11 best places in Vietnam: part 3
We will continue to learn more about the beautiful landscapes and interesting places to visit in Vietnam.
- Nha Trang.
Nha Trang, a coastal city located in the center of Khanh Hoa province, has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam. Gifted by nature with beautiful beaches, bays and many large and small islands, the city also possesses many landscapes, attractions, entertainment and resort facilities.
- Island sea
Nha Trang beach runs along the city, just walk from Tran Phu street to reach the beach. However, the most crowded place for bathing is in the area around Tram Huong tower. The city’s beach is considered by many tourists to be clear, clean, and has fine golden sand.
The island in Nha Trang Bay has its own beauty, with fishing villages, pristine beaches, a “kingdom” of monkeys or colorful coral reefs.
Hon Mieu is known as one of the most beautiful islands in the bay, located near the mainland. The sea water here is clear blue, with a particularly gentle slope, suitable for swimming. Bai Tranh is also a gathering place for a series of games and marine sports such as jet skiing, parasailing, banana floats, flyboards… Here, visitors should not forget to visit Tri Nguyen aquarium, with its marine design. leviathan. Inside is the basement with 4 fish tanks. This is the main sightseeing area, gathering hundreds of marine creatures like a miniature ocean. On the 2nd and 3rd floors are restaurants and souvenir shops.
Hon Tam is about 7 km southeast of the city. This is an island with green forests and long sandy beaches with soft waves, especially suitable for tourists who love resort travel.
Hon Chong is on Pham Van Dong street, about 3 km northeast of the city center. This place is a complex of large rocks with all kinds of shapes, stacked on top of each other running from the high shore to the sea. This tourist destination is also one of the most beautiful places to see the coastal city, fresh air, and quiet.
Hon Mun is the most beautiful destination for diving and coral, 12 km from Cau Da port. With the interference of two hot ocean currents, the island has about 2,000 species of coral and many tropical marine creatures. Participating in a scuba diving tour at a depth of 6 – 8 m, visitors will admire the colorful ocean world and touch many species of stars, sea fish…
Island – Hon Noi, 25 km from the port, is famous for its wild and peaceful beauty. There are two beaches here, with a smooth, white sand beach with clear blue sea water on both sides. Visitors can see the entire seascape from the top of Du Ha mountain, with about 200 steps.
Monkey Island – Hon Lao is a special attraction, with about 1,500 monkeys living in the forest. Walking around the island, visitors can encounter them anywhere. Most of the monkeys here are friendly to people, but visitors need to be careful because they often come close to steal food. On the island there is also a circus performance area with time frames of 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Hon Mot Island attracts tourists by the peaceful beauty of the fishing village on the sea, with tiled houses covered with green moss and boats bobbing on the sea. Here, visitors will enjoy the fresh sea air and observe the lifestyle of fishermen. On the island there are also many other activities such as shallow diving to see coral, water motorbike games, glass bottom baskets, parachute canoes…
- Museum of Oceanography
The Museum of Oceanography is part of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, established in 1923, located at 1 Cau Da. The museum includes a marine animal farming area, a natural disaster area, an artificial mangrove forest, a large marine specimen area, ocean research equipment and intangible resources.
Here, visitors will admire more than 20,000 specimens of marine and freshwater species. Some creatures are raised in glass tanks such as devil fish, lionfish, tube anemones… demonstrating the diversity of Vietnam’s marine ecosystem. In particular, the museum also displays an 18-meter-long whale skeleton and a Dugong sea cow specimen, caught in fishermen’s nets in Phu Quoc in 2003.
- Ponagar Tower
This is the Champa temple located on top of a hill about 10 meters above sea level, at the mouth of the Cai River, now in Vinh Phuoc ward. This is one of the largest Champa cultural heritages in the country.
- Co Tien Mountain
Visitors to Nha Trang city, following Pham Van Dong street to the north, to Duong De area will see Co Tien mountain in Vinh Hoa ward, made up of three adjacent peaks, ranging from 200 m to more than 200 m high. 300 m. The destination is about 10 km from the city center, and is often climbed by coastal residents for exercise or camping.
