Situated in Kien Giang Province, Phu Quoc National Park covers of 31,422ha accounting for 70% area of Phu Quoc Island, which is regarded as a precious one thanks to the prosperity of natural beauty.
The park’s fauna is of great variety of 530 species of plant, 150 species of animals, 365 species of fish, among which a lot of rare animals are listed on Viet Nam Red Book such as Wild wolf, White monkey, etc. Phu Quoc’s marine is extremely plentiful with coral reefs in the south of the island. According to the statistics, there are 89 species of hard coral, 19 species of alcyonarian coral, 125 species of fish living in the coral reefs, 132 species of mollusc, 32 species of pelmatozoa, and 62 species of sea weed. Interestingly enough, tortoise-shells come and lay their eggs as well as the rare species of Dugong appear here. Visiting Phu Quoc, travellers can have chance to go for a sightseeing of historical sites; gaze with veneration at beauty spots of streams, forests, caves and grottoes, beaches, coral reefs and mountains, etc., and visit the villages famous for making sauces and know about a special species of Phu Quoc dog.
