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Located at the foot of the outcrop where Bao Dai Village is constructed, the Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam is an interesting aquarium in which you can gain the exact image of Nha Trang marine environment

History and location

Located at 1 Cau Da St., about 5km from Nha Trang City Center, at the foot of the outcrop where Bao Dai Village is constructed, is a grand French-colonial building which houses the National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam. It is an interesting aquarium in which you can gain the exact image of Nha Trang marine environment. Opened to the public on September 14th, 1922, today it is still a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.  

What to see

Nowhere can people expect to see a more extensive collection of living beings from the Eastern Sea like in this museum, particularly in areas like the bays of Thailand, archipelagoes of Paracels (Hoàng Sa) and Spratlys (Truong Sa), shore regions of  Vietnam and the gulf of the Vat Bô.

The collection of this museum spreads out over two floors. The ground floor is home to fish tanks of varying sizes that house all manner of marine life. All kinds of fish you would find in the sea area of Khanh Hoa Province are presented there: reef sharks, turtles, living coral, anemones, puffers, lionfish, clownfish, sea horses, and a whole array of colorful reef species, some of which can be found in no other place in the world. Each of them has a label indicating their name, origin and characteristics in Vietnamese and in English. 

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The upstair flooor is for exhibiting specimens, local boats and fishing artifacts, plus an 18 metre long whale skeleton. Over its long history, this museum has been holding more than 20000 specimens of tropical marine creatures. Apart from the real fishes, there are also rare species’ skeletons or bodies preserved in formaldehyde solution. There are even finds of endemic species from Kampuchean Vietnamese seas and from other nearby countries, some of which are extremely rare, like the dugong or sea cow. Kids are often very excited to visit the big tropical turtles and crocodiles.

Apart from the museum aquariums, there are also many of the theme rooms in the National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam which focus on marine science featuring the history of its research equipment and technology such as: “From Light to Life” (features algae and phytoplankton), “Life in a Drop of Water” (microscopic aquatic organisms), or rooms illustrating coastal natural disasters, sacred legends, traditions and culture of Vietnam fishing. 

How to get there

The museum opens from Located on one of the world’s most famous bays, Vinpearl Nha Trang Resort & Spa – an international five star hotel in the Vinpearl Nha Trang of hotel, tourism, resort and entertainment is considered to be “a twinkling pearl glued on the crown of the Sea queen”.

Location

Located on one of the world’s most famous bays, Vinpearl Nha Trang Resort & Spa – an international five star hotel in the Vinpearl Nha Trang of hotel, tourism, resort and entertainment is considered to be “a twinkling pearl glued on the crown of the Sea queen”.

How to get there

Lying on the north of Hon Tre Island, Vinpearl Land has not only traditional identity, but also modern beauty. It only takes 5 to 12 minutes to go Vinpearl by high-speed boat or the longest Cable-car system, which is one of the wonder of  Nha Trang tourism industry. From a height of 40m of this system, visitors can enjoy the panorama of brilliant flower on the East Sea Coast, or beautiful Nha Trang City. Another attractive feature of Pearl of Vietnam is modern tuktuk cars that take tourists to the hotels or interesting places on a winding road in charming mountain scenery.

What to see and do

Not only can tourists be impressed deeply with monuments and famous spots, but they also are paid attractive attention to the five-star hotel on island with 485 stunning architectural rooms including 29 luxury rooms, one presidential room, and one royal room. Besides, there are three independent villas for family enclosed with professional services that can satisfy the most fastidious guest. Coming to Vinpearl Resort & Spa, tourist can have opportunities to be immersed in the chain of seafood restaurants, experience the massage treatments rendered by skillful practitioners, or relax with lots of bars and clubs. Vinpearl also built a freshwater pool, which is the largest one in Southeast Asia with more than 5700m2 areas for sunbathing and traveling.

At Vinpearl Resort & Spa, a variety of sports and indoor game, such as beach volleyball, table tennis, archery or billiards, table tennis, jogging and cycling, make the resort even more exciting. Thus, Vinpearl is worthy to be the tropical paradise of Nha Trang in particular and Vietnam in general.to 6.00PM. Entrance fee is VND 30,000/adult. Travelling by motorbike or car is convenient.