Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort - Luxury hotel - Cau Hoang Hon Phu Quoc: Kiss Bridge Sunset Guide

Cau Hoang Hon Phu Quoc is two bridge arms reaching toward each other over the sea, stopping just short of touching. That is also known as Cau Hon, or Kiss Bridge, and almost nobody calls it by its official name.

Travellers know it as the sunset bridge because it stands in Thi tran Hoang Hon (Sunset Town) in An Thoi, on the west coast where Phu Quoc’s sunsets happen. This guide covers how to reach it from the Bai Truong (Long Beach) resort strip, when it opens, what a ticket covers, and which hour of the day is worth planning your evening around.

An overview of Kiss Bridge (Cau Hoang Hon)

Cau Hoang Hon and Kiss Bridge are the same structure. “Cau Hoang Hon” translates as sunset bridge, a nickname borrowed from the town it sits in, while the official name given by developer Sun Group is Cau Hon, meaning kiss bridge. Both names point to the same pedestrian walkway in Sunset Town.

Address: Phu Quoc, An Giang, Vietnam

Opening hours: 07:00 – 23:00, daily

• North wing: 07:00 – 23:00
• South wing: 07:00 – 20:40 and 21:45 – 23:00 (Break for show preparation)

The design is built around a gap. Two separate wings, the North Wing and the South Wing, extend from the shoreline and reach toward each other above the water, ending roughly 30 centimetres apart. They never meet. Visitors close the distance themselves with a handshake, a hug, or a kiss, which is where the name comes from.

Italian architect Marco Casamonti of Archea Associati designed the bridge, taking his cue from Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam and the almost-touching fingertips at its centre. Sun World gives the combined length of the two wings as 800 metres.

Ticket counters operate at both the north and south entrances, and tickets are also sold online. If you already hold a same-day ticket for the Hon Thom cable car or for the Kiss of the Sea show, bridge access is usually included, so bring the QR code with you rather than paying twice.

Ticket price:

• Before 16:00 or After 19:00: 50,000 VND/person
• 16:00 – 19:00: 100,000 VND/person
• Children under 1 meter: Free of charge

How to get to Kiss Bridge

The bridge sits at the western edge of Sunset Town in An Thoi, on the southern end of Phu Quoc, facing the Gulf of Thailand. Most international visitors stay 20 kilometres or more north of it along Bai Truong (Long Beach), so the trip south needs planning rather than improvisation.

A private car or taxi is the simplest option and the only one that lets you leave after the evening fireworks without waiting. Guests can also arrange transport through the resort, so check our shuttle service and transfer options before booking a car. Riders take route ĐT975 south, then turn toward An Thoi.

The other approach is from the sea. If you spend the day on Hon Thom, you can return to An Thoi on the cable car and walk into Sunset Town from the station. Our guide to the Hon Thom cable car sets out the timings.

Sunset Town itself costs nothing to enter. Parking sits at the edge of the pedestrian zone, and the last stretch to the bridge is on foot, past the clock tower.

The best time to visit Cau Hoang Hon Phu Quoc

Arrive in the late afternoon, roughly an hour before sunset. Everything that makes the bridge worth the drive south happens in that window.

• Get there 45 to 60 minutes early if you want to stand at the touch point, which is the single most photographed spot in Sunset Town and the first to fill up.
• Check the sunset time for your dates rather than assuming, because it shifts by around 40 minutes across the year. Our month-by-month guide to Phu Quoc weather covers the seasonal pattern.
• Travel between November and April for the clearest horizons. The green season brings heavier clouds, which produces better colour on a good evening and a flat grey sky on a bad one.
• Skip weekends and Vietnamese public holidays if you can. Weekday evenings are noticeably quieter on the walkway.
• Come on 1 January for the alignment. On that date the setting sun drops into the gap between the two bridge tips.

What to look for while you’re on the bridge

Most of the detail on Cau Hon sits at hand height or underfoot, and visitors who march straight to the end miss all of it.

• Sun World says 394 proverbs, poems, and song lyrics in 22 languages are carved along the inner faces of both wings.
• Come back after dark for the lighting. Hidden strips inside the railings light those inscriptions from within once the sun goes down.
• Look down at the bridge tips, where glass panels open onto the water below.
• Find the stone marker at the entrance, which carries the “Cham” (The Touch) story behind the design.
• The view back toward Sunset Town after dark, with fishing boat lights strung along the horizon, is the shot most people forget to take.

Building a full evening around the bridge

The drive south makes more sense when the bridge is one part of the evening rather than the whole of it. This sequence works well:

1. Arrive at Sunset Town by mid-afternoon and start at the south entrance.
2. Walk out to the touch point before the light drops.
3. Stay on after sunset to see the bridge lit.
4. Watch the Kiss of the Sea show and the fireworks that follow.
5. Finish at the night market near the north end.

Pair the trip with a Hon Thom cable car ride earlier the same day and the journey south earns its place. Our overview of what to see across Phu Quoc helps you group the southern sights into one day.

Arrange your return transport before you go, because cars are scarce in An Thoi straight after the fireworks. If the drive doesn’t appeal, Long Beach faces the same western horizon: the sun sets in front of The Lighthouse Bar every evening, no ticket required.

Conclusion

Cau Hoang Hon rewards planning more than spontaneity. The hour you arrive decides whether you get the light, the space at the touch point, and a seat for the fireworks, or whether you get a crowded walkway after dark. Check the sunset time, book your car both ways, and give yourself the full afternoon.

Stay on Bai Truong and you are minutes from the airport, on the same west-facing coast, with the trip south easy to arrange through the resort. See our rooms, suites and beachfront pool villas or browse current stay offers. Book direct for the best rate. Terms and conditions apply. Subject to availability.

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