Binh Thuan is the southernmost province of the central coastal region, where Mui Ne is famous for its resorts in the country. Binh Thuan has a sea of 192 km stretching from Da Chet Cape bordering Ca Na in Ninh Thuan to Binh Chau alluvial ground in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province. There are 34 ethnic groups living together in Binh Thuan, of which the largest is the Kinh; followed by the Cham, Ra Glai, and Hoa ethnic groups. I would like to share with you an Ultimate Guide to Travel Binh Thuan.
Po Sah Inu Tower in Binh Thuan.
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The best season to travel Binh Thuan
You can come to Binh Thuan any season of the year. The climate here is divided into two distinct seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. Depending on your schedule, choose the most ideal time:
From April to May: this is the hottest time, suitable for swimming
From June, July, and August in Binh Thuan, there is a lot of rain, seaweed appears to make the water cloudy. If you want to swim, you should avoid going at this time.
From September to December is the most ideal time of the year to travel to Binh Thuan. In our experience, this is the most suitable time for your vacation.
Means to move to Binh Thuan
From Hanoi
+ Plane: This is the most convenient means to get to Phan Thiet for tourists from Hanoi: Departure from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, then to Phan Thiet by coach or train. Another way is to fly from Hanoi to Nha Trang, then continue to Phan Thiet.
+ Train: From Hanoi, you can take trains such as Train SE1, SE3, SE5, SE7, TN1, SPT1, PT3 they all run through Binh Thuan.
+ Coach: Hoang Long Coach: Address 7 lane 155 Cau Giay, Hanoi, tel: 046 672 6080, ticket price 860,000 VND.
Mai Linh Express: Departure at the underground bus station, ticket booking center: 043 633 6699 (in Hanoi), 062 3823 222 (in Phan Thiet).
From Ho Chi Minh City
+ Plane: From HCMCT you fly to Nha Trang Airport and then take a coach to Phan Thiet. The coaches here operate continuously, with a large number, so you can rest assured.
+ Train:
Normal train costs from 110,000 VND/ticket or more, symbol SPT (go in the morning) or PT4 (go at weekend evening. Buy tickets at Saigon Station – 01 Nguyen Thong, District 3.
High-quality train Golden Train, priced from 160,000 VND/ticket or more, departs in the morning. Tel: 08.35261685 – 08.35262724.
+ Coach: Departs at 5:00 at Mien Dong bus or De Tham Street, District 1. The fare ranges from 90,000 to 130,000 VND depending on the company. Kumho Samco Express Coach: Departure at Mien Dong bus station, tel: 083 5112112, ticket price 120,000 VND/way.
Mai Linh Express Coach: Departure at Eastern Coach Station and Le Hong Phong bus station, tel: 083 9393939 (in HCM), 062 3823 222 (in Phan Thiet), fare 120,000 VND.
Phương Trang Coach: Departure at 274-276 De Tham, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, tel: 062 3636 636, ticket price 120,000 VND.
Tam Hạnh Coach: Departure at 199 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1, HCM, tel: 083 920 5653 / 086 295 8818, ticket price 120,000 VND.
Places to stay in Binh Thuan
Hotels and Resort
WindFlower Beach Boutique Mui Ne
Address: 76 Huynh Thuc Khoang, Phan Thiet
Price: From 555 thousand/night
Hoang Lam Resort
Address: 126A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet.
Rental price: From 600,000 VND/night
Khanh An Hotel
Address: 18/15 Tuyen Quang, Phan Thiet
Rental price: From 360 thousand/night
Truong Ca Hotel
Address: Lot 5 – 06 Vo Van Kiet, Phan Thiet
Price: From 400 thousand/night
Moonlight Hotel
Address: 307 Thu Khoa Huan, Phan Thiet
Price: From 400 thousand/night
Quynh Phat Hotel
Address: 191/1 Nguyen Hoi, Phu Tai, Phan Thiet
Rent: From 250 thousand/night
Tay Ho Hotel
Address: 401 Tran Hung Dao, Phan Thiet
Rent: From 450 thousand/night
Ban Mai Hotel
Address: 66 Nguyen Thong, Phan Thiet
Rental price: Only from 250,000 VND/night
Lagi Hotel Cat Tuong
Address: 15 Nguyen Truong To, Lag
Rent: Only from 210 thousand / night
Hoang An Hotel
Address: 40/1 Pham Hong Thai, Lagi
Rent: Only from 323 thousand / night
Minh Nhi Hotel
Address: 354-356 Nguyen Truong To, Lagi
Rent: Only from 242 thousand/night
Bao Anh Sunset Beach Resort
Address: Le Cong Minh Street, Lagi
Rent: Only from 606 thousand / night
Lagi Dinh Hotel
Address: 456A Ly Thai To, Lagi
Rent: Only from 272 thousand/night
Muine Bay Resort Phan Thiet
Address: 14 Ho Xuan Huong, Mui Ne, City. Phan Thiet
Rent: From only 44$
Pandanus Resort Phan Thiet
Address: No. 3 Nguyen Huu Tho, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Rental price: Only from 1674k/night
Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort & Spa
Address: Nguyen Thong, Phan Thiet Rental
Price: Only from $120/night
Hoang Lam Resort
Address: 126A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet.
