Places To Visit in Nha Trang

Islands & Beaches in Nha Trang

  • Hòn Tre island

  • Long Beach

  • Monkey Island (Hon Lao)

  • Hon Chong

  • Hon Khoi Island

  • Hon Ba Nature Reserve

  • Hon Mun marine protected area

  • Con Se Tre (bamboo sparrow) island

  • Hon Tam Island


Hòn Tre island


Hòn Tre island has several nice beaches, but unfortunately, almost of all them are of exclusive access to guests of the Vinpearl resorts. The exception is the small beach in front of the Vinpearl Land's waterpark, which is accessible for those who bought a ticket to Vinpearl Land. The beach offers waterports and contains a Russian restaurant.


Long Beach

Long Beach (Bai Dai beach) (On the road to Cam Ranh airport). Located in the Cam Lâm and Cam Ranh districts, 20 km south of Nha Trang, Bai Dai is in the middle of a frenetic process of development, with upscale resorts being built nonstop in the beachfront. Even so, the beach is very long and it is still possible to find yourself alone if you walk enough. It has beautiful blue waters, soft sand and it is pleasant to walk upon as it is less steep than the beach in Nha Trang, but rubbish can also be a problem in areas which are not in the front of resorts. Seafood is served at many shacks with deckchairs right on the beach. Probably best to go by motorcycle


Monkey Island (Hon Lao)

Monkey Island (Hon Lao) (20 km N of Nha Trang). Catch a ferry to Monkey Island (the pier is 1km further north of island), which is full of monkeys, has a 10:00 circus and simple go-cart track.

Monkey Island is an island located at Nha Phu Lagoon, managed by Long Phu Ltd.Tourism Company. The name on the map called Lao island, but because in 1200 the island has to monkeys raised for tour operators, people familiar called Monkey Island. Monkeys on the island have been domesticated, including two categories: Rherus and Macaca Macaca Fassicularit. They are very friendly to visitors, sometimes bringing laughter enjoyable for visitors because the monkeys are very nice and adorable. Monkey Island has primitive rocks, blue sea and many beautiful coral reefs, is a haven for many species of marine fish. Long Phu Company has decided to exploit this area to scuba dive more than 5 years with the aim to introduce to visitors the island's hidden beauty, but no loss of coral diversity and the fish residing.

At the diving park, visitors can lie under a shady canopy tree, waiting for your turn to explore the ocean. Guides will guide you how to wear diving cloths,along with a string of lead weighs about 7 - 8kg and a boiler (slightly smaller than in Mun island), of course including diving glasses and screw- propeller. If you do not know diving, tour guides will have diving lessons about 5 minutes for the journey which took place 30 minutes looking at the bottom of the ocean.

In Mun island, tourists want to dive must have "high level" because there is higher than 20 m depth. In Monkey Island has the depth of only 3 - 5 m, so visitors can safely explore the ocean without getting short of breath. Instead of jumping from the boat as in Mun island, visitors can climb to the rocks, along a small walkway to the beach and from the beach swimming with tour guides until the water is up to shoulder height, we begin to dive. They always monitor to guide you looking at the colorful coral reefs and acquainted with fish swimming around more like playing with our vendors...

Diving services in Monkey Island has attracted thousands of visitors to explore the ocean. Mr Vo Thanh Minh, Deputy Director of Long Phu Tourism Corporation said that you are not diving when visitting Mun island, you do not indeed discover all the beauty in this place.


Hon Chong

Hon Chong (1.5 km N on Tran Phu St over the main bridge). Scenic rock formations in the sea. The disposition of the rocks, as well as the sculpture of a giant fist mark in one of them, is mysterious and a source of several folk tales. You can climb the rocks and get some nice views of Bai Doung Beach and the nearby islands.

Hon Chong is a tourist attraction located on the northern bank of the Cai River in Nha Trang. It is far from Ponagar tower a few hundred meters. Hon Chong area is the complex of large and small rocks, multi-tier, multi-layer with bizarre shapes, pilling up and running from the shore into the sea as a tall giant hand arranging, in which are two large stones: Hon Chong is located on the shore; Hon Vo is the stone under the sea.

