Friday, November 18, 2011

Travel Attraction: Phu Quoc National Park


Phu Quoc National Park is located on an island that has a mixture of continental and coastal climate, creating a rich ecosystem of primeval, secondary and indigo forests. Its indigo forests are distributed in the wetlands or the lowlands that is flooded in the rainy season and sloping hills.

The topography of the national park is hilly, although not particularly steep with the highest point is Mount Chua, at 603 m. Being drained by numerous, mainly seasonal, streams, the only sizeable river on the island is the Rach Cua Can river, which drains the southern part of the national park, and flows into the sea on the west coast of the island.

Covering more than 27,000 ha of forest, included 6,000 ha of buffer land and 20,000 ha of surrounding ocean area, Phu Quoc National Park has a rich ecosystem due to the co-existence of the Malaysian, Burmese and Himalayan species.

In term of the flora, Phu Quoc National Park is the ideal environment for more than 470 species of plants and several types of coral reefs offshore. At lower elevations in some areas, the national park supports distinctive formations of Melaleuca – one kind of trees that the leaves are evergreen, alternately arranged, dark green and grey-green in colour.

There are two ways to get to Phu Quoc:
• By air: There are 2 ways:
- We can take flight from Hanoi about 2 and haft hours (Air Mekong)
- From Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc, the flights take 1 hour and there are 7-8 flights for this route daily. (Vietnam Airline)
• By sea: Morning hydrofoils take about 2 and haft hours to Phu Quoc, leaving from Rach Gia City and Ha Tien town (Kien Giang Province).

Travelling to Phu Quoc National Park tourists can do some activities as:
1. Bird watching: Phu Quoc Natioanl Park is home to many kind of animals with total of 208 animal species were recorded in the National Park, including 28 mammals, 119 birds, 47 reptiles and 14 amphibians, and 365 species of fish. Of these animal species, 6 mammal, 4 bird and 9 reptile species are globally endangered. The rare species include Lories, the long-tailed macaque, silver languor, otter, and hornbill.
2. Trekking: Excellence hiking opportunities abound in the park and you could spend days trekking through the forest.

Vietnam Jeep Tours has offered tour Full Day Trekking Phu Quoc National Park for individual and small group of travellers. And the tour is available around the year. For more information about Vietnam Jeep Tours please visit www.vietnamjeeptours.com or contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

For more information about accommodation in Phu Quoc, click here.

Related programs to Phu Quoc:
Fishing Trip at Thailand Gulf (Phu Quoc Island)
Full day - Snorkeling Boat Trip at An Thoi Archipelago
Exploring Phu Quoc Island
6 Days Discover Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc Island

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