When you want to go somewhere with a cool breeze, enjoy fresh seafood dishes, or take pictures of nature. No worries! Here are the pristine beaches near Ho Chi Minh City to travel to.
1. Can Gio Beach
Can Gio is a peaceful place with endless sandy beaches and a pristine sea. This area is a Ho Chi Minh City coastal district, about 50km from the center. If traveling by car or motorbike, you follow Huynh Tan Phat Street to cross the Binh Khanh ferry. Then, keep going straight to the Can Gio Sea.
This place is the Southern region’s green lung and Vietnam’s first biosphere reserve. When visiting Can Gio, you can escape the city’s noise, watch the sea, and enjoy the cool air.
If you like eco-tourism, you can go to Vam Sat tourist place. There are many species of plants and animals. Typically, a monkey island will give you a lot of fun.
Traveling to Can Gio, the guests must recognize seafood. You can enjoy seafood restaurants along the beach at affordable prices. If you want a more elegant style, you will go to the restaurants on 30-4 Street.
For those who prefer strange feelings, you can go to Hang Duong market to buy seafood and then to the beach to prepare and taste it. But, this way is good to do when you travel with local people.
2. Tan Thanh beach
Just about 2 hours by car, you will go to the longest black sand beach in Vietnam. To travel to this beach near Ho Chi Minh City, you find the way towards QL50 through Go Cong Town. Then, you follow the DT862 road about 15km further to the destination.
If you like swimming, there are better choices than this beach. Tan Thanh Beach is famous for its black sand, which does not look clean. However, the beach has attractive features, with Vietnam’s longest and most beautiful black sand beach.
Also, when stepping down on the sand, you will feel the layers of fine feelings like going on velvet, making you like going to the beach forever and never getting bored.
Tan Thanh Beach is flat and stretches for many kilometers, making it an excellent place to grow clams. An exciting experience is the hunt for clams. Eating white clams will surely be an unforgettable meal. A local person will guide you through this experience.
3. Thanh An Beach
Thanh An Beach is an island commune in the Can Gio district, located about 50km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to the East. Thanh An looks like a girl nestled by the noisy urban flow. There are about 5,000 inhabitants on the island, and their main job is fishing and salt making.
Thanh An Island has a peaceful sea life with mangrove forests, rocky roads, docks, etc. Many photographers are fascinated by the unique way to walk in the middle of the sea.
Although this beach is near Saigon, it has few services and utilities. But for those who would like to find local life and the original culture, a trip to this island would not make you regret it. The scenery is peaceful, the people are gentle, and the food is delicious and cheap.
One note is that you buy seafood at Can Thanh Market and bring it along when eating on the island. When fishermen return from the sea, they usually sell their products to seafood shops, so finding fresh seafood directly on the beach is challenging.
Finding a local friend who supports exploring this site is a good idea when it does not develop tourist services because this beach is not famous for tourists.
4. Phuoc Hai Beach
Phuoc Hai Beach situates at the foot of Minh Dam Mountain, Phuoc Hai Town, Dat Do, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, this beach near Saigon is recognized as the most beautiful in Vung Tau.
Coming here, you will spend time with a rare pristine beach. Along with that are the vast white sand area, beautiful magic rocks, and green casuarinas. The seawater here is clear. On the thin sand are tiny snails calmly crawling to play around. And so, you will be free to relax on a large beach, watching the rocks covered by the white foam waves.
This beach is most beautiful in the early morning. You will watch an incredible sunrise. Under the sea, baskets of fishermen go fishing near the shore, creating a peaceful feeling because Phuoc Hai people live mainly on fishing. This place is also the oldest fishing village in Ba Ria—Vung Tau.
Although there are a few restaurants here, to enjoy delicious seafood in Phuoc Hai, you should buy clams, fish, and crabs from people who have just caught them. Then, find a place on the beach to cook and eat immediately. This experience is more exciting, but it requires to do with a local guide.
5. Long Hai Beach
Another suggestion for a destination near Saigon is Long Hai Beach. This beach is clean and not too busy. It is very suitable for escaping from the busy life of Ho Chi Minh during the weekends. Phuoc Hai Beach is about 100km from Saigon, and it takes 3 hours to drive there.
Long Hai Beach has a beautiful long sea route adorned by lovely cherry blossom trees. Especially when Tet comes, they bloom to cover a big area.
You can use a private or a hydrofoil to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau. These two means of transportation are the top choice.
The typical feature of the sea scenery is the clear water with long sandy beaches and a few rocks. When staying at this place, you can feel the salty taste of the sea. You will like seafood in Long Hai because the price is very reasonable, including shrimp, crabs, and grilled squids. But you should ask the price before tasting; that is a good idea.
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These are famous beaches near Saigon that you can choose to visit within a day. However, if you like swimming and using good tourist services at the beach, you can travel to some beaches in Vung Tau, and Long Hai is one of the top choices.
Many beaches in Can Gio are still wild, near Saigon, a crowded city. However, tourist services at these beaches could be improved. Despite this, you can find a peaceful life and lovely scenery.
Thanh An Beach is on the island, so the best time to visit is from January to June when the weather and waves are calm.
Another note when tasting seafood is that you should not eat at tiny restaurants and not try too much to avoid becoming allergic. It is also better to ask the price before tasting crab, shrimp, and squids because some of them have a much higher price.
Which beach will you come to when you have holidays in Saigon?
