Contents
A/ Nha Trang - Doc Let overview
B/ Nha Trang sights and activities
1/ Nha Trang beach, Tran Phu street, Hung Vuong street
2/ World longest sea-crossing cable car to Vinpearl Land
3/ Thap Ba Mineral mud bath and hot spring
I-resort hot mineral springs
100 egg mud bath
I-resort hot mineral springs
100 egg mud bath
4/ Ponagar Cham towers
5/ 4-island tour
6/ Salangane island tour
7/ Diving
8/ Water sports
9/ Long Son pagoda
10/ Seawalking in Vietnam’s Nha Trang a new tourist draw11/ Picnic in Nha Trang: Thach Lam waterland
D/ Food and Drink in Nha Trang
E/ Market and Shopping, Department Store, ATM
Fake pearl in Nha Trang?
Fake pearl in Nha Trang?
F/ Getting to Nha Trang by bus, airplane, train
Nha Trang to Saigon, Mui Ne, Dalat, Hoi An
Nha Trang to Saigon, Mui Ne, Dalat, Hoi An
Taxi
Metered motorcycle taxi
Mountain bicycle for rent
Metered motorcycle taxi
Mountain bicycle for rent
G/ My journey to Doc Let beach
Where to stay in Doc Let
H/ Massage, sauna, steam bath
I/ Nha Trang songs
J/ Motorbike and Prostitution; Safety
K/ Others and Web
Offical page of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa tourism
Unprecedented, 200kg shark stranded at Nha Trang beach
Nha Trang Limousine
Countryside in the beach city
Unprecedented, 200kg shark stranded at Nha Trang beach
Nha Trang Limousine
Countryside in the beach city
A/ Nha Trang - Doc Let overview
1/ Nha Trang
* Vietnam's beach capital
Many people in Saigon and the South Vietnam knows the famous romantic song "Nha Trang ngay ve" (Nha Trang the day coming back). Ask all of them that which beach city they wish to travel to, the answer is Nha Trang
Weekend, summer and holiday see a lot of tourists from Ha Noi and the North Vietnam flying straight to Nha Trang to enjoy beach break.
Well, for many years, Nha Trang has been the most popular beach city of the country. There have been great invesments into the city's hospitality industry with a lot of hotel, resort, amusement park "big brothers" such as Novotel, Sheraton, Evason Mandara (Six Senses), Vinpearl Land (Vietnam's disneyland with longest sea-crossing cable car system, Vietnam's largest seaside water park, 5-star resort on Hon Tre isalnd...)...
In comparison with other beach destinations like Mui Ne, Phu Quoc, Hoi An, Da Nang, Nha Trang is the busiest beach city of the country with many restaurants, bars, shops, travel agencies open till quite late.
* Swimming, snorkeling, diving, water sports, mud bath, ancient Cham towers and more and more
If Mui Ne draws a lot of tourists thanks to its relaxed atmosphere of seaside leafy resorts, Nha Trang with its beautiful long sandy beach and many offshore islands is a destination for those who look for swimming, snorkeling and diving (but dont expect to see many fishes. In fact you will see just some small fishes near some islands! The coral reefs are just small and not really colourful too)
One day in Nha Trang is full of activities. Most tourists enjoy a boat trip offshore with dancing on boat, swimming in the crystal-blue water, snorkeling, watching coral reef and sipping cocktails while floating on the sea and music is on...
Many water sport games are available at beachside or offshore. A lot of scuba-diving tours are offered by many PADI dive operators
Then come to a relaxed day with enjoying mineral mud bath and hot swimming pool at Thap Ba hot spring center.
My Son sanctuary in a valley near Hoi An is a must-see for those who want to explore Champa ancient temples and its kingdom. But a visit to the Ponagar temples in Nha Trang is nice too. The temples are beautifully located on a small leafy hill.
Many water sport games are available at beachside or offshore. A lot of scuba-diving tours are offered by many PADI dive operators
Then come to a relaxed day with enjoying mineral mud bath and hot swimming pool at Thap Ba hot spring center.
My Son sanctuary in a valley near Hoi An is a must-see for those who want to explore Champa ancient temples and its kingdom. But a visit to the Ponagar temples in Nha Trang is nice too. The temples are beautifully located on a small leafy hill.
* Nha Trang for kids
Well for adults too! Come to Vinpearl Land on Hon Tre island by the longest sea-crossing cable car system. Vinpearl Land has been trying to become Vietnam's Disneyland with many indoor and outdoor games in the Vietnam's largest seaside amusement park
The Thap Ba hot spring center has hot swimming pool for the kids too. There, your children can take bath in the mineral mud bath with you. Good fun.
2/ Doc Let beach
About 60km North of Nha Trang is Doc Let, one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. This long, wide sandy beach has very clean, clear sea water with crystal-blue colour.While most of tourists, both Vietnamese and foreigners, stay in Nha Trang, Doc Let is a quiet paradise. There are just some resorts, hotels and guesthouses here. And the beach is just crowded on weekends, holiday. So come to Doc Let and enjoy the whole beautiful beach!
A motorbike trip to Doc Let is great as you will have time to stop and watch the beautiful countryside alond the road, especially the green rice fields, vast lotus lake, blue sky and mountains...
I love Doc Let beach!
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
B/ Nha Trang sights and activities
1/ Nha Trang beach, Nha Trang city and Tran Phu street
In front of Evason Ana Mandara resort
Tran Phu street: the main street of the city
Hung Vuong, Biet Thu, Nguyen Thien Thuat streets along with a spider-like network of intersecting alleys constitute the Nha Trang's backpacker area. Its just a 2-mintue walk from Hung Vuong street to Tran Phu street and Nha trang beach.
Hung Vuong street and Muong Hoang Yen flower (Cassia fistula flower)
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
Photo credit: Vietnamguidebook
2/ World longest sea-crossing cable car to Vinpearl Land
Vinpearl Land Nha Trang
Address: Hon Tre island, Nha Trang
Tel: 0583 590 611
Tel: 0583 590 611
Fax: 0583590 613
Email: info@vinpearlland.com
Website: www.vinpearlland.com
How to get to there: Vinpeal
Land is about 6km from Nha Trang city center. Get a motorbike taxi to
there (about 40,000VND). Then take Vinpearl cable car or
ferry/canoe to Vinpearl Land
Or take public bus number 4, with A/C on Nguyen Thien thuat street
Or take public bus number 4, with A/C on Nguyen Thien thuat street
Overview: Get
on the world longest sea-crossing cable car to be in Vinpearl Land Nha
Trang on beautiful Hon Tre island. Not only a 5-star resort, Vinpearl
Land is also well known as Vietnam Disneyland with the only
on-the-beach freshwater park in Vietnam covering the total area of
60,000 m2 with 30,000m2 man-made mountain, a lot of indoor and outdoor
games. Vinpearl also has Vietnam largest aquarium. Especially, Vinpearl amphitheater with its
5000-seat capacity, intelligent design
and excellent sound and lighting equipment prides itself to be the
biggest and most modern amphitheater in Vietnam...
Good place for kids. Popular with a lot of Vietnamese tourists (So its surely crowded)
Good place for kids. Popular with a lot of Vietnamese tourists (So its surely crowded)
Cable car operation time: 8:30AM - 9:00PM ( Till 10:00PM on Friday and Saturday, Holiday)
My pick: Take a package to Vinpearl Amusement Park with a round-trip transportation by cable car system or ferry, and unlimited access to all games in Vinpearl Water Park, to the beach and to Vinpearl Underwater World; available in two types:
- VND 450,000: For all visitors
- VND 350,000: For the children between 1.0 and 1.4 meters tall
Fast food is available in Amusement park with very reasonable price.
Room rate and promotion of Vinpearl resort: please check web
Pictures:
Pics: Vinpearl Land
Bonus: Fish fairy shows at 11:00AM and 5:00PM. Each show is 15 minutes. You can take photos with fish fairy (During holidays, there is another show at 3:00PM)
Photo credit: Tuoitre.vn
Video:
Bonus: Fish fairy shows at 11:00AM and 5:00PM. Each show is 15 minutes. You can take photos with fish fairy (During holidays, there is another show at 3:00PM)
Video:
3/ Mineral mud bath and hot spring
Thap Ba hot spring center
Address: 15 Ngoc Son - Ngoc Hiep - Nha Trang city
How to get there: Thap Ba hot spring center is near the Ponagar Cham towers, about 5km from Nha Trang city center
Tel: (84 58) 383 5335 - 383 5345
Email: sales@thapbahotspring.com.vn
Website: www.thapbahotspring.com.vn
Open: 7:00AM - 7:30PM. 365days
Services: Enjoy private bath in a wooden bathtub full of hot minreal mud. Swim in a large outdoor 37oC - 39oC swimming pool. Relax to fullest with
60-minute massage and Jacuzzi. Or become a VIP with 4 to 11 hours
enjoying: Sauna, steambath, Jacuzzi, hot swimming pool, mineral mud
bath, 95-minute massage with fresh milk and honey, light meal with
fruits, coffee, ginger tea...
Price:
* Mineral mud bath (20
minutes) 250,000VND/ person/ bathtub; 450,000VND/ 2 people /bathtub;
750,000VND/ 4 people/ pool or 1,000,000VND/ 6 people/ pool. Also
includes: 45-minute mineral bath, hot swimming pool and waterfall,
Jacuzzi, cold mineral waterfall...
* 37oC - 39oC swimming pool and hot, cold mineral waterfall, Jacuzzi: 100,000VND/adult, 50,000VND/child
* Massage and 37oC - 39oC swimming pool and hot, cold mineral waterfall, Jacuzzi: 180,000VND
* VIP spa: 2,300,000VND up
Pictures:
Photo credit : Thap Ba hot spring center
Map: how to get there
Photo credit : Vietnamguidebook
I-resort hot mineral springs
http://www.i-resort.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=1&lang=en
9 Spa
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Project area: 450 sqm
Material:
Project year: 2013
(Eng) 9 spa is a set of nine hotel houses with
spas, mud and mineral baths together with a small bar and restaurant. The
buildings are perched in the folds of halfway terrace up to a rock hill, which
makes the hotels hideaway from the eventful area downhill.
