Contents
A/ Highlights: 1/ Mui Ne beach resort
2/ Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach (Ham Thuan Nam district)
3/ Co Thach beach
4/ Cu Lao Cau island
2/ Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach (Ham Thuan Nam district)
3/ Co Thach beach
4/ Cu Lao Cau island
B/ Mui Ne map and orientation
C/ Mui Ne windsurfing
D/ Binh Thuan province to host first ‘Vietnam Int’l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta’
E/ Mui Ne restaurants, bars and massage
F/ Where to stay in Mui Ne
C/ Mui Ne windsurfing
D/ Binh Thuan province to host first ‘Vietnam Int’l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta’
E/ Mui Ne restaurants, bars and massage
F/ Where to stay in Mui Ne
G/ Best time to visit Mui Ne
H/ Getting to Mui Ne, Co Thach, Cu lao Cau island and Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
I/ My journey to Mui Ne fishing village and Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Where to stay in Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
J/ My journey to Cu Lao Cau island and Co Thach beach
Where to stay on Cu Lao Cau island
K/ Tour
L/ Others: Artful pictures of Mui Ne sand dunes
Mui Ne post office; Western Union; Vietnam Airlines agency
I/ My journey to Mui Ne fishing village and Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Where to stay in Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
J/ My journey to Cu Lao Cau island and Co Thach beach
Where to stay on Cu Lao Cau island
Where to stay in Co Thach beach
Co Thach eating and drinking
K/ Tour
L/ Others: Artful pictures of Mui Ne sand dunes
Mui Ne post office; Western Union; Vietnam Airlines agency
A/ Highlights
3/ Co Thach beach
Co Thach beach has been still trapped between Mui Ne resort and Nha Trang beach city. Its about 120km from Mui Ne to the North.
4/ Cu Lao Cau island
Its in Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province, about 120km from Mui Ne resort.
Love watching coral reef. Cu Lao cau island is one of the best choices in Vietnam too.
B/ Mui Ne map and orientation
List of International restaurants
F/ Where to stay in Mui Ne
Most of 3, 4 and 5-star resorts are located along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street and Huynh Thuc Khang street, with seaside.
With 40 to 50USD, you will see yourself in a 2 or 3-star resort with nice room, leafy garden, swimming pool and breakfast.
With 60USD up, you will enjoy a 3-star boutique resort with nice large room, beautiful garden, swimming pool. Some 3-star boutique resort are new comers and the quality of the rooms are better than some 4-star old resort!
The 5-star Anantara resort offer great service, excellent room with artful elegant design.
My squid noodle soup
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Standard and 2-star hotels
Room rate: 48USD up. Book online
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
8/ Terracotta resort & spa
11/ Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort & Spa (Managed by Victoria group)
One of the best 4-star resorts in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
KM 9, Phu Hai District, Phan Thiet City, Vietnam
Room rate: 90USD (Promotion) - 190USD up
Book online
At boat station and fishing village of Phuoc The ward where We got onboard basket boats and then fishing boat to Cu Lao Cau island
1/ Mui Ne beach resort
Mui Ne, Vietnam's charming resort capital, with beautiful leafy gardens, small and quiet seaside street along with so green tall coconut trees; golden sunlights, blue sky and the waves...
In comparison with other beaches in Vietnam, the seawater clarity of Mui Ne beach is just average. Most tourists tend to swim in the resort swimming pools. There is no scuba diving or snorkeing to speak of too. But Mui Ne has the waves for people who love windsurfing.
Not far from Mui Ne resort, there are beautiful white sand dunes, lotus lake and fairy spring and "little Sahara desert". Many Vietnamese professional photographers come here to look for the art. As a normal tourist, most travellers enjoy sliding down from the peaks of sand dunes when sitting on thin plastic boards. And as the young couples, its the place to take wedding photos. Some Vietnam famous film scenes were taken here too.
While Mui Ne sees a lot of tourists, its still a quiet lovely town with a very lively fishing village in early morning where oxcart is used to transport seafood!
While Mui Ne sees a lot of tourists, its still a quiet lovely town with a very lively fishing village in early morning where oxcart is used to transport seafood!
Now come to tall green coconut trees with deep blue sky
Lively fishing village in early morning
Washing squid
Oxcart for transporting seafood
Basket "boat" to transport seafood
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
2/ Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Want to leave the crowded Mui Ne resort and enjoy the beach in its natural beauty. Well, Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach, Ham Thuan Nam district of Binh Thuan province is a good choice.
Tien Thanh - Ke Ga has many white long sandy beaches with clear seawater, some fishing villages and the small leafy road running along dense casuarina equisetifolia forest . On the West are the low hills and sand dunes where you can see many oxen looking for food.
Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach is about 25km from the South of Mui Ne. There are just some deluxe resorts along the beach.
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
3/ Co Thach beach
Lonely Planet 2011 just focused on Mui Ne resort of Binh Thuan province. For many years, a lot of guide books written by the West, havent mentioned (or havent known) the beauty of Co Thach beach yet.
Co Thach beach has been still trapped between Mui Ne resort and Nha Trang beach city. Its about 120km from Mui Ne to the North.
So why We should come to Co Thach?
Well, Co Thach translate into English is Ancient stone. Yes, the beach with clear seawater around the year and a lot of stones in many sizes and colours. In fact Vietnamese people call it a 7-colour stone beach.
While weekend sees many local tourists. During weekday, Co Thach is a different world. Maybe you will be the only foreign traveller here in weekday.
