The Vietnam They DON’T Show You 🇻🇳 Phu Quoc Island

This is the Vietnam they don't show you. We spent a week on Phu Quoc Island, one of Vietnam's most popular island destinations. It has the longest sea-crossing cable car in the world, five star resorts, amusement parks and some of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. However, we also noticed some bizarre things about Phu Quoc that you may want to know before your visit to this interesting island!
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📍Grand World Phú Quốc: goo.gl/maps/QW3vrTVVQqUmQP5V9...
📍Mövenpick Villas & Residences Phu Quocwww.booking.com/hotel/vn/move...
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Video Breakdown by Chapters:
0:00 - We're in Phu Quoc!
0:50 - Story of Dinh Cau Temple
2:10 - Trying local snacks
4:13 - What is Starfish Beach really like?
7:51 - Top things to do in Phu Quoc
9:40 - Is this really Vietnam?
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[@FloraandNote]

If you enjoyed this video, please check out more adventures from this Vietnam series! A Perfect First Day In HO CHI MINH CITY (Saigon) 🇻🇳 Finally Back In Vietnam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXbYi359m5qemLs This is a MUST DO TOUR in VIETNAM and this is WHY! 🇻🇳 From Saigon to Can Tho: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYuTdIuLm7WkqJI This Is What DANANG, VIETNAM Is Like 🇻🇳 This City Is Amazing!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZnUqaGCeNCmn6s

[@sayantikabhattacharya240]

which month did you visit Phu quoc and rest of Vietnam? want to understand the temperature

[@mathewnavarro2612]

Love your videos. Can you please tell me. Do you prefer the north or the south of Vietnam?

[@hunterjhatum8412]

how often do you guys make love? my wife suggest we make love every 2 hour in phu quoc. but it cause my coc to explode. please advice

[@sgraham005]

Note & Flora another interesting Vlog thanks for sharing. A part of Vietnam we knew nothing about. Fun that you guys met up with your friends.

[@KrystianandVenus]

Thanks for showing us in Phu Quoc, a very interesting place 🥳🇻🇳

[@carleto9597]

You picked a beautiful Island there in Vietnam, very good video. Thanks for the video. Stay safe.

[@Curious_Nomster]

After watching this video, vietnam is pretty high up on my list! Vietnam is such a gorgeous and chill country!

[@FloraandNote]

We have another video going live in a few minutes, you’ll also love this other city in Vietnam 😊

[@Curious_Nomster]

@@FloraandNote will check that out, thanks guys appreciate the effort 👍👍

[@Erkenci41]

How much u pay for hotel and motorbike ?

[@Erkenci41]

Sound like a winer 😅

[@earthflash]

I watch perhaps 20 world-travel vloggers regularly --- such as Paddy Doyle, Will and Jose, Tag along with Chai, Karl Watson, Drew Binsky, and Kraig Adams --- and your perfectly-chosen SOUND TRACKS --- that often grace your abundant drone shots --- are the most UPLIFTING and CHEERFUL of them all. You are the ideal cheerful VIBE for me!!! Thank you from the Earthpeople of Hawaii

[@2Passports1Dream]

Loved the video! Thanks for a great week in Phu Quoc 🎉😊

[@FloraandNote]

It was an awesome week. Looking forward to our next trip together! 🥰🙌🏻

[@lindabuck2777]

@@FloraandNote And I can’t wait to see ALL of you together! I’m assuming you all meet up with Paddy and Ms P, at some point, love that too. 🙏🏻❤️

[@chrschr]

Awesome!! Fellow Vancouverite heading to Phu Quoc next month.. currently living in "rowdy" Pattaya for the past couple of months and ready for a change of scenery 😎

[@JenniferYung]

Love your vlogs! I like the little snippets of history provided :) - fellow Canadian 🇨🇦

[@lindabuck2777]

That gondola looks fun (in cooler climes🤣) and amusement parks are fun. The starfish are so amazing and red! I know you 4 are having a fabulous time❤️🙏🏻 🦩

[@traveltaskforce]

Phu Quoc is so beautiful. Such a nice Vlog too!😍👍

[@dominichill1492]

Flora and Note I'm enjoying this second Vietnam series. The island is so beautiful, the starfish are beautiful. Every time I watch you're videos I get excited and happy, because you both are happy Flora and Note. I will always be loyal to the both of you.