Using indigenous building
techniques and materials, and adopting local custom to managing the project, 90
village masons, carpenters and craft persons were enlisted to build the hotels
in a period of 9 months. The project was designed as a combination of
dry-stacked stone with wood structure and coconut leaves, quarried right on the
site.
The houses are set up in
different specific angles and placed separately by a distance, considered as an
entrance lobby for each house, to not only let rain water run down easily from
top of the mountain but also allow ventilation to the below area. Moreover, the
roof structure is constructed in a traditional way by mortise and tenon joint
techniques. Above this wooden structure, the roof is a combination of 3 layers,
20 mm thick wood panels, which gives an aesthetic look to ceiling and links all
beams together, water proof membrane and 30 mm coconut leaves, respectively.
Besides, the project also makes use of old furniture from nearby buildings such
as doors, tables and chairs or patterned tiles, giving the buildings a
distinctive look, the beauty or serenity of old items that comes with age.
The bar, with less than a
dozen seats, is above from the ground, thereby linking the outside space to the
interior and offering a new viewpoint to the customers, while not touching to
existing nature. In other words, by any means necessary, nature is treated as
the core value, that its beauty can be contemplated at every corner of the
project.
In conclusion, nine hotel houses
are linked by a continuous wooden roof, reflecting its surround environment and
landscape. By using local materials as rock and wood together with adopting old
furniture, 9 spa gives an extraordinary value to the existing project.
(http://www.a21studio.com.vn/9-spa-24)
100 egg mud bath
http://www.tambuntramtrung.vn/eng/#/home/
4/ Ponagar Cham towers
Pics:
Video of Ponagar Cham tower festival (29th April - 02nd May, 2013) (In Vietnamese language: Le hoi thap ba Ponagar)
5/ 4-island tour
The most popular tour in Nha Trang. All the guesthouses, hotels selling this tour with almost same price with tour operators. Some long-running tour operators: Number 4 boat trip, Mama Linh boat tour...
The good and the bad, read carefully what mentioned below before making a decision.
The good and the bad, read carefully what mentioned below before making a decision.
Price: 120,000VND/person (about 6USD)
Include: Pick up and drop off. Lunch served on the boat and the food is quite "cold", in fact, just put something into stomach (Some are not really hygiene. So pack your lunch if you have a not really good stomach). Some wine. Boat.
Exclusive: entrance fees to Tam island, Tri Nguyen aquarium (My experience: dont visit Tri Nguyen aquarium. Nothing interesting there!)
What you get: Fun, fun and fun. Joining this tour, you will have time to dance with a lot of people on boat, float on the water while sipping some wine, laugh with the singing voice of tour guide, swim in crystal blue water with life jacket...
What you maybe feel dissapointed:
The name is 4-island tour but in fact it is not really about discovering the islands. Dont expect to have time on these. Most of the time, the boat just move around.
You can do snorkeling but dont expect to see many fishes. In fact, there are just some small ones.
The coral reefs are not really interesting.
The Tri Nguyen aquarium is just designed for kids! (Well, its just the poor place to get money from tourists)
Some staffs are not really polite. Many with tattoos
Photo credit: vietnamdive.com.vn
Photo credit: Number 4 boat trip
The name is 4-island tour but in fact it is not really about discovering the islands. Dont expect to have time on these. Most of the time, the boat just move around.
You can do snorkeling but dont expect to see many fishes. In fact, there are just some small ones.
The coral reefs are not really interesting.
The Tri Nguyen aquarium is just designed for kids! (Well, its just the poor place to get money from tourists)
Some staffs are not really polite. Many with tattoos
6/ Salangane island tour
Note: I havent joined this tour. Tour opeator: Khanh Hoa salangane nest company is the only tour operator in Nha Trang offering Salangane island 1-day tour
Address: 248 Thong Nhat street
Tel: 0583 822 472
Service: March to September (Close on the other months)
Price: 300,000VND/pax
Inclusive: Bus, boat, light breakfast onborad, lunch, entrance fee, travel insurance
Exclusive: fishing (35,000VND/pax), salangane sweet, kayaking...
Itinerary:
* 06:30AM - 07:00AM: Pick up at hotel. Take boat to salangane island. Breakfast onboard
* 07:00AM - 02:30PM: Visit salangane cave and learn the development history of salangane nest industry, watch coral reef, enjoy swimming, have lunch
* 3:00PM - 4:00PM: Back to city, visit its show room at 86 Tran Phu street where you can buy salangane nest products
7/ Diving
Visit Rainbow Divers, the logest established PADI divecenters throughout Vietnam
Address: 90A Hung Vuong street (beside TheSinhTourist office)
Tel: 0120 859 6788 (Nicola)
0905 664 656 (Caro)
Website: www.divevietnam.com
Address: 90A Hung Vuong street (beside TheSinhTourist office)
Tel: 0120 859 6788 (Nicola)
0905 664 656 (Caro)
Website: www.divevietnam.com
8/ Nha Trang water sport
Click on the pic to see clearer : Water sport price list
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
9/ Long Son pagoda
The pagoda is about 4km from Hung Vuong street.
Minus: There are some beggars around and some children following tourists asking for...!
10/ Seawalking in Vietnam’s Nha Trang a new tourist draw
TuoiTreNews.vn - A diving firm in Nha Trang City in central Vietnam has piloted a new service which allows tourists to walk on the seabed and explore the rich marine life at the same time.
The service is being run by Holiday Diving Co. Ltd. on a 90-day pilot basis, starting on Sunday.
Le Hong Tai, the company director, said yesterday that the rafts on which the service is provided are positioned on Hon Mot Islet in Nha Trang Bay.
What holiday seawalkers need for such a trip, which lasts between 15 and 20 minutes, is an oxygen tank and a specially designed helmet.
The helmet weighs up to 40 kilograms but gives the seawalkers the feeling of bearing the weight of merely four kilograms while walking underwater.
Guides will accompany tourists on their trip, which provides them with a rare chance to admire schools of fish and coral at close proximity in a sea expanse of around 50 square meters.
Truong Kinh, director of the Nha Trang Bay Management, believes the new service is a highly compelling, ecologically-friendly tourist activity.
Tourists are pictured enjoying a seawalking trip in Nha Trang. Photo:Tuoi Tre
Since January, many visitors to Nha Trang, the capital city of Khanh Hoa Province, have included these two forms of entertainment in their must-try list: sea diving and exploring the craft of pearl mollusk culture.
Hoang Gia Pearl Farming Co., a local travel company, has offered tours that provide tourists with the chance to experience sea diving and behold pearl-yielding mollusks in the city.
The experiences include exploring how pearl mollusks are cultivated, catching the invertebrate, and slicing them open to get their pearls.
11/ Picnic in Nha Trang: Thach Lam waterland
How to get there
Services:
Unit: VND
SERVICES PRICE
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No.
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SERVICES |
Price
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Validity | Remarks | ||
Adults
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Children
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1
|
Admission |
30,000
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20,000
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within a day
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Free of charge for children under 1m tall | |
2
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Rafting |
100,000
|
70,000
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1 round | Children from 1.2m-1.4m tall | |
3
|
Grass Sliding |
15,000
|
10,000
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1 round | ||
4
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Games at Day Ngoc Lake |
15,000
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within a day | Free of charge for children under 1m tall accopanied by adults | ||
5
|
Mini Golf |
30,000
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60 minutes | 18 hole golf court | ||
6
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Package |
130,000
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90,000
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within a day
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Including Admission, Rafting, Grass Sliding, games at Day Ngoc Lake | |
7
|
Paint Ball Shooting |
40,000
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60 minutes | Charges for course, guard and referee. | ||
| Paint Balls | 2,000/ball | Packages of 30,50,100,200,500 balls *** No charge for course if using a target. |
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RENTING
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1
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Thatched Hut (16 sqm) |
100,000
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once
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1 table with 2 chairs or 1 sheet
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2
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Sheet in hut |
20,000
|
once
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3
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Movable hut |
80,000
|
once
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03 guests/ hut
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4
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Life jacket |
5,000
|
once
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Using for swimming in the stream
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5
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Bamboo Table |
20,000
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once
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6
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Bamboo Couch |
10,000
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once
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7
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Float board(0.5m * 1m) |
10,000
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once
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8
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Float board (1m * 2m ) |
20,000
|
once
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11/ Lang Tre village - Nha Trang riverside picnic spot, restaurant and hotel
http://www.langtre.com.vn/EN/index.asp
C/ Where to stay in Nha Trang
Nha Trang, the capital beach city of Vietnam, sees new and new hotels, resorts, guesthouses, hostels. The competitiveness is hard and thats really good for budget travellers
With 7USD, you can have a dorm bed with breakfast in the Backpacker area (Nguyen Thien Thuat street)
With about 10USD, you can stay in a nice guesthouse with beautiful room, A/C, Tivi, fridge, located in the center of city
Pay about 20USD, you see yourself in a 2-star hotel with nice design room, lift
With 40USD up, you will stay in a 3-star hotel with beautiful room, most with breakfast, some offer free gym and baby swimming pool...
Most guesthouses, 2 and 3-star hotels are located on Hung Vuong street and its alley; Tue Tinh street; Nguyen Thien Thuat street; Tran Quang Khai street (Nha Trang backpacker area). Among these streets, Hung Vuong and its alley as well as Tran Phu street are the best places to look for nice guesthouses and standard hotels
Please note that in Nha Trang city, most 3-star hotels have swimming pool but they are just the baby ones for looking not really for swimming. Thats quite funny as the hotels built the pool on the top floor to get the called 3-star standard!