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
4/ Cu Lao Cau island
Cu Lao Cau island is a hidden world to not only Lonely Planet but also many Vietnamese tourists!
Its in Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province, about 120km from Mui Ne resort.
The seawater clarity is excellent! And while there are just only two families staying on the island for about 6 months per year, its really a tropical beach paradise. There are no big trees on this small island but there are a lot of beautiful large stones along the beach for tourists like taking photo
Love watching coral reef. Cu Lao cau island is one of the best choices in Vietnam too.
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
B/ Mui Ne map and orientation
Mui Ne belongs to Binh Thuan province which is the Vietnam's dragon fruit capital.
Mui Ne is 210km from the North of Sai Gon and is 240km from the South of Nha Trang beach city
Nguyen Dinh Chieu connecting to Huynh Thuc Khang is the 2-line main street running along the curve of the Mui Ne beach. Most resorts, restaurants, tourist agencies, open bus operators are locatted along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street.
Green colour: Binh Thuan province with Mui Ne beach resort
C/ Mui Ne windsurfing
D/ Binh Thuan province to host first ‘Vietnam Int’l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta’
E/ Mui Ne restaurants and bars
Mui Ne is fast becoming known as kiteboarding and windsurfing capitol of Vietnam.
Mui Ne
enjoys one of the strongest and most consistent shore winds in South
East Asia from late October to April, with an average of 225 days per
year of wind over 12 knots. The resort area of Mui Ne bay is probably
the most relaxing and friendly spot in Vietnam.
The first PWA Vietnam Grand Slam was held in Mui Ne in 2011
The 2012 PWA Vietnam Grand Slam Event:
Location: Mui Ne Bay - Binh Thuan Province - Vietnam
Date: 30 November 2012 - 08 December 2012
Opening ceremony: 01 December 2012
Check website for details: http://www.pwavietnam.com
PWA Drand Slam - Mui Ne 2011
The first ‘Vietnam
International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta’- VIHABF 2012 will be held in Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan from August 29-September 3. (Phan Thiet is about 22km South of Mui Ne)
The festival will feature
30 colorful hot air balloon displays in different shapes and sizes
performed by 50 international balloonists from the Netherlands, Belgium,
France, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, the US, India, China, Hong Kong
(China), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
The balloons will fly at a height of 200-500 meters with speed limit of 28km per hour for a distance from 13-25 km.
Khairudin Abdul Rani, Chairman of the 4th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Malaysia, Dutch balloonist Wouter Cornelis Bakker with more than 2,000 flying hours and experts from Cameron Balloons Ltd., the world's largest, most experienced and popular manufacturer of hot-air balloons, are invited to the event to assist and consult in flying technology.
Khairudin Abdul Rani, Chairman of the 4th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Malaysia, Dutch balloonist Wouter Cornelis Bakker with more than 2,000 flying hours and experts from Cameron Balloons Ltd., the world's largest, most experienced and popular manufacturer of hot-air balloons, are invited to the event to assist and consult in flying technology.
In addition, many
side-activities such as performances of kite flying and parachutes, and
art shows will take place during the festival.
A photography contest and exhibition themed ‘Binh Thuan- Sunshine and Blue Sea’ will be held on from August 26 – September 3.
(SGGP Newspaper)
There are many restaurants serving Vietnamese, Western and Indian dishes. These restarants aim at foreign travellers only. Look for the restaurant for local Vietnamese is quite difficult.
Mui Ne has just a few bars. And most of the bars are really quiet. Some bars offer live music. On general view, Mui Ne is a sleepy resort. There is almost nothing to do at night in Mui Ne. If you seek for a dancing club, you have to go to Phan Thiet city which is about 22km from the South of Mui Ne.
Massage service is everywhere and the price is about 20USD/hour.
List of Vietnamese restaurants
Small family owned restaurants which offer delicious food with very reasonable price. Pay about 35,000VND - 50,000VND per meal.
1/ Vuon Xoai guesthouse and restaurant
Address: 05 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street (opposite Allez Boo resort)
Tel: 0623 741 401 - 0165 516 3836
Overview: Offer breakfast, lunch for local workers and its guesthouse's guest. If you stay here, ask to have dinner with family. Delicious food and very resonable price. Friendly. I did have some drink with their famiily
Special: Where you can have fresh seafood cooked with Vietnam South central coast? Here you are. Should ask the owner first. She have to go to the early fish market to buy everything.
My squid noodle soup: 25,000VND
Overview: Offer breakfast, lunch for local workers and its guesthouse's guest. If you stay here, ask to have dinner with family. Delicious food and very resonable price. Friendly. I did have some drink with their famiily
Special: Where you can have fresh seafood cooked with Vietnam South central coast? Here you are. Should ask the owner first. She have to go to the early fish market to buy everything.
My squid noodle soup: 25,000VND
2/Soc Nau guesthouse and restaurant
Address: 05 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 222 0616 - 0918 141 066
Email: dungsocnau@gmail.com
Website: www.socnaucafe.com
Overview: Offer breakfast with seafood noodle soup, beef noodle soup; Vietnamese lunch and dinner; large and nice restaurant; reasonable price
Overview: Offer breakfast with seafood noodle soup, beef noodle soup; Vietnamese lunch and dinner; large and nice restaurant; reasonable price
My seafood noodle soup with iced tea: 35,000VND
List of International restaurants
Ganesh Indian restaurant
Good morning Vietnam (Italian restaurant)
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
F/ Where to stay in Mui Ne
Most guesthouses and standard hotels are located along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, on the hill side. This means you have to cross the road and walk to the beach
Some guesthouses and hotels are located on the
hill with quiet enviroment and great view. If you decide to stay in Mui
Ne for long time, they are the good choices as they offer good price for
long term guests.
