Phu Quoc Island Private Snorkeling Trip to explore the An Thoi Archipelago

Enjoy amazing snorkeling at Phu Quoc Half-moon Reef - Phu Quoc Snorkeling

How to avoid touristy places, crowds in a private snorkeling tour in Phu Quoc Island? You must have known that most of the tour operators in Phu Quoc offering similar itineraries thereby you are wondering how to find a truly distinct trip for your special time in Phu Quoc?

If you are a frequent traveler, having a great passion for a genuine relaxable private trip which is the combination of professional & genuine snorkeling, island hopping, stunning moments. The post is written for you as a tip to plan up your private snorkeling tour in Phu Quoc island. Beyond usual details listed out in any private tour, it is indispensable to take external things into consideration as they could make or spoil your day.

What are those external things? Phu Quoc island has been becoming more and more popular destination between tourists, thereby it is getting touristy than ever before. The most concern to those who are planning up a private snorkeling tour in Phu Quoc is:

  • How to avoid crowds, crowded places besides enjoying the beauty of Phu Quoc island in a truly peaceful atmosphere?
  • How about the water conditions on the tour date, many people dont know that the water conditions (wave, current, tide) affect a lot on snorkeling & diving experience and safety. You can not visit some coral reefs when the current is too strong or wavy, it is important to know or forecast in advance to manage the safety as well as know which spots are safe to visit on the date.
  • Alive coral spots: coral reefs are dying under the climate change, coral bleaching is spreading all over the world and Phu Quoc is not an exception and also corals were damged by irresponsible tours (anchor, no underwater guide…) thereby you can only see dead corals if going on wrong tour which take guests to same places, regular coral reefs which are around 8- – 90% dead. 

We would like to introduce a tailor-made trip whose creation for the purpose of avoiding touristy-places with perfect timing and bringing clients to the best coral reefs in Phu Quoc such as Coral Mountain at Crystal Reef, Half-moon Reef, North-east Coral Reef, U-Turn…(read more about Phu Quoc Top snorkeling & diving spots), with a unqiue service is to provide water conditions brief 5-7 days prior to departure dates to adjust or change plan in advance. 

You won’t be landing on touristy beaches full of speedboats driven across your face in an unsafe distance or running into the noisy atmosphere with the presence of big wooden boats carrying 50 – 60 people or large-group speedboats tours at popular snorkeling spots as you will be taken to special & hidden snorkeling spots with alive corals and anemones (read more about Coral Reefs in Phu Quoc Island).

Join us on the Small-group snorkeling trip to explore coral reefs in South Phu Quoc or North Phu Quoc, with the best timing (based on water condition forecast by OnBird) as well as the best itinerary you will be picked up at noon from your hotel, after getting to the dock for the speedboat you will be taken to an untouched beach where whole the sparkling water seems to belong to you, at here you could get yourself acclimated to the water before joining amazing physical activities at Half-moon Reef 16 km off the An Thoi harbor where you could explore Phu Quoc Large Golden Anemone Reef of extraordinary Helmet-shaped Twin Rocky Coral and coral covered cliff, canyon if you are capable of doing easy free-dive.

After the exploration in deep water, it is a relaxable time in a claim and shallow emerald water of 0.5 – 3 m at Phu Quoc Coral Mountain, even for kids they will find it stunning, amazing when exploring this special 200 sq meters of Cabbage Coral Reef at a close distance with schools of reef fishing swimming right above the reef.

Snorkeling with kids in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
Snorkeling with kids at Coral Mountain in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

The discovery of Phu Quoc Coral Mountain is kind of special event on the way of introducing the beauty of Phu Quoc Island to global travelers, the Coral Mountain comes out as a noteworthy snorkeling spot because of its large size which covers an area of 200 – 300 sq meters in shallow water and the original beauty of corals is still preserved with a good state of health.

A travel blogger couple from UK joined us on a private tour which is cuztomized already from the default schedule 

Sometime at Coral Mountain, we could meet a lot of blue reef fish as they find here safe shelter as the fringing reef embraced by the island. One of the advantages of the reef that most clients will be falling in love with it is the calm water here, embraced by the island, the reef is protected from season winds.

Salty water has you thirsty, in this specially designed itinerary, your thirst will be quenched on a beautiful island in a peaceful atmosphere without the presence of crowds, big wooden boats, speedboats. At here lie down on a sunbathing chair at a beach bar at the feet of coconut trees, you will be welcomed with a cup of cocktail, relaxing and waiting for the sunset, contemplate the red sky in gloaming time. Does it sound peaceful and romantic?

Phu Quoc Private Snorkeling tour that avoids the crowds
Phu Quoc Private Snorkeling tour that avoids the crowds

If you are looking for snorkeling with kids for your family, please make refference to this dedicated kid snorkeling trip