Nha Trang Review With The Top 12 Best Places You Should Experience

1. Overview

Nha Trang is a centrally located coastal city and the capital of Khanh Hoa province. Nha Trang city is located in the South Central region, on the South Central Coast. Located at the gateway to the South Central Coast and the Central Highlands, Nha Trang brings together all the advantages of geographical location, climate, natural scenery and trade to become a paradise in the tourism and resort area of Vietnam. Nha Trang is known as the “pearl of the East Sea” thanks to its possession of precious “gifts” given by nature.

The city has Nha Trang Bay, voted by Travel and Leisure magazine as one of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world. Nha Trang also has an extremely diverse system of large and small islands, containing both beautiful scenery on land and underwater and still retaining its wild and rustic features such as: Hon Tre, Hon Mun, Hon Tam, Hon Dun, Hon Mieu. , Hon Ho, Hon Mot… but Nha Trang also has countless meaningful destinations, with high value of learning and discovery such as: Ponagar tower tourist area, Institute of Oceanography,etc. Nha Trang is one of the most worth-visiting coastal cities in Vietnam. Don’t wait any longer, find out the  Nha Trang review with the top 12 famous destinations right away, then pack your backpack and go!

2. The right time to visit and review Nha Trang

Nha Trang is most beautiful in the dry season, from January to September every year. At this time, the weather in Nha Trang is extremely beautiful, very suitable for exploring, swimming and enjoying the beautiful scenery. However, this is the peak tourist season, so please proactively book rooms in advance to be proactive in your schedule. On the contrary, if you go in the rainy season, service prices will be more stable.

Nha Trang’s rainy season lasts from September to December every year, with especially heavy rain in October and November. If you plan to travel during this period, remember to update the weather forecast regularly. Please.

One special thing you should not miss are the two biggest festivals of the year in Nha Trang: Thap Ba Festival (March 20 – 23 of the lunar calendar every year) and Nha Trang Sea Festival is held in the summer of odd-numbered years.

3. Nha Trang Review With The Top 12 Best Places You Should Experience

3.1 Vinpearl Land Nha Trang – Leading entertainment area

Vinpearl Land (VinWonders) Nha Trang is considered the leading entertainment area in the coastal city of Nha Trang, a park with records that owns 6 subdivisions with hundreds of games and diverse experiences: The World Garden, King’s Garden, Fairy Land, Tropical Paradise, Adventure Land, Water world. Whether you are an adult or a child, you cannot refuse the interesting games and activities here. This place has a full range of services such as relaxation, entertainment, cuisine,… and also has countless restaurants to serve diners with a variety of Asian and European cuisine. 

• • Address: Hon Tre, Vinh Nguyen ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province
  • Open: 08:30 a.m – 21:00 p.m
  • Tel: (+84) 1900 6677

• Latest VinWonders Nha Trang 2024 ticket price list:

3.2. Hon Tam – the romantic blue sea paradise

Hon Tam Nha Trang, also known as Thuy Kim Son island, is a small island located about 7 km southeast of Nha Trang Hoa city, with an area of more than 110 hectares and a coastline of about 1 km. With its rare poetic and pristine beauty, Hon Tam has become a favorite and relaxing place for tourists. Coming here, you will be able to comfortably relax with clear blue water and golden sand beaches. You can also experience other activities such as jet skiing, parasailing, kayaking, thrilling games, etc.

• • Address: Hon Tam Island, Vinh Nguyen Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province

• Ticket price to visit Hon Tam Island:

• Regulations for children:

– Under 0.9m: Free 

– From 1 m – 1.3m: half price 

– From > 1.3m: charged adult price.

3.3 Hon Mun Island

Hon Mun is known as one of the four most beautiful islands in Nha Trang. This place is blessed with blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine and a rich marine ecosystem. Hon Mun Nha Trang has up to 2000 species of coral and 1500 species of marine life and is the only marine conservation area in Vietnam. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has ranked Hon Mun Island as the most marine biodiversity area in Vietnam. In particular, Hon Mun has super shimmering coral reefs rarely seen on other islands. Therefore, there are many interesting services on Hon Mun island such as: scuba diving to see coral, exploring the blue ocean via glass-bottom boat, floating bar on the sea, etc. 

• • Address: Bong Nguyen Island, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province

• Ticket prices to visit Hon Mun Nha Trang for reference:

– Entrance ticket: 0.87 USD/adult; 0.43 USD/child;

– Diving ticket: About 19.73 USD/person;

– Fishing village basket boat ticket: 0.79 USD/adult;  0.39 USD/child.

3.4 Institute of Oceanography – A place to store thousands of marine creatures

The Institute of Oceanography is a repository, museum of marine life. This place displays many specimens of marine species. You can admire more than 20,000 specimens and 4,000 different marine creatures. There is also a greenhouse filled with colorful fish and corals. In addition, the museum is also famous for its large specimens such as whales, giant clams,etc.

• Address: No. 1 Cau Da, Vinh Hoa ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province
• Open: 06:00 a.m – 18:00 p.m (except holidays and lunar new year)
• Reference ticket price: 0.39 USD – 1.58 USD/person
• Website: http://www.vnio.org.vn/

3.5. Diep Son Island – Unique sea walking path

Diep Son Island Nha Trang is an island containing 3 small islands located in Van Phong Bay: Hon Bip, Hon Giua, Hon Duoc. The most prominent feature of Diep Son is the sandy road nearly 1 km long in the middle of the sea, connecting the islands together. Visitors can easily walk from island to island and walk out to the middle of the sea. This is an island floating in the middle of Van Phong bay, so you need to go to Van Gia and then take a boat to the sea. Throughout this journey, you will have the opportunity to enjoy breathtaking nature.