Tran Phu, the main street of the city running along Nha Trang beach has many standard hotels as well as 4 and 5-star hotels
Some 5-star resorts are strategically located on beautiful island or on the hill with private beaches such as Vinpearl Land resort and Mia resort
Nha Trang sees a lot of Vietnamese tourists in holidays. Room rate soars and most of the hotels are full. Its good to book room in advance if you come at those times
The research was done on 26th and 27th May 2012. Its the low season in Nha Trang. So expect to pay more in high season (especially for 3 and 4-star hotels which run businesss according to season)
In Vietnam holidays and new year, the room rate rise sharply!
To get a better price at 3, 4, 5-star hotels, check it with Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia, Ivivu.com... Some 2-star hotels and hostels also have contract with Agoda...
With 7USD, you can have a dorm bed with breakfast in the Backpacker area (Nguyen Thien Thuat street)
With about 10USD, you can stay in a nice guesthouse with beautiful room, A/C, Tivi, fridge, located in the center of city
Pay about 20USD, you see yourself in a 2-star hotel with nice design room, lift
With 40USD up, you will stay in a 3-star hotel with beautiful room, most with breakfast, some offer free gym and baby swimming pool...
Most guesthouses, 2 and 3-star hotels are located on Hung Vuong street and its alley; Tue Tinh street; Nguyen Thien Thuat street; Tran Quang Khai street (Nha Trang backpacker area). Among these streets, Hung Vuong and its alley as well as Tran Phu street are the best places to look for nice guesthouses and standard hotels
Please note that in Nha Trang city, most 3-star hotels have swimming pool but they are just the baby ones for looking not really for swimming. Thats quite funny as the hotels built the pool on the top floor to get the called 3-star standard!
Tran Phu, the main street of the city running along Nha Trang beach has many standard hotels as well as 4 and 5-star hotels
Some 5-star resorts are strategically located on beautiful island or on the hill with private beaches such as Vinpearl Land resort and Mia resort
Nha Trang sees a lot of Vietnamese tourists in holidays. Room rate soars and most of the hotels are full. Its good to book room in advance if you come at those times
The research was done on 26th and 27th May 2012. Its the low season in Nha Trang. So expect to pay more in high season (especially for 3 and 4-star hotels which run businesss according to season)
In Vietnam holidays and new year, the room rate rise sharply!
To get a better price at 3, 4, 5-star hotels, check it with Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia, Ivivu.com... Some 2-star hotels and hostels also have contract with Agoda...
Hung Vuong street and its alley (Quan Tran street)
Famous TheSinhTourist bus operator has its office on this street (actually, its located at 10A Biet thu street which is some hundred meters from Hung Vuong street)
1/ Ub 59 guesthouse
Tel: 0583 525 302 / 0906 501 252
Room rate: 200,000VND (I stayed 2 nights just paid 350,000VND)
Overview: Small family owned guesthouse with total 8 large nice and clean rooms, A/C, Tivi, hot water, fridge, Wifi; free Internet access; very friendly
Bonus: Motorbike for rent (70,000 VND - 100,000VND); just some steps to Nghia local restaurant which offers good lunch with very reasonable price. In front of the guesthouse, on the right hand, there is a local market.
Photo: Bonus: Motorbike for rent (70,000 VND - 100,000VND); just some steps to Nghia local restaurant which offers good lunch with very reasonable price. In front of the guesthouse, on the right hand, there is a local market.
2/ Golden Sand guesthouse (Cat Vang guesthouse)
Address: 79/5 Hung Vuong street
Tel: 0583 523 333 - 0944 455 898
Email: hongthiennt@yahoo.com.vn
Room rate: 250,000VND
Email: hongthiennt@yahoo.com.vn
Room rate: 250,000VND
Overview: Nice large room with LCD Tivi, free Internet access
Photo:
Photo credit : vietnamguidebook
3/ Nice hotel
Address: 6D Quan Tran - Hung Vuong street
Tel: 0583 527 379
Fax: 0583 523 536
Email: nicehotel@vnn.vn
Room rate: 250,000VND up
Fax: 0583 523 536
Email: nicehotel@vnn.vn
Room rate: 250,000VND up
Overview: Large old hotel with basic small and clean room, A/C, Tivi, fridge, lift, friendly
Pictures:
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
Pictures:
4/ Le Duong hotel
Tel: 0583 523 976 - 0913 558 958 - 0978 729 868
Email: leduong.hotel@gmail.com
Email: leduong.hotel@gmail.com
Overview: Nice and clean room with LCD Tivi, fridge, free Internet access, friendly; like a 2-star + hotel
Photo: 
Address: 1B Quan Tran street (just some steps from Le Duong hotel)
Tel: 0583 528 101 - 0916 905 101 - 0916 423 101
Fax: 0583 529 789
Email: 101ngoisao@gmail.com
Overview: Large nice room with LCD Tivi, fridge, lift
Fax: 0583 529 789
Email: 101ngoisao@gmail.com
Overview: Large nice room with LCD Tivi, fridge, lift
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
6/ Axar hotel
Address: 148/10 Hung Vuong street
Photo:
Address: 6i Quan Tran - Hung Vuong street Address: 148/10 Hung Vuong street
Tel: 0583 521 655 - 0977 384 733
Email: axarhotel@vnn.vn
Room rate: 300,000VND
Overview: Mini hotel with 5 large rooms, clean, quiet, nice design, A/C, Tivi, fridgeEmail: axarhotel@vnn.vn
Room rate: 300,000VND
Photo:
Photo credit: vietnamguideboook
Tel: 0583 525 988 - 0947 911 155
Fax: 0583 525 990
Email: ngocthachhotel@gmail.com
Overview: Large nice room with A/C, LCD Tivi, fridge, lift, free internet access, friendly
Room rate: 300,000VND up. Book onlinePhoto:
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
Tel: 0583 527 799 - 0583 526 298
Fax: 0583 528 899
Email: info@goldenrainhotel.com
Overview: a 3-star hotel with nice design room, gym, baby swimming pool on top floor, free Internet access
Room rate: 39USD up (with breakfast). Book onlinePhoto:
Address: 90C Hung Vuong street and 10A Biet Thu street
About 2-minute walk to Tran Phu street and Nha Trang beach
Tel: 0583 524 454 - 0583 524 585
Fax: 0583 524 989
Email: reservation@nhiphihotel.vn or info@nhiphihotel.vn
Overview: The hotel has 11 storeys and 90 rooms (opened in September 2012). Elegant design and beautiful rooms. Outdoor pool at 11th floor opening from 7:00AM till 10:00PM.
Massage & Spa, Bar & Cafe' are coming soon.
01 Restaurant at ground floor (Atrium restaurant). 02 large lifts
Free wifi. Free Internet access with 02 computers at lobby
City / Sea view from 7th floor
Massage & Spa, Bar & Cafe' are coming soon.
01 Restaurant at ground floor (Atrium restaurant). 02 large lifts
Free wifi. Free Internet access with 02 computers at lobby
City / Sea view from 7th floor
A member of famous TheSinhTourist tour & bus operator (www.thesinhtourist.vn)
Minus: Bathrooms of Standard and Superior rooms are quite small
Some rooms in low floors, for example 108, 105, are sometimes noisy
Room rate: 28 - 30USD up for Deluxe room (with buffet breakfast). Book online
Some rooms in low floors, for example 108, 105, are sometimes noisy
Room rate: 28 - 30USD up for Deluxe room (with buffet breakfast). Book online
Photo:
Deluxe King Bed: 36m2
Superior Twin: 28m2
Quite small standing bath
Restaurant
Outdoor pool at 11th floor
City view from 11th floor
Conference room
Others
City view from 11th floor
Conference room
Others
Photo credit: Vietnamguibook
10/ Legend Sea hotel
Address: Great location, at the corner of Hung Vuong and Biet Thu street
11 Biet Thu street
Telephone: (84-58) 3.529.666
Fax: (84-58) 3.529.909
Email: info@legendseahotel.com
Overview: A new comer, just opened at the end of 2014, the hotel has 19 floors, each floor has 5 rooms with balcony, window and great seaview (except Superior room). Swimming pool on the top floor with very nice view. Free wifi. Room rate includes sauna, steamed bath and gym.
Room rate: 60USD up. Book online
Address: 7 - 9 Biet Thu street
Tel: 84 58 3514770
Overview: A new 4-star hotel. Opening this end of April, 2015
Nguyen Thien Thuat street
From TheSinhTourist bus / tour office, it is just a 1-minute walk to Nguyen Thien Thuat street.
Those who look for hostels should come here.
This street also has many small hotels and some 3-star hotels
Along the street, there are many restaurants and bars
1/ Mojzo Inn
Address: 120/36 Nguyen Thien Thuat
Tel: 058 625 55 68 - 0988 879 069
Email: mojzo-inn@hotmail.com
The dorm is quite basic with A/C and shared bathroom
Lift
Free Internet with 2 computers.
I like chatting with its staff (one receptionist)
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Nice public area where you can meet new friends and use free Internet
Nice public area where you can meet new friends and use free Internet
Reception
Dorm with its bathroom
2/ Backpacker House Hostel
Address: 54G Nguyen Thien Thuat street
Overview: If youre looking for a hostel which is always crowded and has nightly party with loud music (sometimes its so noisy!), then Backpacker House Hostel is a good choice.
Staffs are quite busy and they often have no time to talk with you.
Book online
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Address: 89A Nguyen Thien Thuat (At the corner of Nguyen Thien Thuat and Biet Thu street)
Tel: 0583 523 273 - 0583 521 571
Overview: This hostel is a small building with 3 dorms (6 wooden beds per dorm). The dorm is very basic with A/C and private bathroom. Staff is quite friendly.
