Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc: Feeding Times, Safari Bus Cut-Off and Which Ticket to Buy

1. The hour you arrive decides what you see

At Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc the arrival time matters more than the ticket type. Keeper feeding is concentrated in the late morning, and the zone where animals roam loose around a bus stops admitting visitors at 15:00. Two people can pay the same 850,000d and come away having seen a different park.

Laid out in the order they happen, the fixed times look like this.

Two morning hours carry most of the programme. Arrive at 08:30 and you can walk a loop of the Open Zoo before the feeding starts; arrive at 11:00 and both hours are already behind you. The park says the same thing in its own notes, recommending an early start because the light is softer and the animals move more.

For how the park fits with the rest of the island, see our guide to things to do in Phu Quoc, and for the month to pick, when to visit Phu Quoc.

2. The gate and the safari bus open at different times

Stack the official pages side by side and you find both 08:30 and 09:00. The two numbers describe different things. The gate opens at 08:30, and the zone where the bus drives among loose animals starts later.

The practical end of this is the cut-off. Clear the gate at 14:30 and the park has ninety minutes left in it, while the safari bus has thirty. On a late arrival the safer order is the bus first and the walking zone afterwards.

Individual zones keep their own hours

The official notes say plainly that zones inside the park can open and close at times other than the park’s own, and they give a hotline for checking: 1900 6677, then press 2. Alongside it sits a line about shows and feeds being adjusted for weather and for the animals’ condition. Planning to the minute is therefore wasted effort. Fix the skeleton, read the board at the gate, then set the order.

3. The feeding timetable: nine species fed inside one hour

The park publishes when keepers feed. Those are the minutes when animals come out and move, which makes the list a viewing order as much as a schedule. Gathered in one place, 13 species look like this.

Count the hour from 10:30 to 11:30 and nine species sit inside it. The enclosures are spread across 380 hectares, so nine stops in sixty minutes is not a plan. What the table is good for is deciding in advance what to give up.

Group the clashes by location

Feeds that start together are worth choosing by distance. Four species share 10:45, the otters, civets, tapirs and swans, so pick one and walk to it. The 10:40 pair, white lions and orangutans, works the same way. Each feed lasts ten to fifteen minutes, which is the real constraint: there is no slack to cross the park mid-feed.

The camel feed is the one loose thread. Official pages give its afternoon slot as 14:00 in one place and 15:00 in another. An afternoon feed happens, so leave room on both sides of the hour rather than timing it to the minute.

Other things that run to a clock

Photographs with the South American macaws are covered by the entrance ticket. The window closes at 14:30, so a late lunch can mean missing it without your noticing.

4. What you miss on an afternoon visit

An afternoon visit still fills a half day. What drops out is everything scheduled only for the morning, and it is worth knowing which parts those are before you buy for a particular day.

What stays is worth listing too. Between 13:00 and 13:45 the tigers, bears, chimpanzees, white lions and orangutans are all fed, and the animal show follows at 14:00 on five days of the week. The flamingos get a second feed at 15:00, which is the last one of the day. Clearing the gate before 13:00 is therefore the working threshold for an afternoon visit.

If the heat is the reason for going late, the other option is a short afternoon followed by the evening Night Safari, which runs on four days a week and is covered further down.

5. What changes with the day of the week

Three parts of the programme rest on particular days. With fixed travel dates this table is the first thing to check.

Tuesday loses all three at once, so it is the thinnest day to visit and the easiest one to move if your island days are flexible. Wednesday loses only the afternoon show and keeps the crocodile feed, which makes a morning visit on that day almost complete.

Friday through Monday carry the Night Safari, and those four days are the ones where a single ticket day can be stretched into the evening. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday finish at 16:00 and stay finished.

6. Season: why the morning works either way

The Open Zoo is walked rather than driven, so weather feeds straight into how long you last. Phu Quoc splits its year into a dry season and a wet one, and the morning is the better half in both, for different reasons.

Temperature barely moves across the year, averaging 27C to 28C, so no month is too cool to visit. Rain and sun are what separate one month from another. Monthly figures sit in our Phu Quoc timing guide.

The wet season still works

Wet-season rain tends to arrive in a block in the afternoon rather than lasting all day. Enter at 08:30, take the morning feeds, eat inside, and the wet hours land where there is a roof. Shows and feeds may be adjusted for weather, so on a heavy day the board at the gate is worth a look before you set an order.

Phu Quoc sits in the south and away from the typhoon track, which puts it out of step with Da Nang and Hoi An in the centre. If you are combining the two coasts, the timing difference is in our Da Nang and Phu Quoc comparison.

7. The two zones are different places

Inside the fence the park divides into the Open Zoo and the semi-wild safari zone. One entrance ticket covers both, and they are toured in opposite ways.

The park’s own name for the second zone translates as “humans in, animals out”. Visitors stay inside the vehicle while it crosses open paddock, and the Open Zoo works the other way round, with fenced enclosures walked one at a time.

What is in the collection

The park covers 380 hectares and reports more than 4,000 animals from over 200 species. Some resale listings carry lower figures; the operator’s own numbers are the higher ones.

