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vung tau beaches |
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Vung Tau is an old port,
and the first Vietnamese area to be visited by local vacationers. It
is located on a 110 sq.km area, 125 km south-east of Ho Chi Minh
city. With an average temperature of 28oC and 20 km of
beautiful coastline, it's no wonder that it's a popular spot. Vung
Tau have five beaches scattered over the peninsula. |
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Bai
Truoc - Front Beach |
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Bai Truoc
is also known as Bai Tam Duong. Tam Duong means "searching for
the sun". The beach is located between Nui Lon mountain and Nui
Nho mountain.
From afar, the beach is shaped like a
crescent moon, and along the beach, there are many coconut
trees. Not a clean beach for swimming, it has many kiosks,
open-air restaurants and bars and it is the beach closest to
urban Vung Tau. |
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Bai Sau - Rear Beach |
Bai Sau is also known as Bai Thuy Van. This
stretch of beach is located in the southeast side of town and is
about 10 km in length from the base of Nui Nho. The most popular
beach in Vung Tau, it is packed with Saigonese every weekend
during the summer months. Teenagers arrive on scooters (3 hrs
travel), locals by mini-van or bus (2 hrs) and affluent tourists
by hydro-foil boats (1 1/2 hr). The sea is calm during the rainy
season but there are frequent periods of high winds and big
waves during the dry season. Strong undertow currents make
swimming dangerous in some spots.
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Bai Dua
- Pineapple Beach |
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Historically known for its wild pineapple trees and black rocks,
Bai Dua is located at the foot of Nui Nho Mountain. It is the
smallest of the four major beaches in Vung Tau but very popular
for its calm waters and its majestic sunset.
Bai Dua is also known as Huong Phuong
beach. Visitors come to this rocky cove for its tranquility and
cleanliness. |
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Paradise Beach |
| In 1994, a taiwanese conglomerate paid a
large sum of money to the vietnamese government for the right to
build a theme park with private beach on the northern end of Bai
Sau.
This beach, not too aptly named Paradise
Beach, is open to the public but requires an entrance fee.
Everything here costs twice as much as at the other beaches. It
is populated mostly with group tourists from other Asian
countries. |
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Bai
Dau |
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Bai Dau is situated 3 km northwest of
town. It is a small, rocky beach but its water is calm,
shallow and very clear. Known as "foreigners' beach", it is
frequented by travelers who want relaxation. Vietnamese visitors also go to Bai
Dau, but for a different reason: to eat at "Cay Bang",
widely recognized as the best sea-food restaurant in Vung
Tau. |
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Hon Ba |
Hon Ba - Islet of the Goddess, just off
Nghinh Phong tip between Bai Dua and Bai Sau, can be reached
only on foot when the tide is low.
It
has the shape of a tortoise and is home to a temple built by
fishermen in honor of the Goddess of the Sea. |
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