The path to Co Tien Mountain is not too difficult, children can also climb with adults, it takes about 30-45 minutes, starting from the foot of the mountain to the campsite on top number one. Time to climb the mountain to catch the sunrise is from 5:30 a.m. and watch the sunset from 3:30 p.m. There are rental tents, flashlights…
- VinWonders Nha Trang Park
This is an entertainment and resort area located on Hon Tre island, with a total area of 200,000 m2, connected to the mainland by a modern cable car system. The amusement park is divided into indoor, outdoor, water park, aquarium, performing arts area, ocean movie castle and food court. Here, visitors have many options: have fun at the water park or experience thrills with games such as free fall tower, thrilling ferris wheel, roller coaster… For families with children, don’t forget to visit the movie castle or the candy fort. At the end of the day, visitors can experience the 120 m high Ferris wheel with their family to admire the entire magnificent landscape of Nha Trang Bay.
Entrance fee and 2-way cable car ticket for adults is 35 USD, children from 1 m to 1.4 m have a ticket price of 26 USD. Customers over 60 years old receive a preferential ticket of 20 USD VND.
- Da Lat.
Da Lat is the capital of Lam Dong province, located on the Lam Vien plateau at an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level. About 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City and with a cool climate all year round, Da Lat is an ideal vacation destination, helping tourists escape the heat of the Southern region. Dalat’s climate is cool all year round thanks to its geographical location in the highlands of the Central Highlands. At the same time, Da Lat also has many attractions for tourists to
visit.
- Historical, architectural, religious destination
Da Lat was formed in 1893, when French doctor Alexandre Yersin first set foot on the Lam Vien plateau. In the mid-1910s, the French came to Da Lat and built this place not only into a resort paradise but also a beautiful city with villas, offices, schools, hotels…
Many works at that time have now become attractive tourist attractions such as Da Lat Station with the Da Lat – Trai Mat tourist train line, Tay Nguyen Biological Institute (Tay Nguyen Biological Museum), Tea Museum in Cau Dat, Da Lat Pedagogical College, Da Lat Cathedral, Domaine de Marie Church…
The system of Palaces I, II, II during the reign of King Bao Dai, Provincial Governor’s Palace, Tran Le Xuan Palace, Nguyen Huu Hao Palace… are also attractive destinations for lovers of history and ancient architecture. In addition, visitors can visit more unique architecture such as Hang Nga Villa, Linh Phuoc “vegetable” pagoda, Linh Quy Phap An pagoda, or Lumiere Light Garden.
- Natural destination
Da Lat has many natural destinations to explore in a day or 1-2 days such as Bidoup – Nui Ba national park, Tuyen Lam lake, Datanla waterfall, Prenn, Voi, Pongour, Suoi Vang lake… For those who love hunting clouds, dew, sunsets and camping overnight in the mountains, Da Phu hill, Thien Phuc Duc, Troc, Cau Dat tea hill, Hon Bo peak… are the most suitable. Tourists with children who like to explore animals can visit Zoodoo Zoo, Puppy Farm, Chika Farm…In addition, the city flower garden, hydrangea garden in Trai Mat, Tuyen Lam Lake lavender garden , Van Thanh flower village… is also a check-in point not to be missed in Da Lat.
- Tay Nguyen: Central Highland.
Tourism in the Central Highlands is always an attractive destination for those who love to explore. The red basalt land of the Central Highlands is suitable for those who love the majestic beauty of mountains, forests, rivers and streams. At the same time, I want to learn about gong culture, witness the fruitful coffee gardens and see the gentle Ban Don elephants… The Central Highlands of Vietnam includes 5 provinces in all, including: Kon Tum , Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.