Room rate: 5USD/ dorm bed. Book online
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Address: 107 Nguyen Thien Thuat
Tel: 0583 529 123 - 0583 529 124
Email: info@hanoigoldenhotel.com.vn
Overview: This new 3-star hotel opened in February 2013. Rooms are nice with A/C, LCD Tivi, minibar, bathtub (standing bath for Superior ones). Friendly staff. Free Internet with 03 computers. Small swimming pool and gym.
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4/ Lesimole Boutique apartment & hotel & hostel
Overview: Very nice rooms with artful designs, friendly staffs
Address: 120/35 Nguyen Thien Thuat, near Mojzo Inn
Room rate: 35USD up. Book online
1/ Anh Thi hotel
Address: 1/32 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583 524 669 - 0583 525 170 - 0987 721 426 (Mr Thanh)
Email: sakura_hotel@yahoo.com
Room rate: 300,000VND
Email: sakura_hotel@yahoo.com
Room rate: 300,000VND
Overview: Very basic room with A/C, old Tivi, fridge
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2/ Ha Van hotel
Address: 3/2 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583 525 454
Fax: 0583 521 700
Email: flamingosuites@gmail.com
Room rate: 20USD
Fax: 0583 521 700
Email: flamingosuites@gmail.com
Room rate: 20USD
Overview: This recommended hotel by Trip advisor has friendly English speaking staff but rooms are now getting old and just basic. Small tivi, fridge. Love bakery shop at ground floor
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Address: 34 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583 524 353 - 0583 524 363
Fax: 0583 524 564
Email:lasuissehotelnt@dng.vnn.vn
Overview: Nice room with A/C, Tivi, fridge, normal bathroom
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Address: 3/8 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583 522 125 - 0973 887 584
Email: truonggianghotel@gmail.com
Overview: Basic room with A/C, fridge, old Tivi
Room rate: 300,000VND. Book online
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Address: 1/22 - 23 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583526 662 - 0583 526 663
Fax: 0583526 664
Email: info@goldensummerhotel.com
Overview: A 2-star + hotel with elegant design, large nice room, LCD Tivi, fridge, free internet access
Room rate: 29USD up. Book online
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Address: 02 Tran Quang Khai street
Tel: 0583 529 292
Fax: 0583 529 293
Overview: 3-star hotel, nice design room, LCD Tivi, fridge, lift.
Minus: bathroom is right isnide the room and only separated by glass.
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Tue Tinh street
Address: 17 Tue Tinh street
Tel: 0583 521 768 - 0905 681 186
Fax: 0583 521 769
Email: hoangtunghotel@gmail.com
Overview: Basic nice room with A/C, LCD Tivi, fridge
Room rate: 18USD up. Book online
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Address: 1 Tue Tinh street
Tel: 0583 525 050 - 0583 526 060
Fax: 0583 525 722
Email: phuquy2hotel@vnn.vn
Overview: an old 3-star hotel with nice room, swimming pool, just about 200m walk to the beach
Room rate: 23USD up (with breakfast). Book online
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Tran Phu street
1/ My hotel
Address: 100A Tran Phu street (Opposite the 5-star Evason Ana Mandara resort)
Tel: 0583 526 952
Fax: 0583 525 390
Email: myhotelnhatrang@yahoo.com
Room rate: 250,000VND up
Fax: 0583 525 390
Email: myhotelnhatrang@yahoo.com
Room rate: 250,000VND up
Overview: Very large room with A/C, Tivi, fridge, friendly
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2/ A Dong hotel
Address: 100/10B Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 527 768
Fax: 0583 527 824
Email: adonghotel_nhatrang@yahoo.com
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Fax: 0583 527 824
Email: adonghotel_nhatrang@yahoo.com
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Overview: Small nice room with A/C, Tivi, fridge, lift
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3/ Vinh Quang hotel
Address: 98B Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 524 048 - 01666 022 068
Email: khachsanvinhquang@gmail.com
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Email: khachsanvinhquang@gmail.com
Room rate: 300,000VND up
Overview: Nice room with wooden table, large bathroom, A/C, Tivi, fridge
4/ San Ho Do hotel
Address: 96A6 Tran Phu street (in a small alley)
Tel: 0583 522 571
Fax: 0583 731 736
Email: redcoral.nhatrang@gmail.com
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Fax: 0583 731 736
Email: redcoral.nhatrang@gmail.com
Room rate: 200,000VND up
Overview: A mini hotel with small nice and clean room, quiet, friendly
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Address: 96A/4 Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 526 556
Fax: 0583 526 559
Email: sales@lamyhotel.com
Overview: a 3-star hotel with very nice room, good location, friendly staff
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Address: 86B Tran Phu street
Tel: 0586 252 333
Fax: 0583 527 581
Email: info@thelighthotel.com.vn
Room rate: 44USD up (with buffet breakfast). Book online
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Address: 50 Tran Phu street
Tel: 0586 25 69 00
Fax: 0586 25 69 01
Email: rsvn@novotel-nhatrang.com
Book online
Address: 26 - 28 Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 88 0000
Fax: 0583 88 2222
Email: reservations.nhatrang@sheraton.com
Book onlineFax: 0583 88 2222
Email: reservations.nhatrang@sheraton.com
Address: beachside, Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 522 222
Fax: 0583 525 828
Email: reservations-nhatrang@sixsenses.com
Overview: The 5-star resort with "private" beautiful beach (The other 5-star hotels such as Sheraton are on the roadside), popular with Japanese tourists.
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10/ Havana Nha Trang hotel and apartment
Address: 38 Tran Phu street
Tel: 0583 88 99 99
Overview: This 41-storey luxury hotel and apartment is the highest building in Nha Trang. It has just opened recently. Some parts of the building are still under construction such as Bar underground - Havana club, Tunnel to the beach. Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Steam bath, Spa, Massage, Asian and European buffet restaurant, International clinic, VIP Lounge Club...
Apartment's price: 1.5billion VND for a 38m2 apartment with 01 bedroom(Foreigners can buy apartment and use it for up to 50 years). About 5 billion for an apartment with 03 bedrooms.
Room rate: 92USD up. Book online
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Swimming pool on 5th floor
Some 5-star resorts on beautiful island and hill
Address: Bai Dong, Cam Hai Dong, Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa province
How to get to Mia: The resort offer shuttle bus from and to Sailing Club Nha Trang on Tran Phu street (see website for schedule)
Tel: 0583 989 666
Fax: 0583 989 667
Email: info@mianhatrang.com
Overview: Great location with private beach; beautiful design villas; artful decoration; swimming pool; friendly staff
Bonus or Minus?:
good for relaxation but its quite far from Nha Trang city (25 minutes
driving to Tran Phu street of Nha Trang city). Staying here means you
are far away from the world but have to use most services of the resort.
The private beach is not really good for swimming.
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Six Senses Ninh Van Bay
Others
Ihome Nha Trang hostel
Address: 172/19 Bach Dang street
Tel: 058 352 5559 - 0972 297 579 (Mr. Andy)
Email: support@ihomenhatrang.com
Website: www.ihomenhatrang.com
Room rate: 5-6USD (Dorm with breakfast)
Overview: The dorm is quite basic with A/C and shared bathroom. Quite far from Western area (Biet Thu - Hung Vuong streets)Email: support@ihomenhatrang.com
Website: www.ihomenhatrang.com
Room rate: 5-6USD (Dorm with breakfast)
An Phu Gia apartment
6Q - Quan Tran, Hung Vuong Street, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province
Tel: +84-58-3522661 - Fax: +84-58-3521636
http://www.anphugianhatrang.com/en
D/ Food and Drink in Nha Trang
Nha Trang's most famous noodle soup is Bun ca (sea fish noodle soup). Local people enjoy it for breakfast, lunch and dinner, at a price of 25,000VND. "Bun ca" is sold everywhere in the city.
Different with other beach cities/towns in Vietnam, Nha Trang not only has seafood but also is home to famous salangane islands which offer high quality salangane nests
Nha Trang people who stay in Saigon use their homeland fishsauce. Together with Phu Quoc and Phan Thiet, Mui Ne, fishsauce in Nha Trang is a speciality in Vietnam.
Hung Vuong, Biet Thu, Nguyen Thien Thuat streets which are called backpacker area of the city have many restaurants, bars, coffee shops "designed" for tourists. Nice restaurants but "not local" price!
If you dont want to go far away from backpacker area and want to enjoy local food, then come to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street. It has many small eateries/shops offering noodle coup (Bun ca), steamed rice with fried pork/chicken/squid..., Nha Trang bread. The foods are just acceptable.
The Sailing Club on Tran Phu street, along the Nha Trang beach is a meeting point of young foreign tourists at night.
Sailing Club in the morning
Sailing Club in the morning
1/ Bun ca Min (Fish noodle soup)
Address: 170 Bach Dang street (a10-minute walk from Hung Vuong street; near Quoc Te hotel)
Tel: 058 3522 581 - 0987 175 241
Open: morning till evening (nearly 363/365 days)
Price: 20,000VND/bowl
Overview: One of two most famous restaurant serving fish noodle soup in Nha Trang (the other one is Bun ca Nam Beo near Dam market).
* Bun ca Nguyen Loan
Address: 123 Ngo Gia Tu street (about 20 minutes by walking from Hung Vuong street)
Tel: 0583 515 634 - 0935 55 65 88
Open: 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Price: 30,000VND/ Bowl (in March 2013)
Overview: Nguyen Loan is often crowded. Its "Bun ca" is really delicious.
* Bun ca Nguyen Loan
Address: 123 Ngo Gia Tu street (about 20 minutes by walking from Hung Vuong street)
Tel: 0583 515 634 - 0935 55 65 88
Open: 6:00AM - 10:00PM
Price: 30,000VND/ Bowl (in March 2013)
Overview: Nguyen Loan is often crowded. Its "Bun ca" is really delicious.
