TOP 10 VIỆT NAM BEACHES THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS
Beaches in Việt Nam are popular spots of tourists and locals looking to escape the bustling city life. Travelers will find that no two beaches are the same, ranging from bustling Nha Trang Beach, for tourists looking to stay in the center of all the action, to the more remote Quy Nhơn, that’s popular among adventurous travelers.
Aside from over 3,000 km of soft sands and clear waters, Việt Nam also has plenty of secluded coves and islets fit for snorkeling, island-hopping and scuba diving. Read on for our comprehensive guide to Việt Nam’s most popular beaches. Getting to some of these locales may be a challenge, depending on your location, but the combination of tranquil atmosphere and breathtaking views of these beaches are well worth the effort.
On your supposed North-East journey, it’s quite easy to realize Đồng Hới, a nice small town of Quảng Bình province alongside Nhật Lệ River. You may see a nearby beautiful beach, named Nhật Lệ, and a green Bảo Ninh peninsula full of coconut tree shadows & fishing boats on the other riverside, making a fresh water-color painting. After only ten-minute drive across the river bridge, you now have a chance to relax yourself in a magnificent fairy landscape of beach, long-lasting sand banks, blue sky, blue sea, and green coconut tree rows!
Just about 15 kilometers from the Imperial city of Huế, Thuận An Beach is a brilliant stretch of white to off-yellow sand, ideal for a swim in the sea. Though it’s one of Central Vietnam’s most beautiful beaches, the beach is ridiculously undeveloped with just a scattering of shacks in various stages of decline.
The beach is a masterpiece of nature which is pristine but poetic. Coming here, you could immerse in the harmony and peace of heaven and earth or enjoy the sea-breeze and alluring landscape. In particular, due to the influence of the climate; the sea landscape here changes seasonally and each season brings its own nuance and beauty. That is the orange-red color of the sun shining on the sea, the sunset of the night with silver waves. All are a beautiful harmony of colors that can only be admired in Thuận An beach.
Lăng Cô Beach is the 30th member of the Club “The most beautiful beaches in the world” in June 2009, also being recognized as the most tourism attraction for tourists to Huế. Located on the central coastal strip, Lăng Cô highlights itself as the ideal place for tourists relaxing and enjoying the beauty of the ocean with about 10km in length, white sand, blue sea, next to the vast rainforest on the hills and a large mysterious Lập An lagoon (800 hectares). With average temperature about 25oC in the summer, from April to July is the best season to take a tour to the beach.
Coming to Lăng Cô, tourists have opportunities to immerse in various entertainment activities such as sunbathing, chasing sand crab, kite flying, and biking along the coast in the afternoon. Specifically, tourists can gather together in the campfire, listen to waves of the ocean at night, and wake up early to admire the beautiful dawn on the horizon. The charming Lăng Cô beach also embodies its natural beauty through two reputable attractive scenes in Huế, Lăng Cô fishing village, Lập An lagoon, Chân Mây beach and Mơ waterfall.
In 2005, Mỹ Khê beach in Đà Nẵng, by American Economic Review Forbes, voted as one of six most charming beaches in the planet. According to Sunday Herald Sun, early 2010, Mỹ Khê beach was continuously listed in Top Ten of Asia’s best beaches.
Located near Đà Nẵng city center, Mỹ Khê beach is the popular rendezvous for local people and tourists alike, especially in the summer. With 900m in length, it has large space, nice view and good services. Hotels, restaurants, vehicles keeping sites, sunshades and buoys for hire are all available to satisfy bathing need for everyone.
An Bàng Beach is one of the few stretches of beach in Hội An that’s relatively unspoiled by development, making it a popular option for soaking up the sun and enjoying an array of seaside activities. It also houses an array of beachfront resorts, seafood restaurants, and hippy bars with stunning views of the neighboring Marble Mountains and Cham Island. Most of the restaurants offer sun-bed rentals between VND 20,000 and VND 50,000, but they’re free of charge if you dine there.
Some of the most popular activities at An Bàng Beach are swimming, paddle-boarding, and surfing. If you’re looking to learn how to surf during your visit, there are plenty of board rentals, surf and stand-up paddling classes offered by An Bàng Beach’s expat surfing community. Surf season is from September until March, offering spectacular wave conditions, comfortably warm climate, and average water temperature of 25°C.
Quy Nhơn in Bình Định province is recognized as one of the three tourism hubs of Việt Nam’s south central coastal region along with Đà Nẵng and Nha Trang. The town is blessed with a 42km long coastline, diverse topography comprising mountains, forests, salt marshes, plains, lagoons, lakes, rivers, peninsulas and islands, abundant seafood and natural resources.
The best time to visit Quy Nhơn is from January to August, when the weather is relatively warm most of the time. As summer comes, starting in April the weather will get gradually warmer.
September to December is the rainy season. There will be more rain and potentially some storms, which can prevent you from going on boat tours or exploring the town fully.
Nha Trang offers numerous beaches spread throughout the city. Its Tran Phu Beach sits along a stretch of high-rise hotels with plenty of dining and nightlife nearby. Travelers visiting the city set up on this beach for its clear and calm waters and beautiful white sand. If raging until all hours of the morning isn’t your thing, you can also take up surfing, snorkeling, yoga, meditation, and other outdoor activities.
Nha Trang is called the seafood capital of Vietnam for a reason. Teeming with marine life, the waters off the Khánh Hòa coast supply the fresh fish and shellfish that are the highlight of many a meal in Nha Trang. Between street side eateries, restaurants, and up market hotels, there’s no chance of going hungry in Nha Trang. For more in-depth explorations of the city’s dining options, eat with the locals or splurge on five-star buffets at the hotels along the strip.
Mũi Né is Việt Nam’s most prominent coastal resort town, spanning 15 kilometres of sandy beaches that are lined with an array of dining and shopping venues as well as luxurious beachfront resorts. Great for experiencing the daily lives of the local population, the northern end of Mui Ne Bay is home to a traditional fishing village which also offers a picturesque view of the coastline lined with swaying palm trees and colorful fishing boats moored on the water.
Visiting the fishing harbor at dawn is a must-do as you’ll see local fishermen sorting out hundreds of fresh seafood such as crabs, scallops, groupers, and stingrays. While it remains relatively authentic, the growing numbers of visitors to Mũi Né Fishing Village has resulted in a number of gift shops and affordable seafood restaurants.
If you enjoy some lounge time on a sandy shore, Côn Đảo islands are home to some of the most pristine beaches in the region. Most of the coastline is untouched by development, with towering palm trees hanging over long stretches of postcard-perfect white sand.
The best time to visit Con Dao Islands is during the dry season (November to February), but if you’re looking to see turtles nesting on Hòn Bảy Cạnh Island, visit between June and September. February till July is ideal for diving excursions as the waters around Côn Đảo have visibility averaging between 20 and 30 metres.
Phú Quốc is well known in Việt Nam, especially for its beaches. The island is said to own the most beautiful beaches in Việt Nam and is therefore widely advertised as a holiday paradise. More and more western tourists as well as locals visit Phú Quốc for a beach holiday. Precisely for this reason, Phú Quốc continues to be expanded for tourism.
Good news is you can visit Phu Quoc any time of the year. Phu Quoc has a tropical climate. There are only really two seasons this island has to deal with and here they are: dry season starts from October and continues through March; and wet seaon starts from April to September.