Besides, on the way to Hon Chong, there is also Nha Trang Bay clubhouse, which was opened from March 30th 2005. It is the first club of the Club of the most beautiful bays in the world, with its functions is the place for living, exhibition; promote information, photos of club activities of the most beautiful bays in the world, as well as introduction of Nha Trang Bay.


Hon Khoi Island

Hon Khoi Island

Hon Khoi Island, There are several other beaches in the vicinity of Nha Trang. About 30 km north of Nha Trang, just when past the village of Ninh Hoa, a peninsula juts out into the South China Sea, and on its northern coast is its tinier brother, Hon Khoi. Several resorts are on the eastern beach of Hon Khoi, where you find palm trees, white sand, and turquoise waters. To get there, follow the highway north past the turnoff to Dac Lac Province/Buon Ma Thuot. Then look out for a sign reading "Doc Let-Resort", close to a filling station. A taxi will take 2 persons for about 200,000 dong, while a xe om should not be more expensive than 100,000 dong. Or catch a through bus travelling Hwy 1 and get off at the turn off. There will always be some motorbike drivers waiting to take you. Whatever place you choose to go, be sure to reserve a bungalow in advance.



Hon Ba Nature Reserve

Hon Ba Nature Reserve located at the summit of Hon Ba mountain at 1,514 m above sea level.

Hon Ba nature Reserve is located in the region of four districts: Khanh Vinh, Khanh Son, Cam Lam and Dien Khanh of Khanh Hoa province; away from Nha Trang about 30 km as the crow flies and about 60 kilometers by car.

Hon Ba lies on a relatively high position, more than 1,500 meters above sea level, with a cool climate all year round, considered as second Dalat of the Central, high humidity all year round because of frequent rain yearlong. From 1A Highway to Suoi Cat commune, Cam Lam district, turn into the small road to the foot of the mountain, next to Suoi Dau Lake to begin the journey to conquer Hon Ba. The road is 37 km from Suoi Dau to the top of Hon Ba with elbow bends that will satisfy passion for adventurous people.

Dr. Alexandre Yersin discovered Hon Ba. Since 1915, he built the research camp at 1500 m elevation on the top of Hon Ba, this place had made many experiments, cultivated and used medicinal plants (today still a few traces). Among them, there is quiquina tree (Cinchona ledgeriana) imported from South America. To commemorate Dr. Yersin, the province has restored his house on the old foundation at the top of Hon Ba. In particular, he had found many rare plants in Hon Ba that were honored for several typical species known as heroes: Reevesia yersinii, Hon Ba tea (Thea yersinii).

Ecosystem Biodiversity Conservation in tropical forest and subtropical to the genetic resources of rare animals and plants; Watershed protection, protect and maintain water sources for Suoi Dau; Contribute to protecting the ecological environment, adjusting climate; Serving to scientific research on forests, creating an closed complete eco-resort with sea tourism in Nha Trang city.

The reserve has a total area of 20,978.3 ha; including functional zones: Strict protection zone: 10448.2 ha; Ecological restoration zones: 10530.1 ha; Administrative Services Division: 15-20 ha. For the buffer zone will survey and form a separate project.

At the reserve, the functional subdivision, buffer zones; forest protection and development area; infrastructure building area; research survey programs, conservation, development, monitoring, surveillance, collection and storage of information biodiversity, development program of ecotourism, development of forest environmental services; conservation, protection of cultural and historical value ... is specifically planned to protect and conserve intact natural resources together with the development of forests; biodiversity conservation, protection and development of animal genetic resources and endemic flora, rare; ensure watershed protection function, protect the ecological environment; perform scientific research; promote the strength of natural resources, landscape, culture and history ...


Hon Mun marine protected area

Hon Mun marine protected area is located in Nha Trang Bay, including the islands as Hon Tre, Hon Mieu, Hon Tam, Hon Mot, Hon Mun, Hon Cau, Hon Vung, Hon Rom, Hon Noc and the surrounding waters. The area is about 160km² covering about 38 square kilometers and approximately 122 square kilometers of water surface around the islands.

Nha Trang Bay is one of the most important areas for marine conservation and marine tourism in Vietnam. Coral reef has international importance and biodiversity of the highest species in Vietnam with more than 350 species of hard coral to create reef in which 40 species was recorded for Vietnam, over 230 species of reef fishes, 112 species of mollusks, 112 species of crustaceans, 27 species of echinoderms, 69 species of algae and 7 species of seaweeds ... The aim of the project is to "Preserve a typical pattern of marine biodiversity which has international importance and are threatened "and achieve the goal "helping the communities in the island improve their lives and co-operate with other stakeholders to protect and effectively manage marine biology biodiversity at Hon Mun Marine Protected Area, creating a collaborative management model for marine protected areas in Vietnam”.

