Beaches in Vietnam

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Each cell counts the places in this list marked as worth visiting in that month (the best months on each location page). Darker means more of the region's places agree.

Beaches by region55 places

North Vietnam (7)

Destination guides Cat Ba, Ha Long Bay · North Vietnam guide →

Beaches (3)

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Cát Cò Beach

Hải Phòng

Cát Cò is a series of three beaches on the southern edge of Cát Bà town - the island's most accessible swimming spots, set against karst peaks with forested cliffs dropping to the sand, a short walk from the town centre.

Apr - Oct→

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Do Son Beach

Hải Phòng

Đồ Sơn, about 20 km from central Hải Phòng and 120 km from Hanoi, was northern Vietnam's go-to beach in the 1980s and 90s - today a nostalgic, low-key seaside town with brown, silty water, French-era villas, the new Đồi Rồng artificial beach and the Đồ Sơn buffalo fighting festival.

May - Sep→

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Sunworld Beach Cat Ba

Hải Phòng

Sunworld Beach on Cat Ba Island is a recently developed artificial beach in the town centre - nearly 1km of white sand and clear water with palm trees, a beach club, bar, and a growing complex of nightlife venues including a ticketed jet-ski and fireworks show, positioned as the main beach attraction directly accessible from Cat Ba Town accommodation.

Apr - Sep→

Islands & bays (4)

Bay

Bai Tu Long Bay

Quang Ninh

Bái Tử Long Bay - Ha Long's quieter neighbour to the northeast - shares the same UNESCO karst landscape with 600+ islands but far fewer cruise boats. Named for the legend of dragon children landing to protect Vietnam. Ha Long Bay the way it was before mass tourism.

Mar - May, Sep - Oct→

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Cô Tô Island

Quang Ninh

Cô Tô Island in Quảng Ninh province is one of northern Vietnam's most pristine island destinations - an archipelago of nearly 50 islands in the Gulf of Tonkin with white sand beaches, clear turquoise water, coral snorkeling, and an unhurried fishing village atmosphere far removed from the crowds of Hạ Long Bay. Accessible by fast catamaran ferry from Ao Tiên port in around 60-90 minutes.

Apr - Oct→

Bay

Ha Long Bay

Quang Ninh

Ha Long Bay - Vietnam's most iconic landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - is 1,553 square kilometres of emerald water, nearly 2,000 limestone karst islands, sea caves, and floating villages in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Mar - Apr, Sep - Nov→

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Ti Top Island

Quang Ninh

Ti Top Island - named after Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, who visited with President Hồ Chí Minh in 1962 - is Ha Long Bay's most iconic stop: a crescent-shaped white sand beach for swimming and a roughly 400-450-step summit climb rewarded with a 360° panorama of the bay.

Jun - Jul→

Central Vietnam (32)

Destination guides Da Nang, Hoi An, Ly Son, Mui Ne, Nha Trang · Central Vietnam guide →

Beaches (19)

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An Bang Beach

Quang Nam

An Bang Beach is Hội An's most accessible beach - a wide stretch of white sand 3-5km east of the Ancient Town, reachable by bicycle through rice paddies in 20-30 minutes. Calmer and less developed than Đà Nẵng's city beaches, with beach bars, watersports, and good sunrise views.

Mar - Sep→

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Bai Dai Cam Ranh Beach

Khánh Hòa

Bai Dai Cam Ranh Beach stretches over 10km along the coast between Cam Ranh and Nha Trang in Khánh Hòa, known for clear turquoise water, soft white sand, and a gentle slope that's popular with families - though experiences vary significantly along its length, from quiet, clean stretches to areas visitors report as littered or hemmed in by resort development.

Jan - Aug→

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Bãi Môn Beach

Phú Yên

Bãi Môn is a pristine 400m crescent beach at the foot of Mũi Điện in Phú Yên - sheltered between two headlands, with a freshwater stream running to the sea, and one of the first places on mainland Vietnam to receive the sunrise each morning.

