Things to do in Nha Trang

Nha Trang Bay is the second bay of Viet Nam to be honored as the most beautiful bay in the world with 19 big and small surrounding islands. Tourists coming to Nha Trang Vietnam will have a chance to enjoy the nice weather with all year round sunshine and peaceful and clean wave. Besides, there are many famous tourist attractions in Nha Trang like Hon Chong, Bai Tru and other islands like Hon Tre, Bich Dam, Hon Mun, Hon Tam, etc. This place is also the ideal habitat for many kinds of precious rare animals such as canaries, sea turtles, red coral, oval abalones, etc.

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Nha Trang is also one of my favorite beach cities. The first thing I always do at Nha Trang is to put my luggage at the hotel and run out to the beach. Also, one of the most attractive points of Nha Trang is its local food, especially sea foods whose prices are not very high. The beach is very beautiful as well. If you need some suggestions for things to do in Nha Trang Vietnam, let’s take a look on the tips below.

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Tourist attractions in Nha Trang

– Po Nagar Cham Tower: Po Nagar is located on a small hill, right next to the mouth of Cai River, in Vinh Phuoc Precinct, northern Nha Trang city. This towel which is a famous representative of Champa sculpture and architecture with a system of wall fences, stairs, and track for walking and sightseeing has existed for more than 10 centuries. This place is always the first destination for many tourists when they visit Nha Trang. (Entrance ticket: 16, 000 VND/ 1 tourist).

– Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography: is located at number 1- Stone Bridge- Nha Trang city. This institute which is one of the first ones in Viet Nam to carry on research on marine plants and animals was set up in 1922 by French. It is now the home of Asian’s biggest marine life collection of 20, 000 samples of 4, 000 kinds of marine plants and animals. Besides, many kinds of rare animals are also displayed here like sea cows and the skeleton of a whale which was buried underground deeply in Red River Delta for more than 200 years. If you love marine lives, you should visit this destination at least once in your life. (Entrance ticket price: 15, 000 VND/ 1 visitor- Open Hour: Daily from 6 a.m to 6 p.m)

-Long Son Pagoda which is located in the suburb of Nha Trang city, on the foot of Hon Trai Thuy was built in late 19th century and it was renewed in 1940 with modern sculpture and architecture. When visiting this place, tourists will have a chance to encounter the famous Kim Than Great Buddha Statue which is recognized in Vietnamese Guinness Book as “The biggest outdoor Great Buddha statue in Vietnam.”

-Bao Dai Palace which is located on the top of Canh Long Mount (Chut Mount), 6 kilometers from the city center used to be chosen as the resort of the last King of Nguyen Dynasty. This palace has the unique architecture which combines between Western style and Eastern flower garden art including villas and campuses. Currently, this palace is also a small museum in which many things about King Bao Dai’s life are displayed.

-Yangbay Fall: is located in Y Bay Village, Khanh Phu Commune, Khanh Vinh District. When tourists come here, they will have a chance to enjoy the sparkling beauty of many falls along with streams, forests, and stones lying in the green forest. Besides, tourists can also enjoy the fresh and cool atmosphere here. Along the streams, there are many big stones lying in the green forest in which there are many colorful trees and flowers. This is an ideal destination for many tourists. (Entrance ticket: 30,000 VND/ 1 visitor, tramcar: 10, 000 VND/ 1 visitor/ 2- way ticket).

– Vinpearl Land: In your list of things to do in Nha Trang, you shouldn’t forget Vinpearl Land that is located on Hon Tre Island, is an amusement park whose area reaches nearly 200,000 square meters. This destination includes many modern and special constructions which can be comparable with top- ranking parks in the area and around the world. The trip to Vinpearl Land will bring about much fun to tourists.

Ticket price: 45,000 VND/ 1 person ( all- in- one ticket for 2- way cables and taking part in games on the island).

Wonderpark Diamond amusement area is situated on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, 14 kilometers to the South of the city center, near Cam Ranh Airport. It is a tourism complex with natural topographic combining among mountains, plains, rivers and sea to create the wonderful and romantic scenery. In spite of having many modern constructions, this destination still remains a wild and mysterious hero land. ( All- in- one entrance ticket: 150,000 VND/ 1 adult- 110,000 VND/ 1 child).

-Besides, there are also many other interesting tourist attractions like Van Phong Gulf, Nha Phu Swamp, Chong Islet (Entrance ticket: 15,000 VND/ 1 tourist), Ba Islet ( Entrance ticket: 50,000 VND/ 1 tourist), Let Hill ( Entrance ticket: 20,000 VND/ 1 tourist),etc.

Other things to do in Nha Trang:

Mud bathing in Ba Towel: is a new specialty in Nha Trang, which helps tourists relax after hard-working days and treat some kinds of diseases. To achieve the best effect of mud bathing, you shouldn’t take a shower again with cold water, especially with soap because cold water and soap will decrease the effect of mud on your skin.

Small note: For patients who have acute heart failure, they may meet some reactions like tired, worried, sleepless while bathing. Therefore, the temperature and amount of time of each person should be paid attention to. After bathing the whole body, you should make your body dry and rest for about 10 to 20 minutes.

