Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

Vung Tau Vietnam, located in the southern part of Vietnam, is renowned for its stunning coastal scenery, historical landmarks, and vibrant cultural attractions. Here are some of the top attractions in Ba Ria-Vung Tau:

Thi Vai Mountain– Vung Tau Vietnam

Going from Highway 51 to Phu My town, if you want to reach Thi Vai mountain, turn left about 3 km to follow the trail to the foot of the mountain. You can park your car at the local house at the foot of the mountain and start your walking journey on the stairs built of marble leading up the mountain. There are also three main pagodas here: Linh Son Lien Tri Pagoda (Lower Pagoda), Linh Son Hong Phuc Pagoda (Central Pagoda), and Linh Son Buu Thien (Upper Pagoda).

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

Dinh Mountain

Dinh Mountain is about 6 km from Ba Ria city, to the north in Tan Thanh district. The mountain has a peak of 504 meters, with many beautiful scenes, the most unique pagodas and temples in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. Looking up from Highway 51, the mountain looks like a giant elephant lying prostrate, its head facing the sea. You can ride a motorbike for about 10 minutes to reach the top.

At the top there are Tien stream and Da stream with five lakes where you can bathe. Next to it is Nui Dinh base – the revolutionary base for units affiliated with the Southeast battlefield. The top of Dinh Mountain also has beautiful pagodas hidden among the rocky slopes, notably Hang Pagoda, Tung Lam Pagoda, Tay Phuong Pagoda… Around the mountain there are about 100 pagodas, the most famous are Phat Quang Pagoda, To Cave, Day Bi Cave, Mai Cave, Bung Lung, Dieu Linh Pagoda, Bat Cave…

Long Phuoc Tunnels– Vung Tau Vietnam

The tunnels are a system in all 5 hamlets in the commune: East hamlet, West hamlet, Nam hamlet, Bac hamlet and Phuoc Huu hamlet, Long Phuoc commune, about 7 km from Ba Ria city center. The tunnel clusters are connected by a backbone, with secret bunkers containing food reserves and battle fortifications to fight back the enemy.

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

In October 1949, thanks to the tunnels, the revolutionary armed forces defeated the French army’s sweep and maintained the hamlet and revolutionary base. In April 1963, the tunnel system was restored and developed into a solid continuity. The backbone tunnel is 2-3m above the ground, 1.5 to 1.6 m high, 60 – 70 cm wide.

Ba Ria Round House

Round House – the name people in Ba Ria City often call the water tower (French Chatoau deau). In the early 20th century, along with building churches and establishing rubber plantations, the French built the Round House to serve the ruling apparatus and soldiers.

The Round House is 20 m high, the main architecture is a circular water tank covered with corrugated iron, more than 7 m in diameter. In 1945, the Japanese installed a 6-air alarm system under the water tank that is still working. The Round House was recognized as a national monument in 1987 and is currently a place for people and tourists to visit and organize exhibitions. Another special thing is that there is a flock of swallows nesting here.

Long Hai Town– Vung Tau Vietnam

Long Dien district owns a 14.7 km long coastline with many beautiful beaches, white sand, gentle waves, and even sea waves. Long Hai beach is famous for its natural landscape from Ky Van cape protruding into the sea. October and November are the best times to go to Long Hai town to swim, and before and after the Lunar New Year is the blooming cherry forest season.

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

Minh Dam Mountain: This is a mountain associated with the heroic history of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province during the war period. From the foot of the mountain, visitors follow the zigzag paved road to reach the top.

On the way, about halfway up the mountain, you will see a panoramic view of Long Hai with the image of the sea on one side and the forest on the other. Many people often feel surprised by the splendid beauty of the autumn sky with yellow and green leaves mixed together, embellished by blooming forest flowers.

Hon Mot Pagoda: Hon Mot Pagoda was built in 1918, facing the sea, with its back leaning on Minh Dam mountain, attracting pilgrims from all over.

Long Hai Beach: The beach still has many wild and clean features, suitable for backpacking groups to camp overnight to enjoy the fresh, cool nature.

