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Sunny! Sandy beaches! Seawater! All kinds of fresh juices! Authentic aromatic coffee!
Nha Trang Beach
The name Nha Trang here actually means (Bamboo Forest River), which is a very good meaning. This used to be a fishing harbor town. In modern times, it became famous as tourism boomed and attracting foreign tourists became its main source of livelihood.
Because it is also a coastal town, the scenery is extraordinarily good. It was once the location for the movie "The Lovers". This southern town has many European tourists and European architectural styles.
Stills from the movie "The Lovers"
Yalichu
The coast of Nha Trang faces east, and the sunrise is currently around 5:15.
Beyond the idleness of tourists on a relaxing vacation, early rising in Nha Trang belongs to the locals' leisure. Many locals swim early, run along the shoreline and engage in lively "square dancing".
Good morning Nha Trang beach
Yarichau
Nha Trang food
*Stone
When you come to Nha Trang, first of all, you have to taste the local seafood, special Vietnamese dishes, aromatic Vietnamese coffee, a variety of fresh fruit juices, and nameless Vietnamese snacks.
Street food with a strong smoky flavor
Unnamed shredded mango and its sour and spicy friends.
Inh Hung Seafood Buffet
Grilled crocodile
Eat delicious seafood fried rice.
Nha Trang Accommodation
*Live
Because it was a free trip, the hotel was arranged on the beach.
In fact, Nha Trang's long coastline is scattered with a variety of hotels, which is different from the housing pattern in China, which is directly south and north. Most of the hotels on this side of Nha Trang are sea-view rooms, so staying at a hotel in Nha Trang basically gives you a sea view from your open window, with the coast across the road from the hotel's front door, which is unavailable at the same price in China, and all hotels offer breakfast.
Taking pictures in the room.
Taking pictures while waiting for the elevator.
Getting around Nha Trang
*Walking
Nha Trang is a small city with a relatively high concentration of attractions, but there is almost no public transportation on the streets of Nha Trang. In addition to tourist buses and cabs, there are speeding motorcycles. Motorcycles, the most common mode of transportation for Nha Trang people, can be found everywhere along the roadside and on the beach. Vietnam has a high import tax on cars. In China, a car that costs over 100,000 dollars can be sold for over 300,000 dollars in Vietnam, so when you see a private car in Vietnam, it's the Vietnamese equivalent of a landed gentry.
Traveling in Nha Trang is basically by taxi. Cab costs vary. The average starting price is VND7,000-8,000, depending on the model. Regular cab drivers will play the meter and the cost is not too high. There are also places where you can rent a motorcycle. You need to pay attention to the price. I didn't rent a motorcycle because I don't have a motorcycle license.
Nha Trang Tour
*Playing
The attractions over here in Nha Trang are quite concentrated. It is recommended to search for attractions and organize your own itinerary. My trip to Nha Trang was mainly a leisure vacation, so the focus was on sightseeing attractions. It is recommended that you go to the major websites to book your own tickets. Here Nha Trang, sightseeing tickets more than 200, the price is excellent.
Hantan Island. We booked a 225-hour charter flight, just need to wait at the hotel. At the scheduled time, a local driver would pick us up with a card. It took just over 20 minutes from our Yasaka hotel to the Hantan Island pier. If you take a taxi by yourself, the price is around 100,000 VND. This island is very beautiful. You can experience 12 free golf balls for free. There is a nice swimming pool, and a beach that is cleaner than the city. You can swim and row a boat for free, and there are various sea programs. These programs need to be paid separately. The best part is the lunch buffet, with fruit complimentary in the afternoon.
Swimming pool
Pearl Island
When you come to Nha Trang, you must experience Pearl Island Amusement Park, the most luxurious amusement park in Vietnam. The price is $240, which includes a round-trip cross-sea cable car. All the programs in the amusement park are free and there is almost no queue. You can bring as many times as you want, but you can't bring food. You need to open your package at the park entrance for inspection. But the food consumption in the park is about the same as in the first tier cities in China, although it is much more expensive than in the city.
Amusement parks
In addition to some of the regular roller coasters, pirate ships, sledgehammers and other races, there are also dolphin shows, aquariums, animal shows, a 4D movie with very good effects, and all kinds of water races that are * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * free.
The amusement park is still under construction, and the new area won't be open until 7/17/2007. The whole amusement park isn't small though, and it's tiring after a long day of fun.
The cross-harbour cable car
The play area with lots of tourists at noon.
Besides the above two places, you can arrange some leisure programs, mud baths, massages according to your own preferences.
Traveling Instructions
*How much do you bring?
China's outbound regulations limit you to a maximum of about 5,000 dollars in cash, so you can't bring more than that amount now. In terms of spending in Nha Trang, because the price of Nha Trang visa-on-arrival has recently been liberalized, the spending in some restaurants is about the same as in first-tier cities in China. So, to go to Nha Trang, prepare at least 1,000 yuan in cash for initial spending according to your needs.
*How to change money?
Because the Vietnamese dong is a small currency, domestic airport cash exchange places basically do not offer the exchange of Vietnamese dong, so generally speaking, it can only be exchanged at Nha Trang Airport. Nha Trang airport is very small and there are two places to change money at the baggage claim. However, I would recommend that you take your luggage and leave, there are a couple places about 20 steps away where you can exchange money for a local phone card. The exchange rate here is a bit more economical than inside and the phone cards are a bit cheaper.