Island tour: Tourists will go on a trip which can carry from 45 to 50 people. The tour includes some destinations like Mun Island, Mot Island, Mieu Island (Tri Nguyen Aquarium and Bai Soi- Bai San Beach), Tam Island. If you don’t visit these 4 islands when coming to Nha Trang, you are not recognized to have visited this beach city. Cost of this tour: 120,000 VND- 130,000 VND/ 1 visitor. You can book tour in some travel companies like Nha Trang Tourist, Nha Trang Holiday, Nha Trang Sea Island Travel Center, etc. Otherwise, you can ask for some information at your hotel.

* Small tips: If you haven’t booked this tour yet or you suddenly want to go on this tour, you can go to, you can go to Stone Bridge Habor (near the Institute of Oceanography) to ask for joining with other tourists.

Sea diving: is one of the most attractive activities that many tourists want to experience when they visit Nha Trang.

Tips: Normally, you should spend the first day coming to Nha Trang to visit all destinations in the city, then on the second day, you can visit Vinpearl or Let Hill, Ba Islet, etc. Because visiting Vinpearl may make you exhausted for the whole day.

Places for eating in Nha Trang

Food in Nha Trang is so special. You can enjoy many kinds of seafood on your budget. Here are some suggestions:

– O Thi and Cay Me stalls are located on Phan Chu Trinh Street. These 2 stalls serve Hue beef noodles which are considered more delicious than famous one in the Old Citadel.

– Mussel rice stall is situated on Phan Boi Chau Street offers delicious rice at a cheap price, only from 10,000 to 20,000 VND/ 1 person.

– Quang Soup Cake (Hong Bang Street) and seafood porridge (Ngo Si Lien Street) attracts not only tourists but also many local people in Nha Trang.

-Lac Canh Restaurant (Ngo Quyen Street) serves many dishes from fresh seafood and other ones like roasted beef, shrimps, eels, etc. Tourists can feel free to choose drinks and the cost is also cheap, only about 100,00 VND/ 1 person.

-Viet Nam rice restaurant (Hoang Van Thu Street) serves tourists with the price of about 50,000 VND/ 1 person and tourists can enjoy many dishes like vegetable crab soup, poached meat, fish. The rice here is cheaper than the one served on Thai Nguyen Street, about 30,000mVND/ 1 person with many dishes from fresh fish.

– Ninh Hoa Nem (all tourists should try this one at least once if they come to Nha Trang) of Ngoc Tien restaurant is located on Le Thanh Phuong or Le Loi Street.

– Fish noodle is served at Loan stall on Ngo Gia Tu Street or Co Loc stall on Phan Chu Trinh Street.

– Ngoc Lien Roasted Nem is served at Le Thanh Phuong or Dang Van Quyen stall at number 2, Le Loi Street.

– Seafood, snails are served on Tran Phu Street or Thap Ba Street, near the mud bathing places and the price is quite low.

**Bars and clubs

-Sailing Club Bar: 72 Tran Phu Street, Nha Trang. This bar is located right in front of the beach. I usually come here every time I visit Nha Trang because of its reasonable price and comfortable atmosphere.

– Lodge Club: 42 Tran Phu, Nha Trang city.

– Yakasa Club: 18 Tran Phu, Nha Trang city.

– CrazyKim Bar: 19 Biet Thu, Nha Trang city.

Transportation in Nha Trang city.

-Motorbikes is always a convenient vehicle to visit tourist attractions. You can go to the city center or go to further destinations like Doc Let, Cam Ranh, etc. You can control your time and also save money.

The cost for renting motorbikes: 70,000- 100,000 VND/ 1 day (You can rent on Hung Vuong Street or contact the hotel in which you are staying).

-The bus is also popular and convenient and they work from 6 a.m to 6 p.m everyday. Ticket price: 4,000 VND/ 1 time/ 1 person.

– Taxi: if you are traveling in a group, the taxi would be the most suitable choice for you. There are some taxi firms that you can contact like Mai Linh Taxi (058. 38.38.38.38), Nha Trang Taxi (058. 3.81.81.811), Airport Taxi (058. 3.528.528 – 62.62.62.62), etc.

– Otherwise, you can rent a cyclo to travel around this beautiful beach city. This experience will bring about interesting feeling for you!

=>Expected time for a trip lasting for 3 days and 2 nights.

The average time for you to experience and visit almost tourist attractions in Da Lat- Nha Trang is 3 days and 2 nights. In case you are free, you can stay longer to discover the beauty of these places and relax more.

The fee for each trip depends on the time and form of traveling that you choose. For example, the fee for going by motorbike, bus, plane or others are different from each other. Besides, staying in a 3- star hotel, 5- star hotel or a hostel also require you different cost.

I visit Da Lat- Nha Trang every year, but I don’t know why I still want to come back. Sometimes perhaps the weather in Sai Gon is so hot that I want to enjoy the colder weather with wearing warm clothes and scarf. Besides, I sometimes come here just to go bathing, eat seafood and relax.

Thank you Ms Mai Linh sharing these experience above to this blog. Hope that you will have a lot of fun things to do in Nha Trang Vietnam. Also, if you have any experience of traveling in Nha Trang, please share with us.