The smooth golden sand here stretches, mixed with the green of quiet poplar trees. In addition to swimming, visitors can also freely enjoy cheap, fresh seafood in the early morning mist.

Dinh Co Beach: Located at the foot of Dinh Co Palace, this beach also has the same name with fine, golden sand. The sandy beach here is wide, suitable for group sports activities or weekend entertainment with campfires, singing, and dancing. At low tide, the sea water recedes further, and you will see mollusks and fish in the smooth sand right under your feet.

Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Monastery: Located at the foot of Minh Dam mountain and opened in 1987, Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Monastery is located in a practice space that blends with majestic nature. Standing out in the green space of the mountains and forests is the main hall. This place is located under a mountain range, behind which are rocks with many shapes such as snake heads and turtles engraved with words.

Looming in the forest are small, simple wooden huts for the monks practicing here. The most special feature is the appearance of hundreds of monkeys. They see the pagoda as a peaceful place so they often come there. That is also the reason why many people call this place Monkey Pagoda.

Nuoc Ngot Pass: If you have come to Long Hai, you should not miss the Nuoc Ngot Pass road, along the coast with a length of 5 km, always bustling with tourists in the last months of the year.

A special point to mention is the cherry blossom forest in full bloom halfway up the mountain. Previously, this flower was grown by the Japanese during the war years. Over time, the forest became a destination for many domestic and foreign tourists.

Con Dao– Vung Tau Vietnam

Con Dao district is an archipelago off the coast of Ba Ria – Vung Tau. This 76 km2 archipelago includes 16 islands, the largest being Con Son island. Con Dao is 185 km from Vung Tau, 230 km from Ho Chi Minh City, about 83 km from Can Tho. Besides spiritual tourism, towards the roots, many tourists are learning that Con Dao is a resort paradise, an interesting backpacking destination with many things to discover.

Tram Lake

Ho Tram is a point in the middle of the road from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne – Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan). Partly due to habit and convenience, few people choose to take the coastal road because it is far away, so this road is often deserted, with few vehicles passing by. But for that reason, the road along Ho Tram beach is not affected by traffic or dust.

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

Coc Lake

Located in Ba Ria Vung Tau province, Ho Coc is a pristine beach with fresh air, ideal for those who like diving. A special feature is that visitors can cool off in the middle of the vast ocean on one side, and on the other side is the primeval forest of the Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu nature reserve with an area of over 11,000 hectares, with a cool year-round climate. batch.

Ho Coc Beach is ranked by Lonely Planet as one of the eight most beautiful beaches in Vietnam and is included in the list of 20 beaches in Vietnam with the most beautiful scenery to recommend to readers by the famous British travel website Rough Guides. .

Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu nature reserve

Facing Ho Coc beach is a tree-lined road leading into Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve. This is the area with the most green trees in Ho Tram, considered the “green lung” of Vung Tau.

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu nature reserve is located in Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. This is the only remaining relatively intact coastal primeval forest in Vietnam. Forests lie along the coast interspersed with gently sloping hills covered by rows of lush green trees.

The reserve has a diverse natural landscape from tropical dry forests to moist evergreen forests, coastal melaleuca forests, hills, wetlands, shrubs and coastal sand dunes… The reserve also provides many tourism services such as accommodation, camping, and cycling paths for tourists who like to experience the feeling of exploring primeval forests.

Binh Chau hot mineral spring

Located in the middle of the vast primeval forest of Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, Binh Chau hot spring is located in Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. In 1928, during a survey trip to the Southeast region, French doctor Sallet discovered this mineral spring and published an introduction in the Indochina research newsletter called Cu Mi.

Vung Tau Vietnam: A Perfect Destination for Relaxation and Adventure

With more than 70 open-air water injection points with temperatures usually at 64-84 degrees Celsius, Binh Chau hot mineral springs also have abundant mineral mud. Geological studies show that the spring water here contains many valuable minerals for restoring health and beauty. Just soaking for 20-30 minutes is enough, longer than that can easily cause dizziness.

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