[@kimthanhte1138]

Phu Quoc Island is so beautiful in your video. Thank you so much for making wonderful videos. I hope you had great time in Vietnam

[@FloraandNote]

We love coming back to Vietnam 😍

[@annetterobinson3213]

Never heard of this place, looks ok. Love the cable car and the starfish are so cute. Thanks guys for another great video.

[@tuananhtranhuu]

Phú Quốc was the biggest island in Việt Nam and very close to Cambodia with the distance about 10km to the coastline of Cambodia compare to about 45km to that of Vietnam On the map, it locates beneath the south end of the S shape of Vietnam

[@deeparamachandra5510]

Love how honest you guys are about your struggles during the travel.

[@chaw294]

What an awesome island. Thanks for sharing this interesting video, Note and Flora.

[@FloraandNote]

Hope you’ll visit Phu Quoc next time! 😄

[@chaw294]

@@FloraandNote ya, it will be on my list.

[@tnl7881]

@@FloraandNoteI am planning a trip next year. Your vlog convinced me. Is there a general admission fee to Grandworld on top of individual attractions? Thanks 😊

[@banglepq]

Phu Quoc is my hometown. Thank you for wonderful video!

[@yenlawong6605]

The starfish is so beautiful 😍 it looks unreal ❤ Yes, Vietnamese coffee is very strongggg!!!

[@jadeandjason.]

You guys always have so much fun😍

[@DavidandSarah]

Loved the vlog. you guys are super talented!

[@FloraandNote]

Awww thank you so much 😊

[@natepowell1141]

My friends and I are touring sapa right now and flew out from Saigon to Hanoi to take a bus ride!!! We will be heading back down the coast of Vietnam after Ha Long Bay! Would be so cool to say hello if our paths crossed

[@ABDIRILEX]

Beautiful beach and nice trip ❤

[@FloraandNote]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@donb.puryearjr.8699]

Another beautiful vlog, thanks for sharing. I noticed the other couple during the cooking segment that I also follow (they led me to your site). Note, neat tat, I not now, when......

[@kenechukwuokonkwo3061]

Amazing island 🏝

[@drewcorry5056]

Sugarcane juice and ice cream delicious. Starfish in the water. Absolutely loved there reaction after tasting there coffee. I would be very interested in this water park and cable car. I liked the little Venice. Excellent all around

[@FloraandNote]

Thanks Drew 😊❤️

[@jaxchashy5599]

Omg your quality so so so good, believe me you doing so great ☺️

[@FloraandNote]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻😍

[@tonyyon2204]

Love your travel stories :)

[@Myatyutohe]

Thank you so much from your share this video

[@MrABroad]

Vietnam has a lot to offer, so many beautiful places. Phu Quoc is a very big island. There are many small islands as well. I like Phu Quy island. Very small and very beautiful, so many delicious food, not too many tourist, I liked in there so much 👌💯

[@ninahuse7861]

Can you do a day trip there or is it a destination to stay? My friend told me that the water was dirty in Phu Qouq, but when I was there in 2016 it was beautiful😊

[@thewho7185]

Love your vietnam videos!

[@anhdang2713]

Thanks very nice video

[@kongphirom]

Nice holiday and eating street food good luckk !!

[@doodahgurlie]

As others have said below, 10k is for the smaller cup and 20k is for the larger one. Next time you're in Vietnam look for the sugarcane mixed with passion fruit. There's also another combo that a local introduced another Western vlogger to that sounded AMAZING, but I forget what was in it...I think it was sugarcane, orange juice or pineapple juice, and some other exotic fruit.

