What you need is not an air conditioner, but a trip back to the blue sea, white sand, and sunshine. Where is more ideal than the famous “sea paradise” Mui Ne.
Mui Ne Phan Thiet is very famous for its white sand beaches and blue sea stretching along the rows of soaring coconut trees. A trip here in the middle of a hot summer will help you find a great sense of comfort. Come and experience this sunny and windy land if you find yourself in need of a place to cool off your body heat.
Brief introduction about Mui Ne Phan Thiet
Mui Ne has an area of 35.41 km² with a total population of more than 50,000 people. The population distribution rate is more than 1,000 people/km². This is a key tourist destination of both Binh Thuan in general and the tourist cradle of Phan Thiet in particular. It is famous for its vast sand dunes and beautiful blue water beaches. Along the coast are tall coconut trees embracing the sea all year round, filled with sunshine. In addition to the rich natural scenery, it is also the center of fresh seafood of the whole of Vietnam. With the ways of processing food in the way of Binh Thuan people, the seafood here has attracted many tourists.
Origin and history of Mui Ne Phan Thiet
Origin of the name Mui Ne
Legend named after the fishermen
Mui Ne is the name given to it by fishermen in Binh Thuan. Its name is associated with an ancient legend of the fishermen here. At that time, people here were fishing. This is the starting point for many boats to go fishing. This place is also a place endowed with extremely good location, helping fishermen from all over the world to drop in whenever the weather tells them to. Since then, the name Mui Ne has appeared with the meaning: Mui is the cape leading to the big sea, Ne is to avoid and escape storms.
Legend of the name according to a story of the Cham people
In the past, this place was the living land of most of the Cham ethnic people. At that time, the king of Cham had a youngest daughter known by many as Princess Mouse. Unfortunately, at the age of 16, the princess contracted a serious illness that could not be cured. The king built Am temple to practice respecting heaven and earth at Hon Rom in order to prolong life. The princess took the nickname Ba Na Ne. From this life to the next, the word of mouth began to deviate from being read as Mui Ne. Ne is the name of the Ut princess, and Mui is the cape leading to the sea.
Mui Ne development history
In the past, Mui Ne was a wild coastline with red sand dunes like a desert. This is an area located very far from traffic roads and only a few poor fishing villages. During the Republic of Vietnam, this place was the district capital of Hai Long district, Binh Thuan province. In 1975, after liberation, Hai Long district merged with two districts of Ham Thuan and Thien Giao to form Ham Thuan district of Thuan Hai province. Mui Ne then belonged to Ham Dung commune, Ham Thuan district.
What is there in Mui Ne Phan Thiet that attracts tourists?
Pictures of beautiful natural landscapes
Mui Ne Phan Thiet is endowed with unspoiled natural beauty by mother nature. That masterpiece picture with one side of the blue sea and golden sand, the other side is green surrounded by coconut groves. In the distance are the mountains and hills looming among the peaceful fishing villages. It is this beautiful picture of nature that has turned this place into a sea paradise of the Vietnamese tourist village.
Resting heaven
Mui Ne with fresh cool climate beautiful scenery captivates people. This place with hundreds of romantic resorts around the sea deserves to become the most luxurious resort in Vietnam. No matter how stressed you are, after a trip to Mui Ne, all frustrations almost disappear. This place gives your mind a great peace of mind. It helps you regenerate your labor after a peaceful day at sea.
Walk on the beach and experience swimming in Mui Ne
Mui Ne is known as a beach tourism paradise with many clean beaches. The sea here is beautiful because of the white sand running along embracing the clear blue water, the endless green coconut trees. The cluster of beaches in Hon Rom is an ideal place for you to choose as a base to watch the beautiful sunrise and sunset on the sea. The sea surface is like a giant tray catching the hot sun. Each ray of the sun shines on the gentle, gentle ripples. You can go for a walk and enjoy each wave gently lapping the shore…
Visiting famous tourist attractions in Mui Ne Phan Thiet
Mui Ne coastal fishing village
You will admire the beauty in the daily life of the sincere fishing village people. Only about 100 meters long, but the rhythm of life in Mui Ne fishing village is as vibrant as other places. The flooded sea is full of colorful fishing boats. The commotion from the fish market right on the beach in the fishing village. People compete with each other to buy and sell fresh products caught from the sea. You can take advantage of buying yourself fresh seafood to treat yourself.
Sandy hills
Also known as the Red Sand Dunes, the sand dunes stretch for many kilometers. Here used to be an iron mine, so it combines with fine sand to create special colors: yellow, white, red, pink, gray… Under the influence of wind and climate, the shape of the sand hill changes continuously according to the weather. every time. That attracts tourists to come to discover the “untouchable” beauty of Cat Bay Phan Thiet. You can find yourself a suitable sand dune to play an exciting sandboarding game with your companions.