Most of 3, 4 and 5-star resorts are located along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street and Huynh Thuc Khang street, with seaside.
With 250,000VND to 300,000VND, you can stay in a beautiful guesthouse with nice garden and clean room coming with A/C, Tivi. Some guesthouses offer delicious lunch and dinner. They also offer bus ticket service. (300,000VND is equivalent to 15USD)
With 40 to 50USD, you will see yourself in a 2 or 3-star resort with nice room, leafy garden, swimming pool and breakfast.
With 60USD up, you will enjoy a 3-star boutique resort with nice large room, beautiful garden, swimming pool. Some 3-star boutique resort are new comers and the quality of the rooms are better than some 4-star old resort!
Many 4-star resorts are getting old now. Some with the very beautiful large gardens, especially with tall green coconut trees. 100USD up to pay for the one night stay with buffet breakfast and swimming pool...
One of the best 4-star resort is Mia, a new comer, offer very nice rooms in a very beautiful leafy garden with professional service.
The 5-star Anantara resort offer great service, excellent room with artful elegant design.
Note: The room rate is different between low and high season, weekday and weekend
Low season: May 6th to Oct 31st
High season: Dec 1st to May 5th
Here comes the list of guesthouses, resorts and hotels
* Guesthouses
1/ Vuon Xoai guesthouse
Address: 05 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street (opposite Allez Boo resort)
Tel: 0623 741 401 - 0165 516 3836
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Overview: Basic, large and clean room with A/C, Tivi. Nice garden with orchid flowers. Very friendly
Bonus: Serve breakfast, lunch, dinner for local workers. Delicious and cheap. Need to order in advance
I had lunch with squid noodle soup (25,000VND); dinner with fish cooked in clay pot with fishsauce and sour soup plus iced tea (50,000VND)
I had lunch with squid noodle soup (25,000VND); dinner with fish cooked in clay pot with fishsauce and sour soup plus iced tea (50,000VND)
Helping book bus ticket
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
My squid noodle soup
2/ Soc Nau guesthouse and restaurant
Address: 05 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 222 0616 - 0918 141 066
Email: dungsocnau@gmail.com
Website: www.socnaucafe.com
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Nice room like a 2-star hotel with A/C, Tivi, large bathroom; very nice garden with bananas, coconuts, star fruits, orchid flowers; friendly
My breakfast: beef and seafood noodle soup with iced tea was just 35,000VND
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
3/ Su Trang guesthouse
Address: 3B Nguyen Dinh Chieu (Beside Soc Nau gueshouse)
Tel: 0623 847 344 - 0908 745 111
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Nice clean room, big bathroom; garden; friendly
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4/ Tam U guesthouse
Address: 3B Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1215 - 0906 64 55 34
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Nice big andclean room, large bathroom; popular with Vietnam tour group
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5/ Ngoc Hung guesthouse
Address: 45/40 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
How to get there: Opposite Ocean Star resort, in a small alley
Tel: 0905 187 541 - 0121 220 6687
Room rate: 250,000VND up
Overview: Nice room with A/C, hot water, Tivi; beautiful garden; small fish lake; quiet
Photo:
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Address: 69 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, then walk up about 300m to the hill
Tel: 062 374 1480 - 0908 052 350 - 01204 599 221
Tel: 062 374 1480 - 0908 052 350 - 01204 599 221
Email: muinehills@yahoo.com
Overview: Great location with Mui Ne beach overview; small and nice design room; lovely swimming pool; Western management
Photo:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
7/ Minh Nguyet guesthouse
Address: 45/49 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street (Opposite Sailing Club)
Tel: 0976 101 600
Email: minhnguyetbabyguesthouse@yahoo.com
Email: minhnguyetbabyguesthouse@yahoo.com
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Overview: Quiet and clean room with A/C, Tivi, fridge
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
8/ Mui Ne lodge
Address: 150 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 327
Fax: 062 3743 097
Fax: 062 3743 097
Room rate: 15USD
Overview: Clean room with A/C, Tivi, fridge; small garden
Photo:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
9/ Gau Truc guesthouse
Address: 25 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 0623 847 620
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Quiet and clean room with A/C, Tivi, fridge
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
10/Huyen Tran guesthouse
Address: 69/5 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1269
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Quiet and clean room with A/C, Tivi, fridge in a beautiful mango garden; friendly
Pictures:
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Address: 23A Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1360 - 0906 890 817
Email: sonata_muine@yahoo.com
Overview: New hotel, small clean room with A/C, Tivi, fridge, friendly
Photo:
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Address: 25B Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1789 - 0188 254 2551 - 0126 738 5366
Fax: 062 374 1185
Fax: 062 374 1185
Email: info@namhaihotel.com.vn
Overview: New hotel, one of the tallest buidling in Mui Ne with great view from 10th floor; nice design room; swimming pool; friendly; massage and spa
Photo:
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* 2 and 3-star resorts
Address: 144A Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Tel: 062 374 3357
Fax: 062 374 3577
Email: grace.boutique.resort@gmail.com
Website: www.graceboutiqueresort.com
Fax: 062 374 3577
Email: grace.boutique.resort@gmail.com
Website: www.graceboutiqueresort.com
Overview: 12 doubles and 2 twins in a French style villa; New, large room with nice design; garden and swimming pool
Room rate: 62USD up (with breakfast). Book online
Photo:
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Address: 146 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Tel: 062 374 3677 - 062 374 3678
Fax: 062 374 3679
Email:vuontraresort@yahoo.com.vn
Overview: 12 rooms total; nice and large room; garden and swimming pool