[@maryounkeo5693]

Love your videos! You guys are my easily my favorite channel!! LOVE your reactions to the coffees!! 😂🤣

[@FloraandNote]

Awww thank you so much 😊❤️

[@SamFournier]

So interesting to see the little Venice😂 I can’t believe all the buildings are empty. Also those starfish were so pretty!

[@lily_san457]

Những toà nhà đó đang xây dựng nên chưa hoạt động.

[@nolaviet1483]

Very beautiful Phu Quoc, what a nice restaurant y'all stay in. Vietnam is a beautiful country to visit, I would love to visit Phu Quoc in the future. What is the name of the Hotel? Thanks, love your vlog.

[@EarthCamper]

Drone shots are awesome 🙏👍

[@FloraandNote]

Thank you 😊

[@saymsaym101]

I just subscribed after seeing this video & your Halong Bay cruise video. So informative and cute funny how you approach these new experiences. Taking family w young kids in June from south to north. Never heard of Phu Quoc but after this video and further research, we’re staying here! Loved how you put in your honest review with your observations and recs. ❤.

[@FloraandNote]

Glad you found it helpful! Hope you'll have a great trip 😊

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

I stayed on Phu Quoc for a month in Feb 2020, just before the Pandemic. I actually stayed in the area south of the airport that is almost completely empty - I was the only one staying in my hotel! It was super cheap at $20 a night and it was a 4 star room - just totally empty hotel!! WEIRD!! I am going back to Phu Quoc in a couple of months and in the area you were I actually found an AirBnb that was listed at $200 for the whole month (most of the units are indeed EMPTY). Vietnam overbuilt, just like China did. In Phu Quoc's case, they built for a wave of tourists who didn't materialize, in large part due to COVID. It means there are bargains aplenty now in Vietnam. Oh and as for Starfish Beach - when I went in February 2020 the beach was full of starfish and the water was also much clearer than in your video. Maybe there is a season for the starfish - not sure.

[@johnmcdonough6592]

Hi Brian , what was the hotel you stayed at please and the AIRBNB accommodation ....thank you

[@eyeofventure]

Very cool

[@paradise-adventures]

Love watching you two. Such an inspiration, I'm doing videos on Vietnam now also.

[@justiceprevails4002]

Your channel is so cool. My new favorite channel.

[@TrustedAdviser]

I like your channel to, your Vietnam travel videos are great but your El Nido Philippines videos are amazing.

[@paradise-adventures]

@@justiceprevails4002 thank you so much. I appreciated the support.

[@susanspence3029]

That is crazy, Italy in Vietnam! Thanks for another great video.

[@TuyenNguyen_68]

You can visit Côn đảo island, vĩnh hy bay, hà giang

[@39mavo]

Love your videos! I have a trip planned to Vietnam next March visiting my brother in Saigon but then have 4 days spare! Would you recommend Hoi An or Phu Quoc?? Thankyou :)

[@hyunlee1199]

Thank you for this useful information. Please let me know the weather in August . Thank you!

[@FloraandNote]

You’re welcome! We’re not from there so we’re not sure what the weather will be like in August…better to Google 👍

[@stcheata]

Flora is such an expert story teller…❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@FloraandNote]

Aww thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I try my best 🤭

[@vietnamcoupons5752]

Wow❤❤❤❤

[@gabriellarosa5015]

I am heading to Vietnam at the end of the for a month, looking forward to a great adventure! BTW, when are you there? What month of the year?

[@vietkhuong950]

I like a music that you put in making video. ^^

[@TheStrawwwberry]

I always wonder about travel vlogs that are the videos uploaded at the same month as they travel 😄 I'm just curious about the weather 😄

[@itsshelley]

I’m Vietnamese. Left my country when I was 18. One of the things that I regret most is that I didn’t travel to Phu Quoc and many many other places in Vietnam when I was there.

