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Trần Phú beach — illustration
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BeachesFree2–4 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Trần Phú beach

The city beach along Trần Phú seafront — about seven kilometres of sand right by the hotels and cafés of the centre. People come here on the first day to swim, stroll and understand how the city is laid out.

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Po Nagar Cham Towers — illustration
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Culture₫1–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Po Nagar Cham Towers

An active Cham temple complex on Cù Lao hill above the mouth of the Cái river — the city's main historical address. People come for the brick towers, the view of the fishing boats and the living tradition of worshipping the mother goddess.

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Long Sơn Pagoda — illustration
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CultureFree1–1.5 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Long Sơn Pagoda

The city's main Buddhist pagoda, with a large white Buddha statue on the hill. A short stop that gives you both a temple courtyard and a panorama of Nha Trang from above.

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Nha Trang Cathedral — illustration
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CultureFree30–60 minutes
Checked 21 September 2026

Nha Trang Cathedral

A stone Catholic cathedral on a rise in the city centre, built by a French priest at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s. People stop by for the stained glass, the bell tower and some quiet in the middle of a noisy junction.

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Đầm market — illustration
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Food and markets₫1–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Đầm market

Nha Trang's central market in a round lotus-shaped building: dried seafood, fruit, household goods and souvenirs. A good stop to see the city's everyday trade.

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Hòn Chồng headland — illustration
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Views₫1–1.5 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Chồng headland

A jumble of granite boulders running into the sea at the northern edge of the city bay. People come for the view of the bay and the mountains and a quiet hour away from the centre.

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Oceanographic Museum — illustration
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Museums₫1.5–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Oceanographic Museum

A museum and aquariums at the Institute of Oceanography at the southern edge of the city, by the port. One of the most reliable plans for a rainy day and a clear introduction to what lives in the bay.

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Nha Trang Bay — illustration
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Nature₫₫half a day or a full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Nha Trang Bay

A bay of about 400 square kilometres with nearly twenty islands — the reason people come to Nha Trang for more than lying on a beach. Part of the bay is a marine protected area with special rules.

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Hòn Mun island — illustration
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Islands₫₫half a day or a full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Mun island

The core of Vietnam's first marine protected area and the bay's main address for mask and scuba. The reef has been through a hard time and is recovering, so the rules matter more than the route here.

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Hòn Tằm island — illustration
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Islands₫₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Tằm island

A resort island in the bay with a beach and an island mud-bath complex run by VinWonders. It suits people who want a day by the sea with ready-made facilities rather than a boat tour hopping between several stops.

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VinWonders Nha Trang — illustration
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Families₫₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

VinWonders Nha Trang

A large island theme park with rides, a water park, an aquarium and an evening show. It is a full day of its own, not an item on a city walk.

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Tháp Bà mud baths — illustration
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Spa and rest₫₫2–4 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Tháp Bà mud baths

A mud centre in the hills behind the Po Nagar towers that long ago became part of the standard city programme. The classic Nha Trang half-day: a mud bath, hot mineral water, a pool.

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Ba Hồ waterfalls — illustration
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Nature₫₫half a day
Checked 21 September 2026

Ba Hồ waterfalls

Three natural pools with waterfalls on a forest stream 25 kilometres north of the city. A route for those ready to walk over rocks and climb for the sake of cold fresh water.

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Bãi Dài beach — illustration
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Beaches₫half a day or a full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Bãi Dài beach

A long, gently sloping beach on the Cam Ranh peninsula south of the city, on the way to the airport. People come here for space, fine white sand and simple seafood restaurants by the water.

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Xóm Mới market — illustration
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Food and markets₫1 hour
Checked 21 September 2026

Xóm Mới market

An old city market in the residential part of the centre where residents themselves shop. Less souvenir gloss than at Đầm, more fresh fish and simple local food.

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Alexandre Yersin Museum — illustration
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Museums₫45–60 minutes
Checked 21 September 2026

Alexandre Yersin Museum

A small museum at the Pasteur Institute about the physician and explorer who spent half his life in Nha Trang. A quiet stop on the seafront for those interested in the city's history, not just the beach.

