Mũi Né

Mui Ne
Phường Mũi Né
Fishing boats in Mũi Né harbour
Nickname(s): "The resort capital of Vietnam"[1]
"Thủ đô resort của Việt Nam"
Mui Ne
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°56′N 108°17′E / 10.933°N 108.283°E / 10.933; 108.283
Country Vietnam
Province Bình Thuận
City Phan Thiet
Population (2005)
 • Religions Buddhism

Mui Ne is a coastal fishing town in the south-central Bình Thuan Province of Vietnam. The town, with approximately 25,000 residents is a ward of the city of Phan Thiet. Mui Ne and the other wards of Phan Thiet that stretch along the coast for approximately 50 kilometers have been transformed into a resort destination since the mid 1990s, when many visited the area to view the solar eclipse of October 24, 1995. Most notably, tourism has developed in the area from the city center to Mui Ne, which has more than a hundred beach resorts, as well as restaurants, bars, shops and cafes.

Mũi Né ward has two beaches; Ganh Beach and Suoi Nuoc Beach, both with a number of resorts and a few shops and restaurants. But the most highly developed area is Rang Beach in Ham Tien ward (often erroneously called "Mui Ne Beach" by foreigners), which extends west of Mui Ne. Strong sea breezes make all three beaches very popular for kitesurfing and windsurfing.

The tourist season is from December to April. The average temperature is 27 °C, and the climate is hot and dry much of the year.

Mui Ne is well known for unique white sand dunes, featuring several lakes and even swamps straight in the middle of sandy terrain. It is also the only place in Vietnam with hot air balloon ride service for adventurous tourists.

How to get to Mui Ne?

Mui Ne is one of the districts of Phan Thiet city and Mui Ne can be reached by bus, taxi, train or private transfer from Cam Ranh, Dalat, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Nha Trang. On average, the trip from Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne by bus takes around 7 hours and a ticket cost is around 10 USD by train 4 hours and cost is around 18 USD. Private taxi transfer from Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne cost $75 USD and takes 3,5 hours, the distance is 220 km. Tourist buses and trains departing every day from Ho Chi Minh city, and Nha Trang. Phan Thiet has two railway stations:

1) Phan Thiet railway station: Address 01 Hoang Hoa Tham St., Phu Trinh Ward, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam

2) Muong Man railway station: Address: Mường Mán, Hàm Thuận Nam District, Bình Thuận Province. Muong Man belongs to Binh Thuan province and this station located from Phan Thiet city 40 Km.

Saigon railway station: Address: 1 Nguyễn Thông, Phường 10, Quận 3, Hồ Chí Minh Nha Trang railway station: Address: 17 Thái Nguyên, Phước Tân, Thành phố Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.

Fishing boats near the town of Mũi Né, 2013

References

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  • Mui Ne travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 10°56′N 108°17′E / 10.933°N 108.283°E / 10.933; 108.283


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