Binh Thuan has a beautiful coastline, delicious food and many unique experiences suitable for weekend and holiday travel.
Binh Thuan has many tourist attractions spread throughout the province, but most concentrated in Phan Thiet city and surrounding areas. Among them, the most famous are Mui Ne tourist area and white sand dunes (Bau Trang). Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Thuan is now convenient thanks to the Dau Giay - Phan Thiet expressway, taking more than 2 hours.
48-hour itinerary in Binh Thuan, suggested by Mr. Nguyen Nam, tour guide in the Ninh Thuan - Binh Thuan area, and experience of the reporter VnExpress.
Day 1
Morning
Have breakfast in Phan Thiet city with local dishes such as banh can, fish cake soup, beef noodle soup with laksa leaves, pork intestine cake, banh beo or chicken rice. Visitors can easily find restaurants in the central area, with the average price per person ranging from 20.000 VND to 40.000 VND depending on the dish.
Visit two famous places right in the city center, Van Thuy Tu palace and President Ho Chi Minh's memorial area (including Duc Thanh school and Ho Chi Minh museum located next to each other).
Van Thuy Tu Palace is a place to worship the ancestors of the marine profession of Binh Thuan fishermen. Inside the palace there are more than 100 whale skeletons, including the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia. This is also the place where 24 royal decrees of the Nguyen Dynasty kings are kept.
Duc Thanh School is where President Ho Chi Minh taught from September 9 to February 1910, before going to find a way to save the country. The school campus still retains almost intact memorabilia associated with President Ho Chi Minh's time teaching here.
Noon
Have lunch with Phan Thiet specialty hotpot, available at restaurants such as Soc Nau, Seahorse Bistro, Vietnam Home, Mui Ne Del.
Ke Ga lighthouse seen from afar. Image: My Heart
Afternoon and evening
Visit Ke Ga lighthouse, about 30 km from Phan Thiet city. This is one of the destinations that attracts tourists because of its beautiful landscape. Ke Ga Lighthouse was built by the French in 1897 and is currently one of the oldest lighthouses in Vietnam. According to Mr. Nam, the lighthouse is currently under renovation, visitors can still visit the building from the outside and walk around, watching the sea on the surrounding large rocks.
Return to Mui Ne, check in to one of the resorts along Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street. This is a central area with many accommodations and restaurants serving all the needs of tourists from affordable to high-end.
Guests can choose to stay at The Anam Mui Ne, Anantara Mui Ne Resort, Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort & Spa, Sai Gon Mui Ne, Sunny Beach Resort and Spa, Hoang Ngoc Resort with double room prices ranging from 1 million to 4 million. Same night.
Grilled seafood tray. Image: My Heart
Swim and have dinner at seafood restaurants along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street. Suggest choosing grilled and steamed dishes to enjoy the freshest seafood flavor.
Day 2
Morning
Welcoming the sunrise at Bau Trang (white sand dunes), a famous tourist destination of Binh Thuan province. Bau Trang is about 25 km from the center of Mui Ne beach and is a "must visit" destination when coming to Binh Thuan. Playing time here can range from 2 to 4 hours.
“To watch the sunrise, visitors should arrive at around 5am. When the sun is high, it will burn and make you tired," Mr. Nam said. Visitors can also come here in the afternoon, around 16:18 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., to enjoy the sunset moment.
Bau Trang is a white sand hill of more than 100 hectares, with a blue natural lake inside. The road leading to Bau Trang is also very beautiful, you can stop to take pictures. Here, visitors can experience activities such as sandboarding, taking pictures with camels, and riding speed vehicles (motorbikes or cars).
The price to rent a sandboard is 50.000 VND for an unlimited number of times, a motorbike depends on the type from 400.000 VND to 600.000 VND for 20 minutes, and a car is 800.000 VND per trip. There are a number of companies providing full services such as Trang Trieu and Minh Thai right at the door of Bau Trang area.
"Note that if you have a weak heart or are not used to high speeds, you should not participate in the games, because it may not be good for your health," Mr. Nam added.
Breakfast at the sand dunes area with local dishes.
Noon
Return to Mui Ne to swim and rest. If you are someone who likes to move, you can choose to go to some famous spots in Binh Thuan such as Ong Dia rock beach in Mui Ne beach area.
Ong Dia rock beach. Image: Manh Huy
Fish Sauce Museum (Ancient Fishing Village), about 8 km from Phan Thiet city, is divided into many spaces with different themes, recreating the 300-year history of the fishing village in ancient Phan Thiet from the Champa period, the... Nguyen Dynasty, French colonial period. Tourists will also be able to role-play as fishermen, play salt farmers in the salt fields, visit Phan Thiet old town, explore the process of making fish sauce, the origin of the name fish sauce and buy fish sauce products.
Alternative choice
Po Sah Inu Cham Tower, Ong Hoang Palace, and Mui Ne fishing village are destinations that can be chosen for the 2-day journey. If tourists come to Binh Thuan as backpackers, they can refer to coastal campsites such as Cu Lao Cau, Cam Binh beach, Yen cape and Ke Ga lighthouse.
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