Last updated : 09:32 on 11/01/2025

“What to do in Nha Trang?” is the question of many visitors when coming to Nha Trang. Nha Trang city is as beautiful as a masterpiece of nature and people with many famous Nha Trang tourist destinations. The diverse natural landscape has created an irresistible attraction for tourist activities here, along with rich cuisine and friendly people - Nha Trang has captured the hearts of tourists from all over the world. Now let's explore these interesting places with Vntrip!

What are the outstanding tourist attractions in Nha Trang city?

Vinpearl Land (Vinwonders)

Address: 98B/13, Tran Phu, Loc Tho, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa

Located on island Beautiful Hon Tre in the middle of the ocean with clear blue beaches all year round, Vinpearl Land known as Nha Trang tourist destination – “tropical paradise” attracts all tourists.

Vinpearl Nha Trang – a masterpiece of nature

In addition to the family and children's entertainment areas, Vinpearl Land also has Vinpearl Water Park. With slides with the steepest slope of 21.5m, this entertainment area often serves tourists who love thrills. In particular, a 56m long section of Hang Rung Ron will also satisfy the passion for exploration of many young tourists. Moreover, this place also attracts tourists with its magnificent 4D cinema.

In addition to conventional means of transport such as canoes, taxis, speedboats and ferries, visitors can also go to Hon Tre Island by a 3,320m long cable car system. This is the longest cable car in the world with 9 pillars on the sea and the mainland. The cable line has a structure similar to the Eiffel Tower, especially at night it will be lit up by lasers. This cable system can carry 1,000 - 1,500 people/hour. Thanks to that, traveling between the island and the mainland is easier.

Institute of Oceanography

Address: No. 1, Cau Da, Tran Phu, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography is a place to research the life of marine animals and plants in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province. This institute was established in 1923, located at 1 Cau Da, about 6km southeast of Nha Trang city center.

This tourist destination has over 20,000 specimens of 4,000 types of marine life preserved, collected and nurtured for many years. In particular, this is also the place to display a giant whale skeleton nearly 26m long, 3m high with 48 vertebrae that have been fully restored. Visitors coming here will be able to visit the laboratory, see strange creatures and learn more about the life of marine creatures.

Vinpearl Land, Bao Dai Palace, Ninh Van Bay and the Institute of Oceanography are four of the places. Nha Trang tourism famous. Coming here, you will admire beautiful scenery, new things and gain a lot of useful knowledge.

Hon Mun Island

Address: End of Tran Phu Street, Nha Trang City. Depart from Nha Trang Tourist Wharf or Hon Tam Port, combine to visit 2 VIP islands

This is an island known as the most poetic island in Nha Trang. The island conquers the hearts of any tourist who sets foot here with its endless white sand beaches, blue seas with wild bird nests perched on cliffs.

Come to Hon Mun Island is to come to the clear, vast blue water, to the rich and colorful coral reefs. With such a rich ecosystem, Hon Mun Island has been assessed by the World Wildlife Fund as the most diverse marine life area in Vietnam.

The sea water here is extremely clear and cool. Photo: ST

Coming to Hon Mun Island means coming to many interesting services at sea such as: Floating bar on the sea, diving to see coral or exploring Hon Mun by glass bottom boat.  

Hon Tam Island

Address: Vinh Nguyen, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa

Hon Tam Island is located 7 km from Nha Trang city, is a Nha Trang tourist attractions, a must-see experience when visiting the city. Hon Tam Island beautiful dream with rows of coconut trees running along the blue beach. 

Hon Tam Island is poetic and peaceful. Photo: ST

Visitors can lie on the chair, listen to the sound of the waves mixed with the rustling sound of coconut leaves, experience extremely interesting games on the sea such as parasailing, jet skiing, windsurfing, ... 

Cuisine in Hon Tam is also a point that attracts tourists here with fresh seafood that is processed extremely attractively. For tourists who want to experience the craft village culture here, they can visit the textile workshops, handicraft workshops, or enjoy the sound of the đàn trang, a beautiful spiritual culture that has been preserved for so long.

Hon Tam Nha Trang tour packages:

Full package tour & mud bath: 350,000 VND

Sightseeing, mud bath & lunch Set Menu: 550,000 VND

Sightseeing, swimming & lunch: 560,000 VND

Full service package: 800,000 VND

Ponagar Tower

Address: Hai Thang Tu Street, Vinh Phuoc, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa

Nha Trang is not only attractive with its breathtakingly beautiful beaches but also impresses with its unique and beautiful architectural works. Ponagar Tower is one of the largest Cham cultural architectural complexes in Central Vietnam.

Located on a hill 50m above sea level, Ponagar Tower is covered by the green of the forest, like a prominent structure in the middle of a cool natural background.

The overall architecture of Ponagar Tower consists of 3 floors: the lower floor is an ancient tower that no longer exists. On the middle floor is a guest house called Mandapa, for guests to rest after the pilgrimage, including 4 rows of octagonal columns creating an extremely unique architectural complex. 