Animals in the bus zone come from a wide spread: South African rhinoceros, Indian tigers, Kenyan zebras, Australian kangaroos, along with lions and giraffes. You see them through glass while the vehicle crosses the paddock, so the route is fixed and the sightings are not. The Open Zoo is the half where the feeding timetable earns its keep.

Guided options

A guided tram tours the Open Zoo on a paid basis: 60 minutes, up to seven guests per vehicle, 500,000d a person, with one portion of camel feed included. It suits a visit where you would rather hear about the species than navigate between feeds.

8. Night Safari is a separate ticket

An evening run operates on four days a week. It is a distinct ticket type and is not included in the day admission.

Departure times are picked on the booking screen. Slots sit through the seven and eight o’clock hours, and sellers open slightly different ones, so the booking step is where to confirm rather than any published list.

One number behaves differently

On the day ticket and on the standalone night ticket, the 100-140cm fare and the 60-plus fare are identical. On the BBQ ticket they separate: 910,000d for over-60s against 790,000d for the child band. The official table gives no reason, so the fact is worth carrying without an explanation attached. It shows up when a group of three or more adds to more than expected.

How the evening differs from the day

The run covers the semi-wild zone during the hours when nocturnal species are active, so the same route yields different sightings from the daytime pass through it.

Doing both in one day leaves a gap. The park closes at 16:00 and the evening departures begin around 19:00, so roughly three hours sit in between. Staying in the north of the island lets you go back and rest; from Duong Dong the round trip is about ninety minutes, which pushes you into filling the gap nearby. Grand World is 20 minutes away by road and absorbs an early evening well.

Tickets with pickup included are also sold. An evening run ends after 21:00 in the north of the island, and arranging a car for that hour is the awkward part, so a package with return transport can be worth more than its price difference.

9. Planning the day

Put the fixed times in order and a day builds itself. Two versions follow, one for the 08:30 opening and one for an afternoon arrival.

Where the safari bus goes in this is a genuine choice. Take it at 09:20 and it is quiet and clear of the feeding hour. Put the feeds first and the bus slides to just after lunch. Either works as long as the 15:00 admission cut-off is respected.

Where you sleep sets the morning

The park is in the north of the island. From a Duong Dong base the trip runs about 40 minutes each way, so an 08:30 arrival means leaving before 08:00. A resort in the northern Bai Dai area shortens that considerably. The trade-offs between island areas are in our Phu Quoc area guide.

10. Tickets and where to buy them

The gate fare is the highest. Online is usually cheaper. The gate table first.

Under 100cm enters free. Bands run on height rather than age, so a tall ten-year-old pays the adult fare. Height is checked at the gate, which is worth knowing if a child in your group sits near the 140cm line.

Online is cheaper, and the bundle matters more

Listings begin in the low tens of dollars, well under the gate figure. Setting that number beside 850,000d is misleading, though, because a display price is the cheapest option in a range. The comparison that holds is what comes attached.

Booking ahead is what the park itself recommends. A QR voucher goes straight through the gate with no paper exchange, which skips the ticket window. The limitation is refunds: tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, and valid only on the date chosen. If the date might move, pick a listing that carries free cancellation.

The ticket types, laid out

The fastpass is aimed at gate queues. Arrive for the 08:30 opening and the queue is short enough that it earns little; on a public holiday, or on a late-morning arrival, it earns more. It also helps on an afternoon visit, where the 15:00 safari cut-off leaves no room to stand in line.

For currency and payment, see our Vietnam money guide.

11. The VinWonders combo, worked out

The safari and VinWonders Phu Quoc are sold together as well as separately. Set the two against each other and the difference is clear.

For an adult that is 300,000d, about a sixth off. The two-day combo runs 1,700,000d, which is 100,000d under buying separately and 200,000d over the one-day version. That 200,000d is the price of spreading the same two parks across two days.

Whether both fit in one day

The safari closes at 16:00 and VinWonders runs 09:00 to 19:30, with about 20 minutes of road between them. Safari in the morning and VinWonders through the afternoon and evening therefore works; the reverse runs into the safari bus cut-off.

Doing both in one day means giving up the unhurried version of the feeding timetable. With children, splitting across two days is usually the easier call.

Tickets that run more than a day

The unlimited tickets allow repeat entry within their window. Seeing the morning feeds on one day and returning for the ones you skipped is exactly what they suit, which makes them the honest answer for anyone who wants to work the whole timetable. The Teddy Bear Museum sits inside Grand World📍Map and fits an evening.

Combo tickets take a face photograph the first time you pass the gate, since they are reused across days. One person cannot carry the group’s tickets through ahead of everyone else.

For the rest of the northern cluster, see the Hon Thom cable car and the two evening sea shows compared. If Nha Trang is also on your route, the sister park there is covered in VinWonders Nha Trang tickets.

12. What the ticket does not cover

Some things come with admission and some are charged inside. The places where spending grows are fairly predictable.

Where figures are published, they run as follows.

