From “We Almost Missed It All” — To The Best Day of Our Trip
“We had exactly one free day in Phu Quoc before flying to Hanoi. We’d already wasted two days at the resort pool because we didn’t know where to start.”
→ A friend in Singapore had used Liam’s tour two months earlier. “Book it,” she said. “It’s the whole island in one day.”
At 8:45 AM sharp, our private guide pulled up to our hotel in a spotless, air-conditioned car. Liam had personally briefed every detail of the day — and it showed. By 9:15 AM we were at a pearl farm holding actual pearl-bearing oysters while the owner explained the entire cultivation process — things no brochure had ever told us. By 10 AM we were climbing the hillside steps of Ho Quoc Pagoda as the South China Sea appeared through the temple gates below us.
Lunch was at a local restaurant — not a tourist trap. Real Vietnamese dishes: grilled fish, seafood fried rice, stir-fried vegetables. Then Sao Beach and Khem Beach in the afternoon — two of Vietnam’s most beautiful coastlines, back to back, with our guide knowing exactly where to swim and where to stand for photos.
The Phu Quoc Prison Museum was sobering and important — a piece of Vietnamese history that most tourists fly over completely. Then Sunset Town arrived just as the sky began to glow. Our guide walked us to Kiss Bridge at exactly the right minute — the 12-minute golden window Liam had told us about.
— Emily R. & James K., Australia · Reviewed on GetYourGuide ★★★★★