Description of resorts:
Nha Trang, the most popular resort in South Vietnam, is an hour’s flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Snow-white beaches, deserted bays, many lost islands and coral reefs – all this is the coast of Nha Trang. The city itself is also known as a medical resort: there is a clinic for mud therapy and mineral water treatment. In general, Nha Trang is a family resort where it is good to come with children.
This beach resort is very popular among Europeans, Japanese, Australians and Americans due to the clear and calm sea, as well as the excellent diving opportunities near the UNESCO-protected Black Island.
Call from Russia: 8–10–84–58–; phone number
Beaches: Nha Trang boasts seven kilometers of white-sand beaches, along which stretches a chic boulevard of coconut palms. Municipal beaches (except one belonging to the Ana Mandara Beach Resort 5 * hotel), equipped, there is a rental of sunbeds and umbrellas – less than 1 USD per day. The sand on the beaches of Nha Trang consists of the smallest fragments of multi-colored shells, so the water there is very clean and transparent. The entrance to the sea is of medium gentleness.
Hotels: Now in Nha Trang there are three five-star hotels (including the expensive and luxurious Sofitel Vinpearl 5 *, which entirely occupies a small island), two four-star and three three-star hotels equipped with air conditioning and swimming pools. The rest of the hotels belong to the low categories.
Excursions: Sightseeing tour of Nha Trang (visiting the Cham Tower of the 7th–12th centuries in Ponagar, Long Son Pagoda, Hon Chong Cape, Nha Trang Cathedral, built in the French Gothic style, Oceanographic Institute, Pasteur Institute, Dam Market) – about 40 USD for individual tourists and about 20 USD for groups of 10-15 people.
A visit to the Aquarium on the island of Chi-Nguyen (there is a farm for breeding fish and marine crustaceans with more than 40 species of inhabitants) – about 65 USD for individual tourists and about 35 USD for groups of 10-15 people.
“Monkey Island” – about 50 USD for individual tourists and about 30 USD for groups of 10-15 people.
Longshon Pagoda
Arched roof decorated with mosaic dragons made of glass and ceramic tiles. A beautiful hall, an altar decorated with pillars entwined with dragon mustaches. On the top of the hill behind the pagoda is a statue of a 14-meter white Buddha sitting on a lotus flower. The hill can be reached from the side of the street by 152 stone steps.
Entertainment: Restaurants, bars, nightclubs, massage parlors and beauty salons. For lovers of outdoor activities – fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving. Among children and adults, the amusement and amusement park enjoys well-deserved popularity.
Da Nang, located in the middle of Central Vietnam, has long been one of the most popular seaside resorts in the country. This was facilitated by developed transport communications (international airport, railway station, state highway No. 1) and, to no lesser extent, very beautiful local beaches.
The resort has a good water park.
Call from Russia: 8–10–84–511 0; phone number
Beaches: Local China Beach is a beach famous all over the world for its fine, very soft and clean sand. Since 1992 China Beach has hosted an international surfing championship.
The swimming season on all the beaches of Da Nang lasts from May to July, when the sea is at its calmest. At other times of the year, there are strong undercurrents, and there are usually no lifeguards on the beaches. Surfing here is best from September to December, when there is a good wave.
In June, red jellyfish visit coastal waters: burns from their tentacles are not fatal, but quite painful, especially for people with a severe allergic reaction.
Hotels: In Da Nang is the best resort hotel in Vietnam – Furama Beach Resort 5 *. There are also “fours” and “threes”.
Excursions: Marble mountains of Ngu-Nan-Son, Tam-Thai and Linh-Ung pagodas with unique Buddha statues (including Women-Buddhas), Cham Museum (the people who lived on the territory of Vietnam in ancient times).
Quiet and peaceful place, surrounded by sand dunes, pines and palms. An ideal resort for families and surfers alike , Phan Thiet is located a three and a half hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City.
Call from Russia: 8–10–84–62–; phone number
Beaches: Each hotel has its own wide beach with white fine sand, equipped with free sunbeds and umbrellas. The entrance to the sea is very gentle.
Hotels: Most hotels offer accommodation in bungalows or villas. In many – a large selection of water sports, as well as golf courses. One of the first hotels built here, Victoria Resort 4 *, offers SPA services to its guests. Tourists who are concerned about finding more economical accommodation can be advised to Swiss Village 4 *, Blue Ocean 4 *, Palmira Resort 3 * – these hotels, although they have a small territory, are located in the very center of the local tourist “hangout”.
Excursions: Buddhist center with the Reclining Buddha (by the way, the largest Buddha in Vietnam – 49 meters), mineral springs in Binh Chau.
Phu Quoc is the largest island in Vietnam, equal in area to Singapore. It is located 40 km from the mainland, an hour’s flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Beautiful sandy beaches planted with coconut palms frame virgin rainforests here. You can relax here all year round: the rainy season lasts only one month – October, the rest of the time – the dry season. The average annual temperature is +27°C. Traditionally, the “peak” tourist season on the island is the period from mid-November to mid-May.
The nature of the holiday in Phu Quoc is calm and quiet, typically “island”: especially for those who want to escape from everyday affairs and worries for a while.
Call from Russia: 8–10–84–77–; phone number
Entertainment: The pride of the island is a large diving center, opened in 2002. Recall that diving in Vietnam is considered the cheapest in the world. This also applies to the prices of equipment and the services of instructors.