Survey results of biology biodiversity and habitat of marine protected area showed that Hon Mun Island is a place that has the most abundant and diverse coral reef in Vietnam. It has international scale because it has similar species in the world center of coral diversity in the India-Pacific region. And they also found 340 in more than 800 species of hard coral in the world.

In the dark stone caves of Hon Mun, annually bird’s nest builds its nest here. Due to the terrain of the island is very close to the hot sea current from the equator to be appropriate with the growing condition of coral and a variety of tropical marine creatures gathering here, the bottom of Hon Mun island is a set of population which has abundant and diversity marine creatures, an interesting and useful place for observation, research of researchers for marine life, oceanography and visitors want to learn about the sea. Arriving to Hon Mun, travelers can go snorkeling or glass bottom boat to see the colorful coral reefs with many different species of marine life.

In Hon Mun, just about 10 meters in depth, you can admire the fantastic views of the aquarium place. From the manifold beauty of "fields" coral stretches of sight with all sorts of corals as red coral, antlers coral ... to scenes "lively activities" of the subjects living aquatic environment. You can delight in the fun with all kinds of colorful fish. Sometimes, you also meet the giant groupers, weighs 7-8kg; or 3-4 m long sea- eel, or herd of huge anchovy with the area on 1km² gliding people ... If you like adventure, you can dive deeper. At a depth of less than 18m, it indeed explores. Going down that deep is no longer the beauty of coral, but there are many caves to explore. There are 10-15m deep caves; visitors must use lights to observe the marine life specialized to live in darkness as shrimp, squid, lobsters, rays...

Hon Mun now there are wedding service under the sea, these couples often come here to organize a unique and novel wedding. Harmony in nature, they held the greatest day of their life with a romantic, shimmering, mysterious scene under ocean floor. This is a service that is increasingly attracting more young couples interested in and find out. Although diving services have been developed and expanded in many beach resorts, but Hon Mun is still the most beautiful diving destination in the country. Hon Mun has left a good impression on visitors inside and outside the country.


Con Se Tre (bamboo sparrow) island

Con Se Tre (bamboo sparrow) Island is located on Hon Tre island with a particularly different style than that of Vinpearl focusing on the ancient, folk design which is harmonious to nature.

This place is very simple, clean and unique. A large-sized pair of wooden wheels from horse carriage, brought back here from Tay Ninh province can remind you of the rustic feel and intimacy from old villages of Vietnam. Together with beautiful and tranquil beaches, the blue crystal-clear seawater makes one strongly desire a swim. Fine sand and gravels surrounding the island allow for you to walk comfortably.

The hills with green trees and flowers of all colors. Flickering in the forest are these quaint and romantic self-contained accommodations. You will feel the generosity of the pure sea breeze, passionate blue sea water, and soft sounds of waves to wisk your mind to a state of relaxtion and comfort. Enjoy breathing the fresh air and forget all daily worries and stress. Con Se Tre is also a very good place for having a vacation, swimming, diving, fishing, riding a motorboat or even mountain climbing.

Standing around the restaurant area are six brick pillars four metres in height and lit up like torches. The owner of the resort stated that the five pillars represent five separate continents and the other sixth represents the people and the island it is located in. After fresh seafood is placed on the grill, it begins to fill the air with delicious aromas and sounds so amazing, that it stimulates all the senses of diners. And together with delicious seafood, you will be more attracted listening to the guitar and singing.


Hon Tam Island

Located in the South of Nha Trang Bay, Far from Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) about 5 km, one of the attractive island eco-tourisms. It still has original beauty of nature with lush tropical forest carpet, romantic sand beaches. Hon Tam - called figurative meaning as early ancient by the angler because the island looks like a green worm, its head towards to the East. On May 19th 2009, The complex of ecological resort Hon Tam (Hon Tam Resort - Eco Green Island) was inaugurated on Hon Tam Island with luxury and professional travel services to meet the needs of vacations, entertainment on the beach.



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