Vietnam 15.10.2022 Transindus
At some stage in their holiday, most visitors to Vietnam want to experience the translucent blue-green waters, fine white sands and lush tropical greenery of the country’s coastline, and there are a wealth of resorts to choose from, ranging from small, boutique, Robinson-Crusoe-Esque hideaways to the large, modern beachfront resorts catering for your every need. The choice of beach resort depends much on which stage of the holiday you prefer to relax at a beach.
Vietnam's best beaches are found in the central and southern regions plus off the coast, on some beautiful islands. Here is a selection of our favourite locations. for more information contact our team.
Beaches of Central Vietnam
Midway down the coastline of the South China Sea, you begin to find the brace of beaches and lagoons congregated around Lang Co, Hoi An and Danang, close to the fringes of Vietnam’s cultural hub. These central-Vietnam beaches provide a relaxing base from which to explore the Cham ruins, pretty merchants’ towns and former royal centres of Da Nang, Hue and Hoi An, as well as experience the numerous fishing villages that dot the coastline.
Our favourite beach resorts - Central Vietnam:
Beaches of Nha Trang, South-Central Vietnam
The amiable and laid-back city of Nha Trang is one of our most popular beach destinations in South-Central Vietnam. Its spectacular setting ranks as one of the world’s most beautiful bays, dotted with scores of small tropical islands offshore and a backdrop of stunning jungle-clad mountains.
Plenty of resorts and hotels line Nha Trang’s extensive beachfront but there are several upscale, exclusive and award-winning resorts hidden among secluded coves and private bays, some of which are only accessed by motorboat. Almost all resorts offer plenty of water sports including world-class scuba diving, snorkelling and leisurely boat excursions to hidden coves and islands for wild swims and fresh seafood barbeques.
Our favourite beach resorts, South-Central Vietnam
Beaches of Mui Ne, Southern Vietnam
Much closer to Ho Chi Minh City, in Southern Vietnam, the former fishing village of Mui Ne is our go-to beach destination for a short retreat at the end of a busy tour. The village upstaged its livelier neighbour, Phan Thiet, and offers relaxing and more peaceful retreats based in some beautiful, smaller boutique hotels. Mui Ne sits on the country's longest stretch of beach, which unusually backs onto a sandy cape of red sand dunes and is covered in palm trees. Shaded narrow cycling paths lead into nearby fishing villages and isolated bays.
Our favourite beach resort, Mui Ne, Southern Vietnam
Beaches of Con Dao Islands, Vietnam
A short 45-minute flight south from HCMC takes you to the Con Dao Islands, a small isolated archipelago of outstanding natural beauty within the confines of a protected national and marine park. Rugged mountainous islands covered with a rainforest canopy, mangrove forests, wildly beautiful beaches with crystal clear blue-green waters, and pristine coral reefs rich in bio-diversity provide an excellent location for the ultimate in remote and romantic locations for that very special occasion.
Only Con Son, one of the archipelago’s 15 islands is inhabited, with the exclusive Six Senses Con Dao, the acclaimed celebrity hideaway, secluded on a bay. Inspired by traditional local fishing villages, sustainability is one of the key objectives. The 50 private pool villas offer unobstructed ocean views.
The one and only six Senses, Con Dao
Beaches of Phu Quoc
The largest of Vietnam’s islands, located off the country’s southernmost tip Phu Quoc is not only a UNESCO-listed National Park but also the country's most popular beach destination. Part of the mini-archipelago of An Thoi the island connects easily to Ho chi Minh city via a 45-minute flight and offers the ultimate tropical paradise of ruggedly beautiful and forested mountainous terrain, palm-fringed white sand beaches and turquoise waters with underwater mountains covered in coral and brimming with marine life.
The main beaches extend along the west coast with most of the popular resorts located here. Among many family-oriented resorts.