Long Hai Beach – the ideal place for a weekend trip right next to Saigon

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Long Hai Beach with poetic, charming natural scenery, fresh and cool atmosphere is always the ideal destination to relieve stress on weekends, right next to Saigon.

Long Hai Beach is a famous tourist destination in Vung Tau city. This place is captivated by the poetic and charming natural scenery, the long winding coastline behind the majestic Minh Dam mountain range, with smooth sand and beautiful blue water. If you are looking for a place near Saigon so you can rest, relax, and leave the noisy city, Long Hai beach tourism will definitely be a great choice.  

Brief introduction about Long Hai beach

Long Hai is a very beautiful beach located in Long Hai town, Long Dien district, Ba Ria Vung Tau province, about 12 kilometers northeast of the city center and about 100 miles from Ho Chi Minh City. kilometer. Although it is a quite famous destination , Long Hai beach still retains a wild beauty, incredible peace.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauLong Hai Beach is a famous tourist destination in Vung Tau

To cruise Long Hai , you will be immersed in the blue sea water, cool, lying on the sand the wind damage smooth and visit a lot of famous attractions. In particular, Long Hai owns a beautiful coastal road with rows of ancient cherry trees planted by the Japanese army during the war in Vietnam. Walking on this path, breathing the fresh sea air, listening to the murmuring waves, you will find your soul so peaceful.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauLong Hai captivates visitors by its wild beauty and incredible peace

Should you travel to Long Hai beach at any time of the year?

Long Hai has bold climate characteristics of South Vietnam with hot and sunny weather all year round. So you can come here at any time of the year. However, according to Long Hai marine tourism experience , the ideal time to explore this place is from October to December every year. This is the time when the weather is not too hot, with little rain, which is very convenient for fun activities and swimming. Especially if you travel to Long Hai at this time, you also have the opportunity to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, creating a very romantic and impressive scene.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauYou can travel to Long Hai beach at any time of the year

How to move to Long Hai beach

Long Hai is just over 100km from the center of Ho Chi Minh city, so moving here is quite convenient. Depending on your needs, preferences and conditions, you can choose one of the ways to move to Long Hai beach, which are shared below.

Go by bus

At the Eastern bus station every day, there are always many bus companies running the Saigon – Long Hai route for you to choose from. Ticket prices will be from 65,000 VND to 100,000 VND / ticket / 1 way.

Here are some reputable bus companies to Long Hai you can refer to:

Thien Phu garage: 0917351035

Long Dien transport cooperative: 064 3 862 038

Eastern Vehicle Cooperative: 08 38 455 205 – 08 8993384

Northeast transport cooperative: 08 35 119 203Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauMove to Long Hai by bus

Go by motobike

For young people who love to explore and experience, traveling Long Hai by motorbike is always a great experience. Here is one of the two routes to Long Hai you can choose:

  • Sai Gon – National Highway 1A – Dong Nai Bridge – Vung Tau T-junction – turn left on National Road 51 – follow Provincial Highway 44A – Long Hai.
  • Saigon – Cat Lai – Nhon Trach – Highway 51 – Vung Tau City – Long Hai.

Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauTraveling by motorbike Long Hai is also a great experience

Go by hydrofoils

In addition to land, you can also move to Long Hai beach by water. From Saigon port, you buy a ticket to take hydrofoils to Long Hai with a ticket price of about 200,00 VND / 1 person / 1 way.

Hotels in Long Hai

If you are looking for a hotel in Long Hai with good quality and reasonable price, you can refer to some suggestions below:

Quoc An Hotel

Address: Hai Trung, Long Hai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau

Price reference room: 250,000 VND / 1 night

Thuy Lan Hotel

Address: Beach 298 military zone, Hai Trung street, Long Hai, Ba Ria Vung Tau

Price reference room: 350,000 VND / 1 night

Seaview Long Hai Hotel

Address: Hai Tan, Long Hai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau

Price reference room: 450,000 VND / 1 night

Gold Stars Hotel

Address: Hai Trung, Long Hai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau

Price reference room: 400,000 VND / 1 night

Golden Star Hotel

Address: Town of Long Hai, Long Dien, Ba Ria – Vung Tau

Price reference room: 350,000 VND / 1 night

Interesting experiences you should not miss when traveling to Long Hai beach


Explore the beautiful wild ticket of Long Hai beach

Long Hai beach is about 3km long. The scenery here is extremely wild, charming and especially the water is very clean. Here, you will be delighted to bathe and enjoy the fresh, pleasant atmosphere. Along the coast are many rocks of different sizes and shapes. You can pocket the sparkling check-in pictures next to these rocks.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauThe beautiful Long Hai beach

Visiting Long Hai Palace

Dinh Co is a quite famous spiritual tourist destination that if you have a chance to travel to Long Hai beach you must definitely visit. This is a large temple, built in a unique architectural style, harmoniously blending traditional beauty and modernity.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauDinh Co Long Hai

Long Hai Palace was established by people to worship a daughter from Binh Dinh. On the way through this sea, the boat encountered a thunderstorm, overturned and she fell into the sea, dying when she was just 16 years old. Her body was washed into Hon Hang by waves. The people, too mourning for the sad fate of the woman who is in the full moon, buried her on Co Son hill. Since then, she has always been a miracle, eradicating diseases and blessing the good weather.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauDinh Co Long Hai

Explore the Hua ghost hotel

In Long Hai, there is a quite special place, just hearing the name, you will probably have to frighten that is the Hua family ghost hotel . It is located opposite the Long Hai beach and the Palace Long Hai resort.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauThe Hua family ghost hotel

This is an old French villa located on a high mound. There are many horror and horror stories happened in this villa. According to the people here, this house was once inhabited by a beautiful girl, the daughter of Uncle Hoa, one of the richest people in Saigon at that time. However, she died of leprosy. Since her death, people have always heard resentful cries resounding in the villa every night.

Visiting Minh Dam Mountain

Minh Dam base area located on Minh Dam mountain is a famous historical relic that you should not miss when traveling to Long Hai beach . Here, you will be reliving the period of his father’s glorious, resilient history. Not only that, standing from Minh Dam mountain, you also have the opportunity to admire the majestic and poetic natural scenery of Long Hai.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauVisiting Minh Dam MountainLong Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauThe majestic natural scene at Minh Dam mountain

Visiting Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Institute

Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Monastery is also known as the Monkey Pagoda. This is a famous spiritual tourist spot located just over 1 kilometer from Long Hai. The ancient temple is located in the middle of a vast, immense forest with a solemn and quiet scene that has a strange attraction for each visitor when arriving. In particular, visiting this place, you also have the opportunity to play with mischievous and adorable monkeys.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauTruc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen MonasteryLong Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauTruc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Monastery

What to eat when traveling to Long Hai beach


Seafood

Like many other seas, Long Hai has a lot of fresh and delicious seafood waiting for you to enjoy. You can visit Long Hai market in the early morning so you can comfortably choose your favorite seafood at extremely cheap prices.  Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauLong Hai has many fresh seafood dishes waiting for you to enjoy

Long Hai pancake

One of the famous dishes you should not miss when traveling to Long Hai beach is banh xeo. With familiar ingredients, people here are able to make cakes that are not only beautiful in appearance but also beautiful in flavor, making anyone who has eaten it must remember forever.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauLong Hai pancakes are delicious

Phuoc Hai gun hotpot

Gun hot pot is a famous dish with a special cooking method. The main ingredients to cook the hot pot include green thyme, sour tamarind, seed sauce, molasses, delicious fish sauce and many different vegetables. The mild sour taste of tamarind, the sweetness of the fish heart, the freshness of the vegetables combined together to make a dish that is enough to “knock out” the taste buds of all diners.Long Hai Beach Tours - interesting destination in Vung TauPhuoc Hai gun hotpot

To cruise Long Hai , you will definitely get a great experience and memorable. Hopefully, the experiences shared above will also be somewhat helpful for your upcoming trip to Vung Tau .

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