse than their bite!”

These days they are very domesticated and it’s hard to go anywhere without seeing one!