2/ Seafood street
At night, Thap Ba street is the place where local Nha Trang people coming to enjoy seafood. It has many small restaurants / eateries and serving many kinds of seafood.
Thap Ba street is about 4km from Hung Vuong street. Its near Ponagar Cham towers.
One of the most popular seafood eatery is Xuan Anh which is often crowded at night
Xuan Anh
Address: 9C Cu Lao Trung, Thap Ba street, Vinh Tho ward
Tel: 0583 836 656
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Thap Ba street
Xuan Anh
My fried squid (75,000VND for 300grams) (Price was on 01st March)
A dish of "Do" snail with tamarind sauce (80,000VND)
Lobster: 1,500,000VND/kg (Alive); 700,000VND (dead)
3/ Nghia Bia Hoi local restaurant (lunch and dinner)
Address: 7G3 Hung Vuong street (near UB 59 guesthouse)
Tel: 0983 327 011
Price: 25,000VND up per meal (Just a little bit over 1USD)
Overview: Offer lunch for local people and workers as well as taxi driver; quite delicious Vietnamese dishes; good choice for backpacker like me
My 25,000VND lunch with fried pork, boiled egg and squid and vegetables.
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4/ Chicken rice (Com ga Tram Anh)
Address: 10 Ba Trieu street (about 7 minutes from Hung Vuong street by motorbike)
Open: From about 10:00AM till evening (lunch and dinner)
Price: 25,000VND up
Overview: This local small restaurant serving steamed/fried chicken rice. I do prefer chicken rice of Quang Ngai and Hoi An, but in Nha Trang city, Com ga Tram Anh is maybe the best chicken rice restaurant.
5/ Com chay Co Tam (Co Tam vegetarian restaurant)
Address: 5 Lac Long Quan street (about 7 minutes from Hung Vuong street by motorbike)Tel: 0583 878 236 - 0905 750 046
Email: cotamcomchay@yahoo.com
Open: Morning till evening
Price: 25,000VND up/dish
Overview: This small vegetarian restaurant is usually crowded with local people. It has a long menu with many delicious dishes such as "Com chay Co Tam" (steamed rice with French bean, carrot in clay pot), "Goi Thai" (Thai sweet and sour salad), "Dau hu chien xu" (Fried tofu), "banh xeo" (Pancake)...
Co Tam vegetarian restaurant
Co Tam steamed rice with French bean and carrot in clay pot: 30,000VND
Goi Thai (Thai sweet and sour salad: tofu, pineapple, herbs, peanut, chilli...: 35,000VND)
Fried tofu: 30,000VND
6/ Com tam (Steamed rice with Vietnamese style's fried pork, sunny-side up egg and Vietnamese "cha"...)
Address: 09 Pham Hong Thai street (about 10 minutes from Hung Vuong street by motorbike)
Open: Morning (breakfast only)
Overview: Crowded with local people in the morning. Quite delicious
Price: 25,000VND up
Note: In the evening, if you would like to enjoy "Com tam", number 3 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street (at the corner of Hung Vuong street and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street) is a good choice. Its often crowded with local people. Price: 25,000VND up (price at 06 March 2013)
7/ Best beef noodle soup of Nha Trang
Address: 15B3 Hoang Hoa Tham street (Taxi from Hung Vuong street to the restaurant charged us 25,000VND, took about 3 minutes)
Tel: 0583 522 095
Open: daily, 6:00AM - 10:00PM (Close only on the first day of Vietnam new year) (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Price: 30,000VND up / bowl
Overview: This small local eatery has been famous for beef noodle soup for more than 10 years. Eat one bowl and you want to call another one. (This kind of beef noodle soup is Bun bo Hue. Its totally different with Pho). The eatery is often crowded with local people.
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8/ Banana cake with hot coconut juice and peanut; Yogurt; fruit shake
Address: Corner of Hung Vuong and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street (about 2 minutes walk from TheSinhTourist officed)
Open: daily, from about 6:00PM
Price: 8,000VND / dish
Banana cake
Yogurt: 8,000VND
9/ Huynh Lai chicken rice gruel (Chao ga Huynh Lai)
Address: 02 Phan Chu Trinh street (about 5 minutes from Hung Vuong street by motorcycle)
Tel: 058 3825 202 - 0913 408 008
Website: www.gahuynhlai.com
Overview: The most famous chicken rice gruel in the city. Its often crowded at night. Quite delicious
Price: We had two big bowls of chicken rice gruel + chicken salad with onion + steamed chicken with lemon leaves + 01 Pepsi in the evening of 16th April, 2013: 155,000VND (about 7.5USD). They dont have Coke.
10/ Banh can
Where to enjoy: Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street (about 5 minutes from TheSinhTourist office on Hung Vuong street by walking). There are two eateries (belong to two ladies) serving "banh can"
Open: about 7:00PM till late night
What is "banh can": Its quite similar to pancake but the size of "banh can" is very small. Banh can is best to use when its still hot. Comes with fishsauce, chilli, scallion and tiny slices of mango. There are some places selling "banh can with egg/squid"
Price: A dish of 6 pieces of banh can costs 10,000VND
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Banh can with squid
Tasty fishsauce with mango, chilli, scallion
11/ Banh xeo (Pancake with squid)
Where to enjoy: There are many eateries serving pancake with squid on Thap Ba street which is about 4km from Hung Vuong street. Its near Ponagar Cham towers.
Price: 3,500 - 4,000VND / piece
When: open at night
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12/ Bun cha Quang Sang
Address: 07 Han Thuyen street (Opposite Nguyen Van Troi high school)
Tel: 0583 825 001
Open: 7:00AM - 12:00noon (breakfast) and 4:00PM - 8:00PM (Dinner)
Price: 32,000VND / bun cha
Overview: If you love "Bun cha Hanoi" and want to enjoy it in Nha Trang, then you can come to Quang Sang restaurant.
"Bun cha" is a speciality of Hanoi.
"Pork patties and slices of pork belly are grilled over hot coals and served with fish sauce, tangy vinegar, sugar and lime, which, when combined, creates a sort of barbecue soup that is eaten with rice vermicelli, fresh herbs, sweet and sor papaya *, garlic and chilies." (written by CNN travel. "*": Vietnamguidebook )
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13/ Ha com ga ("Ha" chicken rice)
Address: 75 Ngo Gia Tu street (a 15-minute walk from Biet Thu street)
Tel: 0583 515 224 - 0975 200 969
Open: Evening
Price on 04th May 2013: 27,000VND/chicken rice (Com ga); 27,000VND/Chicken noodle soup (Mien ga); 6,000VND/sugar cane juice
Overview: One of the most popular chicken rice/chicken noodle soup eateries in Nha Trang. Often crowded with local people. Quite delicious.
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Chicken rice
Chicken noodle soup
14/ Ga quay 170 (Roasted garden chicken)
Address: 29A Le Quy Don street (a 15-minute walk from Hung Vuong street)
Tel: 0935 897 668
Open: 10:00AM - 10:00PM
Price: 240,000VND/chicken (price of 29th May 2013)
Overview: Delicious roasted garden chicken with chily salt (The chicken was raised up in natural environment. Better than industrial chicken). Also offer steamed sticky rice. Often crowded (in the evening, there are a lot of men drinking here)
15/ "Oc Ngon" seafood eatery (Best steamed clam with lemongrass...)
Address: 34/2 Nguyen Thien Thuat street
Tel: 0973 29 49 49
Open: 05:00PM - 10:00PM
Price: 30,000VND/dish (price of 19th June 2013)
Overview: "Oc Ngon" is a small eatery hidden in Nguyen Thien Thuat alley. It offers the best steamed clam with lemongrass and herb at a very local price. BBQ oyster, cuttlefish, blood cockle and shellfish are also on my pick. Friendly seller.
16/ Ganesh restaurant (North & South Indian restaurant)
Address: 82 Nguyen Thien Thuat street
Email: ganesh.restaurant.vn@hotmail.com
Website: ganeshindianrestaurant.com
17/ Hoang Tuan coffee & fruit shake
Address: 02 Nui Mot street (about 5 mintues from Hung Vuong street by motorbike)
Price: 7,000VND up
Overview: According to my friend, its the most famous fruit shake shop in Nha Trang. We were there and its was very crowded. Love the avocado shake (20,000VND/glass)
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18/ Quan vit 141 (Roasted duck)
Address: 39 Le Quy Don street (about 15 minutes from Hung Vuong street)
Tel: 058 6517725 - 0935 25 72 72
Open: Evening
Price (30th August 2013): 02 roasted duck thighs (110,000VND), 01 dish of steamed sticky rice (12,000VND)
Overview: Delicious sweet roasted garden ducks with sesame (The chicken was raised up in natural environment. Better than industrial chicken). Also offer steamed sticky rice, duck noodle soup... Often crowded
19/ Salvaged ring coffee house built from scrap wood
Vietnamese office a21studio used recycled wood to construct the curving framework of this coffee house, which encircles a courtyard near the city of Nha Trang.
The Salvaged Ring structure was designed by a21studio
for a carpenter who wanted to utilise a surplus of scrap wood collected
over his career to build a coffee house near a motorway on the
outskirts of the city.
"The advantages of using the salvaged wood are that it saves the owner
money, and it gives the wood another life instead being left useless in
the warehouse," architect Toan Nghiem told Dezeen.
The timber skeleton supports a thatched roof that spirals down from an
entrance near the road to cover a lower level with seating scattered
around a central garden.
Arranging the split-level structure around a courtyard utilises a
standard building typology employed throughout the region to provide
sheltered and naturally ventilated outdoor spaces.
Wooden offcuts were used to create louvred panels, which are connected to make a wall that recalls traditional shutter doors.
The louvred surface screens the interior from the sun and the road at
the upper level, while a solid stone wall reduces the amount of noise
that reaches the garden below.
