Tourisrt Attractions And Top Things To Do in Mui Ne Phan Thiet Vietnam

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Mui Ne is a small coastal village in an area of Vietnam known as Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan. It offers perfect conditions for kiteboarding and windsurfing which draws a large crowd of tourists and ex-pats who love water sport activities

Mui Ne located along the coastline with a small traditional fishing village. Mui Ne now become a tourist beach destination with a number of luxury hotels, a few cheap hostels, but above all a midrange hotels. The sights on Mui Ne and Phan Thiet range from beautiful beaches, sand dunes to traditional villages, fishing port and tropical forests.

Visit Mui Ne Fishing Village

The fishing village is a great opportunity to take some photos of life in Vietnam. It is possible to visit the fishing village on your own with motobike or taxi. The brightly colored boats set against the bright blue sky are a photographer’s dream. And the women in classic Vietnamese conical hats hunched over bags of shellfish are a fascinating sight to behold.

If you do take the tour, you’ll only get about 15-20 minutes here. If you think you’ll want more time, be sure to negotiate that with the tour agency ahead of time. Or simply hire a taxi to take you there without the time constraints of a tour.

Take a Jeep Tour to the White Sand Dunes

The white sand dunes far from the center of Mui Ne resorts about 35km. It is not recommended that you drive a motorbike out to the sand dunes in Mui Ne as you will more than likely incur a fine from the police. However, you can take a 4-hour Jeep tour and see just as much. You can book a private jeep through a tour agency in Mui Ne for 650,000 VND (~$28) total for 1 - 6 people for whole tour 4 locations.

You will be picked up from your hotel at 4:30am to watch the sunrise at the white sand dunes. However, if you don’t care to see the sunrise, you can schedule your private tour for anytime you want. When you arrive at the white sand dunes you will be offered two options; pay an additional for a ride on a quad bike, or walk 10 minutes to the top of the dunes.

The sunrise from the top is absolutely stunning! Watching the sky turn shades of pink and orange over the miles of dunes is incredible. Be sure to bring your camera and tripod (if you have one), there are endless photo opportunities there.

For your ATV - quad bike back to your Jeep, you can take the exhilarating route in which the quad driver careens down a long, steep, horrifying-looking hill. Or you can take the safer, flatter route by yourself driving.

Experience Sand Sliding Board at the Red Sand Dunes

If you take the jeep tour to the famous attractions of Mui Ne, you will have time to visit the Red Sand Dunes. These dunes aren’t as large or impressive as the White Dunes, but the reddish coloring looks beautiful against the backdrop of the bright blue sky. And you won’t be offered a quadbike ride as these dunes are right off the main road.

You can wander around the dunes, admiring the views, or rent a plastic sheet (sand sliding board) from one of the many ladies nearby and have a go at sledding down the dunes. You can stay with them so they can help you get into position, or head off to your own hill to try sliding on your own.

Hike Through the Fairy Stream

The Fairy Stream (Suối Tiên in Vietnamese) is a shallow stream that flows through bright orange and white limestone formations. And lush greenery provides some shade which you’ll appreciate in the heat of the day.

Take your shoes off at the beginning of the walk and wander through the water. After going inside about 1 km the water gets quite deep, you can follow the trail off to the left if you prefer to keep your shorts dry. And there is a small waterfall at the very end. The entire walk is about 2,5km round trip. The Fairy Stream is indeed touristy, but worth visiting regardless.

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Visit the Poshanu Cham Towers

The Po Shanu Cham Towers are remnants of the Champa Empire, similar to the My Son Ruins outside of Hoi An. They have been here since the 9th century and are still used for religious purposes to this day. The towers are about five miles out of town, so it”s easy to rent a motorbike to visit.

There are two towers, both have been well maintained and expertly repaired. And from their position high on the Ong Hoang Hill, you”ll have lovely views of the coastline below. The area is not as large or impressive as My Son, but the drive out to the towers is a beautiful and peaceful one.

On the way back into town, be sure to stop at the Ong Dia Rock Cape where women are selling coconuts and the beach there is nice and quiet. There is also the Forgotten Land Sand Sculpture Park with intricate and impressive sand sculptures that people of all ages will enjoy.

Swimming and lounge on the sandy beach of Mui Ne

Mui Ne is known for having beautiful and serene coconut tree-lined sandy beaches. And finding your own little piece of this paradise is relatively easy.

Sea waves are not too big but will be stronger than normal, you should find calm beaches and have safety signs for swimming.

