During the 3-day New Year holiday, tourists from Saigon can choose locations within 200 km to save travel time.
100 - 200 km from Ho Chi Minh City, there are many tourist destinations suitable for a short vacation during the New Year. Trekking and camping activities give visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature after days in the dusty city, at a reasonable cost. However, these destinations are not suitable for tourists who prefer convenience.
Tourists who want to relax can choose to stay at closed resorts. The cost for this activity is often high, in return for private space and high-class service.
Mr. Chon Thanh, a tour guide and travel blogger in Ho Chi Minh City, suggests 5 tourist destinations near the city. Tourists can refer to them for a one-day, two-night trip with a budget according to their needs.
Camping and trekking in La Ngau
192 km from Ho Chi Minh City
Cost: 1 - 2 million VND
La Ngau Stream, Binh Thuan, is located in the upper reaches of La Nga River, surrounded by Tanh Linh Forest. This place has a pristine, quiet landscape, an ideal place for those who want to disconnect from the virtual world. Visitors here mainly participate in camping activities around the stream.
From Ho Chi Minh City to La Ngau is nearly 200 km, taking about 3 hours to travel along the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay - Long Khanh (Dong Nai) expressway. From here, visitors continue to the area of the statue of Our Lady of Ta Pao, crossing La Ngau bridge. From this bridge, go about 2 km to the campsite. The road near the campsite is quite difficult to travel, but cars can still go all the way there. Visitors without personal vehicles can contact the campsite for a 7-seat car pick-up service.
Tourists paddle SUP on La Ngau stream. Photo: Do Hieu
Currently, La Ngau has the most beautiful weather of the year, one day goes through 4 seasons, the sun at noon is not too harsh. There are two forms: setting up tents at spontaneous sites or camping with available services (glamping). Mr. Do Hieu, owner of Boo Camp campsite, La Ngau shared that currently this area only has two licensed camping service businesses, the rest are spontaneous sites. The cost of camping with full service ranges from 650,000 VND to 1 million VND per guest per night, including meals. The tents here are fully equipped with mattresses, blankets, sheets, pillows, body pillows, wifi, and separate toilets.
Visitors need to book in advance if they plan to camp for a service. The closer to the holiday, the fewer empty tents with beautiful views. On holidays, this camping site does not charge extra. On New Year's Day, visitors can spend 2 days exploring this site with camping, campfire, SUP, and archery. Groups of 5 people who want to experience more activities can join the 5-14 km trekking route through Dami Lake, Ham Thuan Lake, and volunteer in La Ngau Commune. If camping freely, visitors can rent a site with security guards on duty for 100,000-150,000 VND per night to ensure safety.
Discover Can Gio
More than 40 km from Ho Chi Minh City
Cost: 1 - 3 million VND
About 40 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City center, Can Gio is the only district of the city bordering the sea, with a 23 km long coastline. Possessing a unique geographical location, resonating with typical natural conditions along with many cultural relics and a long history, Can Gio attracts tourists to experience eco-tourism, green tourism, agricultural tourism, and community tourism models.
Currently, to get to Can Gio, visitors must take a ferry. From the center of Ho Chi Minh City, travel towards Tan Thuan Bridge, then turn onto Nguyen Van Linh, Huynh Tan Phat and head towards Binh Khanh Ferry. There are 17 ferry fares (effective from July 2022), the cheapest is 2,000 VND (pedestrians, bicycles), the most expensive is 220,000 VND one way (tractor). Popular means of transport such as motorbikes cost 4,000 VND, cars under 7 seats cost 23,000 VND.
Overnight guests in Can Gio can refer to the service camping (glamping) near the sea at LATA Camping, tent prices range from 500,000 to 2.7 million VND per night. In addition, there are accommodation options at homestays and resorts such as Hon Ngoc Phuong Nam Resort and Can Gio Resort with prices ranging from 600,000 to 900,000 VND per night. Hana's House Homestay, Phuc Homestay, Eco Homestay, Cat Tuong Homestay, Homestay and Uncle Nam Dwarf restaurant, with prices ranging from 300,000 VND to 600,000 VND per night.
