Nha Trang: island days, Cham towers and a working fishing port

Nha Trang, as we know it

Nha Trang has a resort strip and a real city behind it. We spend the mornings on the water around Hon Mun, and the afternoons in the part of town where the fishing boats come in and the seafood is grilled at the harbour rather than plated at the hotel.

Khanh Hoa province's capital sits on the south-central coast and has its own airport at Cam Ranh taking direct flights. That is what makes it such an easy beach stop: fly in from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, then carry on overland to Da Lat.

The bay is what separates it from the rest of the country's coastal towns. Hon Mun, Hon Tre and their neighbours lie close enough in for half a day's snorkelling or diving, and on Hon Tre itself the Vinpearl Land cable car and water park give families somewhere to spend an afternoon.

Use it as a base for lazy days with watersports whenever you fancy them, or as the seaside section of a longer run from Hanoi down to Ho Chi Minh City. The road to Da Lat is straightforward, and Mui Ne and Ho Chi Minh City lie further south.

What fills the days in Nha Trang

• The cable car over to Hon Tre island and the Vinpearl Land park at the far end
• Boat trips and snorkelling in the protected waters around Hon Mun
• The Cham towers of Po Nagar, above the Cai River on the edge of town
• Vinpearl Water Park, a good half-day if you are travelling with children
• Long Son Pagoda, with its hillside seated Buddha statue
• The Museum of Oceanography, for marine life and preserved specimens
• An evening walk and dinner along the Tran Phu beachfront promenade

The practical bits

Our trips that pass through Nha Trang

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