Nha Trang Travel Guide, What to see

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Date/time of update: October 30, 2025, 12:32 am, Timezone: GMT+7
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Sunrise: 2025-10-29 10:35:31
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Nha Trang is a beach city in the south of the Central Region of Vietnam, 500km south of Da Nang and 500km north of Saigon. Nha Trang is endowed with over a dozen kilometres of sugarly white sand beaches, turquoise blue water and offshore islands ringed with pristine fine beaches. Nha Trang is the best place in Vietnam for watersports like snorkelling and scuba-diving.

Nha Trang Vietnam from above

Overview

Beside the beaches and blue sea, Nha Trang is surrounded by lush countryside with the Cham Tower of Po Nagar left from the former Champa Kingdom, with the Thap Ba hotspring where mud bathing is offered. The city of Nha Trang has a number of tourist attractions including the Yersin Museum, the Oceanographic Institute, the Stone Cathedral...The traveller to Nha Trang can have a lazy beach holiday, a sea cruise with scuba-diving to explore the colourful coral reefs, can have an easy sightseeing trip in the countryside or can have a day to get lost with a river cruise on the Ca River. Also you can go for a ride in horse-drawn cart, for a motorbike adventure tour or an easy bicycle tour to the surrounding countryside.

Nha Trang Travel Guide, Places to visit, Things to do in Nha Trang Vietnam

1/ Po Nagar Cham Towers

These are amazing architectures of the Champa Kingdom once thriving in the South of the Central Region of Vietnam.

Po Nagar Cham Tower in Nha Trang

2/ Thap Ba Hotspring

This is near the Cham Towers and it is a good place to get unwound for a day.

2/ Oceanographic Institute

This is a great place to learn about oceanic life.

3/ Yersin Museum

The museum is dedicated to a French bacteriologist who had great contributions to the medical system in Vietnam.

4/ Stone Cathedral

The cathedral is a majestic structure overlooking part of Nha Trang City.

The Stone Cathedral

5/ Dam Market

The local market with a wide range of goods for daily consumption. The Dam Market is a great place to peep inside local life!

6/ Nha Trang Bay

The Bay of Nha Trang is claimed to be among the most beautiful sea bay in the world. There are islands and an amazing system of coral reefs perfect for snorkeling and scuba-diving…

Nha Trang Bay

6.1 Mun Island

6.2 Tam Island
6.3 Tri Nguyen Aquarium
6.4 Coral Reefs
6.5 Monkey Island

7/ Long Son Pagoda

There is a huge statute of the Buddha on top of the mountain overlooking the surrounding.

Long Son Pagoda

8/ The Cai River

The river offers lovely boat trip visiting communities by the riversides.

House by the Cai River, on the outskirt of Nha Trang City

9/ Truong Son Handicraft Center

The center is near Cau Da in Nha Trang City where traditional villages on the outskirt of Nha Trang were brought here for conservation of the handicrafts.

Tourist infrastructure

There are good tourist facilities in Nha Trang ranging from standard hotels in the city to luxury beach resorts. There are a number of night bars in the city which offer buzzing nightlife. The food in town is of variety including fresh local seafood, Vietnamese food and international cuisine. There is also street food and street barbecue from time to time along the beach which makes your experience in this city more of memorable.