[@lonapham6445]

How about coming back, and try :3

[@itsshelley]

@@lonapham6445 I’m planning to :)

[@sanfranci]

​@@itsshelleyAre you a traitor to your country, if so, Vietnam won't welcome you

[@lonapham6445]

@@itsshelley lmk how do you feel after that trip, nha :3

[@nopka2293]

ยากไปเที่ยวมากๆครับ

[@haibui1412]

For Starfish, from the beach you were, you need to rent a boat that brings you to another beach called Mui Ham Rong (about 10 min). There are a lot of starfish there.

[@FloraandNote]

Ohhhh we did see some boats but didn’t know we had to go further out to see the starfish. Thanks for sharing!

[@AnoJanJan]

We were at starfish beach a few years ago & it was literally covered with starfish 🤷‍♀️

[@all-in-one32023]

Phu Quoc island is really beautiful and still preserves its natural beauty and originality besides the modern buildings. It will be planned and built into a second Singapore in the future. ❤❤❤❤

[@kokobeach1057]

please! it can't and won't never be the second Singapore. Beside tourism, the island has nothing else to offer. Leave it as peaceful as it should be, don't promote this shit again.

[@lindabuck2777]

Lovely. Looking forward to it🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@doodahgurlie]

Not everyone wants an island resort to be built like Singapore. Westerners aren't gonna go there for that, they go for peace, quiet, nature. They also don't want to see modern cities or Westernization of culture as they have that at home - they want to see culture, tradition, etc.. Vietnam needs to rethink their tourism industry.

[@elizakearney4687]

So laughable 😂😂😂😂😂

[@elizakearney4687]

@@doodahgurlietotal agree

[@valedibo28]

Hey Flora and Note thanks for sharing ! I have heard there is a lot of garbage on the island, did you notice any in some particular area? thanks!

[@FloraandNote]

We did notice garbage lying around when we were driving through parts of the town. I think they still haven’t figured out the best waste management on the island in some areas like near the old airport runway.

[@publiccomments3140]

lovely couple❤️

[@FloraandNote]

Thank you 😊

[@mohammadasifrao4190]

nice

[@Kpop2pm4everhottest]

Could you please give some advice on what's the best way to get to Grand World and the rough cost if you could remember? I'm planning to drop most of my heavy luggage at the mainland Phu Quoc hotel, before taking the cable car to Hon Thom Island and stay over somewhere near Grand World. So after I get off the cable car, should I then take the cab straight to Grand World, or is there another easier way?

[@tenzinngawang2901]

Wonderful vlock womberful view wonderful way you like wonderful you together

[@MrBubblelone]

Yah normally local like to up the price if you're aware. But overall its not toooo expensive but still be on a look out of what you're buying and how much it is!

[@pragyanbezbo]

Thanks for the video. Loved this. How much was the Water Taxi fare?

[@FloraandNote]

Sorry, it's been a while so we don't remember. It wasn't expensive though 😊

[@Hunter-go4bv]

Take a bike to BAI SAO the beach is turquoise water and super white fine sands.

[@laabsenceofcol8079]

Starfish are generally seasonal

[@Jigmaga]

I stayed there for 9 days and it was wonder full Vinpearl was the place i went to 2 times one time when i was 6 i think and 2024 january There was vin wonders water park i went to the hawwain drop i saw penguins and exotic birds Safari i saw lions baby tigers It was the best day

[@MAKLAMPIR915]

Go to east java ,borobudur temple, white crater..