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Hòn Miễu island — illustration
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Islands₫₫2–4 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Miễu island

The inhabited bay island closest to the city and a frequent first stop on boat trips. Official sources link it to the Trí Nguyên aquarium, but the aquarium's current status needs checking.

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Hòn Tre island — illustration
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Islands₫₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Tre island

The largest island in the bay, visible from every stretch of the city beach. For visitors it means above all the VinWonders park, the Vinpearl Harbour waterfront and the cable car over the sea.

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Cable car to Hòn Tre — illustration
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Activities₫₫8–10 minutes each way
Checked 21 September 2026

Cable car to Hòn Tre

A 3320-metre sea cable car linking the south of the city with Hòn Tre island. For most visitors it is part of the VinWonders ticket, but the ride over the strait is an experience in its own right.

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Vinpearl Harbour — illustration
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Evening₫₫evening
Checked 21 September 2026

Vinpearl Harbour

A shopping and dining waterfront on Hòn Tre island next to VinWonders, opened in January 2024. An evening option for those who want lights, shows and dinner by the water without staying in the park itself.

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I-Resort — illustration
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Spa and rest₫₫3–5 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

I-Resort

A complex of hot mineral springs and mud baths on the north-western edge of the city, laid out as a tropical garden. It suits days when you want not just a bath but half a day by the pools.

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Trăm Trứng mud park — illustration
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Spa and rest₫₫3–4 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Trăm Trứng mud park

A themed mud complex south of the city where the baths are shaped like eggs. Convenient for people staying in the south or heading towards the airport and Bãi Dài beach.

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Yang Bay park — illustration
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Day trips₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Yang Bay park

A nature park run by the Khatoco company in a mountain valley west of the city: three waterfalls, a hot spring and a programme on the culture of the Raglai people. A day out into greenery and cooler air.

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Dốc Lết beach — illustration
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Beaches₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Dốc Lết beach

A beach with tall white dunes between Nha Trang Bay and Vân Phong Bay, about fifty kilometres north of the city. A day trip for the sand and the shallow turquoise water.

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Đại Lãnh beach — illustration
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Beaches₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Đại Lãnh beach

A curve of sand on the bay of the same name at the northern edge of the province, which tourism portals mention alongside Dốc Lết. A goal for those who have already seen the city beaches and want a road between sea and mountains.

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Monkey Island — illustration
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Islands₫₫half a day or a full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Monkey Island

An island in the Nha Phu lagoon where more than a thousand monkeys live freely. A family outing with a short crossing from the Long Phú pier, run by a single tourism company.

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Hoa Lan orchid stream — illustration
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Nature₫₫half a day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hoa Lan orchid stream

A green tourist area on the Hòn Hèo peninsula with a forest stream, orchid gardens and traces of Cham culture. It is usually visited together with Monkey Island on one tour of the Nha Phu lagoon.

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Nha Phu lagoon — illustration
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Nature₫₫half a day or a full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Nha Phu lagoon

A shallow, sheltered lagoon north of Nha Trang, separated from the sea by the Hòn Hèo peninsula. An alternative to Nha Trang Bay when you want a short crossing and quiet water.

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Hòn Nội swiftlet island — illustration
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Islands₫₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Nội swiftlet island

A rocky island with colonies of edible-nest swiftlets and an unusual double beach, far beyond the city bay. The trip depends on the weather and on a single authorised operator.

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Vân Phong Bay — illustration
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Nature₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Vân Phong Bay

The province's largest bay, about 503 square kilometres, in northern Khánh Hòa. For now it is more a destination for explorers than a ready-made tourist product.

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Cam Ranh Bay — illustration
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Nature₫half a day
Checked 21 September 2026

Cam Ranh Bay

A deep, sheltered bay south of Nha Trang, with the airport and the city of Cam Ranh on its shores. For visitors it matters mainly as scenery on the road and as the reason the airport is so far from the city.