- The peaceful land of Kon Tum
Mang Den
Mang Den – one of the tourist destinations in the Central Highlands with beautiful, fresh scenery and mild, cool weather. This is known as the second Da Lat of the Central Highlands. Mang Den is an attractive eco-tourism area, possessing extremely impressive natural landscapes. With natural lakes and waterfalls located in the middle of green pine forests, combined with cool air, it creates a potential destination for Kon Tum tourism. Not only does it stand out with its natural beauty, but the unique cultural features of the ethnic minorities living here make your trip more interesting.
Chu Mom Ray National Park
Chu Mom Ray National Park is famous for its grasslands – the largest Ja Book valley in Vietnam with an area of more than 9,000 hectares. It is a place that attracts many species of ungulates and carnivores to live. In addition, the high mountains here are home to many species of primates, arboreal mammals, and rare birds…
- Gia Lai mountain town
Nhon Hoa Elephant Village – Gia Lai
When it comes to the Central Highlands, elephants are animals that tourists always love and want to see. Nhon Hoa elephant village is located in the old forest, where there are large but gentle elephants. Riding an elephant in the village is always an exciting experience that any tourist who comes to Gia Lai wants. Sitting on the back of an elephant, you will see the scenery with a different perspective.
In addition, don’t forget to conquer La Nhi waterfall with a height of over 50m, famous for being the most beautiful in Nhon Hoa mountain. Coming here you will enjoy the extremely fresh and peaceful atmosphere.
Bien Ho Che – Gia Lai
Bien Ho Che is known as one of the tourist destinations in the Central Highlands that is loved by many tourists. This is one of the famous tourist destination clusters in the Northeast of Pleiku city, Gia Lai province including: Chu Dang Ya volcano, To Nung lake and Buu Minh pagoda. Coming to the tea hill, you will see straight roads, on both sides are shady hundred-year-old pine roads. Furthermore, visitors will immerse themselves in the green tea hill space, with drops of morning dew remaining on the leaves, mixed with the cold weather, creating an indescribable feeling.
- Dak Lak
Lak Lake – Buon Jun
Lak Lake is the largest natural lake in our country, and is also a tourist destination that attracts a large number of tourists in Dak Lak. From a distance, the lake looks like a soft silk strip, winding along the old forest.
The rainy season is when the water level in the lake rises, on the surface of the lake are countless lotus flowers and water lilies blooming, creating an extremely vivid picture of nature. At Lak Lake, you also have the opportunity to explore the rich flora and fauna, among which there are especially rare species found only in this place.
Mother Elephant Rock
Mother Elephant Rock is considered a typical symbol in the Dak Lak region, the giant rock appears towering in the middle of the mountains and forests. Mother Elephant Rock is located in Chu Yang Sin National Park, right at the foot of the mountain.
Stepping on this huge rock, visitors will feel like they are setting foot on the back of a giant elephant. Combined with the surrounding scenery, creating an extremely majestic and magnificent landscape.
Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Museum
Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Museum, also known as Buon Ma Thuot World Coffee Museum, is located on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Tan Loi Ward, Buon Ma Thuot City. The museum has a total area of up to 45 hectares, this is a complex including coffee enjoyment spaces, exhibition areas, display areas, conference spaces, light library areas…
- Dak Nong.
Chu Bluk Cave
Chu Bluk Cave is the longest volcanic cave in Southeast Asia – located in Buon Choah commune, Krong No district, Dak Nong province. Chu Bluk with its wild and mysterious beauty is always a destination that challenges the adventure of those who love conquest and adventure. You will experience many challenges on the road through the wild, dense mountain forest to reach the cave.
Dray Sap – Gia Long – Trinh Nu waterfall cluster
Dray Sap – Gia Long – Trinh Nu is a system of 3 waterfalls in Serepok river, Dray Sap commune, Krong Ana district, Dak Lak province. The waterfall cluster has an area of about 1,655 hectares, located between the two provinces of Dak Lak and Dak Nong. The cluster of waterfalls has a majestic and mysterious beauty, each waterfall has its own mark and beauty
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