• Address: Van Phong Bay, Van Thang commune, Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province
• Reference ticket price: 7.89 USD – 11.84 USD/person

3.6. Yen Island – The only double beach in Vietnam

Yen Island is also known as Hon Noi, located in Nha Trang Bay, Khanh Hoa, about 25 km northeast of the mainland. Yen Island is one of the tourist destinations in Nha Trang that is popular with domestic and foreign tourists. True to its name, this place is home to many species of swiftlets across the country, and is also the place where the largest reserve of bird’s nests is exploited in Vietnam today. In addition, this place also has a unique double beach in Vietnam. The beautiful natural beauty combined with the emerald green water, sparkling under the blue sky will make you not want to take your eyes off this place.

• Address: Nha Trang Bay, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province
• Reference ticket price: You can register for tickets via hotline (+84) 258 3818 222 of Khanh Hoa Sanest Bird’s Nest company. Below is detailed information about time, transportation and ticket prices to visit Yen Island that you can refer to:

3.7. Ponagar Tower

Ponagar Tower is a place visited by many tourists visiting Nha Trang. This is the place to worship the goddess Ponagar, also known as Thien Y Thanh Mau, the goddess of the origin of life. When you come to the tower, you can visit the temples and towers, the stele, sometimes you can also see the Thap Ba festival as well as the legendary shadow dances of the ancient Champa people. This work is considered one of the famous cultural tourist destinations, preserving the core values of history and the majestic beauty of the unique architectural work.

• Address: 61 2/4 Street, Vinh Phuoc Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.
• Open: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m
• Reference tour ticket price: 1.18 USD/person/turn.

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3.8. Hon Chong, Hon Vo – Super beautiful places to take sunset photos in Nha Trang

Hon Chong and Hon Vo are a complex of large rocks stacked on top of each other in a strange shape. This place is 3 km northeast of Nha Trang city center. Hon Chong Hon Vo is a unique work created by the hands of mother nature. Over time, the large rocks have been eroded and weathered by ocean waves and wind, creating a majestic beauty that makes many tourists curious and excited. Come to Hon Vo Hon Chong Nha Trang to explore the wild rocks and enjoy a spacious, peaceful space of sea and sky and look out into the distance to see the beautiful coastal city of Nha Trang or admire the romantic sunset.

• Address: Vinh Phuoc ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.
• Open: 7:00 a.m – 19:00 p.m
• Ticket price: 0.87 USD/ticket

3.9. Phu Vinh ancient village – Return to the typical village of ancient Central Vietnam

Phu Vinh ancient village is more than 200 years old with unique architecture and timeless beauty. Phu Vinh Ancient Village is famous for its ancient central architecture and attracts many tourists, especially foreign tourists.

Currently, in the ancient village area there still exist many tile-roofed wooden houses built in the ancient Central architectural style. In the past, local people often called this Bat Can Grad architecture – meaning three compartments built on 36 columns. And house doors are often made from relatively elaborately carved wooden panels. A special feature of the old houses in Nha Trang is that in front of the yard there is a small garden, which can be used to plant trees, dry rice, or be a place to hold large parties and meetings in the past. .

• Address: Vinh Thanh commune, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province
• Ticket price: 1.18 USD/adult.

3.10. Nha Trang beach

Nha Trang beach has a coastline of more than 7 km, Nha Trang beach opens up a poetic and immense natural scenery with fine white sand, clear blue water next to coconut groves, casuarina groves whispering in the wind. . Not only bathing in cool water, visitors here can also experience exciting entertainment activities such as paragliding, windsurfing, jet skiing, canoeing or flyboarding (standing in water in the air), etc.

The biggest advantage is that Nha Trang beach is located right in the city center, just a few steps to reach the beach. The sea here has very few waves, so it will give you a peaceful and pleasant feeling.

• Address: Tran Phu Street, City. Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.

3.11. Nha Trang Stone Church

Nha Trang Stone Church is a famous landmark as a historical witness, having witnessed many changes over time in this city. And now, the church itself is also a beautiful landscape, contributing to the attraction of the dreamy coastal city. As its name suggests, the entire Stone Church is built from thousands of cubic stones in the typical Western Gothic architectural style. The church’s official name is Christ the King Cathedral. However, local people often call it by simple names such as “Stone Church”, “Mountain Church”, “Nga Sau Church” or “Nha Trang Church”, etc.  

• Address: 31 Thai Nguyen Street, Phuoc Tan Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.

3.12. Long Son Pagoda

Located right at the foot of Trai Thuy mountain, Long Son Pagoda, over a hundred years old, is a place of pilgrimage to a peaceful region for countless Buddhists from all over the world. This place is also famous for the giant white statue of the Golden Buddha, 31m high (including the lotus tower) with a sitting posture and a peaceful sermon. That’s why the pagoda is also called “White Buddha Pagoda”.

Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang has an area of up to 3,000 square meters, with a unique architectural style, decorated with meticulously carved motifs, creating a bold Asian beauty. Perfectly combined with this architectural work are tall, shady rows of ancient trees, helping to keep the air around the pagoda always fresh and cool.

• Address: 22 October 23 Street, Phuong Son Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.

In addition to Nha Trang beach, Vietnam also has countless ideal tourist destinations throughout the country such as Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Hoi An, Da Nang, Ha Long Bay, etc. You can experience more of their famous tours below:

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Nha Trang – Da Lat 5 Days 4 Nights

Mixing Nature & Culture Vietnam In 30 Days

Hanoi – Halong Bay Classical

Danang – Hoi An – Bana Hill Classical Tour

Mindful Retreat In Island Smiles Hoi An

Nha Trang Discover Day Cruise

Da Lat & Nha Trang Tour

Nha Trang Beach 5 Days 4 Nights

4. Conclusion

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