Rental price: From 600,000 VND/night
Famous tourist destination in Binh Thuan
Cau Islet
Cau Islet is a newly emerging islet that is causing a fever recently with all travel enthusiasts. Wild, mysterious, and interesting are the impressive points that Cu Lao Cau brings to those who have come here. Cu Lao Cau is suitable for those who love to explore the beauty of the sea, love the feeling of adventure.
Phu Quy Island
Phu Quy is blessed with not only natural resources but also beautiful landscapes. Your first impression when coming here is that the scenery is very wild and almost untouched by professional travel services. Phu Quy Island possesses clear beaches, long smooth sands, and many beautiful colorful coral reefs.
Co Thach Beach
The beach in Co Thach is a complex of rocks and sand with rocky beaches consisting of many small, round, flat, colorful rocks, so it is called seven-color stone by locals. The seven-color stone beach is the most attractive point of Co Thach and one of the unique landscapes of Vietnam.
Cape Ke Ga
With the blue sea, fresh air, nostalgic lighthouse, yellow rock beach basking in the sun, and fresh breeze, the peace at Ke Ga Cape in Binh Thuan will surely help you forget all your fatigue and sorrow in the day. Daily life. At low tide, Ke Ga Cape is like a part of the mainland.
Mui Ne Sand Hill
Mui Ne sand dunes are also known as flying sand dunes in Mui Ne, Mui Ne pink sand dunes, Mui Ne yellow sand dunes… This is considered a “unique” sandhill in Vietnam, originating from an ancient iron mine that existed. hundreds of years of construction. This place is called the flying sandhill because the shape of the sandhill changes by hour, by day, by month… there is no definite shape. The change in the shape of the sand dunes is due to the wind eroding and blowing away the thin layer of sand above.
Ta Cu Mountain
Ta Cu mountain tourist area is now a place that attracts a lot of tourists coming here to explore, participate in entertainment games, and pilgrimage to Buddha. If you have the opportunity to come to the dear city of Phan Thiet, try once to visit the Ta Cu mountain tourist area – a place that is not new but very attractive to millions of domestic and foreign tourists.
Bau Trang (White small lake)
You will be amazed at the scenery like a magnificent painting. Bau Trang is surrounded by white sand slopes with sunshine and wind that are bestowed by nature, making the lake wonderfully beautiful. In the midst of the blazing sun, the sand dunes appear with a magical vagueness. The high and wide sandy slopes stretch as far as the eyes. The sand here used to be yellow, then gradually turned to pure white.
Mui Ne Fishing Village
A place that tourists cannot miss when coming here is the fishing village of Mui Ne. It is not only a place where visitors can buy cheap fresh seafood, but also learn about the life of the people in the sea and admire the unique natural scenery in the coastal area.
Po Sah Inu Tower
Coming to Phan Thiet, there is a place with a very special and new Cham culture that visitors cannot ignore, which is Poshanu Tower. Po Sah Inu Cham Tower is an architectural work of the Champa kingdom with artistic, historical, cultural, and architectural values, so it has gradually become an attractive tourist attraction when having the opportunity to come to Phan Thiet City.
Mui Ne Fairy Stream
Mui Ne Fairy Stream is one of the famous landscapes in Phan Thiet city, bringing a beautiful landscape with natural beauty, majestic and fancy with the alluvial-colored water, winding around the mountainside with two colors red and white.