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Am Chúa temple — illustration
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CultureFree2–3 hours including the drive
Checked 21 September 2026

Am Chúa temple

A temple of the mother goddess Thiên Y A Na on the slope of Đại An mountain, about 25 kilometres west of the city. The place where the Po Nagar legend continues in Vietnamese form.

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Suối Đổ pagoda — illustration
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CultureFree2–3 hours including the drive
Checked 21 September 2026

Suối Đổ pagoda

A mountain pagoda by a stream about 15 kilometres from the city, reached by a staircase of more than a hundred steps. A calm short trip for those interested in places where local people themselves go.

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Hòn Bà mountain — illustration
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Nature₫₫full day
Checked 21 September 2026

Hòn Bà mountain

A mountain nature reserve south-west of the city with a summit over one and a half kilometres high and cool air in any season. Alexandre Yersin's research station survives on the summit.

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Xóm Bóng fishing quarter — illustration
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CityFree30–60 minutes
Checked 21 September 2026

Xóm Bóng fishing quarter

A fishing quarter at the mouth of the Cái river with tight rows of boats by the bridge. A short stop on the way to the Po Nagar towers that shows the working side of the resort city.

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Nha Trang Center shopping mall — illustration
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Shopping₫₫1–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Nha Trang Center shopping mall

A five-storey shopping centre on the seafront, two minutes' walk from the beach. A practical place to sit out the heat or a downpour, have a coffee and sort out everyday errands.

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Lotte Mart Nha Trang — illustration
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Shopping₫₫1–1.5 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Lotte Mart Nha Trang

A large supermarket of the Korean chain on the western way out of the centre. The main address for groceries and household basics if you stay in the city longer than a week.

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GO! Nha Trang — illustration
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Shopping₫₫1.5–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

GO! Nha Trang

A hypermarket with a shopping arcade, cinema and children's area in a new residential district in the west of the city. An option for a rainy half-day and the main shop for people living in the western neighbourhoods.

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Co.opmart Nha Trang — illustration
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Shopping₫1 hour
Checked 21 September 2026

Co.opmart Nha Trang

A supermarket of the Vietnamese co-operative chain in the south-west of the central part of the city. A practical address for those who live south of the tourist seafront.

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Sailing Club Nha Trang — illustration
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Evening₫₫₫evening
Checked 21 September 2026

Sailing Club Nha Trang

A beach club on the central seafront that has been running in the city for about three decades. By day a restaurant on the sand, at night one of the main dance venues by the sea.

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Skylight Nha Trang — illustration
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Evening₫₫₫evening
Checked 21 September 2026

Skylight Nha Trang

A rooftop club on top of the Premier Havana hotel in the middle of the seafront. People come up here for the panorama of the bay and the city from more than forty floors up.

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Đó Theatre — illustration
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Culture₫₫₫2–3 hours including the journey
Checked 21 September 2026

Đó Theatre

A modern theatre on the northern shore with the resident show “Rối Mơ”, which combines water puppetry with marionettes, dance and live folk music. A cultural evening with no language barrier.

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Núi Chúa Biosphere Reserve — illustration
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Day trips₫₫full day or overnight
Checked 21 September 2026

Núi Chúa Biosphere Reserve

A UNESCO reserve in the south of the merged province: semi-desert coastal mountains, dry tropical forest, coral reefs and beaches where sea turtles nest. A long trip for those for whom the city bay is not enough.

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Nha Trang tourist pier — illustration
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Activities₫starting point
Checked 21 September 2026

Nha Trang tourist pier

The official pier from which most boats and speedboats to the bay islands leave. It is run by the same state management board that is responsible for the marine protected area.

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Open-top buses — illustration
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Activities₫₫1–2 hours
Checked 21 September 2026

Open-top buses

Two tourist loop routes on open-top buses, launched in April 2026. An easy way to see the seafront and the main city sights without changing and without haggling with taxi drivers.

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