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Phu
Quoc Shopping
Unique Shopping items
Besides the pearls, you can not go
past the opportunity to either visit
or purchase one of the products that
Phu Quoc Island is world famous for
and that is the Fish Sauce.
Please note that when departing Phu
Quoc by air, carrying fish sauce on
the airplane is not allowed and some
airlines have banned it altogether
because of risk of breakage and the
pungent fumes that are extremely
difficult to remove. You can however
purchase some fish sauce at the
airport in the departure lounge, and
they currently organise delivery for
you to Ho Chi Minh (somehow).
Pearl Shops
If you’re after the real deal, the
pearl farm shop run by an New
Zealand based company in Duong To
Village about 9kms south of Duong
Dong along the dirt road that
follows Long Beach. See their web
site for more information,
Here you will find some remarkable
pearls and some information about
the history of pearl farming on the
island. You might find the prices
are also quiet remarkable too, judge
for yourself.
For alternatives to the best that
money can buy, there are numerous
pearl shops around the island and
many places that sell pearls, most
of these are located in Duong Dong
town near Saigon Phu Quoc Resort. At
these places you can pick up a wide
variety of pearl gifts from
bracelets, necklaces, earrings,
rings and much more, all at very
reasonable prices.
Phu Quoc Airport
Looking for a last minute purchase,
then the airport offers a decent
range of postcards, pearls and other
jewellery items, along with Phu Quoc
books and maps, t-shirts and caps
and of course fish sauce (after
immigration). There is also currency
exchange counter in the arrivals
hall, which offer reasonable rates.
Craft Shops
There are a couple of shops in Duong
Dong that now specialise in selling
arts and crafts, and while most of
the products are from the mainland,
these shops are still fairly new and
offer discounted prices from time to
time.A couple of shops are located
opposite Phu Quoc Airport road
entrance in Duong Dong, including
Phu Quoc Crafts & Cafe (109 Nguyen
Trung Truc), Phu Quoc Fine Arts (Khu
Pho 4, Duong Dong) with another shop
on the way to Long Beach called Phu
Quoc Creation (30 Tran Hung Dao
Street).
Another large souvenir shop can be
found on the road heading south from
Duong Dong Town on Long Beach called
Coinguon at 149 Tran Hung Dao (ph
773 980 206, ). They sell a wide
range of souvenirs, pearls,
jewellery and art and also have a
fairly extensive museum towards the
rear of the left hand side shop
which contains an interesting array
of items includes Vietnamese
pottery, animal skeletons, old money
and more. There is a wide range of
souvenirs available so you might
like to think twice before
purchasing any items made from the
many sea shells in the store.
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