Fax: 062 374 3679
Email:vuontraresort@yahoo.com.vn
Overview: 12 rooms total; nice and large room; garden and swimming pool
Room rate: 60USD up per room and 75USD per bungalo (with breakfast). Book online
Photo:
Address: 07 -09 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1333
Fax: 062 374 1459
Fax: 062 374 1459
Overview: Large and nice room with A/C, LCD Tivi, fridge, mini bar; beautiful garden; swimming pool; friendly
Minus: Its located on the hill side. So there is no beach
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Address: 18 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 625/6/7/8
Fax: 062 3847 336
Email: thebeach@eastseatravel.com
Overview: Simple and nice bungalo in a beautiful garden
Fax: 062 3847 336
Email: thebeach@eastseatravel.com
Overview: Simple and nice bungalo in a beautiful garden
Room rate: 50USD up. Book online
Photo:
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Address: 10 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 16 16
Fax: 062 374 19 19
Email:sales@muineoceanresort.com.vn
Fax: 062 374 19 19
Email:sales@muineoceanresort.com.vn
Overview: Nice design room; love the bathroom of villa seaview; the garden is a little bit messy; small swimming pool; popular with Russian tourists
Room rate: 40USD up (With breakfast). Book online
Photo:
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Address: 144 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 542 - 062 3847 653
Fax: 062 3847 656
Email: muineresort@thesinhtourist.vn
Fax: 062 3847 656
Email: muineresort@thesinhtourist.vn
Overview: Quite small but nice room with A/C, LCD Tivi, fridge; so "leafy" garden; swimming pool. Belongs to TheSinhTourist group which has daily open buses to Sai Gon, Dalat and Nha Trang
Room rate: 40USD up (with buffet breakfast). Book online
Photo:
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* 4 and 5-star resort
1/ Mia resort
Address: 24 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 440
Fax: 062 3847 441
Email:fom@miamuine.com
Overview: Nice room in a very beautiful leafy garden; artful design; love tha bathroom; swimming pool
Fax: 062 3847 441
Email:fom@miamuine.com
Overview: Nice room in a very beautiful leafy garden; artful design; love tha bathroom; swimming pool
Room rate: 89USD up. Book online
Photo:
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2/ Cham villas
Address: 32 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1234
Fax: 062 374 1147
Email: reservations@chamvillas.com
Fax: 062 374 1147
Email: reservations@chamvillas.com
Overview: Very nice garden and room; artful design; lovely bathroom; friendly staff
Room rate: 127USD up. Book online
Photo:
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Address: 12A Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, Mui Ne beach, Km10, Ham Tien ward
Tel: 062 3741 888
Fax: 062 3741 555
Email: muine@anantara.com
Fax: 062 3741 555
Email: muine@anantara.com
Overview: 5-star resort with artful design; excellent rooms; nice garden; swimming pool
Photo:
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Address: 12 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3743 390/91/92/93
Fax: 062 3743 394
Email: info@sealionresort-muine.com
Overview: Nice rooms; very beautiful coconut garden; friendly; seaside swimming pool
Fax: 062 3743 394
Email: info@sealionresort-muine.com
Overview: Nice rooms; very beautiful coconut garden; friendly; seaside swimming pool
Room rate: 85 USD up (with breakfast). Book online
Photo:
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Address: km11, Ham Tien ward, Phan Thiet city
Tel: 062 3847 507
Fax: 062 3847 774
Email: info@seahorseresortvn.com
Fax: 062 3847 774
Email: info@seahorseresortvn.com
Overview: nice room in a very beautiful coconut garden, swimming pool, friendly
Room rate: 90USD up. Book online
Photo:
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Address: 20B Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 374 1617
Fax: 062 374 1620
Email: info@muineuniqueresort.com
Fax: 062 374 1620
Email: info@muineuniqueresort.com
Overview: New comer with large and nice design rooms in a building
Room rate: 120USD up. Book online
Photo:
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Address: 22 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 736 - 062 3847 737
Fax: 062 3847 740
Email: sales@oceanstarresort.com
Fax: 062 3847 740
Email: sales@oceanstarresort.com
Overview: Nice garden, quite normal room in comparison with other 4-star hotel
Room rate: 135 USD up (with breakfast). Book online
Photo:
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Address: 28 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 610
Fax: 062 3847 611
Email: info@terracottaresort.com
Fax: 062 3847 611
Email: info@terracottaresort.com
Overview: Nice room but normal bathroom; very nice garden; night live music from Tuesday to Sunday
Room rate: 140USD up Book online
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Address: 08 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3743 777
Fax: 062 3741 999
Email: info@allezboo.com
Fax: 062 3741 999
Email: info@allezboo.com
Overview: Large and nice room, some bathrooms were a little bit old at time of research, nice garden, swimming pool
Room rate: 105 USD up (with breakfast). Book online
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Address: 38 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 007
Fax: 062 3847 095
Email: info@bamboovillageresortvn.com
Overview: Nice room but twin bed rooms are quite small and bathrooms are quite normal; beautiful garden
Fax: 062 3847 095
Email: info@bamboovillageresortvn.com
Overview: Nice room but twin bed rooms are quite small and bathrooms are quite normal; beautiful garden
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Address: 44 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 480 - 062 3847 481
Fax: 062 3847 491
Email: info@svr-vn.com
Overview: Nice room, good bathroom, normal garden. In front of resort: 1ATM. Opposite is post office, Western Union, Vietnam Airlines agency
Fax: 062 3847 491
Email: info@svr-vn.com
Overview: Nice room, good bathroom, normal garden. In front of resort: 1ATM. Opposite is post office, Western Union, Vietnam Airlines agency
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Address: 152 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Tel: 062 3847 858
Fax: 062 3847 549
Email: info@hoangngoc-resort.com
Overview: this 4-star resort really getting old with small room; inroom Tivi are needed to replace new ones!