Or if you have a visa/master card, you can withdraw VND at any ATM in Nha Trang. If you only have a UnionPay card, it may not be very convenient as many ATMs in Nha Trang do not support UnionPay withdrawals. We have tried several ATMs in Nha Trang and only a few banks provide withdrawal service. In addition, hotels and some banks in Nha Trang do not provide RMB exchange service. It is said that only US dollar exchange is currently available due to the receipt of counterfeit currency.
However, you can exchange VND at gold stores, stores and personal ATMs. This bank recommends it to you. It's even better if your UnionPay card doesn't charge any fees for crossing the border. This bank does not charge any fees at ATMs.
Atm machines
Language issues
Basically, you don't have to worry about communication, you just need to know basic English, because of the increasing number of Chinese tourists, businesses in Nha Trang can speak simple Chinese. And because of historical factors, Nha Trang locals speak a high percentage of English and French, so you don't have to worry about language communication either.
[Notes]
*Sunscreen
Nha Trang is not too hot, often with sea breeze, and not stuffy. Feel very suitable for morning and evening travel, but at noon will be sunny, it is recommended to travel and play attention to sun protection.
*Fraud prevention
Every tourist destination will encounter problems. Local prices in Nha Trang are not as low as in previous years, and many restaurants have ridiculously high prices. Be sure to pay attention and don't spend if it's higher than the asking price in a first-tier city if you compare it to the basic price in a first-tier city. It absolutely kills customers. Take the simplest example of drinking water.
A local bottle of mineral water in the kiosk is 10,000 VND / bottle, equivalent to about 3 yuan, while some hotels sell 15,000-30,000 VND, some manually sold on the street 5,000 VND, be sure to pay attention to the basic price comparison.
*Internet
Hotels in Nha Trang basically offer Wi-Fi coverage. If you're traveling, you can also use a local Vietnamese phone card. However, the internet signal in Vietnam is not very stable and often you will not be able to connect to the internet. Some passengers will rent domestic mobile WIFI, but the network signal is also very general, more than ten dollars a day is not as cheap as l
The exchange rate of Vietnamese dong to yuan is 3300: 1, if you exchange at the airport is only 3150:1. Moreover, the denomination of Vietnamese dong is very large. Many people get such a large denomination at once that they can't count the zeros. So, one suggestion is to cover the last four zeros with your finger and multiply it by 3, which is roughly the price in yuan.
*Tips
Because China is not a tipping country, we are generally not in the habit of tipping, but is Nha Trang a tipping area?
Strictly speaking tipping in Nha Trang is more casual and the price of tips is less.
If you stay in a hotel, basically tipping once in two days is enough, around 10,000 VND.
Other restaurants and bars are very casual, so you can judge for yourself.
You may have to tip 10 RMB to enter Nha Trang Customs, but you don't have to when you leave Customs.
*How to shop for gifts?
There are many places to buy gifts in Nha Trang, and prices fluctuate wildly.
Some even vary several times. The most expensive is the airport, followed by some large shopping malls and supermarkets, and then gift stores. The cheapest is the night market.
Nha Trang has a lot of specialties such as cashew nuts, coffee and some dried fruits.
Generally the night market opens after 5pm, but the quality of the giveaways is not good. You'd better choose carefully, night market can bargain.
*Prices are capricious.
Vietnam prices are generally low, but Nha Trang prices are capricious and arbitrary.
The price of a thing is often a street is not the same, we refer to the price level of the first-tier cities in the country is good. If more than this, will certainly kill customers. Basically it should be 50-70% of the domestic consumer price. A cup of black coffee 20-40,000 VND is normal, and even more expensive if it is on the beach.
This is the price of a seafood buffet on the beach.
To get good value for money, you still need to turn around and ask more questions, refer to some online recommendations and tips.
*Visa
Nha Trang is a visa on arrival. You can buy visa services online in advance, or go to the airport to get the form, prepare two 2-inch white photos, fill out and then land in the local get a visa.
*Security
Nha Trang local wild a lot, there have been some wild a bag snatching incidents, so the overall security of Nha Trang in general, so it is recommended to go to the local travelers must pay attention to the safety of property, as far as possible with the pocket, less cash.
Instead, don't worry about the safety of flights to Nha Trang. I took a Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321, which flew directly from Shanghai to Nha Trang. Vietnam Airlines is the state-owned airline of Vietnam. The comfort and safety of the airplane is not much different from domestic flights, and the in-flight meals are much better than domestic flights.
On a Vietnam Airlines plane, cell phones can be turned on in flight mode, which is better than on domestic flights.
Unexpected reward - Nha Trang Ocean Festival
This time, I met the Ocean Festival in Nha Trang and saw a large stage show. A large auditorium was set up on the central coast of Nha Trang where you could watch the show for free, as well as a float parade and fireworks. The most interesting thing was to meet the hottest stars in Vietnam, which was totally different from the imagined killjoys. Their stars are very stylish and sexy.
Fireworks
Chinese float parade
This trip to Nha Trang lasted five days and four nights, and the whole trip was free. Basically, I slept until I woke up every day and enjoyed the local slow life.
Compared with the crowded and tense domestic destinations, here, although you can also see a lot of tourists, the quality of tourism is actually very high. Vietnamese food tastes sour and spicy, not greasy, and there is plenty of seafood of good quality to enjoy. Vietnamese coffee is mildly bitter and has a strong, distinctive aroma.
In fact, this trip, although not 100% complete, but reached 100% of the meaning.
Experiencing a different world, correcting misconceptions of old ideas, I'm glad you came.