South of town, you’ll find a quiet beach right next to the Ong Dia Rock Beach. The water is calm here and ideal for swimming. The centre of Nguyen Dinh Chieu street is a popular place for kiteboarding. The beach is wide and clean, ideal for lounging while enjoying the pretty kites flying across the ocean. As you head north into Ham Tien, you’ll find that the beach disappears and is replaced by stone walls that block the rough surf. Unfortunately, you can’t walk along the water here.

Even further north, closer to the Fairy Stream, the beach opens back up again. Here you’ll find kilometers of beautiful beach and very few people. Further north of Mui Ne, toward Long Son Beach, is another long stretch of beautiful coastline.

You’ll love lounging on the secluded beach in front of your lavish resort, sipping cocktails, and reading a good book. Most of resorts at Mui Ne there were plenty of coconut trees to provide shade. There are a few small beach restaurants nearby if you want a cold beer or a snack.

Mui Ne Bay

Mui Ne Bay is an attractive destination if you like to swim and experience outdoor activities. Located along Mui Ne Bay are beautiful beaches with white sand stretches. If you want to find unspoiled beaches, you can hire a boat to Hon Lao Island. This is a desert island near Mui Ne bay but few people pass by.

Hon Lao (Hòn Genh) Mui Ne

Hon Lao is also known as Hon Genh, this place is about 1 km from Mui Ne bay and quite pristine. To get to Hon Genh, you can rent boats from fishermen (VND 200,000 per boat for 10 people), I would suggest that you should take a shuttle service from the resort. There is this service at Muine Bay resort.

Early in the morning you can come here to fish, then go scuba diving to see the coral, the evening is the best time to watch the sunset and sunset at sea.

Take the Ta Cu Mountain Cable Car

Ta Cu Mountain is actually located 30 miles southwest of town and will take you about an hour to get there on a motorbike. Not only are the views from the top of Ta Cu spectacular, but there are also several impressive pagoda and Buddha statues for you to visit.

When you enter the car park, you’ll pay your fee and then park your motorbike (or exit your taxi, depending on your transportation preferences). Once you’re through the gate, you’ll be picked up by a shuttle that will drive you a short distance to the base of the cable car. This is a very short walk if you’d prefer to get your steps in.

There is a restaurant at the top of the cable car and a few other drink vendors sprinkled around the complex. On the top of mountain, there are beautiful pagoda, statues, and elaborate gates throughout. The real treat is the giant, stark white reclining Buddha high on the hill, overlooking the complex.

Duc Thanh School Phan Thiet

Duc Thanh school is the historical destination you should visit when coming to Mui Ne. The school was founded in 1907 by the patriotic mandarins to respond to the Duy Tan movement in Central Vietnam. Duc Thanh School is also the place where President Ho Chi Minh stopped teaching before entering Saigon. Today in Duc Thanh school area retains almost intact memories of nearly a century ago.

Dinh Van Thuy Tu Phan Thiet

Dinh Van Thuy Tu is located on Ngu Ong Street, Van Thuy Tu Palace is a long-standing relic (1762) with ancient beauty and seriousness. This is also a symbol of the worship of whale of Binh Thuan fishermen. Van Thuy Tu Palace is also the place to keep the largest whale skeleton in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

This skeleton is 22 m long, weighs 65 tons. Every year, there are ceremonies held solemnly on the lunar days: February 20 (Te Xuan); April 20 (Cau ca); June 20 (Main season); 20/7 (Vertical chèo) and 23/8 (finally season). During the ceremony, there were also activities such as singing, acting with pride, boat racing …

Take a Kitesurfing Lesson

Mui Ne is one of the best kitesurfing locations in all of SE Asia and people come from all over the world to experience it here. There are ideal wind conditions for about 70% of the year in Mui Ne. In the summer (May – October), it’s mainly southerlies while in the winter (October – April) you get more consistent northerly winds.

And there are some operations around Mui Ne that will rent you kitesurfing equipment and that offer lessons for all experience levels. C2Sky offers one of the best kitesurfing camps here. Also, both Source Kiteboarding and Jibe’s Beach Club have a super friendly, knowledgeable, and patient team of instructors. Plus, they take your safety seriously! No matter what your experience level, both will make sure you have a great time.

Enjoy Sunset and a Cocktail

If you’re looking for a beachfront bar with a prime view of the sunset, look no further than Le Miracle Chill & Grill. Chez Oahn, right next door, often has live music around sunset if you prefer a sunset serenade. And speaking of music, Joe’s Cafe almost always has live music (although sadly no sunset view) so they’re a great choice to hit up later in the evening.

