Grand World, the canal town in the north of Phu Quoc

Grand World is the resort town built in the north of Phu Quoc, a long canal lined with pastel buildings, gondolas and lights. It has no history and is not trying to have one. It is an evening out, with a show, boats and restaurants, a long drive from where most people stay.

What is Grand World Phu Quoc?

Grand World is a resort town in the north of Phu Quoc, built by the same company that runs the VinWonders theme park and the safari park next to it. Its centre is a canal lined with brightly painted buildings in a loose European style, with shops, cafes, restaurants and hotels along both sides.

Gondolas carry visitors along the canal, and a series of attractions stands around it: an evening show about Vietnamese culture, a teddy bear museum, and a large pavilion built from bamboo. Domestic tourists make up most of the crowd.

What is free and what is ticketed?

Walking the streets and the canal side at Grand World is free. The gondola rides, the evening show, the museums and the other attractions are ticketed separately, and the restaurants and shops charge resort prices rather than island prices.

Tickets for the attractions are sold at booths on site and online, and combined tickets with VinWonders and the safari park are often cheaper than buying each separately.

What is the show at Grand World?

The main show at Grand World is a large evening performance on Vietnamese history and folklore, staged with dancers, music, water and light effects. It runs on most evenings, it is ticketed, and seats are sold in advance through the park and online.

The show is the reason many visitors come in the evening, and the town is built to keep them there before and after it. Confirm the date before planning around it, since the schedule changes by season and pauses in bad weather.

When should you go to Grand World?

Go to Grand World Phu Quoc in the evening, arriving around five. The canal and the buildings are lit after dark, the heat has gone, and the show and the restaurants are running. The streets are quiet, hot and exposed in the middle of the day.

The dry season from November to April is the most comfortable time. Rain in the wet months can cancel outdoor shows and empty the canal. The Phu Quoc guide explains the seasons, and they matter more for an evening outdoors than for a beach day.

How do you get to Grand World?

Grand World lies in the north of the island, next to VinWonders and the Vinpearl Safari, well away from Long Beach and Duong Dong. The drive from the Long Beach hotels takes about forty minutes to an hour, and a taxi or Grab is the practical way to go and come back.

Distance is the thing people underestimate on Phu Quoc. The north is 30 to 40 km from the airport, and every evening out there is a taxi fare in both directions. The Phu Quoc where to stay guide covers staying in the north instead.

Is Grand World worth the trip?

Grand World Phu Quoc is worth the trip for families, for anyone staying in the north, and for anyone who wants a lively evening with a show. It is a manufactured attraction, and visitors expecting the island's forests and fishing villages will find it the opposite.

For the south of the island, Sunset Town offers the same kind of evening with the Kiss Bridge and the cable car to Hon Thom. The Phu Quoc things to do page covers the night market, the fish sauce factories and the prison, which show more of the island itself.