The northern area of Phu Quoc, an island in southwestern Vietnam, is transforming from a daytime beach resort into a tourist destination where \u201cthe night is the main act.\u201d In June 2026, the Vietnamese paper Dan Tri reported on a set of \u201cnighttime attractions\u201d rarely seen on other islands\u2014AI robot guides, underwater dinners viewing sharks and rays, meals sharing a table with giraffes, and large-scale opera shows staged over the water at night. Conscious of the nightlife of Singapore and Dubai, this move means that people considering Vietnam for a honeymoon or family trip from Japan now have one more factor to weigh in choosing a destination.<\/p>\n
The center of the source report is the distinctive experiences gathering in northern Phu Quoc. First drawing attention is the humanoid robot \u201cDyno\u201d that appeared at Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc. Conversing in Vietnamese and English and explaining the animals living in the park, this robot was developed by the Vietnamese company VinDynamics (under the Vin Group), and at the time of reporting it was positioned as a June\u2013July trial operation. Having an AI guide stand in a wildlife sanctuary is said to be a first in Vietnam.<\/p>\n
The dining experiences are distinctive too. VinWonders has the Deep Sea Restaurant, said to be \u201cVietnam\u2019s first underwater restaurant,\u201d where you dine while gazing at a tank in which sharks, rays, and countless fish swim, and on the safari side there\u2019s the Giraffe Restaurant where giraffes stretch their necks right up to your table. The original article introduces the giraffes as \u201cover 5 m,\u201d but it\u2019s wise to take this as an expression that includes staging. Come night, gondolas float on a Venice-style canal at Grand World, and opera resounds from a water stage\u2014bundling such experiences onto a single island is the core of this news.<\/p>\n
Phu Quoc was originally a simple island, famous as a producer of fish sauce (nuoc mam) and known for white sandy beaches and snorkeling. Over the past decade or so, theme parks, cable cars, night markets, and luxury resorts have been developed one after another, reorganizing it into one of the country\u2019s leading integrated resorts. Behind this lie large-scale development by specific companies and the expansion of international and domestic flights. This latest \u201cset of nighttime experiences\u201d is an extension of that.<\/p>\n
Why the night, and why now? With just beaches and nature, a stay tends to wrap up in one or two nights, and spend per customer is hard to grow. If, on top of daytime activities, you can offer \u201ca show you can only see here\u201d and \u201ca dinner you can only eat here\u201d at night, you can lift both the length of stay and on-island spending. The trend of Phu Quoc coming to rank high in Asian island rankingsthe background of Phu Quoc surpassing Bali to be named Asia\u2019s No. 2 island<\/a>as touched on there, and this nighttime shift suggests an aim to push that reputation even higher.<\/p>\n While flashy headlines line up, the figures and staging are things to coolly separate out. Here\u2019s an organization of points that could be corroborated by official information and multiple reports, and points where assertions should be avoided.<\/p>\nConfirmed facts, and points to view cautiously<\/h2>\n
| Item<\/th>\n | Confirmation status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
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| AI robot \u201cDyno\u201d<\/td>\n | Made by VinDynamics. Multiple outlets report it\u2019s in field trials at Vinpearl Safari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
| Underwater restaurant (dining while viewing sharks and rays)<\/td>\n | VinWonders officially describes it as \u201cVietnam\u2019s first underwater restaurant\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
| A meal at the same table as giraffes<\/td>\n | There\u2019s a dedicated combo ticket. Confirmable on the official reservation page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
| Large nighttime show (Once Show)<\/td>\n | VinWonders officially describes it as an investment on the order of about US$12 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
| Giraffes \u201cover 5 m tall\u201d<\/td>\n | An expression that includes staging. Assertion avoided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||
| A giant violin-shaped boat opera<\/td>\n | The Venice-canal gondola water show could be confirmed, but assertion about the shape is withheld<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n Since the official notation for the amount was \u201cnearly $12 million,\u201d here we note only \u201con the order of about US$12 million\u201d and avoid a yen conversion because rate fluctuations are large. The basic rule that the more a figure conveys luxury, the more it needs corroboration in primary sources, holds in travel articles too.<\/p>\n The local and tourist reception<\/h2>\nLooking at reactions on social media and travel platforms, the evaluation splits by the genre of experience.<\/p>\n
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