Jan - Aug→

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Bình Sơn Beach

Ninh Thuận

Bình Sơn Beach is Phan Rang's city beach, just 2-3km from downtown and connected directly to Ninh Chữ beach, with a modern seafront park, fine white sand, and reliably clear water in a province that gets less rain than anywhere else in Vietnam.

Mar - Sep→

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Cape Cà Ná

Ninh Thuận

Cape Cà Ná is a dramatic headland on the Ninh Thuận coast where granite boulders meet the East Sea against a backdrop of near-desert scrubland - one of the most visually distinctive coastal landscapes on the north-south motorbike route, with small sheltered swimming coves alongside longer stretches of rock better suited to sightseeing than swimming.

Feb - Dec→

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Cổ Thạch Beach

Bình Thuận

Cổ Thạch Beach, also called the 'seven-coloured rock beach,' is a photogenic stretch of coastline in northern Bình Thuận where naturally multicoloured granite boulders become carpeted in vivid green moss each winter and spring, creating one of the most distinctive beach landscapes in southern Vietnam.

Nov - Apr→

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Cù Mi Beach

Bình Thuận

Cù Mi Beach is a quiet working fishing beach in southern Bình Thuận, with colourful boats, low-key local life, and almost no dedicated tourist infrastructure. Its distinctive access via a narrow wooden footbridge makes it an interesting stop on the coastal motorbike route between La Gi and Phan Thiết.

Oct - Apr→

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Cửa Đại Beach

Quang Nam

Cửa Đại Beach is the closest beach to Hội An Ancient Town - 4km east on a flat cycling road, with views of the Cham Islands on the horizon, though the beach itself has been narrowed by years of erosion and is currently the site of a major, actively under-construction land reclamation project expected to finish in 2026.

Mar - Aug→

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Cua Lo Beach

Nghệ An

Cửa Lò is one of the best-known beaches in north-central Vietnam, about 18 km from Vinh in Nghệ An - a 12 km stretch of gently sloping sand with mostly calm waves, pink sunrises, fresh seafood, island trips and night squid fishing.

Apr - Aug→

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Cua Tung Beach

Quảng Trị

Cửa Tùng is a quiet, local beach in Quảng Trị where the Bến Hải River meets the sea - once called the 'Queen of Beaches' in the French era, with red basalt headlands, calm water sheltered by Mũi Si and Mũi Lay, and sunrise fishing boats, close to Vịnh Mốc tunnels and Hiền Lương bridge.

Jul - Aug, Dec - Apr→

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Cua Viet Beach

Quảng Trị

Cửa Việt is a quiet, uncrowded beach about 15 km east of Đông Hà in Quảng Trị - long, flat white sand and clear water, beach-seine fishing with locals at dawn, squid noodles on the sand, and an easy stop on a Quảng Trị history trip.

Jul - Aug, Dec - Apr→

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Dốc Lết Beach

Khánh Hòa

Dốc Lết Beach is Nha Trang's best day-trip beach - a long stretch of white sand on a sheltered bay 50km north of the city, with calmer and clearer water than Nha Trang's main beach, significantly fewer crowds, and a name that comes from the soft, sinking sand dunes visitors once had to shuffle across to reach the sea.

Jan - Aug→

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Hàm Tiến Beach

Bình Thuận

Hàm Tiến Beach is a roughly 5km stretch of the Mũi Né coastline, running through one of the area's main resort and beach districts - a mix of resorts, restaurants, water-sports operators, working fishing boats, and the red and white sand dunes visible in the distance. Generally calm and swimmable in the dry season, though rip currents can develop during rough seas.

Nov - Apr→

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Kỳ Co Beach

Bình Định

Kỳ Co Beach is a secluded 1km² cove near Quy Nhơn with turquoise water, golden sand, and dramatic cliff scenery - 25km from Quy Nhơn city, accessible by speedboat from Nhơn Lý fishing village or by road year-round.

Apr - Sep→

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Mỹ Khê Beach

Đà Nẵng

Mỹ Khê Beach is Đà Nẵng's most famous stretch of coastline - roughly 9-10km of white sand on the East Sea, named by Forbes as one of the world's six most beautiful beaches in 2005 and repeatedly ranked among Asia's best beaches since by outlets including Herald Sun and TripAdvisor, and the closest major beach to a Vietnamese city centre.

