Mui Ne is the name derived from the youngest princess of the Cham king, called the Mouse Princess. In the past, this area of the Cham people, whose youngest girl was 16 years old, suffered from a serious disease, later built an Am temple to cultivate at Hon Rom. Since then, nicknamed Na Ne - the people gradually read Na Ne into Mui Ne. Ne is the name of the Ut princess - The nose is the headland to the sea.
Geographically, Mui Ne is about 22 km northeast of Phan Thiet city. In the past, Mui Ne was pristine with a long coastline and poor fishing villages. Realizing the development potential of sea tourism, this place has been invested to build many resorts and other tourism services, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists every year to relax, bathe ... Since then, Mui Ne has been dubbed the resort capital of Vietnam.
Traveling to Mui Ne - Phan Thiet cannot ignore the following outstanding landscapes:
Mui Ne Spring
Stream of Mui Ne with a coastal length of about 10 km in Mui Ne ward is limited by two famous scenic spots Phan Thiet with the beginning of Hon Rom and the end of Hon Nghe (A small island with Kim Quy image from the land immediately turned to the sea). Mui Ne Stream is located on route 706, which leads to the famous sights of Phan Thiet, White Sandune (White sandune) and this is the national coastal tourist route that takes visitors from Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet away. Nha Trang and vice versa. This street is also a place for tourists who love photography to have impressive angles of daily life and Mui Ne Phan Thiet landscape.
Because the terrain is far away from the residential area, the beach here is very clean, the white sand beach is gentle, so in the summer when moving the South wind (from April to October every year), you can go to the shore for hundreds of meters. The water level also reached across the abdomen so it was safe and suitable for the tourist season of domestic tourists and those who loved sailing sports. In the north wind season (from October to April next year), this place is an ideal place for sea sports players to challenge their courage with big waves through water sports known as surfing. Windsurfing and kite surfing.
Mui Ne Sand Dunes
Many tourists showed great interest in taking a trip to visit sand dunes like the Sahara desert on the coastal route 706 through the sights of Mui Ne Fishing Village - Golden Sand Hill - Hon Rom - Long Son Suoi Water - Hon Nghe - White Sand Hill. This area has two very interesting places that tourists should not ignore that are: Golden Sand Hill and White Sand Hill, in which the White Sand Dunes are bigger and also known in the local language as White or White Lake or Bau Sen.
Golden Sand Dunes - Flying sand dunes
Step by step slowly to the sand hill that reminds you of the great deserts in the Middle East or Africa. These are the children who love to surf plastic sand and the artists try to record the splendor of nature. Experience on the pink hill has never been an unforgettable experience.
Golden sand hill - Mui Ne sand hill
White Sand Hill - White
White sand hill or Bau Trang is the second tourist attraction in Mui Ne after the sea. Large size located 20km from Mui Ne in the northeast direction, Bau Trang is likened to the sand dunes in the Sahara. The sand here turns from yellow to pure white (red sand can be found south of some villages of Mui Ne).
White sand dunes - White Mui Ne
Bau Trang area consists of 3 lakes: Bau Ong (Gentleman Lake), Bau Ba (Lady Lake), the largest Bau Bau (Mango Lake), and some ponds. Bau Ba covers an area of 70 ha, the largest place is 500m, the average depth is 5m, the deepest place is 19m in the rainy season. The total volume of water contained in the two lakes is 12,131,900 m3. The deepest area of the lake is covered by hundreds of lotus flowers blooming all over the lake area when the sky falls, adding the beauty of white sand.
Suoi Tien
18 km from Phan Thiet to the Northeast, Suoi Tien appears in the eyes of tourists is just a small slot but full of romance and mystery. Located in a beautiful location, one side of Suoi Tien is the red and white sand mountains mixed together, the other side is the shady coconut trees, the luxuriant bushes.
Fairy Stream in Mui Ne
The stream bends through colorful sand dunes to create a spectacle like Bong Lai. The space is red, the pebble sand piles are eroded by rain and wind creating strange shapes attracting curious minds and imagination of visitors. Between sharp peaks, there are small gaps and alleys for adventurers to climb, but every way is narrow enough to fit only one foot.
Mui Ne fishing village
Mui Ne fishing village is located about 3 km north of Mui Ne town. Right at the entrance to the village you can witness hundreds of colorful colorful fishing boats anchored on the water. Not far from the port is a colorful small market with the peaceful beauty of the surrounding coconut trees. Walking along the beach covered with sea shells during fishing especially in the pier and south of the town, you will see how fishermen sort of catch.
Mui Ne fishing village
Ke Ga Lighthouse
Along the coast about 30 Km south of Phan Thiet is a sea area long known by Ke Ga lighthouse on a small island not far from the shore. The sea in Ke Ga must be beautiful with its colorful coastal rocks and the area around the lighthouse.
Ke Ga Mui Ne Lighthouse - Phan Thiet
Built in 1897 by French architect Chnavat, the lighthouse is considered one of the most beautiful lighthouses in Southeast Asia. The tower is 25m away from the sea, from the base of the tower to the 41m high tower with an octagonal shape and a radius of 22 nm. Ke Ga lighthouse has a classic beauty of the West and is considered as a precious work of art made entirely from marble. It is this special architectural monument and picturesque landscapes that make Ke Ga Island and the lighthouse become one of the attractions to Phan Thiet tourists in recent years.
Ta Cu Mountain
Ta Cu Mountain is a tourist destination not to be missed for any visitor to Phan Thiet - Mui Ne. About 30km east of Phan Thiet, about 1 hour drive, you will witness firsthand the famous mysterious beauty of this place. To get to the top of the mountain temple area, you can choose to climb a mountain or take a cable car through the vast tropical forest - home to many species of birds and wildlife. The mountain pagoda was built in 1879 at an altitude of about 457m above the sea level, covered all year round by the green of forest leaves, cool streams, and the sound of forest birds chirping and the songs of the monks. funny monkey. Ta Cu mountain pagoda is the common name used to refer to 2 areas of Linh Son Long Doan and Linh Son Truong Tho pagodas.
Mui Ne Ta Cu Mountain
Coming to Ta Cu mountain, you not only see the beauty of the vast forest here but also see the statue of Thich Ca Mau Ni entering nirvana of 49m high and 11m high with the most unique and tilting posture. in Vietnamese record books. The buddha statue located about 50m is the group of Di Da Buddha (7m) Quan The Am (6.5m) and Dai The Chi (6.5m). Ta Cu mountain pagoda with the beauty of pure meditation has attracted hundreds and thousands of pilgrims every year.
Mui Ne - Phan Thiet is one of the Central tourism destinations famous for its long smooth, beautiful sand beaches, clear blue sea and sport services to diversify tourism types suitable for all. object. The most appropriate time to Mui Ne is from June to October of the solar calendar, you will fully feel the maximum advantages of tourism here