Duong Dong Food Tour: Private Sunset & Seafood Night in Phu Quoc

It runs 4.5 hours door to door, starting with 4:00 pm hotel pickup, timed so you reach Dinh Cau before the sun goes down. Most nights you are back at your hotel by about half past eight.

Not in its old form. Phu Quoc’s big night market on Bach Dang Street in Duong Dong stopped trading when its lease ended, and its stalls have been taken down in stages since late April 2026. The island authorities say the market will move to a new site, which has not been announced yet. A smaller strip of evening food stalls usually still trades around Nguyen Trai Street from about 5 pm, though reports differ from night to night, and the Bai Truong (Sonasea) night market on Long Beach usually trades from late afternoon until about 11 pm. We check what is open on the day and plan your evening around it. This tour does not depend on it: dinner is by the river, and your guide checks on the day where the evening stalls are trading.

Usually, from the rocks at Dinh Cau, around 5:40 pm in November and close to 6:30 pm in July. Cloud can hide it, more often from May to October, and a hidden sunset is not a reason for a refund; the rest of the night goes ahead as planned.

At your own hotel anywhere in Duong Dong, Long Beach (including Bai Truong and Sonasea) or Ong Lang, at no extra cost. From the north of the island (Bai Dai, Grand World, Ganh Dau, Cua Can) or the south (An Thoi, Sunset Town, Bai Khem, Bai Sao) we collect you earlier, by however long the drive takes, and a transfer surcharge shown at checkout applies once per booking. Your guide waits in the lobby for 20 minutes.

Yes. This is a sample night and every part of it can be adjusted: add a stop, skip one, or stay longer over dinner. Tell us before you book and we confirm the plan and an all-inclusive price in writing.

Yes. Your guide is a licensed Phu Quoc local who speaks fluent English, knows the stallholders, orders for you in Vietnamese and explains how and why islanders eat each dish as you go.

Yes, and the three menus share no dish. The market breakfast runs in the early morning and the Ham Ninh crab and Long Beach tour crosses to the east coast in the afternoon, so two or all three fit into one stay. Each is booked on its own page.

For the whole group, from one to four guests: the figure shown for two people is the total for both, so the cost per head falls as the group grows. Children under 5 eat with you free and do not count towards the group size; from 5 a child counts as one guest. For five or more, message us on WhatsApp for a quote.

Two ways: pay the full price online by card, or pay a 30% deposit online and the rest in cash on the day of the tour, in US dollars or Vietnamese dong. We can also send a secure payment link on WhatsApp. The booking is confirmed once the online payment goes through, and your pickup time and guide’s name arrive in writing.

Free cancellation up to 3 days before departure for a full refund, and free rescheduling subject to availability. Within 3 days of departure, 30% of the tour price is charged because the car and guide are already committed.

This menu is built on fish sauce and seafood, so it does not work for vegetarians as written. We can rebuild a separate vegetarian evening, but the market breakfast suits vegetarians far better. For Muslim guests we plan a Muslim-friendly night: seafood with no pork, your guide checks every sauce (the spring-onion oil on sea urchin is sometimes made with lard, so it is swapped for grilled fish unless the cook confirms vegetable oil), and sim juice replaces the wine; we cannot promise halal-certified stalls. With a shellfish allergy we drop the sea urchin and squid and build dinner around grilled fish. Street kitchens share grills and oil, so we cannot guarantee food free of allergen traces. Sim wine is served only to guests aged 18 and over.

On a wet night the walk for dessert shortens to stalls with shelter. Rain does not stop the tours: you travel by private car and the tastings move under a roof. A wet evening does not change the price and there are no partial refunds, but you can also move the tour to another date free of charge. Clouds can hide the sunset at Dinh Cau or on Long Beach; that is not a reason for a refund. If an official storm or rough-weather warning affects Phu Quoc, we move your tour to another date, and if no date works for you, you get a full refund.

Light clothes, something that covers shoulders for the shrine at Dinh Cau, and insect repellent for the riverside. Nothing on the menu needs paying on the night; bring a little cash for extra drinks or anything you want to buy, and the balance in cash only if you chose to pay that way.