[@krzysztoflewko9048]

Phu Quoc is amazing. I from Poland and I paid less than for Gran Canaria ;) Sunset Town and New World is amazing but not natural. Central City is very nice, a lot of street food, nice people. I found some coral reef on Sai Bao. Not only on south :)

[@namaste_nadine]

Hahaha those empty buildings remember in Ha Long City, when we’ve been there to took the ferry over to Cat Ba island. It was empty and no people at all. At least in December as one of the staff from the hotel said, it will be very busy in other months wen the high season is

[@saymsaym101]

Hi, great video! What month did you go? Thinking of taking kids.

[@cheryll8008]

Those coffee looks so strong

[@bw5911]

Hey, that's two passports 1 dream!

[@liufeng2095]

Wow

[@SouravKumar-yc1mm]

Had a question... How do you guys plan which hotel to stay in and where do you book from? Amazing video BTW...

[@FloraandNote]

We just look at rooms and book on Booking.com 😊👍 Sometimes Agoda will have better prices so make sure to check both platforms.

[@georgezenyserbianpinaylivingin]

Hi i’m new Subscriber here i love all your video my Husband and I we been in Vietnam twice we love Vietnam we been in 5 cities but we never know about this Phu Quoc island until i watch your video so amazing and we want to go there. Could you possibly tell the name of your accomodation we like to booked & stay in the resort you stayed it has an amazing view. We just went back in Vietnam last April 2023

[@FloraandNote]

Thanks for following our journey! Glad you enjoy our videos 😊 We stayed at the Movenpick Residences.. we link all the places we go to in the video description.

[@georgezenyserbianpinaylivingin]

Thank you so much for replying god bless you both

[@doodahgurlie]

@@georgezenyserbianpinaylivingin Make sure to research all the stuff you can do there as there's a lot more to do such as the war museum, the water park, the safari, etc.

[@kokobeach1057]

Thanks for sharing my beautiful country to the world. the quality of your channel is wonderful. As a Vietnamese myself do hate that fake-copycat Venice town. It's just not matching with the nature and the culture of the island and the local people there. The leaders of this island literally sold their soul for money. I understand that they want to make the island look fancy, cool and modern but this is a terrible choice since the Phu Quoc island itself is already a beautiful destination (could be as nice as Bali) without any concrete. So many green natural area had been destroyed to build that ridiculous empty buildings. I hope no tourists will stop by that shitty place, let it die soon so the island would start to wake up and take some corrective actions to save the unique beauty of the island! P/s: If you're looking for a truly beautiful and nature-reserved island in VN, then I highly recommend you to visit Con Dao island of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. It's a small island but still untouched too much by human hand.

[@wingmy3131]

Totally true!

[@ThuNguyen-lw8lr]

You got my vote. You have to build some things for Westerners or Asians to feel comfortable while traveling there.

[@m7chin]

Cooking class looks fun! Where did you go for it?

[@FloraandNote]

Yeah it was fun and informative 😊 Phu Quoc Countryside [phone] maps.app.goo.gl/g1RXsDWbogkY6ag16?g_st=ic

[@phungtan5726]

11:25 epic moment, he waiting long time to do it =))

[@ctvtony7104]

Con dao island is much more beautiful. When you land in Con dao , first feeling and impression is totally a holiday island

[@ianluong8039]

A very beautiful island that had been destroyed by unthinking developement. Tacky and without any long term vision.

[@Frankd22003]

You have to rent the boat to go the lagoon on the other side that is the real starfish beach. It is reclusive and hidden from the public.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Visiting the safari is more meaningful

[@cannotgetenough]

Tour the casino. Only reasoner I would visit 😊

[@stefanok1311]

What time of the year did you, folks visit phu Quoc? Doesn't seem overcrowded

[@aka_khema]

hi do you guys travel outside of Asia? i live in the US and would love to visit Asia. I am Cambodian but born in the US. I never left here lol. Crazy right?

[@gusboy20]

Sorry for my ignorance, but I've never been to Asia and all of my friends tell me to avoid drinks with ice when in there, is it something to be careful about or no need anymore? Thanks

[@FloraandNote]

If you’re unsure, better to avoid ice. You can still find chilled bottled or can drinks. We’ve lived in SE Asia for years now and have gotten used to consuming ice and don’t have any issues.

