Locations in Ba Ria - Vung Tau · 13 found
An Nhứt Rice Fields
An Nhứt Rice Fields in Long Điền district, Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu province, is a 2,000-hectare countryside escape near Vũng Tàu city - a 2km winding road through golden rice paddies, a lone tree landmark, drone photography spot, and a weekend countryside food market with bamboo stalls from 4 PM.
Back Beach Vũng Tàu
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.
Con Dao National Park
Con Dao National Park - Vietnam's premier wildlife and marine conservation area. 19,883 hectares, Ramsar Wetland since 2013. Vietnam's most important sea turtle site: 400+ turtles nest annually. Three endemic species found nowhere else on earth. Rainforest trekking, coral reefs, dugong, and sea turtles in one protected area.
Con Dao Prison
Con Dao Prison is Vietnam's most significant historical site of incarceration - a French colonial penal complex used continuously from 1862 to 1975, holding figures such as Phan Châu Trinh and Tôn Đức Thắng. Known internationally for the Tiger Cages, and the burial place of revolutionary heroine Võ Thị Sáu at nearby Hàng Dương Cemetery.
Đầm Trầu beach
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.
Núi Dinh (Dinh Mountain)
Núi Dinh is a roughly 500m-high mountain range in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province - the highest in the region - with a paved road climbing much of the mountain, forested trails to Đỉnh La Bàn (a former US military helicopter pad and one of the mountain's best-known viewpoints), pagodas including Chùa Hang Mai, and streams with natural swimming pools at Suối Tiên and Suối Đá.
Đồi Nhái Beach
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.
Minh Đạm Mountain
Minh Đạm Mountain is a 355m, 8km-long forested range in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu with three sides facing the sea, over 300 caves, and a resistance base recognised as a National Historical Relic in 1993. Named for two soldiers who died defending it in 1948, it offers forest trekking, cave exploration, and coastal views near Long Hải beach.
Bãi Nhát
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.
Phước Bình Beach
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.
Phước Hải Fishing Village
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.
Phước Tỉnh Fishing Village
Phước Tỉnh is one of the oldest and most active fishing ports in southern Vietnam - a working harbor in Long Điền district, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, where hundreds of fishing vessels dock daily, and the morning market is one of the most photogenic and genuine seafood scenes near Ho Chi Minh City. Note: don't confuse it with Phước Hải, a similarly-named but separate fishing town in neighbouring Đất Đỏ district.
Six Senses Beach
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.
Local Food You Must Try
Bánh khọt
Crispy mini rice pancakes topped with shrimp - Vung Tau's most beloved street snack, eaten with herbs and dipping sauce
Hàu nướng mỡ hành
Grilled oysters with scallion oil and crushed peanuts - best eaten fresh at beachside seafood stalls
Bánh bông lan trứng muối
Soft sponge cake filled with salted egg yolk custard - Vung Tau's most iconic street snack and the number one thing locals bring back as gifts. Best eaten warm, straight from the bakery.
Bún tôm tích
Rice vermicelli soup with mantis shrimp - a Vung Tau specialty rarely found elsewhere. The broth is light and naturally sweet from the fresh-caught mantis shrimp, served with herbs and a squeeze of lime.