I. Binh Thuan - Land with alluvial sands
Binh Thuan is a province in the South Central Coastal Delta, located in the key geographical area of the Southern economy. Although it is known as a land full of sun, wind and sand, it has a warm sunny climate, convenient transportation and a poetic and charming natural scenery with beautiful and idyllic beaches.
Binh Thuan is also a unique cultural tourist destination because it has a diverse community of people such as Chinese, Cham, etc. Not only those characteristics, this place also attracts many domestic and foreign tourists with a variety of unique types of exploration tourism, making a strong impression on those who come here.
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II. What is the most beautiful season to go to Binh Thuan?
Depending on each period of the year, Binh Thuan has its own beauty. Around April - May is the dry season in Binh Thuan and also the hottest months of the year. At this time, the sun is scorching, the sun rises early and sets quite late. However, the weather will be convenient for moving as well as visiting landmarks. In particular, it is extremely suitable for going to the beach to enjoy the cool air.
The time from September to December is the dry season in Binh Thuan. The weather is beautiful, suitable for beach travel or taking an interesting short-term vacation to relieve the stress and pressure of the last days of the year.
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III. Transportation in Binh Thuan
1. Motorbike rental in Binh Thuan
An interesting Binh Thuan travel experience for you is to rent a motorbike to explore this promised land full of sunshine and wind. Renting a car running on the sand dunes, Tien stream or going along the sea will definitely make your trip more meaningful and impressive.
Because it is the tourist center of the South Central region, there are many cheap motorbike rental services here. If you intend to depart from Phan Thiet to other tourist destinations such as Lagi, Phu Quy, Ham Thuan, you should carefully study the route to make the clearest and most reasonable plan.
2. Cheap taxis in Binh Thuan
If you travel to Binh Thuan without knowing the way, you can use a taxi, which is very convenient to get to the attractions. If you want to explore on your own, go to the sand dunes or find authentic delicious restaurants, you should rent a motorbike, which is both convenient and cheap.
Reputable taxi companies you can book, if you go in a group of about 4-5 people or more, the price is quite cheap.
- Mai Linh: : 0252 38 38 38 38
- Sun Taxi: 0252 366 7788
- Thuy Tien Taxi: 062 383 9721
- Phan Thiet International Taxi: 0252 352 5252
IV. Famous tourist attractions in Binh Thuan
1. Cu Lao Cau
Location: Phuoc The commune, Binh Thanh commune, Vinh Hao commune, Binh Thuan
Cu Lao Cau Island is an island floating in the middle of the open sea. Depending on each starting station, you can take a motorboat for about 40 minutes. Cu Lao Cau has a length of more than 1500m, the widest place is nearly 700m long, the highest place is more than 7m above sea level. On the island, there are colorful and special-shaped rock blocks, stacked on top of each other, attracting many people to visit today.
Photo: Mui Ne Tourism
2. Phu Quy Island
Location: About 120km from Phan Thiet city, in Binh Thuan province,
Phu Quy Island is a pristine island located in the middle of the East Sea with a special shape. This place is about 56 nautical miles from Phan Thiet City. The island emerged in the shape of a dragon coiling in the middle of the sea. Phu Quy Island has an area of about 17.82 km2 with four sides of the sea, promising to be an interesting tourist destination for those who want to come to Binh Thuan
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3. Ancient Stone Sea
Location: Binh Thanh commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan
Co Thach Beach is a famous tourist destination in Binh Thuan. The road to the sea is lined with fencing forests. The sea is clear and blue with gentle murmuring waves. If you travel here in March, you will be able to admire the stone blocks covered in a beautiful and unique layer of green moss.
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4. Chicken Millet Cape
Location: Lagi Town, Binh Thuan
Ke Ga Cape, also known as Khe Ga Cape, is a famous place that attracts many tourists every year. This is a protruding cape in the middle of the East Sea, 40 km southwest of Phan Thiet city and about 500 meters from the mainland. This place still owns, a long strip of sand appears connecting Ke Ga Cape with the mainland at low tide.
5. Bay Sand Dunes
Location: stretching from Binh Thuan to Ninh Thuan
Bay Sand Dunes is also known as Mui Ne Sand Dunes, where white sand stretches for kilometers. This place stretches from the province from Binh Thuan to Ninh Thuan, which is the border between 2 provinces.
Sand Bay Dunes is voted by many people as the most beautiful attraction, captivating many people. The sand in this place comes in many different colors, and it is a place for you to take photos with many wonderful beautiful moments.
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6. Bau Trang
Location: In Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan (about 35km from Mui Ne)
Bau Trang is a place where a freshwater lake is divided into 2 parts called Bau Ong and Bau Ba, with white sand dunes crossing it. Bau Ba contains more water and is more spacious than Bau Ong Lake. Around Bau Ba, many lotuses are planted, the scenery is very beautiful. Visitors here can visit the white sand slopes, with the sound of waves crashing from the sea, attracting beauty lovers.