The top floor is where the towers reside. The special thing about the structure of the towers is that the bricks are arranged very tightly and the adhesive marks between the bricks are almost invisible. The tower has 4 floors, each floor has a door. Inside is a statue of a goddess carved from marble sitting on a lotus pedestal, exuding an unusually majestic and respectful appearance.

Nha Trang Stone Church

Address: 31 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa

Nha Trang Stone Church is a famous landmark of the city, this place has more historical and cultural value than a normal religious church. As a historical witness, the Stone Church has witnessed many changes over time of this city, and now, it is also a beautiful landscape, contributing to the attraction of the dreamy coastal city.

The stone church with outstanding architecture is made entirely of stone. Photo: ST

As its name suggests, Nha Trang Stone Church is built entirely from cubic stones in the typical Western architectural style. In addition to its familiar name, the Stone Church is also known by many other names such as Mountain Church, because it was built on Bong Mountain, or Nha Trang Church, Nga Sau Church... But the most official name of this church is Christ the King Cathedral because it is an orthodox Catholic church.

Nha Trang Stone Church is not only a religious site of Nha Trang diocese, serving parishioners to attend mass and pray, but also a famous tourist destination in Nha Trang attract tourists 

Long Son Pagoda

Address: 20 23/10 Street, Phuong Son, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa

Mention Nha Trang tourist attractions sacred place not to be missed Long Son Pagoda – Long Son Pagoda, especially famous for the Golden Buddha Statue as a beautiful symbol of the city. The beauty of Nha Trang varies with time and place, sometimes bustling in the bustling streets, sometimes wild and peaceful in the vast sea and islands, and indispensable is the quiet and peaceful space of Long Son.

Located right at the foot of Trai Thuy mountain, Phuong Son ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, is the majestic Long Son pagoda, more than a hundred years old, a pilgrimage site for many Buddhists and a place for many people to find peace of mind. Long Son pagoda has undergone many renovations but still retains its ancient and solemn features. Currently, this is the most famous pagoda in Khanh Hoa, known and visited by many tourists when they have the opportunity to come to Nha Trang. 

Looking down from the pagoda, you can admire the whole beautiful and peaceful Nha Trang city, which seems to gather all the quintessence of heaven and earth to develop brilliantly as it is today. Coming to Long Son is a journey to find a peaceful place in each person's soul.

What else is noteworthy about the beautiful beaches and islands near Nha Trang city?

Diep Son Island

Located in beautiful Ninh Van Bay, Diep Son Island outstanding beauty as a unique mark of Nha Trang. The pristine island is where the Diep Son primeval mountain range is still preserved, that's why the island is also called Diep Son. While in reality, the island is a cluster of 3 small islands: Hon Bip, Hon Giua and Hon Duoc, connected by a unique sand road that is more than 800m long but less than 1m wide. It is this road that has created the unique attraction of Nha Trang tourist attractions this wonder

The landscape on the island is still very pristine, the population on the island is quite sparse, only about 80 households and life is quite simple and difficult due to lack of electricity. The islanders currently live mainly by fishing. In the future, it is hoped that the infrastructure of Diep Son in the coming time will be developed, not only to serve tourism but also to enhance and improve the lives of the people here.

Monkey Island Nha Trang

Nha Trang impresses tourists with many interesting and unique tourist destinations, including Monkey Island Nha Trang. Monkey Island is a Nha Trang tourist attractions Located on Hon Lao Island in Nha Phu Bay, about 18km north of Nha Trang city center. This is the only island in Vietnam where thousands of monkeys live and develop naturally.

There is a monkey kingdom in Nha Trang. Photo: ST

Currently, Monkey Island is known as a special eco-tourism park in Nha Trang with two species of monkeys that are domesticated and live naturally. When visitors come to visit, they can freely play with the mischievous monkeys, they will be very friendly and joke around with humans.

Besides visiting and playing with monkeys, Monkey Island also attracts tourists with its wild and charming natural scenery and the simple life of the islanders. Tourists can also participate in many other activities such as riding a horse around the island, participating in other attractive games and services such as scuba diving, parasailing, jet skiing, paragliding, and kayaking.

Nha Trang Long Beach

Nha Trang Long Beach is a beautiful beach that has been receiving a lot of attention recently and is expected to be a new highlight in the journey to this beautiful coastal city. The long, white sand beaches are as smooth as the skin of a beautiful girl sleeping in the calm, vast ocean.

Swimming at Bai Dai is also a very unique pleasure compared to other beaches in Nha Trang. The beach here is not too deep but only gently sloping, the waves are also very calm, not noisy or rushing, giving visitors a peaceful and pristine feeling like a place no one has ever visited. Even more interesting, although the beach is so long, there is a source of fresh water right next to the sea, just dig about 2m deep and you can enjoy the cool, fresh water.

Binh Hung Island

Beautiful as jade but Binh Hung Island Canh Ranh, Khanh Hoa is still a “rough gem” that contains a lot of potential and attractive value, no less than any beautiful island in Nha Trang. Binh Hung Island is located not far from Binh Ba Island, but the landscape here is unique with many beautiful beaches with clear blue water and funny names, such as Kinh Beach, Chuoi Beach, Me Tree Beach, Egg Stone Beach, Moss Beach… each beach has its own charm with rocks of many shapes, styles and colors.

