Vung Tau, Vietnam

VUNGTAU

Vungtau, Vietnam is an ideal place for tourism because of its beauty and comfort. It is a very easy getaway from the noisy city of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Recently, Vungtau has become a much more favorite and popular beach destination not only for the rich and famous, but also for every people especially the youth. Nowadays, Vungtau seems to be considered as a resort town in Baria - Vungtau, 125 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. It is approximately 14 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide.
Vungtau has a great attraction with tourists because of its beaches, abundance of pagodas and temples leaning against the mountain and facing the oceans. God seems to have a special affection for this place when giving them a lot of favourable conditions, such as a very pleasant average temperature of 28 degrees centigrade.

Who said that Vietnam did not have a romantic road running along the coast which is often seen in Korean movies? Vungtau also owns the Vietnamese most beautiful route, Quang Trung – Ha Long – Tran Phu, which runs along the coast in one side, and Nui Nho Moutain and hotels, houses in another. There are 4 beaches in Vungtau, Bai Sau or the Back Beach, Bai Dua or the Pineapple Beach, and Bai Truoc or Front beach and Bai Dau or Mulberry Beach.

Bai Sau beach is located in the southeast side of the town and is the most popular beach in Vungtau. During the rainy season the sea is calm, but frequent periods of high wind and dry waves during the dry season.
Bai Dua beach, located at the foot of Nui Nho Mountains, is historically known for its pineapple trees and black rocks. It is the smallest of all the beaches in Vung Tau.
Bai Truoc beach is located between the Nui Lon and Nui Nho moutains. It is connected through a small park called Front Beach Park. As this lays on the tourist center of the city, most people come here to visit the park and view the sunset.
Bai Dau is a small beach located on the western side of Big Mount.
Bai Dua and Bai Dau are actually beaches along Mountains, thus you must go downstairs to get to the waterfront. There's less sand and no safeguard.
Among the pagoda the Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda attracts maximum crowd, mostly pilgrims. The other religious site is Niet Ban Tinh Xa Temple of Nirvana which is very famous for a lying statue Buddha, and the Statue of Jesus on top of Nui Nho Mountain.

Niet Ban Tinh Xa Temple

Besides, there is also a very famous statue in Vungtau, Kito God. It had been constructed in 1972, but not until 1994 the work was finished after years of postponement. It is about 31 metres in height, and his arms are totally about 18.4 metres in width. This statue can contain hundreds of people inside with 133 steps made of grindstone to get to his hands where one can see the whole of an extensive Vungtau.

Kito Statue in Vungtau
Short of visiting Hon Ba, it seems like you have never come to Vungtau. Hon Ba is a small island located 200 metres away from the foot of the Nui Nho Mountain. In 1881, Mr. Ho Quang Minh - a man of Central origin paid all expenses to construct a small temple to deities called Mieu Ba. Under the temple, there is a cellar which was used as a closet for patriotic compatriots in time of war. When the tide goes out, it is quite easy to go along a stone way to get to the island. The local often comes there on the first or the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Hon Ba Island in Vungtau Vungtau is also very famous for its historical place-name, such as a house for commemoration of Vo Thi Sau – a heroic martyr, the tunnel of Long Phuoc, Dinh Moutain – a revolutionary base in two resistance wars, ect.
Nowadays, Vungtau is getting popular and popular because of peace for any busy citizen. However, if you are looking for excitement and liveliness, you may extremely enjoy the night of this city.