Can Gio has prominent tourist attractions including Vam Sat tourist area, 30/4 beach, Thanh An island, Dan Xay eco-tourism area, Rung Sac revolutionary base, and Hang Duong seafood market.
Camping in Ta Dung
More than 40 km from Ho Chi Minh City
Cost: 1 - 3 million VND
About 250 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Nong is located at the southwestern gateway of the Central Highlands, with Gia Nghia city as its capital. Life here is not noisy and bustling but rather simple with many unique cultural features of about 40 ethnic groups. This place also attracts tourists by the landscape of Ta Dung Lake, known as "Ha Long Bay of the Central Highlands".
Ta Dung Lake seen from above. Photo: Phuong Phuong
To travel to Dak Nong, visitors from Ho Chi Minh City can choose cars, buses, and motorbikes. Bus tickets from Ho Chi Minh City to Dak Nong, departing from Mien Dong bus station by companies such as Dai Nghia, Duyen Ha, and Hoang Long, cost between 150,000 and 200,000 VND per person.
Ta Dung National Park is located in Dak Som commune, about 45 km southeast of Gia Nghia city along National Highway 28. The center of the park is Ta Dung Lake. Hydropower damming has created a high-altitude lake with an area of about 22,000 hectares with more than 40 large and small islands and peninsulas. This is a must-see destination in Dak Nong.
Camping in Ta Dung, visitors can choose activities such as boating, enjoying the scenery of the islands appearing in the middle of the lake. In addition, this place also has granite waterfalls, dozens of rare species of flora and fauna.
If you choose to camp on your own, choose a campsite on the top of the hill to watch the sunrise. You need to prepare your own tent, flashlight, blanket, pillow, warm clothes to sleep overnight, food, and grill if you eat on site. You can order food at the homestays. This area also has convenient accommodations such as Uncle Dong's House (Ta Dung Topview Homestay), Uncle Hung's House (Ta Dung Tourist Area) and Freedom Green Village.
Hot mineral spring bath in Binh Chau
140 km from Ho Chi Minh City
Cost: From 2 million VND
Binh Chau is a commune in Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau. It is 140 km from Ho Chi Minh City and is considered the green lung of the Southeast. In addition to visiting Ho Coc beach, bathing in hot mineral springs is a typical activity when mentioning Binh Chau.
Tourists experience boiling eggs in a hot mineral pool in Binh Chau. Photo: ntqa2802
To save money, visitors can choose to stay at hotels or homestays in the commune and then book a private hot mineral bath service. If finances are good, visitors should stay at a resort with a hot mineral bath area.
Mineral bath tickets start at 170,000 VND per person depending on the type of mud, mineral, and large or small tub. In addition to bathing, visitors can soak their feet, get a massage, and eat boiled eggs in the hot spring. The price of staying at the resort complex with a mineral bath pool starts at 2 million VND per night depending on the room type, with a separate entrance from guests who only buy mineral bath tickets.
Resort in Ho Tram
About 120 km from Ho Chi Minh City
Cost: From 3 million VND
Ho Tram is a famous tourist destination in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, impressing with its blue sea, fine sand, quiet space, suitable for relaxation. With 2 days off for the upcoming holiday, visitors can visit many destinations, enjoy fresh seafood and closed entertainment services here.
There are many ways to get to Ho Tram, commonly by private car, limousine, motorbike. Some resorts here have free shuttle service from Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Tram has many places to stay from budget to luxury. If your budget is limited, you can choose budget hotels and cheap motels such as Duy Tan Hotel, Ven Song Riverside Hotel, Sea View Hotel, Cat Dang motel, Hai Yen motel.
More upscale, to enjoy the fresh air, immerse yourself in nature and have fun with relaxing or entertaining activities, there are two 5-star resorts including InterContinental Grand Ho Tram and Holiday Inn Resort Ho Tram Beach, located close to the sea, isolated. The cost of accommodation during the holidays ranges from 3 million VND per night depending on the type of room or villa.
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