The sea here is not deep, the water is so clear that you can see the bottom, and even the coral reefs near the shore. The islanders mainly live on fishing, especially lobster farming with great economic value. The raft houses on the island are also a unique landscape of Binh Hung Island. Coming here, visitors will be very satisfied when enjoying delicious specialties with strong sea flavors such as lobster, sea urchin, sea crab...

Beautiful rocky beach located right next to the sea. Photo: @binhsoo

Binh Ba Island

Binh Ba Island Khanh Hoa, a familiar land associated with the funny name "lobster island" with wild but rich landscape. The island is being invested to develop into a tourist destination attracting visitors to visit and explore with excitement from the first steps on the island.

The first impression of visitors when coming here is a pristine island with many beautiful beaches, blue water, white sand, breathtakingly beautiful. Because it has not been exploited for tourism much, the pristine nature of the island gives visitors a sense of peace and relaxation, very suitable for resting after long tiring days of work and daily life. On the peaceful coast are beautiful, deserted beaches with only the sea, water, clouds and sky, a peaceful blue color.

The most beautiful moments are the magical sunrise or sunset at the three most famous beaches of Binh Ba Island: Bai Nom, Bai Nha Cu and Bai Chuong. Tourists can freely choose or experience all three of these wonderful beaches.

Van Phong Bay

Located quite far from the city center (about 40km to the North) so Van Phong Bay possesses an extremely wild, rustic, and strangely peaceful beauty. It is still the same blue and clear beach that touches people's hearts, but Van Phong does not have the noisy, crowded look of the city, but is quieter, more silent, more mysterious, waiting for people to discover.

Binh Lap Island

Located between the sea of Tu Binh - Cam Ranh, but Binh Lap Island still one Nha Trang tourist address quite new due to its location almost isolated from the outside. Traveling to Binh Lap Island will be an unforgettable experience for visitors in the middle of a wonderful paradise.

To get to Binh Lap Island, visitors will have to go through a long but not boring journey with a beautiful coastal road, passing through Thi Nai lagoon, Vua lagoon and through Nui Chua national park and Vinh Hy bay. Going through the roads, admiring the spectacular scenery of one of the most beautiful coastal roads in Vietnam, you will be amazed by the beauty of the homeland.

Binh Lap Island is as beautiful as a natural masterpiece with the most pristine and pure things. Immersing yourself in the quiet space of the blue sea and the soft white sand, you will feel like you are lost in another world, peaceful and incredibly quiet. In front of the beautiful sea, enjoying delicious seafood is a pleasure not to be missed on Binh Lap Island. Because the seafood is caught right on the island, it is very fresh and the price could not be more reasonable. When night falls, you can choose to sleep in a tent right on the beach to watch the sky of thousands of stars and listen to the sound of the waves lapping the sand.

Those Nha Trang tourist attractions so rich that it is impossible to mention them all, above are just some suggestions from Vntrip. If you want to experience the most authentic beauty of Nha Trang, then come here quickly. Because there are beautiful scenes that words cannot fully describe but must be felt with all your soul and all your senses. Wish you a journey of discovery Nha Trang tourism most memorable!

Ninh Van Bay

Along with Nha Trang Bay, Ninh Van Bay beautiful as a dreamy fairy in the middle of the vast blue sea. Located on Hon Meo peninsula, Ninh Van bay is about 60km from Nha Trang city, so visitors can travel here by speedboat, and can also see the beautiful panoramic view of Nha Trang bay from the boat. 

Ninh Van possesses a wild and pure beauty that is especially suitable for tourists who want to experience a sense of relaxation in the peaceful space between the blue sea and golden sunshine. Hidden behind the ocean of Ninh Van Bay is the enchanting beauty of colorful coral reefs.

Currently, this place is being invested and developed into an international-class resort but still retains the wild features of nature here. The resorts are built in harmony with nature from quiet thatched roofs in the swaying coconut trees. 

The interior architecture is also made of wood, bamboo and other natural materials. At Ninh Van Bay, visitors will have the opportunity to experience many interesting activities such as scuba diving to see coral, surfing, swimming or kayaking.

Ninh Van Bay is a very suitable place for tourism combined with relaxation. Spending time relaxing here is a great remedy to erase all your stress and fatigue! Let's refer to the resort hotels here to prepare for your upcoming trip.

An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay

The article is referenced content from VnTrip, edited some details to match the reality of Nha Trang tourism and Hon Tam tourism.

What to eat in Nha Trang? Where to stay?

Nha Trang has many specialties as well as eateries and restaurants that meet all requirements from budget to high-end. Here is a small tip for you about a restaurant with a sea view on Pham Van Dong, near Amiana resort, Horizon Hotel. Dong Ho restaurant is a delicious restaurant in Nha Trang that is loved by domestic and international tourists, especially Korean tourists. This is one of the suggestions that I want to introduce to you on the topic of Nha Trang tourism.

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