Entering from the road through a large opening in the wooden wall,
guests can follow the curve of the roof to a concrete staircase that
leads down to the lower level.
A route winds between the tables, which are placed on large concrete
slabs. It culminates at a doorway in the stone wall at the opposite side
of the ring-shaped space.
A timber staircase with balustrades made from steel reinforcing bars leads back up to the entrance level.
Traditional carpentry techniques including mortise and tenon joints
were used to connect the variously sized sections of wood needed to
build the frame, meaning no additional timber had to be sourced.
"A disadvantage of the scrap wood is that we don't have many sizes of
wood frames, so we have to combine different elements to make sure the
structure is stable," said Nghiem. "However, I think that this gives the
building distinction."
The palette of natural materials also included coconut leaves, used
to form the thatched roof, and stones that were used to make low walls
next to the entrance. These complement the project's natural aesthetic
and sustainable credentials.
Photography is by the architects.
Here's a project description from a21studĩo:
Salvaged ring
Salvaged ring is a coffee shop located along side with a highway in
the countryside of Nha Trang, Vietnam. After years working, the owner,
which is a local carpenter, has a big stock of scrap wood that he wishes
to give another life to them rather than leaving it fall into oblivion.
Therefore, an idea that a building salvages these pieces of wood has
come to life.
The first impression of the coffee shop is its unusual curved thatch
roof that extended from the highway down to the riverbank. That single
roof connects two different levels into one and softens the rigid
structure supporting below. Guests are led by an exotic route from the
exterior to the interior around courtyard created by the ring roof.
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Courtyard, as we know, is the result of cultural and climatic
conditions in the region. Furthermore, it is also used as spatial
generator and climate modifier. In this project, the courtyard is
organised so as to adapt many functions and views in the buildings. As
the result, the activities are taken place in the peace and quiet inside
place linking to the river, apart from the noisy street outside.
Moreover, it allows solar gain and natural ventilation, which are
suitable to Vietnam climate. However, overusing courtyards can increase
the heat and brightness causing inconvenience to people. Inner garden,
roof materials and fenestration are carefully considered as the most
appropriate solutions.
The scrap wood, which different sizes and shapes, are adjusted to
adapt new functions. The small pieces are exploited for louvers at the
entrance, which can prevent the heat and noise from the highway as well
as being decoration patterns that remind people about old wooden doors
used many years ago. Besides, the main structure is formed by larger
parts, connected by traditional mortise and tenon techniques. In short,
the pieces are used every possible means to be applied into the building
so that there is no any new trees cut down. Furthermore, except wood,
by using rock, and local coconut leaf, lively materials, salvaged ring
is filled with harmony and native feelings.
In conclusion, by taking advantages of scrap wood pieces stocked for
many years, the salvaged ring is a highlight for carpentry technique
together with striking spaces that can give an extraordinary value for
the peaceful village.
Name of project: Salvaged ring
Client: Minh Khang wood
Location: Nha Trang city, Vietnam
Project area: 1620 m2
Building area: 360 m2
Materials: specification wood frames
Company: a21studĩo
Client: Minh Khang wood
Location: Nha Trang city, Vietnam
Project area: 1620 m2
Building area: 360 m2
Materials: specification wood frames
Company: a21studĩo
E/ Market and Shopping, Department Store, ATM
This biggest market of the city is about 5km from Hung Vuong street. "Famous" for overcharge. Should bargain hard!
2/ Quan Tran market (In backpacker area)
Actually, the small Quan Tran market has just some food stalls where you can find fruits, vegetables and meats (pork, beef), fishes... Local price
Quan Tran market is open in the morning. Its located in Quan Tran short alley which links to Hung Vuong street (Backpacker area)
3/ Night market
Location: This night market is located on an alley which connects Hung Vuong street and Tran Phu street. The market is beside the Culture House of Nha Trang city.
Open: till about 11:00PM
Overview: This market is "designed" to serve tourists. It has many food and souvernir stalls. Make sure to do bargaining when you buy souvernir. The food is just Ok.
For me, its just a place to walk and look around.
4/ Dried seafood shop (Hai san 31)
Address: 31 Ngo Gia Tu street (a 17-mintue walk from Biet Thu street)
Tel: 0583 351 0920 - 0903 588 810
Overview: Its the shop where a lot of local Nhatrangese come to buy dried seafood, especially dried squid. The shop also sells fish sauce.
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Dried squid: 500,000VND/kg (price at 04th May 2013)
5/ Local small department store
Address: 33 Biet Thu street (Just a 2-minute walk from Nhi Phi hotel, in the backpacker area)
Open: 4:30AM - 11:30PM
Overview: A small department store serving local people with good price.
6/ A mart
Location: Opposite Nhi Phi hotel at number 10 Biet Thu street
Open: morning till evening (about 10:00PM)
Overview: A mini mart deisgned to serve tourists with A/C but the price is very much higher than local department store.
7/ Nha Trang center
Address: 20 Tran Phu street (near Sheraton Nha Trang hotel)
Overview: Nha Trang center has a supermarket on 2nd floor. Come to 3rd floor for food and beverage & entertainment & bowling & cinema with 3D movies. (Food and beverage: Vietnamese food, pizza, spaghetti, Korean food, Japanese food, ice cream, sugar cane juice...). Its a place for young Nhatrangese and foreigners. The 3rd floor gives very beautiful Nha Trang seaview.
Getting there: Taxi charged us 23,000VND/way (From Nhi Phi hotel at 90C Hung Vuong street. By Quoc Te taxi: 058 352 52 52)
Note: We watch Iron Man 3 at Platinum cinema at a price of 70,000VND on 02 May 2013
8/ ATM
There are many ATMs on Biet Thu street (1ATM belongs to Vietcombank at Paradise hotel and about 4ATMs belonging to BIDV, Techcombank, Agricultural bank at about 200m from Paradise hotel).
You can withdraw maximum 5,000,000VND / time
9/ Khanh Hoa salangane nest company
Address: * 248 Thong Nhat street, Nha Trang city (Headquarters)
* 30B Nguyen Thien Thuat street, Nha Trang city (Restaurant ans shop)
Tel: 058 3822 472 (Headquarters); 058 3710 717 (Restaurant ans shop)
Web: www.yensaokhanhhoa.com.vn
Overview: This state-owned company has a history of more than 20 years and is one of the largest salangane research center in Southeast Asia. It offers many salangane nest products with high quality. Its large restaurant is located on Nguyen Thien Thuat street and opens until about 10:00PM
Price: 23,100,000VND/100g (Best quality)
Photo credit: yensaokhanhhoa.com.vn
Khanh Hoa salangane nests from Vietnam Pictorial News
Vietnam is one of few countries in the world that has an industry of farming and processing salagane nests. Khanh Hoa Province has the largest number of islands which are home to the salanganes and its products have been rated as having the best quality.
700-year-old business of raising salanganesThousands of years ago, salangane nests were considered a precious product of heaven and earth which served as “a miracle drug” so it was reserved only for kings.
According to history books, the business of producing salangane nests in Vietnam originated from Khanh Hoa Province and has existed for nearly 700 years. Legend has it that in 1328, during a mission to the south, Le Van Dat, a commander of the provincial army in the Tran Dynasty discovered many islands inhabited by the salanganes in the sea area of Binh Khang District (now Khanh Hoa Province). Since then the business of producing salangane nests has developed and Le Van Dat has been honoured as the ancestor of this business in Khanh Hoa Province. Every year, on the 10th of May according to the lunar calendar, the residents in Khanh Hoa organize a salagane nest festival to commemorate those who are credited with establishing the salangane nest production business.
According to history books, the business of producing salangane nests in Vietnam originated from Khanh Hoa Province and has existed for nearly 700 years. Legend has it that in 1328, during a mission to the south, Le Van Dat, a commander of the provincial army in the Tran Dynasty discovered many islands inhabited by the salanganes in the sea area of Binh Khang District (now Khanh Hoa Province). Since then the business of producing salangane nests has developed and Le Van Dat has been honoured as the ancestor of this business in Khanh Hoa Province. Every year, on the 10th of May according to the lunar calendar, the residents in Khanh Hoa organize a salagane nest festival to commemorate those who are credited with establishing the salangane nest production business.
On a fine day in July, we took a speedboat ride to visit some of the 30 salangane islands in Khanh Hoa Province. The most famous islands are Noi, Ngoai and Sam. From afar, we saw some watch towers of the guards on the steep cliffs. Going closer we heard the noises made by the birds. Khoa, a guard on the island took us to visit the birds’ caves which were very deep and dark with steep cliffs. Under the light of torch we saw countless salangane nests on the cliffs. Khoa said that the salanganes lived in the wild areas. If there was human smell, they were scared and would leave their nests, so their caves are strictly protected to prevent people from going near them.
| According to oriental medicine, salangane nests have a sweet taste and a temperate property. They are nutritious and healthy food for asthenia, fatigue, anorexia, poor flood pressure, insomnia, quick heartbeat, illness and yellow skin. They help increase resistance and immunity to disease. |
Vo Van Cam, head of the team harvesting the bird nests of the company told us that harvesting the nests is a risky business, but three generation of his family have been doing it. The birds usually make their nests on the high cliffs, so the workers must be skilled and brave mountain-climbers. To harvest their nests they have to erect bamboo scaffoldings on the steep cliffs. In some places where they can not erect scaffoldings they must use rope to secure themselves to the mountain side, which is hundreds of metres high, in order to climb up.
According to scientists at the Southern Institute of Science and Technology, compared to other countries having salangane nest production industries in Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, Vietnam has a suitable sea climate and environment and a rich source of food for the salanganes. The birds in Vietnam grow well and yield larger and whiter nests with a better quality.
Apart from the natural source on the islands, Vietnam has successfully raised the salanganes in houses. Khanh Hoa Province has also taken the lead in this method which is seen as a new model with high economic efficiency. Nguyen Xuan Vien, Director of Sanatech Centre of the Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company said that the center has transferred the technology of raising the salanganes in houses to other areas throughout the country, promoting the development of the bird population.
