Phu Quoc .. he he
Is this Paradise?
17.03.2008 26 °C
Good Morning Vietnam!!!! I feel GOOD today. I thought I would be hung-over or sick from that nasty shot but I feel like a million bucks...Canadian. Could be that Chelsea and I had a great sleeps in a real bed again (we stayed at the same hotel in Hanoi as before) or maybe there is something to this, drink the blood and absorb the snakes power thing after all.
We got up around 7am and had some breakfast, packed and flew from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc Island with Vietnam Airlines. The flight only took an hour leaving at 10:20am and arriving at 11:20am and the RETURN trip cost 3300000 Dong (VND) including taxes, which was about $238 CAD. As soon as we arrived we knew we had made the right choice. What a beautiful island. I had been to Thailand before and was stunned by the beauty of the beaches but the crowds always put a damper on the experience. Being in Phu Quoc made me feel like I was in one of the last areas still not overrun by tourists...as if we were in Thailand 15 years ago.
We had read a little about the island in our guide book and on the tourist website:
We flew from Ho Chi Minh City, but you can also fly from Ha Tien or Rach Gia
There were only a couple accommodation choices, but since we had just lived a boat for a few days, we decided the spa was the way to go and booked 4 nights at the Saigon Phuquoc Resort and Spa, which; along with the national park takes up half the island. The place was the best. It cost us about $100 (50 each) for a really nice room in 4 star luxuries. The hotel even has its own private beach area!
Our Star Cruise Bungalow room
Private Beaches!
We spent the next couple of days relaxing on the beach and enjoying some of the island highlights. I swear they have everything here! Parasailing (which was awesome, thanks for convincing me to do it Chelsea), massages on the beach, snorkeling and scuba diving (we went snorkeling for Chelsea because she doesn’t have her PADI yet and didn’t want to get it here, although you can) fishing,... the options were endless. I wish that Vietnam wasn't so far away from Canada and I could come here for 2 week vacations all the time.
Chelsea getting ready to Parasail
I can't say enough about how much fun we had here. I would recommend it to any of my friends and hope to come back some day. I can't believe our trip is ending already. Tomorrow we fly back to Ho Chi Minh and then overnight before flying home to Canada. Goodbye Vietnam! We love you! We will always have Phu Quoc!