[@hieuleminh7580]

3:20 he said 10.000 is for the small size, still that price is a bit expensive, maybe bc you're at tourist spot

[@FloraandNote]

Wow how much would it cost at a local place? 10,000 seems very cheap already 😳

[@hieuleminh7580]

@@FloraandNote i mean 20k is a bit much :d usually theyre only cost 10-15k in city like Ha Noi, could be cheaper like 7-8k if you came to somewhere outskirt of the city

[@diamantebd603]

Do drone are allowed in vietnam? I have heard you can't carry drone in phuquoc airport ?.is this true? Can you tell inwhich airport you guys enter?

[@hanswurst1541]

I was there alone in December 2022 when I travelled through Vietnam. The island itself is great. The cable car ride is great and there is a water park at the other end that is also really great. What I absolutely cannot recommend are the beaches. Take a closer look at the Google reviews. It was a rubbish dump. I don't understand why KZbinrs don't film the opposite side. The beach is really dirty. People touch the starfish, take them out of the water, leave them on the beach and don't know that these beautiful animals are dying. It is a disaster. The drive to Starfish Beach alone is very dangerous if you are on a scooter.

[@Bruce-fd9lm]

Phu Quoc is great. Went a year ago, going back 1/15. Vietnam is awesome!!

[@wongkinheng]

Hi, which airline did you take from HCMC to Phu Quoc?

[@FloraandNote]

We took Vietjet 😊

[@saymsaym101]

Oops forgot to ask my question: what area would you stay if you went back? North/west/south? We do want convenient location to most activities or local eats but not right on the busy area where the noise is.

[@FloraandNote]

We actually really enjoy Hoi An in Central Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City (around District 1 or 2). We easily could live in these cities for a month at a time 😊

[@Jo-fk6sc]

what time of year did you go? We are thinking of visiting but the humidity looks terrible - you looked so hot having that ice cream! I am a pale white woman who really struggles with humidity

[@FloraandNote]

We went in April so it was getting really humid. If you enjoy the cooler weather then Dec-Mar is perfect :)

[@ChrissieSM]

Please could you tell me the name of the hotel and how you booked it, directly with the hotel or via a booking website.

[@FloraandNote]

We stayed at the Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc and we booked it through booking.con

[@ChrissieSM]

@@FloraandNote Thank you for replying! Best wishes.

[@Rosielyyy]

How far is grand world and cable car area in between

[@FloraandNote]

Pretty far from each other! The cable car is all the way south .. I think there are buses you can take to get around tho. We took our motorbikes and it was quite a drive .. almost an hour.

[@Kyoominenono]

, i watch all of your videos in vietnam . look like sugarcane hits different 🤣

[@MyLifeInDallas]

He was telling you 10k is for the small cup. In case you are wondering. 😂

[@xdgs567z]

Phu Quoc is the only destination in Vietnam I haven’t been to…maybe next time

[@FloraandNote]

Definitely worth a visit 😊

[@va8639]

Do not bother search in forum before and you ll see a lot of people posted pictures of trash invaded beach , it s very dirty there . I ve been to South Asia a lot and love it but not this island

[@keangwooichoo6138]

​@V A some beaches yes. Maybe the sea trash comes from China. Not sure. Or mekong delta. Ken abroad went there too before going to hk recently.

[@AnNguyen-ev2ng]

3:24 He said 10000d is for the smaller cup

[@doodahgurlie]

Yep, I was going to tell them the smaller cup is 10k while the big one was 20k. I think it's still super reasonable for the size cup they got.

[@amthucnhagau4061]

Phu Quoc island

[@maryczintos6288]

Hi Flora and note. I noted that you guys rode on a motor bike. Wonder if you need an international driver license for that? Thanks

[@FloraandNote]

Yes you do 😊