Fax: 062 3847 549
Email: info@hoangngoc-resort.com
Overview: this 4-star resort really getting old with small room; inroom Tivi are needed to replace new ones!
Room rate: 100USD up. Book online
Photo:
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One of the best 4-star resorts in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
KM 9, Phu Hai District, Phan Thiet City, Vietnam
Tel. +84 623 813000 I Fax. +84 623 813007
Email address: resa.phanthiet@victoriahotels.asia
Book online
G/ Best time to visit Mui Ne beach, Co Thach beach, Cu Lao Cau island and Tien Thanh beach
March to May is best time. The weather is good with blue sky, golden sunlight and calm sea
Avoid to visit from September to November as it often has big rains and the beaches are not really nice as well as its almost impossible to go to Cu Lao Cau island. The blue colour of seawater become a little bit grey colour
June to August is in the middle: usually sunny but sometimes rainy
H/ Getting to Mui Ne
BOOKING: 1 day in advance (seating bus). Sleeper buses are needed to book 2 days in advnace as they are usually fully booked, especially on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Oxen looking for fresh grass and the yellow hill with sand dunes on the West
Flow into the East Sea
From the top of up and down road
Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Out of the up and down road, the bike headed to a red dirt road with dragron fruit gardens at both sides and a lotus pond. Then drove back to Mui Ne
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Its easy to get to Mui Ne beach resort from Sai Gon city or Nha Trang beach city or Da Lat city. Travel time is about 4 to 5 hours
Many open bus operators offer many daily seating and sleeper buses to Mui Ne. See "Transport" for details. Below are the popualr ones: TheSinhTourist; Phuong Trang; Tam Hanh...
* TheSinhTourist (formerly well known as Sinhcafe. www.thesinhtourist.vn)
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BOOKING: 1 day in advance (seating bus). Sleeper buses are needed to book 2 days in advnace as they are usually fully booked, especially on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Coming
to Vietnam traditional new year, its good to book bus ticket as soon as
possible.
Price and time: Sai Gon - Mui Ne 07:15AM (129,000VND, seating bus)
Sai Gon - Mui Ne 01:45PM (129,000VND, seating bus)
Sai Gon - Mui Ne 08:00PM (209,000VND, sleeping bus)
Da Lat - Mui Ne 07:30AM (120,000VND, seating bus)
Nha Trang - Mui Ne 07:45AM (130,000VND, seating bus)
Note: During traditional new year and holidays, the service is maybe getting worse and price increases very much, sometimes doubles price in comparison with normal day.
ONLINE
You can book online at www.thesinhtourist.vn Price and time: Sai Gon - Mui Ne 07:15AM (129,000VND, seating bus)
Sai Gon - Mui Ne 01:45PM (129,000VND, seating bus)
Sai Gon - Mui Ne 08:00PM (209,000VND, sleeping bus)
Da Lat - Mui Ne 07:30AM (120,000VND, seating bus)
Nha Trang - Mui Ne 07:45AM (130,000VND, seating bus)
Nha Trang - Mui Ne 08:30PM (209,000VND, sleeping bus)
Bonus: ask driver to let you get off at your hotel/resort before number 144 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Bonus: ask driver to let you get off at your hotel/resort before number 144 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
Note: During traditional new year and holidays, the service is maybe getting worse and price increases very much, sometimes doubles price in comparison with normal day.
Depart and arrive: at offices listed below (all offices at the destinations' backpacker area; in the center of cities/towns)
Saigon head quarter:
Office 1: booking ticket; get on bus
246 - 248 De Tham St., Dist. 1, Sai Gon
Tel: +84.8.38389597
Fax: +84.8.38369322
Email: info@thesinhtourist.vn
Office 2: just only for booking ticket
24 -26 Pho Ðuc Chinh St., Dist. 1, Sai Gon
Tel: +84.8.38222892
Fax: +84.8.38217416
Mui Ne: for booking ticket; get on bus for
144 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St., Phan Thiet
Tel: +84.62.3847542
Fax: +84.62.3847656
Email: muine@thesinhtourist.vn
Nha Trang: for booking ticket; get on bus
Office 1
2 A Biet Thu St., Nha Trang
Tel: +84.58.3522982
Fax: +84.58.3523085
Email: nhatrang@thesinhtourist.vn
Office 2
54I Nguyen Thien Thuat St., Nha Trang
Tel: +84.58.3521981
Fax: +84.58.3523085
246 - 248 De Tham St., Dist. 1, Sai Gon
Tel: +84.8.38389597
Fax: +84.8.38369322
Email: info@thesinhtourist.vn
Office 2: just only for booking ticket
24 -26 Pho Ðuc Chinh St., Dist. 1, Sai Gon
Tel: +84.8.38222892
Fax: +84.8.38217416
Mui Ne: for booking ticket; get on bus for
144 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St., Phan Thiet
Tel: +84.62.3847542
Fax: +84.62.3847656
Email: muine@thesinhtourist.vn
Nha Trang: for booking ticket; get on bus
Office 1
2 A Biet Thu St., Nha Trang
Tel: +84.58.3522982
Fax: +84.58.3523085
Email: nhatrang@thesinhtourist.vn
Office 2
54I Nguyen Thien Thuat St., Nha Trang
Tel: +84.58.3521981
Fax: +84.58.3523085
Da Lat: for booking ticket; get on bus
4 A Bui Thi Xuan St., Da Lat
Tel: +84.63.3822663
Fax: +84.63.3836701
Email: dalat@thesinhtourist.vn
Tel: +84.63.3822663
Fax: +84.63.3836701
Email: dalat@thesinhtourist.vn
* Phuong Trang bus
In comparison with other rivals: Good new buses, good local price. Possesses many own rest stops offering lunch and dinner with local price. The problem is somtimes it is quite noisy on the bus as local people love talking and enjoying movie. Staffs speak Vietnamese, some speak a little English.