Statue Sand Park
Appearing for the first time in the world, Vietnam opened the super monumental Forgotten Land Sand Sculpture Park on a large scale. Promising to be an extremely attractive Phan Thiet tourist destination with unique works of art. Sand statue park will be a favorite stop for all visitors, especially young people.
Doi Duong Park
Doi Duong Park Phan Thiet is a beach located in the heart of the coastal city, attracting tourists by its white sand beaches mixed with low hills, gradually facing the sea. With the characteristics of shallow coastline, gentle sand, gentle waves, and clear blue water, you will be really impressed and attracted as soon as you come to the beautiful coastal city.
Binh Thuan Lady Waterfall
Lady Ưaterfall is located in Duc Thuan commune, Tanh Linh district, Binh Thuan province, about 140km from Saigon. This place is located in the Ong Mountain nature Reserve, so it still retains a strange and wild landscape. Lady Ưaterfall has 9 floors, each floor is from 15 to 25m high, the panorama of Thac Ba in Binh Thuan looks like soft white silk flowing between majestic mountains and forests.
Special festivals in Binh Thuan
Binh Thuan has a big festival of the Cham people, which is the Kate festival at Posanu tower in early October of the solar calendar, or the Dinh Thay Thim Festival from the 14th to the 16th day of the 9th lunar month every year at the historical-cultural relics area Palace of Thay Thim, Tan Tien Commune, La Gi Town. And a unique and bustling festival that you should not miss if you come here on the occasion of the Lunar New Year is the Boat Racing Festival, which usually takes place on the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year every year, on the Ca Ty River, Phan Thiet City.
Kate Festival in Binh Thuan
Binh Thuan specialty
Can cake (Banh can)
Rice flour is stirred well, then poured into small molds like banh khot molds in the southern provinces. However, banh can has another point that the mold does not need to be coated with a layer of oil or grease. The top of the cake is usually seafood such as shrimp, grilled squid, and fried onions on top. Banh can is put in pairs and placed on a plate before eating.
Grilled squid teeth
After cleaning, squid teeth are marinated with spices and skewered into sticks to be grilled. This dish attracts many diners with the tough, crispy, and sweet taste of squid. It is eaten with grilled rice paper, chili sauce is very fun and delicious.
Grilled rice paper with shrimp past
Grilled rice paper with fish sauce is also a pretty special snack that you should try. The rice paper used has a few black sesame seeds on top. Before eating, the rice paper is placed on the griddle and then spread with shrimp paste, added with sliced boiled quail eggs, fish cakes, and onions, and then grilled.
Greasy convex fish
Convex fish is a fairly common fish in Binh Thuan with firm and delicious fish meat, processed by people to make many dishes. However, the dish that makes this fish famous is the fat bulging fish. Convex fish after being cleaned is sprinkled with fat or oil, then grilled until the fish is cooked.
Dong cat grilled with chili salt
Another specialty in Binh Thuan that you cannot help but try is dong cat grilled with chili salt. The dong cat meat is cleaned, drained, then marinated with spices to taste and grilled over hot coals. When just cooked, the meat will be soft, sweet, with a rich flavor that will make diners feel like it.
Cha lui
This dish looks simple, but it’s actually quite elaborate. Rice paper is cut into bite-sized pieces and then put in a little filling of shrimp, meat, etc. Then the rice paper is skewered on a stick, blanched in boiling water and then baked.
What to buy in Binh Thuan as a gift?
If you want to buy seafood as a gift, it is best to go to the beach early in the morning to pick up the fishing boats of fishermen who go fishing at night, the seafood will be fresher and tastier than available establishments. In addition, you can also buy a sunny day squid, dragon fruit, Phan Thiet milk rice flakes at stops or at some Phan Thiet specialty stores in the inner city or at big supermarkets such as Coop-Mart, Lottemart…Especially, you should buy Phan Thiet fish sauce, which is famous in Vietnam.
Things to note – Guide to Travel Binh Thuan
– You need to equip yourself with full equipment such as sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat, two-strap sandals, sunglasses, and a small bottle of water with you when moving, playing on the sand dunes…
– Or bring an umbrella, a light jacket if going in the rainy season.
– Note that there are many hotels on Tran Hung Dao street, the price is affordable, but because it is located on a big road, the car is noisy at night, so it is not very quiet.
– If you want to watch the sunrise, you can only see it at Mui Ne. Doi Duong beach in Phan Thiet is obscured by mountains, so the sun coming out of the mountains will be harsh and no beautiful.
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