Binh Thuan is a coastal province on the south-central coast. This place has a lot of potential for tourism development with beautiful beaches and daring cultural works. If you come to Binh Thuan, don’t forget to visit the following places.
1. Ke Ga Lighthouse
Ke Ga Lighthouse is located at Ke Ga Cape, Tan Thanh Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District, Binh Thuan Province. The majestic Ke Ga Lighthouse stands amidst pristine, clear water beaches on Ke Ga Island.
It is the tallest and oldest tower in Vietnam, which illuminates boats and traffic in the area. To visit Ke Ga Lighthouse, you can contact the resort to rent a boat, rent a basket boat or a boat from local people.
2. Sand dunes
Hong Mui Ne Hill, also known as Cat Bay Hill – one of the sandy beaches stretching for several kilometers and extending into an unspecified area with a large extent. Near the Hon Rom region, which extends from Binh Thuan province to Ninh Thuan, Cat Bay hill is one of the landscapes that once fascinated the footsteps of poets, painters and photographers…
In addition to the beautiful shape, the sand has up to 18 different colors which are very beautiful such as: yellow, red black, gray white, dark… is an attraction for many tourists. With a desert-like landscape, the sand dunes continually changing color and shape, it is no surprise that Cat Bay is attractive to many people.
3. Co Thach Rocky Beach
Co Thach Beach and Rock is located in Binh Thanh commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province. It is also a very strange and unique tourist destination of Phan Thiet Mui Ne. Compared to beaches in Binh Thuan province, Co Thach beach is a combination of long rocky beaches with fine golden sand and clear blue water.
The rocks here are round, flat, colorful, formed from nature, that’s why it is also called “Seven Colored Stone Beach”. People come to Co Thach not to swim, but to take photos here, it is so beautiful, especially in March – when green moss covers the large rocks, giving Co Thach an irresistible beauty.
4. Cu Lao Cau
Located about 110km from Phan Thiet in the northeast, with a length of more than 1500m, the widest place is almost 700m. Cu Lao Cau appears like a large battleship, surrounded by thousands of stone blocks of different colors and shapes.
It is a desert island, located approximately 9km from the coast, approximately 1h30 by boat from the mainland. It’s a tourist paradise with beautiful beaches and charming natural scenery, or follow the squid fishing boats at night.
5. Hon Rom
A must-see point in Binh Thuan tourist destinations is Hon Rom, 28 km from Phan Thiet town. Hon Rom is the name of a small, still intact mountain, located in the hamlet of Long Son, in the Mui Ne district, in the town of Phan Thiet. It is a very suitable place for groups of friends and family to go on vacation.
Hon Rom has clear blue water, gentle waves, no reefs, mountains overlap, embracing a 17 km long winding beach, resting on the gentle hills of golden sand on both sides of green coconut trees.
In Hon Rom, the group of beaches has many areas such as: Hon Rom 1, Hon Rom 2, Thuy Trang… you can swim, watch the sunrise or sunset, watch the moon rise or even organize a campfire.
6. Phu Quy Island
Phu Quy, also known as Cu Lao Thu, is a small island located about 120 km from Phan Thiet town. Phu Quy Island has an area of 16 km² located off the south central coast of Vietnam, approximately 60 minutes from the island. Around the main island of Phu Quy, there are other islands like Da Cao Island, Red Island, Tranh Island, Hai Island…
On Phu Quy Island, there are quite large pagodas such as Linh Quang Pagoda, Cao Cat Pagoda, etc., which are recognized as historical and cultural relics. The island has very diverse and rich coral reef vegetation and many beaches such as: Trieu Duong Bay, Doi Dua Beach, Nho Ganh Hang Beach, Mo Thay Doi Beach, bay of Trieu Duong…
7. Ong Dia rocky beach
Ong Dia rocky beach is located in Ham Tien district of Mui Ne, 10 km from Phan Thiet. It is a beautiful light blue beach with rocky outcrops and boulders protruding from the sea. It is one of the beautiful beaches, still untouched and attracting special attention from tourists in Mui Ne.
You will be impressed by a light blue color of the sea mixed with the color of the sky, creating a vast space, big but cool, peaceful… The rocky beach is not only attractive for tourists from all over the world, but also an ideal backdrop for many couples’ wedding photo album.
8. Poshanu Cham Tower
Poshanu Tower located on Ba Na Hill in Phu Hai district is a group of remains of the ancient Champa Kingdom. These are considered historical remains and footprints of the Cham Pa people in this land of Binh Thuan. Poshanu Tower Group, built by the Cham people in the late 8th century to worship Shiva, is a famous historical relic group with Hoa Lai architectural style in Binh Thuan with long-standing culture.
Although it is only small to medium in size, it has distilled the quintessence of the architectural techniques and decorative arts of the ancient Cham people to create a majestic and mysterious look. It is one of the oldest groups of Cham towers still relatively intact.
9. Ong Hoang’s house
Ong Hoang House is a tourist relic located on one of the five beautiful hills in Phu Hai district, Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan. It was originally a villa built by Ferdinand d’Orléans, Duke of Montpensier for a cost of 82,000 Indochinese silver coins, but currently it has been destroyed and is just a ruin.
The place Lau Ong Hoang is also associated with the name of the poet Han Mac Tu – because Lau Ong Hoang was the place to go out and watch the moon of Han Mac Tu with Mong Cam – the poet’s lover.
10. Ta Cu Mountain Pagoda
Ta Cu Mountain Tourist Area is located near National Highway 1A in Thuan Nam Town, 30 km south of Phan Thiet Town.
Ta Cu Mountain tourist area has beautiful scenery. The highest point is the peak of Ta Cu Mountain. There are 2 ways to reach Ta Cu Mountain: follow more than 1,000 steps or take the cable car. If you are adventurous and healthy, you can conquer the top of the mountain after more than 1,000 steps.
The second way is faster, you can take the cable car to the top of the mountain. At the top of the mountain, there are 2 famous temples, Linh Son Truong Tho and Long Doan Pagoda, the most famous being the Reclining Buddha Statue – the largest reclining Buddha statue in Southeast Asia.