Apr - Sep→

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Nha Trang Beach (Tran Phu Beach)

Khánh Hòa

Trần Phú Beach is Nha Trang's 6-7 km city-centre beach, a few minutes' walk from most hotels - golden fine sand, a flat, gently sloping seabed and sunrise swims with locals, but busy, with rip currents that lifeguards deal with every peak season.

Mar - Sep→

Beach

Nhat Le Beach

Quảng Bình

Nhật Lệ is Đồng Hới's city beach, just 1-2 km from the centre at the mouth of the Nhật Lệ River - fine white sand, shallow water and mostly gentle waves, good for families, with sunrise, seafood stalls and night squid fishing.

Apr - Aug→

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Sam Son Beach

Thanh Hóa

Sầm Sơn is Thanh Hóa's most famous beach and one of the busiest in northern Vietnam - a 9 km crescent of flat, fine sand about 180 km from Hanoi, with four bathing zones, strong waves, lifeguards, seafood and lively summer crowds.

May - Oct→

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Thien Cam Beach

Hà Tĩnh

Thiên Cầm is a 10 km arc of white sand about 20 km from Hà Tĩnh city, named after a legend of a Hùng king who heard the wind and waves play like a heavenly lute - a gently sloping, family-friendly beach with sunrise fishing scenes and fresh seafood.

Apr - Aug→

Islands & bays (7)

Island

Cham Island

Quang Nam

Cù Lao Chàm is a cluster of eight islands about 18 km off Cửa Đại beach near Hội An, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve with more than 950 marine species, white-sand beaches, coral reefs, a plastic-bag ban and a quiet fishing village, reached by a 15-20 minute canoe ride.

Mar - Aug→

Island

Đảo Bé (An Bình Island)

Quảng Ngãi

Đảo Bé - also known as An Bình Island or Cù Lao Bờ Bãi - is a small outer island 3 nautical miles northwest of Lý Sơn's main island, reachable by a 10-15 minute boat ride. With clearer water, more intact coral reefs, and a fraction of the crowds of the main island, it's the best snorkeling location in the Lý Sơn archipelago and a quieter alternative for a half-day by the sea.

Apr - Aug→

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Điệp Sơn Island

Khánh Hòa

Điệp Sơn is a remote island cluster in Vân Phong Bay, northern Khánh Hòa, where a narrow tidal sandbar - close to a kilometre long - connects three islands at low tide, one of Vietnam's most photogenic natural phenomena, reached by a short boat ride from Vạn Giã fishing port.

Dec - Sep→

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Hon Kho Island

Bình Định

Hòn Khô is a small uninhabited rocky island northeast of Quy Nhơn, known for clear turquoise water, coral reefs, dramatic boulder coastline, and a seasonal golden seaweed (rong mơ) spectacle from May to July when the sea floor turns gold.

Feb - Sep→

Island

Hòn Tằm Island

Khánh Hòa

Hòn Tằm is Nha Trang Bay's most developed private island - a resort island a short speedboat ride offshore with white sand beaches, water sports, and Vietnam's largest island-based hot mineral mud bath complex, though at a real cost in crowding, gated resort access, and inflated food prices.

Feb - Sep→

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Hon Yen Island

Phú Yên

Hòn Yến is a small coral island 15km north of Tuy Hòa in Phú Yên - two islands (Hòn Yến and Hòn Sụn) connected by a rock path at low tide, with exposed coral reefs, lobster farming, and floating seafood restaurants. Named for the swifts that once nested here.

Mar - Sep→

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Phú Quý Island

Bình Thuận

Phú Quý Island (also known as Cù Lao Thu) is a remote coral island 120km off the Bình Thuận coast with some of the clearest water and best diving in southern Vietnam - a 2.5 to 3.5 hour ferry from Phan Thiết that delivers a genuine fishing island experience with minimal resort infrastructure.

