Saturday, February 4, 2012

Mui Ne Beach

Visit Mui Ne Beach at Phan Thiet, Vietnam

Mui Ne Beach is about 186.4 miles from Ho Chi Minh City and currently can only be reached by road. Mui Ne is popular for its kite boarding and windsurfing. Indeed tourists love to spend an exciting day windsurfing or a solitary morning at the white sand dunes.

Accommodations at Mui Ne Beach range from small lodging establishment to deluxe standard resorts. Developments in Mui Ne are well handled, you can see all hotels are low rise and many have bamboo or wooden bungalows on the edge of the beach and most of them are screened with lush trees and gardens making it more private. Tourists don’t have to worry since the beach is safe most of the year and the facilities are good.

Most of the resort areas in Mui Ne are new (less than 10 years old) thus Mui Ne is quite a new community and you will find it more relaxing here than any other coastal areas in Vietnam. It’s one of the friendliest spots in the country and there are not much scam artists there who tend to pestered tourists.

Food is no problem in this area, you can enjoy fine dining and fresh local seafood there. Going north of the road you will find a string of restaurants offering Vietnamese food as well as many other International cuisine although their local seafood is just excellent.

One place that you ought to visit when you are in Mui Ne is the Mui Ne fishing village. It has several acres of huge sloping sand dunes which make a nice change from relaxing on the beach. It is indeed worth visiting although don’t go there if it is too sunny because the sand gets very hot.

Kite boarding and windsurfing is the popular sport in Mui Ne. Onshore winds are quite strong during the months of November to May, and for the rest of the year a moderate wind to fresh breeze which is ideal for wind surfing.

Swimming during the windy season is not advisable unless you are a strong swimmer although the water of Mui Ne is often good for any water sports especially board and kite surfing.

You can explore the area by bicycles, there are a few places in Mui Ne where you can rent a bicycle. You can leisurely explore the place riding your bicycle. You can go to Mui Ne village markets and shop for cheap clothing, traditional crafts and their local products. You can explore the ancient ruins of the Champa Kingdom and when the sun goes down you can experience a night in the town of Phan Thiet City. And if you love golf then you can play in Phan Thiet’s 18-hole golf course, Ocean Dunes Golf Club considered one of the finest golf course in the country.

If you love nature then you can always explore their rainforest with all the beautiful waterfalls, and streams. Winding rivers full of fresh fish and crabs. Name it and they have everything that you want. Indeed visiting Mui Ne would be an experience you won’t forget at all.

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