Van Gia - an interesting destination

Near Nha Trang, the means of transportation is quite convenient, if you go by bus it only takes less than two hours, and it is located by the sea, so in recent years Van Gia has attracted tourists because of its wild and peaceful beauty, a harmonious blend of modern and traditional elements. There are many hotels and motels with full amenities here and the rustic but vibrant and hospitable life of the people has created conditions for tourists to experience and explore many things.

Dawn on Van Gia beach. Photo: Internet

In the middle of summer, the sky is as blue as jade, from morning to afternoon under the warm sunlight, Van Gia always appears before our eyes like a watercolor painting. The green coconut trees rustling in the wind, the small boats bobbing far away at sea, all create a very peaceful and poetic scene. For us, the most impressive thing is the picture of activities in the early morning in this town. When the sky and earth are still hazy in the mist, we can see people doing exercise very busily in the coastal park along Tran Hung Dao street. And on the sea side, the sun begins to rise like a red fireball, slowly dyeing the sky and water pink. The dawn at Van Gia beach is so beautiful. My friends and I were all amazed, taking out our phones to capture memorable moments amidst the salty, strong smell of the ocean, amidst the gentle sound of waves lapping against the shore.

A small fishing port of the town is located not far from the park, just a short walk away. Here, from the previous afternoon, nearly a hundred fishing boats with nets set out to sea and then docked early in the morning with baskets full of fish. My friends from Tay Ninh , who live in mountainous areas, were excited to see the fresh fish baskets and wanted to learn about the seafaring profession here. Some people asked to take pictures with the fishermen, others took pictures of the bustling fish trading scene... A very young boat driver told us: "Seafood in Van Gia is not only abundant but also has all kinds, especially at the town market. In addition to the small port for fishing boats with nets, there is also a fairly large Quang Hoi fishing port, about 3km from the town, which daily supplies seafood not only to local markets but also to many places in the Central Highlands region".

In Van Gia, in addition to easily visiting many beautiful landscapes in the area such as Van Phong Bay, Son Dung Peninsula, Diep Son Island, Co Ma Cape, etc., tourists can visit many relics right in town or in neighboring communes with dozens of ancient mausoleums, communal houses, and pagodas, including Phu Cang communal house - a national historical and cultural relic. The communal house was built in the late 17th century and still retains unique values of architecture, culture, and history in the process of formation and development of the Vietnamese community.

In addition to the pottery village in Trung Dong (Van Binh commune), when coming to Van Gia, we visited the agarwood-making village in Van Thang commune. Since ancient times, Van Gia has been considered the main cradle of agarwood, hence the folk song: "The heavenly cinnamon tree grows in the crevices of rocks/Agarwood Van Gia spreads its fragrance throughout the mountains and forests/The two of us here are like cinnamon and agarwood/Heaven's will, the earth makes iron hold for a hundred years". Because of its attachment to agarwood, the agarwood-making village here has existed for over 100 years. Currently, the village has about 400 households practicing the profession. This is a profession passed down from father to son. Coming to this famous craft village, it is interesting to directly see and experience the work of the agarwood-making artisans, learn about the process of creating agarwood on the Aquilaria tree, as well as the process of preparing and processing very sophisticated products from agarwood.

Another attractive thing when exploring the destination of Van Gia is the cuisine . If you go to the market, you can easily choose to buy fresh red snapper, mackerel, grouper or shrimp, squid sold at very affordable prices, but here, seafood dishes are sold everywhere. Fish hotpot, squid hotpot; grilled blood cockles, steamed squid with ginger; fish noodles, fish cake noodles; banh can, shrimp and squid pancakes... There are many dishes, each dish is imbued with the flavor of the sea.

Because it is only 60km from Tuy Hoa city (Phu Yen province) and the same from Nha Trang city, there are quite a lot of tourists coming to Van Gia. During the days we were here, our group met many Russian and French tourists walking around exploring the streets and even in the market. As for my friends, when we said goodbye, everyone said they would come back to Van Gia next time to go and explore more places...

HOANG PHU LOC

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/du-lich/202506/van-gia-diem-den-ly-thu-7dd253d/