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Getting There

Book tickets well in advance through a travel agent or the airline’s Vietnam offices (84-8/844-6667; www.vietnamair.com.vn).

When to Go

Phu Quoc is dry from November to April and rainier and more humid from May to October. The year-round average temperature is 81 degrees. December and January bring the biggest crowds.

Where to Stay

Grand Mercure La Veranda Resort & Spa
Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong Beach; 84-77/982-988; www.laverandaresort.com; doubles from $135.

Restaurants

Note: Expect to pay in cash only.

Banh mi cart
Ly Tu Trong at 30 Thang 4 (across from the Vietcom bank, outside the souvenir shop), Duong Dong; no phone. Lunch for two 60 cents.

Gio Bien
On the beach at Mui Duong, Ganh Dau District; 84-77/845-507; lunch for two $20.

Le Giang
7 Tran Hung Dao St., Duong Dong; 84-77/846-444; dinner for two $15.

The Palm Tree
Bai Truong (Long Beach), next door to La Veranda; no phone; lunch for two $10.

What to Do

An Thoi Islands
Book a trip through Rainbow Divers.
84-91/340-0964; www.divevietnam.com; trips from $25.

Khai Hoan Fish Sauce Factory
Remember, if you buy sauce, you'll have to ship, not carry, it home.
Hung Vuong St., Duong Dong; 84-77/848-555.

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