Vietnam is a tropical Asian paradise with an abundance of natural beauty that surrounds the booming metropolitan areas like Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and it remains relatively untouched in rural towns like central Hoi An and remote Cat Ba Island. While the ancient, towering tamarind trees and mountainous limestone monoliths protruding out of the seas are impressive, few attractions can surpass the magnificence and allure of Vietnam’s beaches.
The long crescent coastline that is Vietnam’s eastern border offers plenty of beach vacation destinations. As you relax on the white sand, soaking in the warm breeze, you will delight in the constant reminders of your tropical location. You will find images of rice fields and bamboo basket boats in your peripheral view.
From the northern regions of Halong Bay to the southern remote island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam has stunning beaches for swimming, snorkeling, water sports, and quiet relaxation. Plan the perfect seaside vacation with this list of the top-rated beaches in Vietnam.
Con Dao
Con Dao is a complex of 16 small islands on the southern coast of Vietnam, located off the coast of Vung Tau province. Con Dao attracts domestic and foreign tourists thanks to its beautiful natural landscape and significant historical sites. In recent years, Con Dao has become a wonderful “resort paradise” for tourists.
Traveling to Con Dao, besides admiring the beautiful scenery of the sea and islands, exploring historical sites, visitors can also relax comfortably in popular homestays or high-end resorts, most notably resorts. Six Senses Con Dao, promises to bring visitors an attractive vacation and many experiences. Besides, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of local specialties, special fresh seafood.
Con Dao – a place associated with Vietnamese history is now a popular tourist attraction
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay is the next name on this list. Halong Bay is one of the top choice destinations when international tourists come to Vietnam.
Recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage, Ha Long Bay stands out and attracts tourists with its limestone cliffs and magnificent natural landscape. Not to mention, there are many other beaches here, not to mention Bai Chay.
Halong Bay stands out and attracts tourists with limestone cliffs and magnificent natural landscape
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc pearl island is always the first choice destination for domestic and foreign tourists, especially in spring and summer. Phu Quoc in Kien Giang province, is a place full of sunshine and wind, with a deep blue sea, clean and smooth white sand.
Phu Quoc has long beaches and high-end resorts. One of the beautiful beaches in Phu Quoc is Sao Beach, where the landscape blends fresh green palms, sparkling seawater under the golden sunlight and beautiful white sand beaches.
Coming to Phu Quoc, visitors can enjoy a dip in cool water, tour the whole island by motorbike. Some of the stops can be mentioned as: pepper garden, rambutan, pearl production place, Nha Thung fish sauce. Next is to visit Ganh Dau cape, Tranh stream and enjoy delicious dishes in Dinh Cau night market, especially herring salad and nhum dish.
Phu Quoc pearl island attracts a lot of tourists in recent years
Danang
My Khe Beach (Da Nang) was voted by Forbes magazine as the sexiest beach on the planet in 2006.
Visitors coming here will discover and conquer a variety of landscapes with the full convergence of rivers, mountains and sea. Typical landscapes can be mentioned as: Son Tra peninsula, Ngu Hanh Son mountain, Ba Na, Hai Van pass, Nam O reef … and other traditional craft villages such as Cam Ne mat village, Tuy Loan ancient village.
The delicious dishes that should not be missed in Da Nang are seafood, flying fish roe salad, My Khe Nam cake, Tuy Loan noodle, two-headed pork, Quang noodle …
Located in the coastal city of Da Nang, My Khe beach is the place to welcome a lot of visitors every year
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a place that owns many of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. There are still a number of well-preserved, pristine beaches and islands.
In addition to the beautiful beaches, coming to Nha Trang, visitors can also visit famous destinations such as Ponagar waterfall, Ninh Van bay; Hon Mun, Vinpearland, Van Phong bay – the most beautiful bay in the world or sparkling Oceanographic Institute …
Nha Trang is a place that owns many of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam
Mui Ne
Mui Ne is a place famous for its beautiful coastline, as well as a number of other natural wonders, not far from the vibrant and bustling Ho Chi Minh City.
Here, visitors can spend hours to visit the fishing village of Mui Ne or have fun in a large sand dune like “desert”. Bathing and eating seafood are activities that help visitors have a period of absolute relaxation and relaxation.
“Little desert” Mui Ne
Ly Son
Located in the sea of Central Vietnam, Ly Son Island attracts tourists with peaceful and poetic scenery, which is likened to “Jeju of Vietnam”. Ly Son consists of 3 islands: Lon island (Ly Son, Re isle), Be island (Bo Bai isle) and Mu Cu island.
This place has majestic lava walls with many shapes, along with clear and unspoiled beaches. Also interwoven with the majesty of Hang pagoda, An Hai village communal house, Dam pagoda, volcanic crater, historical relics of Hoang Sa – Truong Sa fleet, …
Coming to Ly Son, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy the delicious, strange and unique dishes of this place. In which, the most special one is a salad made from crispy, sweet and rich garlic leaves.
If you have time, you can take a 15-minute ferry to Be Island, where you can swim off the coast and enjoy underwater views of seaweed fields and colorful coral reefs.
To Vo Gate is like one of the “symbols” creating a “brand” for the Ly Son landscape
Hoi An
Established in the 15th century, Hoi An is a small city that is especially loved by tourists when visiting Central Vietnam.
Coming to Hoi An, visitors can visit and have fun at Cua Dai beach, where three large rivers converge before flowing into the sea. With bicycle rental services and ride to the sea, you can completely love yourself a sun lounger, enjoy and forget your troubles.
An Bang beach
Coc lake
Ho Coc Beach, 175km from Ho Chi Minh City, in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, is a relatively new name for many tourists. Ho Coc beach is beautiful, but because it has not been exploited much, it is still quite empty. This place will be an ideal destination for those travelers who prefer quiet.
Doc Let
Doc Let is a beach not known by many people, still quite pristine, clear and green. Therefore, if you are a lover of unspoiled natural scenery, this is definitely a great choice.
Doc Let is currently not as developed as Nha Trang, most of the shops around the area are spontaneous, to provide food or rent kayaks and accommodation to tourists.
Doc Let is still quite primitive
Above are the 10 most beautiful beaches in Vietnam voted by Forbes magazine, in the coming time if you intend to travel to the seas, please consider these destinations.
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