How To Travel Around Phu Quoc
Get Around - Walking
The fact that everything is so easily accessible at the top-rated Long Beach lodgings is one of its benefits. If you stay at Mai House or the Tropicana as your home base, you can easily stroll to everything and contentedly pass a three- or four-day vacation doing absolutely nothing. You might not come out if you camp out at La Veranda.
Get Around - Phú Quôc Bus Tour
A 3-hour loop with 15 stops on an air-conditioned hop-on, hop-off bus that round the island. Buses run every 40 minutes between 08:00 and 19:00 from the Ding Dong Night Market to the east side of the island, down Long Beach to An Hoi for the cable car. Available on the bus, online, at hotels and travel agencies, 6-hour tickets cost 140,000 dong, and 24-hour tickets cost 220,000 dong. Keep an eye out for the large yellow bus stop signs.
Get Around - Local buses
Route 11 has service every 30 min from Dương Đông down Long Beach to An Thoi. There is also service to the airport. 20,000-30,000 dong.
Get Around - Motorbike
Without a doubt, if you’re young enough (at heart), you should attempt viewing parts of Ph Quôc on a motorcycle. They may be hired from your hotel/resort for USD5-12 per day. There is no paperwork, insurance, or money required. If you break or lose your bike, you must bargain. When you complete, there is a request that you refuel with fuel. The roads are largely made of red soil and are riddled with potholes.
There are no traffic laws in the traditional European or North American sense, as there are in most of Asia: you are responsible for not striking anybody or anything, and you are liable for anyone else hitting you, and that’s about it. You’re meant to drive on the right, but not everyone does. So there you have it, not completely safe, but a lot of fun. Don’t be too concerned if you run out of gas or have a flat tire. You’ll be surprised at how quickly a native will come to your aid. Puncture repairmen abound on the island and will gladly come to your help for a little price.
If you have any problems with your rental, there are a few repair shops on the island that will fix it for less than the price you paid when you hired it. Gia Phu, located at 25 Tran Phu in Dng ông (Linh- +84 93 813 7988), is one such establishment. It might save you a lot of money depending on the degree of the damage.
A day ride on a motorcycle taxi costs around 200,000-400,000 dong, or USD10-20. Be specific about how many hours and areas you wish to see with the driver. It’s impossible to significantly reduce the price for a half-day or less.
Get Around - Jeeps
A Jeep with a driver is your greatest alternative after a motorcycle. Given the cost of gasoline, it may cost somewhat more than a half or full day’s cab hire, but it is well worth it. Locally, dial +84 93 9402 872 to reach Jeep For Rent. USD30 for 6 hours, and USD50 for 24 hours.
Get Around - Taxi
Taxis are available in Long Beach, although they may be tediously slow. As of December 2019, there are lots of cabs, and Grab works effectively in major population centers. Booking cabs by the day is frequently a better option. They’re pricier than you would be used to in Saigon. There are little yellow taxis with a flag fall of 5,000 dong (Dec 2019), which is the same as the cheapest taxis in Saigon. Taxis always utilize meters, and you pay what the meter indicates. In Dng ông, short journeys might cost up to 60,000 dong. You negotiate a flat agreement for a whole day and a certain schedule, for as 650,000 dong for about one-half of the island, which may also be what you would wind up with if the meter was running. It appears that you just pay for the distance traveled; the driver resting in the drivers’ hammocks does not appear to be expensive.
Get Around - Boat
Saigon Phú Quôc Resort has its own huge boat that can be chartered from Long Beach. Otherwise, all resorts offer charter boat cruises. The cost varies according to the number of people.