BOOKING:
1 day in advance for Sai Gon to Da Lat/ Mui Ne/ Nha Trang (seating
bus). Sleeper buses are needed to book 2 days in advnace as they are
usually fully booked, especially on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Coming
to Vietnam traditional new year, its good to book bus ticket as soon
as possible (for the way from Saigon to Nha Trang – Da Nang). Local
passengers who are working in Saigon are leaving for their homes.
Price and time: 130,000VND with seating bus only, depart at 7:00AM; 7:30AM; 8:00AM; 8:30AM; 3:00PM; 5:00PM; 7:00PM and 9:00PM
Price and time: 130,000VND with seating bus only, depart at 7:00AM; 7:30AM; 8:00AM; 8:30AM; 3:00PM; 5:00PM; 7:00PM and 9:00PM
Bonus: ask driver to let you get off at your hotel/resort along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
In comparison with other rivals: Good new buses, good local price. Possesses many own rest stops offering lunch and dinner with local price. The problem is somtimes it is quite noisy on the bus as local people love talking and enjoying movie. Staffs speak Vietnamese, some speak a little English.
CONTACT
Website: http://futatrans.com.vn - Email: lienhe@futa.vn
Sai Gon head quarter: For booking ticket; get on bus
272 De Tham Street, district 1 (Backpacker area, next to TheSinhTourist bus operator).
Tel: (08) 38 309 309 (open 24 hours)
Mui Ne: 20 Huynh Thuc Khang street, Ham Tien ward, Phan Thiet city
Tel: 0623.743113
* Tam Hanh bus (Hanhcafe)
Sai Gon head quarter: For booking ticket; get on bus
199 Pham Ngu Lao street, district 1
Tel: 3920 5653
Mui Ne office:
356 Huynh Thuc Khang street
Tel: 062 384 8080 - 374 8338
Price and time: 110,000VND with A/C seating bus. Depart at 8:00AM; 8:30AM; 3:00PM; 8:00PM and 8:30PM
Getting to Co Thach beach
The easy way to get to Co Thach beach is take the bus Sai Gon - Nha Trang. Co Thach beach belongs to Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province. It is about 300km North of Sai Gon and 120km South of Nha Trang city. Ask the driver to let you get off at " Nga ba Lien Huong" of Tuy Phong district. From here, you need to take a motorbike or taxi to Co Thach beach (about 7km)
Or you can take the daily bus Mui Ne - Nha Trang and get off at "Nga ba Lien Huong"
Getting to Cu Lao Cau island
Take Sai Gon - Nha Trang bus and ask driver to let you get off at "Nga ba Phuoc The" which belongs to Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province. Then take a motorbike or taxi to "Cang ca Phuoc The" (Phuoc The boat station which is about 5km from "Nga ba Phuoc The"). From the boat station, a fishing boat will take about 45 minutes to Cu Lao Cau island (If fast boat, such as canoe, just only 10 minutes)
Fishing boat: Mr Huu - one of the person who stay on the island for many years (Mobile: 0122 791 7174). He offers: Motorised boat to and back island with 2,500,000VND for up to 10 people (you can stay on island one or two nights. There is no charge for keeping the boat); basic accommodation on island with hammock or sleeping mat; meals (should order in advance)
Fishing boat: Mr. Ao (mobile: 0937 604 463) - 125USD (Or 2,500,000VND) for one motorised boat which accommodate to 10 people
Canoe: Mr Lap (Mobile: 0918 335 617) - 150USD (Or 3,000,000VND) for a canoe to and back island on same day. Discuss with Mr Lap to stay one night on the island without payment. The canoe can accommodate up to 12 people
Best time to visit: March to May. From June to August, its possible to travel to island but it sometimes rains and the beach is not good for a person who "hate" seasick. Avoid visiting the island from September to December. Check with the owner of fishing boat before departure
All the owners of fishing boat and canoe dont speak English. So ask someone for help. Or you can call me (if Im in Vietnam): 0908 403 374
Getting to Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Motorbike
Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach is about 25km from the South of Mui Ne.
Its easy to get to Tien Thanh - Ke Ga from Mui Ne by motorbike: From Mui Ne drive to Phan Thiet till you are almost out of the city, you will see a panel " Khu Du Lich Tien Thanh" on the left hand. Then there is one road, up and down, to Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach.