Mar - Aug→

Other coastal (6)

Rock Formation

Ghềnh Đá Đĩa (Plate Rock Reef)

Phú Yên

Ghềnh Đá Đĩa is a coastal basalt reef on Phú Yên's northern shore, officially recognised as a Special National Heritage Site, where hexagonal rock columns - reportedly around 200 million years old - stack in tight formations directly into the sea, often compared to Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway.

Jan - Aug→

Rock Formation

Hòn Chồng (Hòn Chồng Rock Formation)

Khánh Hòa

Hòn Chồng is a coastal granite rock formation 3km north of Nha Trang centre - a stack of weathered boulders jutting into the sea with views back to the city skyline and across to the offshore islands, paired with a smaller companion formation nearby called Hòn Vợ.

Jan - Aug→

Lighthouse

Kê Gà Lighthouse

Bình Thuận

Kê Gà Lighthouse near Mũi Né is a historic French-built lighthouse dating to 1897-1899. Take a short boat ride to the rocky islet for panoramic views of Bình Thuận's coast - climbing the 183 spiral steps to the top has traditionally been allowed, though access can now depend on border guard or station permission.

Sep - Jul→

Village

Mũi Trọ Fishing Village

Bình Thuận

Mũi Trọ is a small, little-documented fishing village on the Bình Thuận coast near Cô Thạch beach in Tuy Phong district - a handful of houses, round basket boats, and a rocky pebble beach off the well-known tourist track. Some stretches remain genuinely undeveloped, while at least one nearby camping spot offers basic facilities.

Jun - Aug→

Nature Reserve

Sơn Trà Peninsula

Đà Nẵng

Sơn Trà Peninsula is Đà Nẵng's wild backyard - a 4,439-hectare nature reserve rising directly from the sea, home to one of Vietnam's last populations of the endangered red-shanked douc langur. Known for scenic mountain roads, quiet northern beaches, and Linh Ứng Pagoda with its 67m Lady Buddha.

Mar - Sep→

Cable Car

Vinpearl Cable Car

Khánh Hòa

The Vinpearl Cable Car is marketed as one of the world's longest over-sea cable cars - a 3,320-metre gondola crossing from the Nha Trang mainland to Hòn Tre Island, with aerial views over Nha Trang Bay, the city skyline, and the surrounding islands at around 50 metres above the water, reachable with an inexpensive cable-car-only ticket if the theme park beyond it doesn't interest you.

Feb - Nov→

South Vietnam (16)

Destination guides Con Dao, Phu Quoc · South Vietnam guide →

Beaches (9)

Beach

Back Beach Vũng Tàu

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Back Beach is Vũng Tàu's main beach - a 9km arc of open coastline facing the East Sea that serves as the primary weekend beach escape for Ho Chi Minh City, with a dense strip of seafood restaurants, hotels, and beach services backed by the Giant Jesus statue on the hill above - though it's honest to note the beach faces a real, recurring seasonal debris problem rather than being a pristine escape.

Dec - Apr→

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Bãi Nhát

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Bãi Nhát is one of Côn Đảo's most dramatic beaches - a tide-dependent stretch of white sand and multicoloured rock formations on the road between Con Son town and Bến Đầm port. Once ranked among Asia's top wild beaches by news.com.au, it is best known for its sunset views across to Đỉnh Tình Yêu (Love Peak), its boulder-strewn shoreline that vanishes completely at high tide, and the memorial to 198 prisoners who attempted a failed escape from the island in 1952.

Mar - Oct→

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Bãi Sao Beach

Kien Giang

Bãi Sao Beach on Phú Quốc's southeastern coast - over 2km of fine white sand in a sheltered bay with calm turquoise water. Unlike most Phú Quốc beaches, Bãi Sao is at its best June-October when the southwest monsoon keeps the bay sheltered and the water crystal clear.

Jun - Oct→

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Bai Truong (Long Beach)

Kien Giang

Bãi Trường (Long Beach) is a roughly 20 km stretch of sand on Phú Quốc's west coast, from Dương Đông down towards An Thới - known for some of the island's best sunsets, beach bars and fire shows, with conditions that vary a lot by section.

