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Top Spots in Nha Trang

Vinpearl Amusement Park

This amusement park is perfect for a fun day. It has many attractions, including water slides, a wave pool, shopping mall, amphitheater, a massive aquarium and roller coaster rides. You can go to the park with a 3320m long giant cable car that goes over water from Nha Trang beach to Vinpearl attraction park. 

• Address: Vinpearl Resort Island, Nha Trang Bay 
• Opening hours: Mon - Thu 08:00 to 21:00 and Fri - Sun 08:00 to 22:00 
• Price Entrance and cable car: 600,000 VND for adults, 500,000 VND kids, 480,000 VND 60+ 
  

Long Son Pagoda

A Buddhist Pagoda from the late 19th century. To get to the top, you have take 150 steps. On the top is a big white Buddha sitting at a lotus. There is a big 14 meter long sleeping Buddha half-way the steps. The entrance of the pagoda is decorated with mosaic dragons. 

Address: Phat Hoa, Phuong Son ward

Opening hours: 07:30 to 17:00 

National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam

This museum represents the exact image of the marine environment of Nha Trang. You will see fish tanks, houses of marine life, kinds of fish such as sharks, clownfish, sea horses. Another floor consists of local boats, fishing artifacts and specimens. 

• Address: 1 Cau da, Nha Trang
• Opening hours: 06:00 to 18:00 
• Price: 30,000 VND

Alexandre Yersin Museum

Alexandre Yersin was an amazing photographer and a scientist interested in everything from aviation to ethnography. He photographed the French outpost of Nha Trang and ethnic groups. He died in 1975 and he got recognizes as a hero 15 years later. That’s why they founded a museum for him with his letters, scientific instruments, furniture, photographs, personal effects and even his deathbed. 

• Address: Pasteur Institute, 10 Tran Phu St, Nha Trang
• Opening hours: Mon - Sat 08:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 16:30
  

Po Nagar Cham Towers

A beautiful complex of temples with an ancient architecture built between the 7th and 12th century. They are not the original design, but have a charming look and still used for worship by Cham, Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhist. The temple is dedicated to Yan Po Nagar, the goddess of the country. 

• Address: 2 Thang 4, Vinh Phuoc, Nha Trang
• Opening hours: 06:00 to 17:30 
• Price: 22,000 VND, guide 50,000 VND 
  

Hon Khoi Salt Fields

This is an impressive place to visit. See how female workers harvest mounds of white natural salt. They carry two baskets filled with salt over their shoulder. These baskets weigh up to 10 kg each. The best time to see the salt fields is between January and June.

• Address: Northern Nha Trang
• Opening hours: 04:00 to 09:00 

Nha Trang Beach

The most famous beach known for its unique combination of city and natural beauty. A beach with white powdery sand, surrounded by pretty parks, neat rows of prune trees and creative sculpture gardens. Nha Trang has two beaches where you can enjoy a perfect day at the beach. 

• Nha Trang Town Beach
  

The most popular one with most tourists. It is 6 kilometers long and the perfect place to relax and take a massage. It is the busiest in the morning, where people train during sunrise.

• Bai Duong 

More hidden from the nightlife and quieter than Town Beach. So if you want to go to a less touristy beach, take a bicycle or motorbike and go to Bai Duong. 

Local Food in Nha Trang

One of the most touristic places if you look at restaurants. You’ll find more non-local restaurants than local in the centre, but that shouldn’t hold you back from trying Nha Trang’s specialties, because they are very tasty!

• Nem Nuong (fermented pork roll)

 You can eat this dish fresh or grilled. Mostly, it’s grilled. The roll is served with raw herbs, dipping sauce and pickled green papaya. You can enjoy this dish whenever you want. As a snack, appetizer or with rice or noodles. The grilled pork is heavily marinated in a paste made with sugar, black pepper and garlic. After that they are wrapped around bamboo and grilled until it’s well cooked. Served with a platter of fresh herbs, pickled vegetables and rice paper to wrap all the ingredients together. 

Try it at: Nem Nuon Vu Thanh An - 15 Le Loi 

• Bun Cha Sua (vermicelli with fish) 

This dish, made of rice vermicelli, jellyfish and steamed sailfish filet is very popular in a place like Nha Trang. With a sweet and savory fish broth and some eateries add in crab, shrimp and pork to ensemble. 

Where? you can find it at Bach Dang Street and Nha Trang’s street markets. 

• Bo Ne (Nha Trang beef steak)

A popular dish as breakfast. Marinated skirt steak in various spices that comes with a dollop of pate, eggs and chili sauce. Often served with condiments, toasted baguette and a small serving of fresh greens. Dip the beef in a mix of salt, pepper, lime and use the baguette to polish off the remaining egg yolk and pate from the hotplate. 

• Banh Cuon (rolled cake)

 Similar to all the other famous spring rolls in Vietnam. The steamed flower rice papers are filled with ground pork, minced wood ear mushrooms and onions. The rolls are mostly topped with shrimp floss, coriander and herbs. The sweet-sour dipping sauce will finish the dish. You can find them at many street markets and local restaurants. 

• Banh Can (rice cake with quail eggs)

A popular snack in the Central and South regions of Vietnam. The snack consists of rice flour, spring onion, lard and eggs. They are served with a special sweet and sour dipping sauce made from Nha Trang’s famous fish sauce and raw vegetables. 

• Ca Ri Ga (Vietnamese curry)

 This Vietnamese curry is served with rice, noodles or a warm baguette. It’s made with chicken, sweet potatoes, ginger, carrots and peas cooked in a rich coconut curry sauce. Comparing to the other curry countries (Thailand, Cambodia and India) is the curry in Vietnam milder and lighter.