Rent motorbike: 100,000VND/day. You have to pay more for gasoline
By bus: From Phan Thiet city, the bus number 6 runs to Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach. Working hours: 5:30AM - 8:00PM
I/ My journey to Mui Ne fishing village and Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach (Ham Thuan Nam district)
5:00AM, 18th May 2012, my sister knocked the door to call me: " Let's go to the Mui Ne fishing village" and a motorbike were rented to take both of us to the "morning of Mui Ne people". Yeah, Mui Ne wakes up firstly in fishing village and I did have a nice busy morning.
From Mui Ne resort of TheSinhTourist company, it took about 20 minutes to be in the fishing village. As We arrived, there were hundred of people gathered on the beach. Most of them were women wearing conical hats. They were vey busy buying fresh seafood from fishermen. They totally didnt pay attention at a stranger like me who ran everywhere to take photos.
Here and there, some fishermen paddled the basket boats from sea to shore. As they arrived, many people rushed to the basket boats to carry out the seafood. A lot of basket boats were then kept along the beach giving great oppotunities for people looking for the "art"
Fishes, crabs, shrimps, oysters... were everywhere, on bamboo baskets, on motorbikes and even on oxcart. Yes, local people used oxcart to transport seafood.
There was a truck offering gasoline for the fisnhing boats too. And nearby, simple breakfast with Vietnamese bread and coffee were sold.
What a lively fishing village! If my sister didnt give me a phone call, I would forget the time to go to Tien Thanh beach.
Fishing village is at the North of Mui Ne when Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach is at the South. From fishing village, the motorbike went through Mui Ne, then Phan Thiet city and turned left to the road along Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach.
What a lively fishing village! If my sister didnt give me a phone call, I would forget the time to go to Tien Thanh beach.
Fishing village is at the North of Mui Ne when Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach is at the South. From fishing village, the motorbike went through Mui Ne, then Phan Thiet city and turned left to the road along Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach.
I enjoyed driving very much as the road rarely saw transport vehicles and as its a little bit up down road. On the left many long sandy beaches with clear seawater running along dense casuarina equisetifolia forest and some fishing villages catched my eyes. On the right low hills and sand dunes with many oxen looking for food drawed my attention. I drove till the vast dragon fruit gardens, small rice fields and a beautiful lotus lake then We came back to Mui Ne. Its almost 1:00PM and We caught the bus to Sai Gon
Here comes the pictures
The motorbike was on up and down road along Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach. Green trees, blue sky and coulourful flowers...
Daily life with riding oxcart
Here comes the pictures
The motorbike was on up and down road along Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach. Green trees, blue sky and coulourful flowers...
Daily life with riding oxcart
Oxen looking for fresh grass and the yellow hill with sand dunes on the West
Flow into the East Sea
From the top of up and down road
Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach
Out of the up and down road, the bike headed to a red dirt road with dragron fruit gardens at both sides and a lotus pond. Then drove back to Mui Ne
Where to stay in Tien Thanh - Ke Ga beach (Ham Thuan Nam district)
There are just some deluxe resorts along the beach. Surely you will have to use their restaurant service as you cant find an eatery nearby
There is almost no activity. Just relax on the beach or enjoy swimming pool...
Address: Tan Thanh commune, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 0623 683 120
Fax: 0623 683 043
Email: sales@apricotresort.com
Fax: 0623 683 043
Email: sales@apricotresort.com
Overview: 3-star resort; nice room with A/C, Tivi, fridge in a beautiful garden; lovely beach; swimming pool
Photo:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Address: Tan Thanh commune, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 0623 683 115 - 0623 683 279
Fax: 0623 683 114
Email: info@rockwaterbay.vn
Fax: 0623 683 114
Email: info@rockwaterbay.vn
Overview: Great location with excellent ocean view, beautiful beach. Stafff seem to be quite busy too forget visitors and are needed to be trained to be a pro one in a luxurious resort
Photo:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Address: Thuan Quy commune, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 0623 683 011 / 012/ 013 / 014
Fax: 0623683 015
Email: doisuresort@hcm.vnn.vn
Fax: 0623683 015
Email: doisuresort@hcm.vnn.vn
Overview: Nice room but basic bathroom; beautiful beach; leafy garden; swimming pool
Room rate: 33USD up (with breakfast). Book online
Photo:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Address: Thuan Quy commune, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 0623 683 240
Fax: 0623683 087
Email: info@saigonsuoinhumresort.com
Fax: 0623683 087
Email: info@saigonsuoinhumresort.com
Room rate: 85USD up. Book online
J/ My journey to Cu Lao Cau island and Co Thach beach
We left Mui Ne at 6:30AM, 17th May 2012, in a car with some packed food and drink. The car followed the beautiful seaside road where sometimes a lot of oxen cut it and the driver had to stop or moved very slowly.
After about 1-hour driving, We arrived in the white sand dunes and lotus lake where most tourists coming to Mui Ne surely want to visit. The white sand dunes and lotus lake were so beautiful for taking photos. I have been here many times but that morning looked at white sand dunes from the car I still felt :"How beautiful they were!".
From white sand dunes, the car entered the red dirt road along the beach. National highway was left behind. Now there were only blue sky, small short trees and one car with 6 people. How free it was! We drove to Phan Ri district where the National highway saw us again.
The car arrived in Phuoc The ward, Tuy Phong district which was about 120km from Mui Ne at around 8:45AM. Here was a lively fishing village with hundreds of fishing boats at sea and a lot of basket boats along the bank. I spent 10 minutes taking photos, including 2 minutes running after an old lady carrying fishes by Vietnam bamboo basket.