Oct - May→

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Đầm Trầu beach

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Bãi Đầm Trầu is one of the most striking beaches on Côn Đảo - a crescent of fine white sand backed by primary rainforest, ranked in Travel + Leisure's Top 25 Beaches in the World in 2021. Its most unusual feature: it sits directly below the flight path of Cỏ Ống Airport, where planes pass just overhead on approach - one of the only places in Vietnam where you can swim while watching aircraft land.

Year-round→

Beach

Đồi Nhái Beach

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Đồi Nhái Beach is an undeveloped, wind-swept stretch of coastline in Phường 11, Vũng Tàu, right by the mouth of the Cỏ May River - just 4km from the city centre yet largely untouched, and one of the few kitesurfing spots in Vietnam outside Mũi Né.

Dec - Apr→

Beach

Khem Beach

Kien Giang

Khem Beach on Phú Quốc's southeast coast is one of the island's most beautiful beaches - a long arc of fine white sand with clear turquoise water, best visited May-September when the southeast-facing coast is sheltered from the northeast monsoon. The name likely comes from 'kem' (cream) - a nod to the soft, white, cream-like sand underfoot.

May - Sep→

Beach

Phước Bình Beach

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Phước Bình Beach is a 4km stretch of quiet coastline next to Phước Tĩnh fishing village, tucked behind a row of resorts between Long Hải and Hồ Tràm. Almost no tourist presence - barely shows up in Google search results. Best October to November.

Oct - Apr→

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Beach

Six Senses Beach

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Six Senses Beach is the most beautiful stretch of coastline on Côn Đảo - a crescent of white sand and clear turquoise water at Đất Dốc, fronting the Six Senses resort, with patches of coral reported offshore and the forested national park hills rising directly behind the beach.

Mar - Sep→

Islands & bays (4)

Island

Ba Hòn Đầm Islands

Kien Giang

Ba Hòn Đầm is a cluster of three small islands in the Bà Lụa Archipelago, Kiên Lương - known as the 'mini Ha Long of the South', 20km offshore with calm shallow water between the islands, colourful pebble beaches, and bioluminescence at night from November to April.

Nov - Apr→

Island

Hòn Sơn Island

Kien Giang

Hòn Sơn is a large mountainous island in the Gulf of Thailand, Kiên Giang - calmer seas and a shorter crossing than Phú Quý, with clear water, Ma Thiên Lãnh peak, fishing villages, and almost no resort development. Minimum 2 nights to do it properly.

Nov - May→

Island

Nam Du Islands

Kien Giang

Nam Du is Vietnam's southernmost island archipelago - 21 islands in the Gulf of Thailand, closer and cheaper than Phú Quốc, with clearer water, outer islands for snorkeling, and a genuine fishing community character. 2 hours from Rạch Giá by high-speed ferry.

Nov - May→

Island

Pirate Islands

Kien Giang

The Hai Tac Islands (Quần đảo Hải Tặc) are a 16-island archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand about 28km from Hà Tiên, historically known as the Pirate Islands. Reachable by a regular, roughly 30-minute speedboat service, they remain one of the least-developed island groups in Vietnam, with coral reefs, quiet beaches, and a small fishing community.

Nov - Apr→

Other coastal (3)

Cable Car

Hòn Thơm Cable Car

Kien Giang

Hòn Thơm Cable Car is the world's longest non-stop three-rope cable car - 8km across open sea from Phú Quốc's southern tip to Hòn Thơm island, crossing at up to 174 metres above the water with panoramic views of the southern archipelago, fishing villages, and on clear days the sea floor visible below.

Nov - Apr→

Village

Phước Hải Fishing Village

Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Phước Hải is the best fishing village near Ho Chi Minh City that also has a proper beach - 1.5 hours from Saigon by Toàn Thắng bus, with a morning seafood market, fresh oysters, a 1km seafront promenade, and a beach clean enough to swim in. The combo of fishing village and beach is rare on this coastline.

Nov - Apr→

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Theme Park

VinWonders Phú Quốc

Kien Giang

VinWonders Phú Quốc is Vietnam's largest theme park - a 50-hectare resort complex on the northern coast with water parks, rides, aquarium, live shows, and a private beach. Best suited for families with children.

Nov - Apr→

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