Now the whole country has about 1,500 salangane farming houses with an output of one tonne of nests a year of which Khanh Hoa Province produces half. It is expected that by 2020, the number of these houses will increase to about 10,000, making a great contribution to preserving this species of bird and increasing the national output.
Apart from the natural source on the islands, Vietnam has successfully raised the salanganes in houses. Khanh Hoa Province has also taken the lead in this method which is seen as a new model with high economic efficiency. Nguyen Xuan Vien, Director of Sanatech Centre of the Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company said that the center has transferred the technology of raising the salanganes in houses to other areas throughout the country, promoting the development of the bird population.
Now the whole country has about 1,500 salangane farming houses with an output of one tonne of nests a year of which Khanh Hoa Province produces half. It is expected that by 2020, the number of these houses will increase to about 10,000, making a great contribution to preserving this species of bird and increasing the national output.
Development of a golden businessFor over 700 years, the business of raising and processing salangane nests in Khanh Hoa Province has developed strongly and has become a leading economic strength of the locality.
Vietnam has about 50 salangane islands with over 180 caves, of which 29 islands with 142 caves from Van Ninh District to Cam Ranh City are under the management of the Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company. The company produces over three tonnes of nests a year.
To process this high-grade product, the company has invested in a closed, automatic production system using the advanced technology of Germany and Italy. It has also applied the ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP systems to ensure the stable quality of the products and enhance the competitiveness of the company during international integration.
Vietnam has about 50 salangane islands with over 180 caves, of which 29 islands with 142 caves from Van Ninh District to Cam Ranh City are under the management of the Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company. The company produces over three tonnes of nests a year.
To process this high-grade product, the company has invested in a closed, automatic production system using the advanced technology of Germany and Italy. It has also applied the ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP systems to ensure the stable quality of the products and enhance the competitiveness of the company during international integration.
Truong Tan Phi, manager of the salagane nest processing plant of the company said that it was the largest plant in Southeast Asia with a capacity of about 30 million products a year. The plant specializes in producing canned salangane nests from natural resources taken from the islands by the company. Khanh Hoa bird nest products are produced with modern technology reaching international standards in combination with traditional secrets, so they still have the natural essence and high nutrition.
According to the research results of the Biotechnology Center at the University of Fisheries, and the Institute of Biotechnology at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Khanh Hoa salangane nests are a pure natural food with abundant nutrients, including 18 essential amino acids.
In recent years, although the amount of exported nests was only 5-6tonnes/year, the price of Vietnam’s salangane nests is always higher than that of other countries in Southeast Asia due to better quality. The price of the cave nests in Vietnam is 60-90 million VND/kg while house nests are 30-60 million VND/kg. Khanh Hoa bird nests products have been exported to 21 countries around the world, including large markets, such as China, Taiwan, the USA, Australia and Singapore.
According to the research results of the Biotechnology Center at the University of Fisheries, and the Institute of Biotechnology at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Khanh Hoa salangane nests are a pure natural food with abundant nutrients, including 18 essential amino acids.
In recent years, although the amount of exported nests was only 5-6tonnes/year, the price of Vietnam’s salangane nests is always higher than that of other countries in Southeast Asia due to better quality. The price of the cave nests in Vietnam is 60-90 million VND/kg while house nests are 30-60 million VND/kg. Khanh Hoa bird nests products have been exported to 21 countries around the world, including large markets, such as China, Taiwan, the USA, Australia and Singapore.
Le Huu Hoang, General Director of Khanh Hoa Salangane Nest Company said: “Salangane nests are a gift that nature has bestowed on Khanh Hoa, so we must have the responsibility to preserve, protect and develop this valuable asset. Over 30 nest products of the company have been trademarked in 42 countries and territories around the world. This shows the strong pervasion of these precious and unique products.”
In the future, if there is a reasonable investment strategy, Khanh Hoa Province can become a center of high-quality salangane nests in the world. These products can develop into a strong brand to promote the country’s image in the international arena.
In the future, if there is a reasonable investment strategy, Khanh Hoa Province can become a center of high-quality salangane nests in the world. These products can develop into a strong brand to promote the country’s image in the international arena.
Story: Bich Van - Photos: Tat Son - Tran Minh Ngoc - Nguyen Luc
Fake pearl in Nha Trang?
A story of fake pearl in Phu Quoc island: Cheap Chinese knockoffs overrun Vietnam’s Pearl Island
A night market stall on Phu Quoc Islands sells two pearl rings for VND100,000 (US$5). Photo: Tien Trinh
An abundance of fake and cheap pearls widely sold on Phu
Quoc has ruined its reputation as a producer of some of the world's
finest organic gems.
Tourists visiting the "Pearl Island" as Phu Quoc is
otherwise known can easily buy a pearl for just VND50,000
(US$2.5). Kiosks hawking "Real Phu Quoc Pearls" are literally everywhere
on the island--hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and even at the
grocery stores.
The owner of one souvenir shop at the Dinh Cau Night
Market told a reporter: “On this island there are Phu Quoc pearls and
nothing else.”
However, experts and insiders say that only a few farms
sell real cultured pearls and natural pearls, harvested by divers, are
now extremely rare.
Le Thi My Dung, the owner of the Quoc An Pearl Farm in
Duong To Commune, said farming pearls is a difficult job that takes at
least three years before a harvest.
“A strict culturing process yields only 5-10 percent good
pearls," she said. "We don't have enough cultured pearls to meet demand
and never sell to the island's many hawkers.”
Dung said a single high-quality pearl can fetch hundreds of millions of dong.
“A pearl cannot be sold for just a few hundred thousand dong,” she said.
More fake than real
Hai Nang, a diver on the island, said many locals once hunted pearls which weren't nearly as rare as they are these days.
“Phu Quoc’s real pearls are famous for their purity and
durability. Some fishermen make a killing after getting lucky on a
single precious pearl.”
“Many people still dive for pearls today, but it's much harder to eke out a living,” he said.
Japanese and Australian firms set up pearl farms on Phu Quoc in the 1990s and exported the fruits of their operations back home.
The global economic crisis forced them to abandon their farms and leave their technology to their local partners.
Only a few households still cultivate pearls, which they only sell at their own shops.
A retired pearl trader on Phu Quoc, who asked to be
identified only as V., said everything else being sold on the island is a
fake or cheap Chinese imitation.
“Only pearl farms sell real pearls, the rest are from
other places, mostly China,” he said. “Fake pearls have badly affected
Phu Quoc's reputation.”
V. said he used to buy Chinese pearls in the northern province of Quang Ninh by the sackful.
“Natural or cultured pearls aren't perfect spheres like the Chinese ones,” he said.
V. said Chinese pearls are produced by binding ground
oyster shells with adhesive and polishing them to make it difficult to
distinguish them from real ones.
Many pearl farmers say one can easily tell them apart by
rubbing the pearl on a rough surface or burning them. Real pearl don't
scuff or melt.
Most vendors on the island won't let you do either, saying it will damage the pearl.
Nguyen Van Dung, chairman of the Saigon Jewelry
Association, said you know a pearl isn't real if the vendor won't allow
you to test it.
“A good pearl can fetch VND10-20 million ($472-944) while a
low-quality or fresh-water pearl is only worth a few hundred thousand
dong.”
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VIETNAM'S PEARL ISLAND
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Dubbed “Pearl Island,” Phu Quoc sits inside a UNESCO-recognized World Biosphere Reserve off Vietnam's southeastern coast.
A district of Kien
Giang Province, it has a total area of 574 square kilometers (222 square
miles) and a permanent population of approximately 85,000.
According to the
island’s authorities, about 500,000-600,000 tourists visit Phu Quoc each
year, of which 40 percent are foreigners.
In May, the Ministry
of Planning and Investment called for Singapore to support Vietnam in
developing Phu Quoc into a regional hub for tourism, science and
technology.
A visa exemption policy that took effect last March allowing foreign visitors to Phu Quoc up to 30-day visa exemptions.
Visa waivers will also be offered to foreigners who transit at any airport or seaport in Vietnam on their way to Phu Quoc.
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F/ Getting to Nha Trang. And Nha Trang to Da Lat, Mui Ne, Hoi An
* Saigon - Nha Trang
Travel time: It takes about 10 - 11 hours from Saigon to Nha Trang (450Km).
Departure time of TheSinhTourist bus operator:
Depart from Saigon at 07:15AM. Depart from Nha Trang at 07:45AM (Seating bus)
Depart from Saigon at 08:00PM. Depart from Nha Trang at 08:30PM (Sleeping bus)
Departure time of Phuong Trang bus operator:
Depart from Saigon at 272 De Tham street: 08:30AM; 09:00AM; 7:30PM; 8:00PM; 8:30PM; 9:00PM; 9:30PM; 10:00PM; 10:30PM
Price:
Price of TheSinhTourist bus on 22 January 2013:
179,000VND (Seating bus. Depart from Saigon at 07:15AM. Depart from Nha Trang at 07:45AM)
209,000VND (Sleeping bus. Depart from Saigon at 08:00PM. Depart from Nha Trang at 08:30PM)
Price of Phuong Trang bus on 22 January 2013 is 220,000VND with sleeping bus.
My pick: Leave Saigon at 8:00PM and arrive in Nha Trang city at 6:30AM with sleeping bus
Famous bus operators: TheSinhTourist, Phuong Trang. They offer seating and sleeping buses.