If you’d rather grab a few cold beers and a towel and sit on the best in front of your beach for sunset. The beach is lined with coconut trees and you can actually see the sun setting over the sea. Be sure to buy beers on the road because there are no drink vendors along the beach.

Enjoy Seafood on Bo Ke Street Ham Tien, Mui Ne

Bo Ke Street, near the fishing village and close to Bai Rang Beach, around here you will see many small coffees near seashore. Don”t miss this famous spot if you are travelling to Mui Ne Vietnam. This is a street full of local cafes, that making seafood BBQ of all kinds. Prices are cheap and choice is wide. Scallops with onion and garlic sauce are must-to-have here.

The first impression of this area is it looks like ordinary, no frills and simple of the roadside seafood restaurant, but full of foreign tourists. The English sign boards is dotted with Russian, together with loud vibrant music makes you feel like you are in another country.

Seafood here is placed on the Styrofoam box or in a water tank with all kinds of species, from the familiar dishes as clams, oysters, shells, squid, shrim, fish ... to the seafood more particularly as lobsters.

Additional, in the evening at Hon Rom tourist area there is an afternoon market with many grilled seafood dishes, the price is very affordable.

Top 5 Dishes in Mui Ne Phan Thiet You Should Enjoy

1. Seafood Salad

Mui Ne is famous for its fish salad and snail snail salad. Fish salad is made from apricot fish, fresh fish or fresh chisel fish served with raw vegetables, vermicelli and special sauce.

Snail snail salad is the main ingredient of the snail-only snail meat, pork, vegetables, roasted peanuts, fried onion, mixed with sweet and sour fish sauce.

2. Spring Roll Rice Paper, Fish Sauce Rice Paper

These are popular snacks in Binh Thuan in general. You can find and buy in the street vendors, Thu Khoa Huan and Tran Hung Dao crossroads only sell in the evening.

3. Hotpot

Hotpot is a typical dish in Phan Thiet that many tourists can eat with. The main ingredients are apricot fish, mackerel, herring, perforated fish, red tilapia … cleaned, fillet then sliced into thin slices. Vegetables with hotpot are also cut into small fibers.

Hotpot with dipping sauce mixed with sour tamarind; Fruit peppers, garlic, roasted peanuts, porcelain bananas ripen (there are many places using soy sauce) pureed and mixed with pure fish sauce.

4. King Crab

This is the specialty of Tuy Phong area and Phan Thiet - Binh Thuan. Crab meat is sweet, chewy, and fragrant; crust is soft, crunchy, and can be used to bite teeth.

The mud crab in Tuy Phong area is available all year round but on the lunar month of December it is the best crab time. King crabs are usually grilled or steamed with lemon salt, but the best is still porridge.

5. Dong Dishes

The specialty of Mui Ne sand hill is Dong. The meat is as white as chicken but sweet, fleshy and softer. A delicious dish made from Dong such as grilled Dong, roasted dong, steamed, spring rolls, thunder salads, porridge and cooked with pink melon.

Hotels and Resorts in Mui Ne

The fast-growing tourism that entails staying in Mui Ne is also very diverse. Guests can choose from budget homestay to luxury hotels and resorts. The homestay is usually far from the sea and serves mainly young people, foreign groups like new experiences.

The hotel are often located in the nice location, concentrating mainly on Huynh Thuc Khang street extending towards Hon Rom. The hotel in Mui Ne is very much focused mainly on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street.

If you come to Mui Ne for beach holiday, you should choose resorts. This type of accommodation is very diverse, from popular to high-end. Visitors can consider depending on their needs and budget. One of the high-end resorts in Mui Ne is Anantara Mui Ne 5 star resort. The resort is located on a long beach and it is like a tropical garden facing the sea.

There is the newest 5 star resort at Mui Ne is Centara Mirage Resort, Centara Mui Ne is an Explorer’s Playground themed resort overlooking the East Sea with discovery, entertainment, and joy at the heart of the experience.

For tourist who want stay in Mui Ne Vietnam for long time nearly one month or longer usually rent the Ocean Vista Apartment or Sealinks Villa, Muine Domain. Most of resorts on Mui Ne beach, visitors can admire the sunset, enjoy cocktail, discover beautiful mountains or kite surfing on the sea.

Best time to visit Mui Ne Vietnam

The weather in Mui Ne is much drier throughout the year than the rest of VIetnam and is even part of the driest region in Southeast Asia.

Rainy season: Mui Ne Phan Thiet has the rainy season between April to October.

Best time to travel to Mui Ne Vietnam: The best time to enjoy the beach in Mui Ne is from November to March.

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