Phan Thiet Holiday Weather today
Date/time of update: November 21, 2024, 3:07 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Overcast Clouds
Temperature: 28.85°C
Temperature feels like: 32.23°C
Minimum Temperature: 28.85°C
Maximum Temperature: 28.85°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1010hPa
Humidity:69%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 2.26m/sec
Wind Direction: 71 degrees
Cloudiness: 85%
Sunrise: 2024-11-20 10:46:07
Sunset: 2024-11-21 10:21:11
Phan Thiet is a sleepy fishing town 200 km (4 hour drive) northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. The region is beautiful with many sand dunes and white sand beaches, crystal clear water. Phan Thiet is good for anyone who likes to relax and have easy holidays. Accommodations are good with many luxurious resorts and bungalows with private beaches.
Phan Thiet - Mui Ne Travel Guide
Mui Ne is 20 km from Phan Thiet City. The Mui Ne Bay has more than 16 km of pristine white sand beaches. Driving from Phan Thiet to Mui Ne, you'll have the illusion of being in a different world with the exotic scenery of the famous Red Sand Dunes one side and the white sand beaches with swaying palm trees on the other. Passing by this region, you also can visit one of the oldest Cham towers in Vietnam.
Phan Thiet - Mui Ne Tourist Attractions
Hon Rom Beach and the scenic Mui Ne Bay, Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan, Vietnam
1/ Phan Thiet Fish Harbor
Phan Thiet Fish Harbor is located at the mouth of the Ca Ty River. This is where you'll get stunning pictures in early morning or late afternoon. Originally this was the Duc Thang Fishing Village. By the fish harbor of Phan Thiet, there is a wholesale fish market of Con Cha.
In the early morning, you can observe a hectic life of the local fishing communities: carrying the night catch to the market, haggling over prices, carrying ice to preserve the catch… Things start getting quiet from 07:00 A.M when fish mongers are at work in the market and fishermen have left for their home.
In late afternoon, the fish harbor is busy again when fishermen prepare to set out for their nightly catch.
Doi Duong Beach, Phan Thiet City
2/ Poshanu Cham Tower
Poshanu Cham Tower was built in late 8th century on Ong Hoang Hill by the Cham People. This was the site they worshiped God Shiva. You can visit and see the Linga and Yoni inside the temple still. It's recommended to take a photo shot from Doc Da Gradient and not to climb around the area.
The Red Sand Dune at Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan, Vietnam
3/ The Red Sand Dune
The Red Sand Dune is right close to Cape Mui Ne. Here you can have fun time sandboarding. If you come at the right time, the Red Sand Dune can offer unbelievable photographs.
4/ Mui Ne Fishing Village
Mui Ne Fishing Village can be reached on a leisurely bicycle tour via the lovely coastal road at Mui Ne. The village teems with activities in the early morning when boats get back from overnight trips and in the afternoon when villagers prepare for the night sea journeys. If you come here at these times, you are certain to have the best photographs of the wonderful scenes then.
Mui Ne Beach at dusk
5/ Mui Ne Market
Mui Ne Market is a great place to learn about the local life. You can learn a lot about the costs of local products too.
Apart from the attractions mentioned here, there are several attractions that you can day-trip from Mui Ne. We have another guide for Binh Thuan Province which includes them all!
Fishing on Mui Ne Beach at dusk
Things to to, Luxury Holidays, Family Vacation Tours, Photo Tours at Phan Thiet & Mui Ne
1/ Luxury Holidays & Beach Vacations
Phan Thiet Mui Ne offers tranquil pristine beaches which won't fail the beach vacationers a relaxing time unwinding in the fresh nature. There are many beach travelers who come and spend timeless moments on the quiet beaches of Mui Ne for a whole month.
A luxury beach resort at Mui Ne
2/ Luxury Golf Tours
Apart from the beaches and luxury beach vacation, Phan Thiet Mui Ne is an ideal destination for professional golfers. The golf course is located just right by the blue ocean offering stunning natural settings and views. The services are managed by internationally qualified and experienced personnel.
3/ Sightseeing Tours
The idyllic seaside and the red sand dunes of Mui Ne offer 1 day or 2 day easy sightseeing tours. Beside the beautiful sea, local fishing communities are great places to visit on these trips, too.
4/ Water Sports
There are exciting outdoor activities and water sports at Mui Ne: wind-surfing, kite, kite-surfing, basket boating, fishing… Day tours with these activities can be easily arranged with local travel agencies and tour companies at Mui Ne.
5/ Night life
At Mui Ne you do not feel bored at night. There are beach bars and beach parties which could easily entertain you during your sleepless nights at Mui Ne. Those want to go romantic, then why not arrange for a candle lit dinner on the beach.
6/ Family Vacations
Phan Thiet City and Mui Ne Beach are kid-friendly and senior-traveler friendly destinations. The traffic is light, the beaches are flat and with fine sand,and kid-related services as well as baby food are readily available. Several beach resorts offer full range of services to families with kids or for senior travelers. In fact, many Western families spend from a few weeks to a full month having holidays at the Mui Ne Beach or the beaches in Phan Thiet City.
Paradissa offers luxury golf tours, luxury beach vacations at Mui Ne, and luxury family holidays in Phan Thiet for 3-4 days from Ho Chi Minh City. Phan Thiet and Mui Ne are also visited on our Vietnam luxury tours which travel from the South to the North of Vietnam.
Where to stay, Accommodation, luxury hotels and resorts at Phan Thiet Mui Ne
Luxurious hotels and boutique resorts keep springing up in Mui Ne to keep up with the increasing number of beach travelers to the beaches here. Most hotels and resorts in Mui Ne have private beaches.
Getting there and away
1/ By road
Phan Thiet is 200km from Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon), the drive takes 4 hours. The road conditions are very good with not too busy traffic.
2/ By train
There are local trains from Saigon to Phan Thiet which stops at Phan Thiet Railway Station or Muong Man Railway Station. The train journey takes 5 hours.
Mui Ne Beach at twilight
Getting around Phan Thiet Mui Ne
In Phan Thiet Mui Ne you can get around by motorbike or by car. There are some hotels and resorts offer 4-Wheel Drives for exploring the sand dunes. Mui Ne is very quiet and tranquil and it offers relaxing stroll on the wild beach.
