Travel tips for Mui Ne – Phan Thiet

With natural landscapes and beautiful and romantic blue beaches, Mui Ne is increasingly becoming an attractive destination for tourists at home and abroad.

Located in 22km northeast of Phan Thiet city center, Mui Ne is considered as a popular tourist center of Binh Thuan province and also in the list of Vietnam tourist destinations.

Sea and sands are what the nature has bestowed this land. Located in the tropics and less influenced by the northeast monsoon or hot and dry climate, it is said that Mui Ne is an attractive tourist destination which has four seasons in a year. Mui Ne also attracts tourists by the type of tourism to explore and bring a unique unforgettable impression in your travel.

When should you go to Mui Ne?

Phan Thiet weather is hot and dry with temperatures averaging about 27 degrees. You can visit whenever, but the best time to enjoy Phan Thiet waves is from August to December. In addition to, there is a pleasant wind especially from November to April. The tourist season here happens in July. If you go to Mui Ne at this time, you will enjoy a holiday with attractive price.

Transportations

From Hanoi: currently there is no straight flight from Hanoi - Mui Ne Mui Ne. Therefore, if tourists want to go from Ha Noi to Mui Ne, they often fly from Hanoi to Saigon and then travel by car to Mui Ne. Another way is to fly from Hanoi to Cam Ranh Airport in Nha Trang , then continue to go Phan Thiet by Open Tour cars from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet - Mui Ne .

From Saigon: Every day there are many Open Bus trips to Mui Ne, Hon Rom as: Saigon bus company and East Bus Station. Or you can take the train from HCMC to Phan Thiet. Go to Phan Thiet and take motorcycle taxi or taxi to Mui Ne.

Where should you stay at when traveling Mui Ne?

In Mui Ne - Phan Thiet, there are many beach resorts, most of which are single-storey roof houses located right on the beaches. More luxurious hotels have outdoor pools, services of sea sports, sun loungers, restaurants, bars and spa. Prices here are quite expensive over 600,000 VND.

Mui Ne standard resorts have modern amenities such as toilets, fans, air-conditioners, cable TVs with prices ranging from 150000-250000 VND/ day including breakfast. Besides, the rental price of tents is much lower with only 70 80 thousand VND. These tents have public toilet (quite clean) and free freshwater in Hon Dom area.

What should you eat?

Mui Ne Market: The food in Mui Ne market is cheap and plentiful. Local specialties included Mai fish salad, Duc fish salad, Suot fish salad and fried fish

Ho Xuan Huong Street: There are many cheap stores selling breakfast with prices ranging from 15000-30000 VND with many dishes such as rice with pig ribs, Quang noodles, pho, Kuy teav and mini pancakes.

At the corner of Ho Xuan Huong - Huynh Thuc Khang, there are many areas selling nocturnal specialties such as: soup, duck eggs, noodles, and ice creams with affordable prices.

In the evening Ham Tien area has foreign dishes (seafood cooked in the styles of Ital, France, Spain and Japan). In addition to, you can go to the coast to buy seafood and processed food because they are always available.

Where shoud you visit?
In addition to well-known places such as Hon Rom, Golden sand dunes , Bau Trang- Trinh Nu sand dunes, Pink Hill , Posanu Tower , Mui Ne ancient village , Ong Hoang house  and  fresh seafood Market, you can try enjoy other dishes by visiting other places such as Tra Cu Mountain , Phu Quy island , Ke Ga lighthouse , Ong Dia area, Pink Spring  and Duc Thanh School where Uncle Ho used to plant star fruit trees.

What should you play?
Visiting Mui Ne, you not only can swim (if you rent rooms at resorts) but also visit fishing village and fish sauce factories.

Where to buy gifts?

The place to buy fresh squids and squids having eggs is processing fresh squid factories, far from the center of Mui Ne Phan Thiet. Squids have 20 - 25cm long with the price of: 80,000 VND / kg while the price of squids having eggs is 45,000 VND/kg .

Gold fish sauce made by Phan Thiet fish sauce company is famous. You should it as a gift for your family and friends.

Where to buy gifts?

The place to buy fresh squids and squids having eggs is processing fresh squid factories, far from the center of Mui Ne Phan Thiet. Squids have 20 - 25cm long with the price of: 80,000 VND / kg while the price of squids having eggs is 45,000 VND/kg .

Gold fish sauce made by Phan Thiet fish sauce Company is famous. You should it as a gift for your family and friends.

Notes

Since the weather here is sunny and dry, so when you go out to travel, you should bring the following items: mineral water bottles, sunglasses, sunscreen, sandals and slippers.

In lunar May and June, Mui Ne beach often appear red algae polluting the sea, you should avoid swimming when seeing this type of algae.