Vietnam Phu Quoc Island entry + visa

Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam is not fully open yet, so now is a good time to go there. Phu Quoc is really a charming island where you can save money and worry. There is also a visa-free trip to Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam, but you need to pay attention to small details. Today I have the opportunity to tell you about the travel guide to Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam.

Visa issue reminder

Chinese tourists are reminded to pay attention to visa issues. The visa-free arrangement for Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam is only valid for direct arrivals and departures from the island. Travel to other parts of Vietnam from outlying islands still needs to be processed in advance. visa. In addition, you should avoid bringing prohibited items and large amounts of cash when entering Vietnam. According to Vietnamese laws, if you carry cash exceeding US$5,000 or other equivalent foreign currency, or carrying more than 15 million VND when entering or exiting the country, you must declare it to the port customs department.

Expenses: Air ticket 2,00/person, hotel 1,500/night.

Preliminary preparation:

You can enter Phu Quoc Island directly, no visa is required, just a visa on arrival. Just prepare your passport + phone card + pen.

No photos or currency exchange required, visa on arrival is really fast.

Can Alipay and WeChat payment be accepted in Phu Quoc Island?

There is no mobile payment in Phu Quoc Island yet, cash payment is required

Entry guide:

There is only one direct domestic flight, China Southern Airlines direct flight from Guangzhou to Phu Quoc Island.

You can fill out the entry form directly on the plane. After landing, I arranged to change my phone card. Even though it was a foreign country, the signal on the entire island was pretty good. Most of them are 4G, and the translation software uses Google Translate (available in Vietnamese).

Get off the plane and go to the airport to hand in the entry form and take photos on site, RMB 30 per person.

Take back your passport and itinerary and enter the country. I would like to remind everyone that you must keep your itinerary as it will be needed when you appear on camera.

There are ATMs at the airport to exchange cash

Guangzhou flies directly to Phu Quoc Island at around 11pm and fills out the entry form on the plane. After landing, I changed my phone card. The signal throughout the island was pretty good, mostly 4G, and the translation software was Google Translate (available in Vietnamese).

There are many ATM machines, and visa is the most common way to withdraw cash. Many guides say that UnionPay is not allowed. Many ATMs and merchants support UnionPay. The next step is to go directly to the hotel.

Hotel service:

Phu Quoc Island is not big. Due to tourism, there are still a few five-star hotels on the island.

Among them, Marriott, Shell, and Intercontinental have similar environments.

The advantage of a five-star hotel is that if you tell the front desk about your trip, the front desk will help call a taxi/chartered car, and also help us book mud baths and cable cars, and there are no price traps.

The weather on the island:

The weather in Phu Quoc Island is hot, and my clothes are soaked at the beach, and it only takes half a day to walk!

The plane ride back to China in the middle of the night was really tiring. I wonder if it’s because I’m older and it feels uncomfortable to stay up late.

It is really easy to rain in Phu Quoc Island during the rainy season, but it will stop after a while. There are also hotels that provide umbrellas. Phu Quoc Island is mostly yellow sand.