Then a basket boat with a suntanned man came to the shore. Ah ha! This was the first time 6 of us had to play a game: keep balance when sitting in basket boat floating on seawater. Some of our girls screamed at the basket boat was far away the shore. What I thought was "My god, please not to be sunk. My camera would have problem". Well, just after 4 minutes, the basket boat approached the fishing boat. And another game came: one by one getting onboard while keeping the basket boat balanced.
The fishing boat departed. I enjoyed the scenery and felt so nice with cool wind. But my old sister started to feel seasick so she just kept doing nothing.
After almost 1-hour driving, the boat arrived in Cu Lao Cau island. We all had to jump off the boat to get on the island as the fishing boat couldnt come to the shore. The seawater was so clear that from the boat I could see to the bottom. The island was really quiet as there were only two families living here. We spent over 2 hours walking along the beach, sitting on the beautiful stones, taking photos and everybody just wanted to shout :"Ahhhhhhhh, so nice, so great. This was really a tropical island paradise!!!"
There were small trees and grass on the island. Its really hot to walk on the sand. We were thirsty so We came to one of two families for drinking. This family offered lunch for some Vietnamese tourists too. And they sometimes receive some guests staying overnight with them. The accomodation was basic hammocks, sandy floors and blue sky...
I really wanted to see sunset as it was told so beautiful but We had to leave for Co Thach beach. So I had to follow the group. Hope to come back someday!
The car took about 30 minutes to be in Co Thach beach. While everybody prepared lunch, I had free time to walk around. The seawater was clear and the beach with yellow sand were full of local tourists swimming. Here and there, a lot of kids were chasing each other. On my left hand there were many stones in different sizes and shapes. I liked the stones covered by so green mossess. Not far away, a lot of girls were collecting 7-colour gravels. On my right hand there were many bigger and taller stones. I climbed up to the top of a big stone and looked at the waves "hit" into the stones...
We had lunch with steamed chicken, fish soup, sweet sticky rice and some fruits in a seaside restaurant.
After lunch some girls took a nap on hammocks while I were visiting the Co Thach pagoda on the hill nearby. The way to pagoda was full of "burn" flamboyant flowers and many shops sold souvenir and some cool drinks and herbs. It was such a beautiful pagoda with big trees and many buddhas worshipped in the between of two or many stones/caves. On the top of the hill, it gave a great general view of Co Thach beach.
I wanted to enjoy Vinh Hao mud bath which was not far from Co Thach beach. But the sun went down. Its the time to go back to Mui Ne.
Oxen cut the road
Pic: vietnamguidebook
White sand dunes and lotus lake
Pic: NLD newspaper
Pic: Han Hoanh (Ngoisao.net)
Pic: Han Hoanh (Ngoisao.net)
To red dirt road
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Phuoc The ward
At boat station and fishing village of Phuoc The ward where We got onboard basket boats and then fishing boat to Cu Lao Cau island
For the first time, We boarded basket boat... Ah ah...
Approached the fishing boat. "Hey, keep balance... Ohhh... One by one get onboard"
The fishing village was behind
The two black small eyes of fishing boats
The boat was on so blue water! My god. I loved it so much
And when some uf us enjoyed, laughed, my old sister began to feel seasick
And come with me to enjoy the perfect beauty of Cu Lao Cau island
Left Cu Lao Cau at noon, We headed to Co Thach beach
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
And while some of my friends took a nap, I visited Co Thach pagoda which was located on a hill giving best sea view
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Where to stay on Cu Lao Cau island
At present there is no guesthouse or hotel, resort on this island. There are just two families staying here and one of them offering the very basic accommodation: sleeping on hammock or on the ground floor. What you have is beautiful sunrise and sunset!
Mr Huu - one of the person who
stay on the island for many years (Mobile: 0122 791 7174). He offers:
Motorised boat to and back island with 2,500,000VND for up to 10 people;
basic accommodation on island with hammock or sleeping mat; meals
(should order in advance)
Where to stay in Co Thach beach
1/ Truong Thinh guesthouse
Address: Co thach beach, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 062 3856 068
Room rate: 300,000VND up (with fan), 400,000VNDup (with A/C).
Overview: Simple room, small garden with hammocks
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
2/ Lang Co Thach bungalo
Address: Chua Hang - Binh Thanh, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 062 385 6015
Fax: 062 385 6099
Email: langdulichcothach@yahoo.com.vn
Fax: 062 385 6099
Email: langdulichcothach@yahoo.com.vn
Room rate: 400,000VND up (with A/C).
Overview: Simple bungalo with A/C, hot water, Tivi, fridge; great and lovely location on a hill facing Co Thach beach
Pictures:
3/ Truong The guesthouse
Address: Co thach beach, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province
Tel: 062 3856 127
Room rate: 120,000VND up (with fan)
Overview: Very basic room, a lot of hammocks. About 200m to the beach
Pictures:
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Co Thach eating and drinking
Seafood is a must, especially BBQ with squid and oyster. Should ask the price firstThis area is also very famous for garlic, especially the "Mo Coi" garlic which gives excellent flavours and according to a lot of people its very good to our health
Co Thach is quite hot around the year, so let enjoy the special beverage called "Mu Chom" mixed with ice and sugar. Surely, it will make you cool
BBQ squid with chilli
BBQ: oyster with onion
"Mu Chom" beverage
K/ Tour
L/ Others
Artful pictures of Mui Ne sand dunes (took in Anantara resort)
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Mui Ne post office; Western Union; Vietnam Airlines agency: 68 Nguyen Dinh Chieu street
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