Hon Ghenh
If you want to try the feeling of discovering a deserted island, you can rent a boat to Hon Ghenh. This is like an unspoiled oasis floating in the middle of the sea. Perhaps this is the place with the most unspoiled natural landscape in Mui Ne. If you like fishing, you should not miss Hon Ghenh. Sitting on the cliffs, dropping a fishing rod, watching the waves crash on the shore. And enjoy the poetic feeling of the high-ranking people living in seclusion in the past. There are no homestays on the island, so you can camp here to experience the feeling of being in the middle of a deserted island where only you can make friends with nature.
Duc Thanh School
Let’s visit the school over 100 years old in Phan Thiet. This school is the place to keep the footprints of President Ho Chi Minh. This is where Uncle Ho taught before he set out to find a way to save the country. Duc Thanh School was built in 1907. It was a cradle to nurture patriotism, a place to transmit the national spirit to many young generations of Vietnam at that time. Up to now, the school is still there with almost intact historical memorabilia.
Bau Trang, Bau Sen
Bau Sen are two natural freshwater lakes that are visited by many tourists. These are two water pools located between the vast white sand dunes. Going to visit Bau Trang in the summer, you can admire thousands of lotus flowers blooming among the beautiful white sand dunes.
Fairy Stream Mui Ne
Fairy Stream in Mui Ne is named by tourists everywhere as Bong Lai fairy scene. Fairy Stream has a small stream next to Hon Rom. Around the stream is surrounded by natural red and white stalactite hills. Stalactites with many strange shapes due to the wear and tear of time. All like a very unique picture of nature.
Mui Ne fishing village
Mui Ne fishing village is located about 3km from town with a length of no more than 100m. You will see at the entrance to the fishing village hundreds of colorful fishing boats moored. It has a small market that is a trading center with a peaceful pace of life. Here you can clearly feel the life of a fisherman. You can find a lot of fresh seafood when the boat has just landed here.
Experiences when visiting Mui Ne
Sliding sand
Sand slide is an interesting game in the area of Mui Ne sand dunes. You rent a skateboard from the people there and then climb to the highest places of the sand dunes to slide down. This game is fun, but it’s very dirty because of the sand and dust. Remember not to open your mouth or else the sand will get in there. Sand slide costs only 10,000 VND / slide and can be played many times.
Riding a motorcycle in the sand
Driving a sand motorcycle is a thrilling but fun adventure game. Participation cost is 650,000 VND/20 minutes and 850,000 VND/30 minutes. You will climb on a 4-wheel vehicle with a powerful enough engine to conquer the top of the sand dunes. On the car you have to follow the guides to ensure your own safety.
Kitesurfing
On windy days, there are always hundreds of kites flying on the beach. This game is called kite boarding. This is a relatively new sport and has been developed in Mui Ne recently. This is an extreme water sport that combines windsurfing, surfing and paragliding into one extreme sport. This game you must know how to exploit the power of the wind to use the kite to pull the player standing on the moving board.
Surf
Surfing is an extremely interesting game for tourists from the west. Mui Ne is a sea with enough wind for you to freely play this game. On a board about 2m long, you can stretch out to the sea and paddle with your own hands. You can even conquer the top of the waves…
Mui Ne mineral mud bath
Mui Ne hot mineral mud as a form of therapy, body massage after a long day out. With 600,000 VND 1 serving for 2 people and time is 20 minutes. However, according to experience, very few people remind you during the bathing process if time passes. So how long can you soak, just soak, but the longer you soak, the more tired you will be.
Eat seafood in Mui Ne
Mui Ne has many restaurants and eateries located right next to the sea along Nguyen Dinh Chieu street. The seafood here is famous for being fresh, delicious and extremely affordable. With many forms of steamed grill and beautiful view, you should visit here to enjoy once.
Watch the sunrise and sunset
Mui Ne is famous for many beautiful beaches to watch the sunset and sunrise. These are the moments that many tourists come to the sea to enjoy. You are free to admire the beauty of the fireball when touching very close to the sea surface. Creating a sea of red glittering with golden light everywhere.
The right time to travel to Mui Ne Phan Thiet
The period from January to May and August to December is the right time to travel to Mui Ne. These two times the weather is quite favorable for you with great trips. It should be avoided around the end of June, the beginning of July because what season is called the red tide season in Mui Ne sea. This is the time when seaweed proliferates the most. The sea surface is filled with seaweed so it is not suitable for swimming (sea water changes color), moreover, algae will cause an extremely unpleasant smell. No one wants to swim in such a situation, right?
Note
- Some hotels only allow foreign guests to rent cars. So when you intend to rent a car at your place, you should ask carefully before booking.
- Care should be taken when visiting the rocky beaches.