Knowing the tram fare makes one listing add up. Admission at 850,000d plus the tram at 100,000d comes to 950,000d, and the tram-inclusive product sells at exactly 950,000d. That bundle is two fares put together rather than a discount. It does save a second transaction, and online versions of it sometimes land a little lower.

Deciding about the tram

The tram route takes 2 hours 5 minutes to complete, and the wristband allows unlimited boarding at three stops. Against walking it compares like this.

Covering 380 hectares on foot is not realistic. Feeds run ten to fifteen minutes, so linking 10:40 to 10:45 means moving quickly, and that plan needs the tram. A slower visit built around two or three morning stops does not.

Feeding the animals

Feeding is done with the park’s own feed. Food from outside cannot be brought in, and feeding without a keeper present is not allowed. It runs 09:00 to 16:00 at the giraffe, ring-tailed lemur and Asian elephant areas.

The bus tour is also sold on its own

A “humans in, animals out” tour appears in the official product list as a separate 350,000d service, while the standard entrance description also lists that experience as included. The official pages do not explain the difference between the two.

In practice: standard admission does get you into the safari bus zone. The separate product is sold on top of it, so check what your booking already includes before adding it. Reading that line before you travel is what avoids a second payment at a counter.

13. Getting there and how long it takes

The park sits in the Bai Dai area in the north. Administratively that is northern Phu Quoc Special Zone📍Map, which since mid-2025 has belonged to An Giang province. Older sources name a different province.

The shuttle is genuinely free, and its timetable changes often. For an 08:30 arrival, confirm the stop and the first departure the day before, because missing one leaves a long wait for the next. Ride-hailing coverage on the island is covered in our Grab and Xanh SM guide.

Road distances around the park

Three of the attractions share one development, so moving between them is short. The airport is at the other end of the island, which is the argument against putting the safari on an arrival or departure day: the round trip eats close to two hours. A middle day takes less time off your trip.

14. Eating inside

Three restaurants operate inside, and their positions decide what each is good for.

The Giraffe Restaurant sits within the Open Zoo, so giraffes feeding on leaves are visible from the tables. Carrots and bananas for the feeding areas are bought here too. It stops at 15:30, which matters if lunch is running late.

Menus cover rice dishes and noodles alongside fries and burgers. Tickets that include a meal voucher are redeemed at these restaurants. Food and drink from outside cannot be brought in, with an exception for baby food and for special diets.

Crowds gather behind the Flamingo Restaurant either side of the 10:00 and 14:00 shows. If you plan to watch one, keeping lunch clear of those windows makes both easier.

15. Visiting with children

Children’s programmes are gathered in the Kid Zoo, split between timed sessions and all-day access.

Two rules are worth knowing in advance. A child under 140cm and under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Fares run on height, so under 100cm is free and 100cm to 140cm is the child band.

Strollers are hired on site rather than included. With a child under six, bringing one or hiring one is the sensible move, because the walking distances across 380 hectares add up. The Open Zoo tram costs 100,000d for 140cm and above, 80,000d for the child and senior bands.

The crowded feeding hour from 10:30 to 11:30 is a hard one with young children. Two or three chosen stops, with the rest of the time in the Kid Zoo, goes better. Junior Zookeeper starts at 10:30 and overlaps that hour directly, so one of the two gets chosen.

16. How the park treats its animals

Some visitors weigh a zoo’s practices before buying a ticket. Here is what is on the record.

This is the first zoo in Vietnam to hold certification from the South East Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association, awarded on conservation and animal welfare grounds. At 380 hectares it is among the largest areas in the country given over to wildlife care and conservation.

The visiting rules place the restrictions on visitors.

Publishing the feeding times belongs to the same approach. A posted timetable concentrates visitors at the enclosure during the feed, which leaves the rest of the day with the animals away from the viewing route. Junior Zookeeper and the animal shows are both built with a conservation-education component.

If you want to feed an animal yourself, the route is a 30,000d portion of carrots and bananas from the Giraffe Restaurant, used in the designated areas. Food carried in from outside cannot be used for it.

17. Where visits go wrong

These are the consequences of skipping the sections above.

The first two rows are the ones that catch people most often. Everything below them can be recovered by spending a little more inside or reordering the day; the day of the week and the arrival hour cannot be recovered at all once you are there.

18. Rules and what to bring

Only the ones that actually catch visitors out.

What to bring is mostly about sun: a hat, sunscreen, and a plan for water, since drinks are bought inside. Sun umbrellas are a hire item rather than an inclusion.

What cannot come in

Anything you have brought goes in the lockers near the entrance, which admission covers. Commercial filming needs prior permission; personal photography is fine as long as no flash reaches the animals.

Downloading the park map before you arrive shortens the day. With enclosures spread over 380 hectares, moving to a feed on time means knowing where it is. Paper maps are handed out at the gate as well.

Getting a connection sorted at the airport helps, both for checking whether a time has shifted and for calling a car in the north. Common scams are covered in our Vietnam scams guide, and entry paperwork in Vietnam entry requirements and the visa guide. For moving around the country, see how to travel around Vietnam.

Frequently asked questions

For more of the island, our Phu Quoc travel guide sets out what is in each area and how long it takes to reach.

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