TheSinhTourist Saigon
Address: 246 De Tham street, district 1
Tel: (08) 3838 9597
TheSinhTourist Nha Trang
Address: 90C Hung Vuong street
Tel: (058) 3521 981
Phuong Trang bus operator (Saigon)
Address: 272 De Tham street, district 1
Tel: (08) 38 309 309
Phuong Trang bus operator (Nha Trang)
Address: 07 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Nha Trang city. Its about 5 - 7 minutes from Hung Vuong street by motorbike (Phuong Trang offers free shuttle bus/van to Hung Vuong street)
(Please see "Transport" for details of TheSinhTourist, Phuong Trang and Hanhcafe bus operators: Address, tel, email, web)
* Nha Trang to Da Lat
Travel time: 4 - 5 hours
Price: 129,000VND (TheSinhTourist, on 22 January 2013)
135,000VND (Phuong Trang, on 22 January 2013)
Departure time: 8:00AM (by seating bus of TheSinhTourist)
* Nha Trang to Mui Ne beach town
Travel time: 4 - 5 hours
Price: 129,000VND (TheSinhTourist, on 22 January 2013)
135,000VND (Phuong Trang, on 22 January 2013)
Departure time: 8:00AM (by seating bus of TheSinhTourist)
Travel time: 4 - 5 hours
Price: 129,000VND (TheSinhTourist, on 22 January 2013)
Departure time: 7:45AM (by seating bus of TheSinhTourist)
Travel time: 11 - 12 hours
Price: 399,000VND (TheSinhTourist, on 22 January 2013)
Departure time: 7:00PM (by sleeping bus of TheSinhTourist)
2/ By Air (Saigon - Nha Trang)
Airport: Cam Rang international airport is about 45 minutes from Nha Trang city by car.
Travel time: 55 minutes
Price: 20USD up/way
Airlines: Vietnam Airlines and Vietjetair has daily flights Saigon - Nha Trang
Vietnam Airlines (www.vietnamairlines.com)
Vietjetair (www.vietjetair.com)
My pick: Vietjetair
(Please see "Transport" for details)
Airport: Cam Rang international airport is about 45 minutes from Nha Trang city by car.
Travel time: 55 minutes
Price: 20USD up/way
Airlines: Vietnam Airlines and Vietjetair has daily flights Saigon - Nha Trang
Vietnam Airlines (www.vietnamairlines.com)
Vietjetair (www.vietjetair.com)
My pick: Vietjetair
(Please see "Transport" for details)
Taxi
Popular taxi companies are Mai Linh and Quoc TeMai Linh: (058) 38 38 38 38
Quoc Te taxi: (058) 352 52 52
Metered motorcycle taxi in Nha Trang named "Student taxi" (according to Khanh Hoa newspaper. I havent used it service yet)
Owner: Tam An company
Operator / Hotline: 058 625 25 26
Overview: The first metered motorcycle taxi company with a fleet of SYM motorbike established in April 2013
Give them a call, they will come to pick you up
Employee (Motorcycle driver): 10 students
Fare
1st - 6th Km: 6,000VND / Km
From 6th Km: 5,000VND / Km
Pictures:
Mountain bicycle for rent
Address: 47 Nguyen Thien Thuat street
Tel: 0903 626 061 - 058 352 8119
Rental fee: 7USD/day
G/ My journey to Doc Let beach
Where to stay in Doc Let beach
There are some guesthouses, resorts, hotels along or near the beach.
With about 9USD you can stay in a guesthouse with A/C, Tivi and hot water
With 10USD up you can stay in a 2-star hotel or resort with A/C, Tivi, fridge
Pay about 120USD to stay in 4-star resort
With about 9USD you can stay in a guesthouse with A/C, Tivi and hot water
With 10USD up you can stay in a 2-star hotel or resort with A/C, Tivi, fridge
Pay about 120USD to stay in 4-star resort
Weekend and holiday see a lot of Vietnamese tourists. So its good to book room in advance
1/ Doc let beach resort
Address: Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province
Tel: 058 3849 152 - 058 3849 066
Fax: 058 3849 506
Email: docletresort@dng.vnn.vn / docletresort@yahoo.com
Website: www.docletresort.com.vn
Room rate: 10USD (with fan); 17USD up (with A/C)
Overview: Basic bungalo in casuarina forest; Tivi, fridge; some steps to lovely beach; large parking area
Pictures:
Address: Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province
Tel: 058 3672 269 - 058 3672 268 - 0905 054 979
Fax: 058 3849 569
Email: hoangkhangdoclet.com.vn
Website: www.hoangkhangdoclet.com.vn
Room rate: 10USD up
Overview: 2-star hotel, clean nice room with A/C, Tivi, fridge, about 200m to the beach
Minus: staff speak very little English
Pictures: Minus: staff speak very little English
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
3/ White Sand Doc Let Resort & Spa
Address: Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province
Tel: 0583 670 670
Fax: 0583 671 671
Email: info@whitesandresort.com.vn
Website: www.whitesandresort.com.vn
Room rate: 120USD up (with buffet breakfast)
Overview: 4-star resort, nice room, beautiful garden with "fire flowers" in summer, friendly staff
Pictures: 
Photo credit: vietnamguidebook
4/ Thinh D.C guesthouse
Address: Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province
Tel: 0583 849 237 - 0914 074 175 (Mr Duc)
Email: thanhduc_nguyen@yahoo.com
Room rate: 180,000VND (or 9USD with A/C)
Overview: Very basic room with fan or A/C; Tivi, hot water; serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with reasonable price; very friendly; can arrange bus/car from and to Nha Trang - Doc Let; about 200m to Doc Let beach. The owner of this guesthouse speak English and French. He once was a tour guide in Nha Trang
Pictures: 
5/ Lucky guesthouse
Address: Ninh Hai ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province
Tel: 0583 670 308 - 0984 611 064
Room rate: 150,000VND (With A/C)
Overview: Basic large room in a big building, Tivi
Minus: About 350m to Doc Let beach, Vietnamese speaking staff only
Pictures: Minus: About 350m to Doc Let beach, Vietnamese speaking staff only
Pics: Vietnamguidebook
H/ Massage, sauna, steam bath
Thien Nam traditional massage (Phòng chẩn trị Y học cổ truyền Thiên Nam)Address: 29A Trần Nhật Duật (about 5 minutes by taxi from Hung Vuong street. From Nhi Phi hotel at 10 Biet thu street, taxi charged us 31,000VND)
Tel: 058 2228 288 / 0903 582 116
Website: www.biothiennam.com
Price: 100,000VND up (including steam bath, sauna and body massage with hot stone)
I/ Nha Trang songs
Song: Doan nguoi lu thu
Musician: Lam Phuong
Producer: Paris by night
Song: Nha Trang ngay ve
Musician: Pham Duy
Singer: Y Lan
J/ Motorbike and Prostitution; Safety
Along Tran Phu, Hung Vuong, Biet Thu streets, there are many motorbike drivers looking for tourists to offer "Bum bum" services.Remember, prostitution is illegal in Vietnam. And take care of yourself!
Safety
In general, Nha Trang is very safe, but you should be careful with your bag, wallet and other valuables. Dont travel alone at late night, especially along Tran Phu, the main street along the beach.
One week ago (in February, 2013), I met two Netherlanders who were robbed by two young Vietnamese driving motorbike. They lost a bag with Iphone and a Canon camera.
Today (27 Feb, 2013), on Thanh Nien newspaper, there is a report of two Russian robbed on tran Phu street again. And one of two was attacked by knife!
The Russian tourist who was attacked:
K/ Others and Web
Offical page of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa tourism: http://www.nhatrang-travel.com/en/index.php
Unprecedented, 200kg shark stranded at Nha Trang beach
Experts from the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute confirmed that the almost 200kg fish which stranded on a Nha Trang beach in central Khanh Hoa province on Dec 26 is a member of the shark family and this is the first time that a shark has been found in the area
According to the experts, the long-tailed shark, which was stranded into the beach in front of Phu Dong Park in Nha Trang City, is scientifically termed Common Thiesher Shark Alopias Sp.
Chu Anh Khanh, from the institute, said that when he arrived at the beach around 4.30pm shortly after being alerted by locals, the fish was still alive but quite frail with several wounds on its body. It was then pulled ashore by several locals and tourists.
The fish is a male, which is over 2m long and weighs some 180kg. Its body measures some 60-70cm in diameter.
“I told the institute leaders that if the fish died, I would take it to the institute, where its body will serve as a specimen. However, several foreign tourists insisted that the fish be released back into the sea as it was still alive,” Khanh added.
“But when released into the sea, the critically wounded shark was battered by large waves several times before it disappeared altogether. It’s highly likely that the fish is dead,” he noted.
According to the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute, the long-tailed shark typically inhabits the area some 60-90km from shore and 366m beneath the sea surface. The fish has a small snout and usually preys on schools of small fish.
The fish is highly valued by commercial fishers for its meat, fins, hide, and liver oil and is also a favorite choice among recreational anglers. The species has a low rate of reproduction and cannot withstand heavy fishing pressure for long.
With commercial exploitation rampant in many parts of the world, the species, which poses little danger to humans due to its relatively small teeth and timid disposition, has been ranked as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
(http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/16404/unprecedented-200kg-shark-stranded-at-nha-trang-beach)
Nha Trang food blog (in Vietnamese language only): http://www.diadiemnhatrang.vn/blog
Nha Trang club forum: Nha Trang's largest forum (in Vietnamese language only): www.nhatrangclub.vn
Nha Trang Limousine
Rate (05th Sept 2014):
Ford Transit Limousine (7 seats in guest’s cabin)
Cam Ranh Airport to/from Nha Trang - $85
Half-day charter 5 hours - $120
Full-day charter 9 hours - $160
Dalat City in a day 12 hours - $210
Additional hour - $20
Mercedes Benz E400 (5 seats)
- Cam Ranh Airport to/from Nha Trang - $125
- Half-day charter 5 hours - $220
- Full-day charter 9 hours - $290
- $450
- Additional hour - $40
Note: I haven't used it service yet.
Countryside in the beach city
Đảo gà - Chicken island in Nha Trang beach city
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