Phu Quoc Pearl Farms

When visiting some of Phu Quoc pearl farms, keep in mind that according to culture pearl specialists. Phu Quoc pearl is ranked as the world’s best kind: a must see stop in Vietnam would have to be the pearl farmers of Phu Quoc. If you relish the feel of a string of pearls or feel sated with just one piece adorning a ring, then Phu Quoc Island is your paradise. Pearls have been farmed and cultured in this part of southern Vietnam for hundreds of years. Most of the pearl farms are located right after the row of resorts along Truong Beach or Long Beach, some 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) south of Duong Dong (the main city). What used to be a small-scale handicrafts industry on the island is now a major cottage industry and source of income, as pearl farms big and small are found in this road stretch on the western side of the island leading to the sea port town of An Thoi. Phu Quoc pearl farms Phu Quoc pearl farms Because of the huge income potential of pearl farming for the island’s economy, the Foreign Investment Law of Vietnam sanctioned the cultivation of the South Sea Pearls and paved the way for the establishment of the Phu Quoc Pearl Farm in 1998.