Canoe tour to visit Phu Quoc island temporarily stopped receiving tourists due to strong winds and big waves

Due to the impact of storm No. 5 (Kajiki), the sea area of ​​An Thoi, Phu Quoc special zone, An Giang province has strong winds and big waves. Canoe tours to visit the islands within the island temporarily stopped receiving guests on August 24.

Canoe tour to visit the island in Phu Quoc - Photo: CHI CONG

On the morning of August 24, information from many units operating canoe tours in Phu Quoc special zone said that due to the influence of storm No. 5 (Kajiki), today the sea area of ​​An Thoi has strong winds and big waves, so canoe tours to visit islands within the island have temporarily stopped serving tourists.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Tam - director of Tam Dang Khoa Canoe Company in Phu Quoc special zone - said that according to the weather forecast, the sea area of ​​An Thoi has winds of level 4, level 5, sometimes gusting to level 6, with big waves.

His company announced this morning that it would temporarily suspend services to tourists visiting the island to ensure safety.

Canoe tour to visit Phu Quoc island is a famous tour and is chosen by many domestic and foreign tourists.

Tourists on this tour not only swim and play sports on the beach, but also take photos, eat seafood and watch beautiful natural fish and coral.

"Currently, international visitors from Taiwan, China, Korea, India, etc. come to Phu Quoc to visit canoe tours in large numbers. Domestic visitors only account for 20-30% compared to before.

We welcome 6-10 groups of guests (more than 100 guests) every day. Due to bad weather, we have temporarily stopped running. We will serve again when the weather is stable," said Mr. Tam.

An Giang Department of Tourism said that from the beginning of 2025 until now, Phu Quoc is estimated to welcome more than 5.2 million visitors, including more than 1 million international visitors, with total tourism revenue of about 25,000 billion VND.

According to An Giang Hydrometeorological Station, due to the influence of storm No. 5 (Kajiki), in the An Giang sea area today (August 24), there will be changing clouds to cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms.

Southwest wind level 4, level 5, sometimes strong gusts level 6, level 7. Wave height 1.75-2m. Lightly rough sea when there is thunderstorm.

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