7. Mui Ne Fishing Village
Location: 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Mui Ne Fishing Village is always bustling with seafood trading activities. Just run through Suoi Tien for a while and located right next to the coast is the Mui Ne fishing village. The seafood here is indeed out of the question of its freshness, which is preliminarily prepared at sea if you ask for it. In addition, there are many simple delicious dishes such as crab, shrimp, and steamed squid.
8. Poshanu Tower
Location: a group of remnants of Cham temples and towers of the ancient Champa Kingdom
Poshan Tower, also known as Cham Pho Hai Tower. This place is the group of remnants of Cham temples and towers of the ancient Champa culture. The tower was built with Hoa Lai architecture (ancient art style of the Cham people). The work is distilled with the quintessence of architectural art of the ancient Cham people. All create the majesty and mystery of a long-standing historical relic.
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9. Cam Binh Beach
Location: LaGi Town, Binh Thuan
Cam Binh Beach is a rustic, pristine beach located under a green poplar forest. This place has an airy and cool air, with a gentle breeze blowing from the open sea combined with the shade from the poplar foliage, making the scenery very peaceful and pleasant. In particular, the white sand beaches sparkling in the sun and the murmuring waves make many tourists love this place even more.
V. Specialty delicacies in Binh Thuan
Traveling in Binh Thuan, don't forget to enjoy many delicious specialties in this sunny and windy land. The following are the famous delicious Binh Thuan specialties that cannot be tried once in a lifetime.
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VI. Summary of quality vacation spots in Binh Thuan
1. Good price hotels in Binh Thuan
To make it easier and more convenient when traveling and vacationing in Binh Thuan, you should choose hotels in central locations such as: Mui Ne – Phan Thiet, Lagi or Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam.
- WindFlower Beach Boutique Mui Ne: Address at 76 Huynh Thuc Mineral, Phan Thiet. The rental price is only from 555k/night.
- Khanh An Hotel: Address at 18/15 Tuyen Quang, Phan Thiet. Rental price from only 360k/night
- MoonLight Hotel: Address at 307 Thu Khoa Huan, Phan Thiet. Rental price from only 400k/night
- Hoang An Hotel: Address at 40/1 Pham Hong Thai, Lagi: Rental price only from 323k/night
- Hotel Cat Tuong: Address at 15 Nguyen Truong To, Lagi. Rental price from only 210k/night
2. High-class resorts, fully equipped in Binh Thuan
- Bao Anh Sunset Beach Resort: Address at Le Cong Minh, Lagi. Rental price from only 606k/night
- Lagi Dinh Relaxx Hotel: Address at 456A Ly Thai To, Lagi. Rental price from only 272k/night
- Muine Bay Phan Thiet Resort: Address at 14 Xuan Huong Lake, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet City. Rental price from only $44
- Pandanus Phan Thiet Resort: Address at 3 Nguyen Huu Tho, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet. Rental price from only 1674k/ night
3. Homestay in Binh Thuan
Some homestay addresses that Migo suggests to you are:
- Coco homestay More: Address at Dinh Bo Linh, Tan Phuoc, Ham Tan, Binh Thuan. Rental price from only 300k/night
- Lara Homestay: Address at DT 712, Junction 3 Go Dinh, Thanh Phong Village, Tan Thuan, Ham Thuan Nam, Binh Thuan. Rental price from only 500k/night
- Cesar Homestay: Address at Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan. Rental price is only from 580 – 900k
- Bui Homestay Lagi: Address at Le Loi, Cam Binh, LaGi Town. Rental price from only 300k
VII. Some notes when traveling to Binh Thuan
- Binh Thuan has many places to visit and explore such as the sea, sand dunes, pagodas... Therefore, you should prepare a variety of outfits to have a great experience here.
- If you want to go to the flying sand dunes, you should go early in the morning at 4:30 – 5:00 or in the afternoon because that is the time when the sand dunes are not empty, there will not be many footprints. From there, you can fully see the beautiful waves of the sand dunes. For those of you who are passionate about photography, going in the afternoon will be great because there is a reflection of sunlight to create shimmering and beautiful pictures.
- To move to the center of Phan Thiet city, you should choose Kumho or Phuong Trang bus, because this bus company drops off passengers at Phan Thiet bus station and supports shuttle buses to hotels and resorts in Phan Thiet.
- To move to Mui Ne, you should choose Phuong Trang or Sinh Cafe buses, because these buses take passengers to resorts in Mui Ne.
- To get to Ke Ga cape: you can choose Mai Linh bus to move to Phan Thiet bus station, ask Mai Linh's shuttle bus to take you to Coop Mart and take bus route No. 6 from Phan Thiet to Ke Ga (30 minutes with 1 trip).
- If you go by train, you should get off at Phan Thiet station, not Muong Man station because it is farther from Phan Thiet. On the train, there is also a bus ticket from the station to the resorts in Mui Ne for about 30,000 VND.
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