Top 7 beaches in Vietnam
Under Blog1. Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc is an island in the south of Vietnam. It is named “peaceful tropical paradise” by international visitors, featured by bright sunlight, cool breezes, pure blue water and clean white sand. The island has many wild idyllic beaches including Truong beach, Ganh Dau beach, Bai Dại beach, Sao beach, Cua Can beach, Vung Bau beach, Bai Thom beach, Bai Vong beach.
Besides beautiful beaches, you can choose variety of activities to do such as diving, fishing, playing sea sports, rolling, etc and a huge number of amazing landmarks and scenic views to see such as famous Phu Quoc fish sauce factory, Suoi Da Ban waterfall, Tranh stream, Mouth Chua as well as exporing Phu Quoc National Park.
2. Con Dao
Con Dao is an archipelago of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province in the southern of Vietnam. The beaches here are very nice, deserted and attractive, in combination with beautiful sceneries, green forests and wonderful coral reefs.
Another thing In Con Dao that attracts increasing numbers of tourists is Con Dao Prison. It was set up as penal colony during the French colony and held communist prisoners during Vietnam War. You can visit various prison camps, “Tiger cages”, grave sites of former prisoners to understand a part of Vietnamese history.
You also have chance to discover the marine national park, with a rare and rich biodiversity, diving to see impressive coral reefs and the best marine life on Vietnam as well as other entertaining activities.
3. Ho Coc
Ho Coc is small beach located in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, about 125km southest of Ho Chi Minh City. It is definitely a a spellbinding, 5km stretch of wonderfully golden sand, dotted with coracles and large boulders, lapped by clear waters and backed by fine dunes. The beach is still out of development and urbanization, so it is perfect for those looking for a simple, peaceful and unspoiled place to stay.
The beach connects to the mainland with a forest, do you can take to trip to explore the tropical forest, hire a bicycle to go around the neighborhood, go fishing or camping in cajeput forests.
4. Mui Ne
Being one of the top destinations in Binh Thuan province, Central region of Vietnam, Mui Ne is an ideal tropical beach town, covering a lot of interesting activities. The beaches is clean, soft sand, warm blue water, featured by a long line of coconuts. The Strong sea breezes make them very popular for kitesurfing and windsurfing. There are other activities such as surfing, sailing and a lot of water sports.
Besides stunning beaches, Mui Ne also has a very famous site called Sand Dunes. This is a unique place with endless red and white sand dunes. It is really worthy when you take a trip by jeep to admire wonderful scenery, wait the winds to change the shape of the dunes and try sand-sledding.
5. Nha Trang
For over the last 10 years, Nha Trang has become a perfect name for sea lovers in particular and international tourists in general.
This coastal city is located in Khanh Hoa province in the Central of Vietnam. Nha Trang has every advantages of a coastal city for tourism with stretched coastal line, beautiful and tranquil beaches, finest weather condition almost the whole year as well as a developed infrastructure. The beaches here is highlighted with yellow sunshine, clear turquoise water and coo wind, along with interesting outdoor amusement. You can join a lot of activities such as scuba diving, surfing, snorkeling, fishing or visiting fishing villages.
Far from the ocean are a lot of island with attractive sceneries, abundant marine biodiversity and variety of modern resorts such as Bamboo Island (with famous Vinpearl land), Monkey Island, Cam Ranh Bay, ect.
You also can visit National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam, Po Nagar Cham Towers, Long Son Pagoda, Nha Trang Cathedral and a lot of amazing waterfalls.
6. Cua Dai
Cua Dai is one of the most pristine beaches in Vietnam, located in Quang Nam province, 5km far from Hoi An ancient town. It is very beautiful and is well worth a visit to cool off when the heat starts to get to you or when you want somewhere peaceful and relaxing. Swimming and bathing under the shadow of palm lines is a preferred activity in this beach.
If you have trip to Hoi An ancient town, you must hire a bike or motorbike to visit Cua Dai beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world (by TripAdvisor in 2013)
7. My Khe
Located in stunning city of Da Nang, My Khe is an ideal and huge beach with smooth sand and a slight slope. Behind the beach is a dark green poplar forest, and beside, the Kinh River carries crystal water to the sea. The beach has coral, abundant plants and creatures along bankside and under sea.
Especially, My Khe belongs to vibrant Da Nang, and also on the way to Hoi An town, so it has a great position to go the the central of the city or visit Hoi An.