Cua Tung - The queen of beach

Located in the coastal district of Vinh Linh in the central province of Quang Tri, Cua Tung Beach is the nation's "Queen of Beaches", arousing the curiosity of many tourists to come and experience its beauty.
The one kilometre-long beach is not particularly long or wide, but the water is gentle and clear. Two underground rock formations, Mui Si and Mui Lai, encroach on the sea, creating a small bay that shelters the beach from strong waves and tides.

The beach is surrounded by a belt of basalt and stone mountains that resemble a huge comb passing through the hair of the waves. On the hill grow green orchards of jackfruit, pineapple, banana and custard-apple.

While the central region is known for its harsh weather, with dry winds from the southwest and major storms from the sea, Cua Tung Beach is protected by Mother Nature, out of the wind on most days, and the bay offers safe harbour for fishing boats.

The first foreigner to set foot here during the time of French colonialism saw the area’s potential for developing resorts. At that time, Vietnam was divided into three regions and the central region was known as Annam. Ernest Albert Briere, the governor of Annam from 1891-97, was one of those who fell in love with the place, and he built a palace here in 1896 to spend his holidays on the beautiful beach.

The palace was transferred to King Duy Tan (1900-45), the 11th king of the Nguyen Dynasty, who ascended the throne at age 7 and bridled at living in confinement in palaces under the control of the French. He travelled extensively around the country, and Cua Tung was one of his stops.

King Bao Dai (1913-97), the 13th and final Vietnamese feudal king, often traveled from his capital in Hue to Cua Tung to enjoy this amazing beach.

The Frenchman Andre de Laborde, who had a deep understanding of this land, described Cua Tung as a gentle sloping beach which is part of the green highland 20m above sea level. From the slope, people can see the changes in the colour of the sea and sky. Shades of blue change hourly under the sunshine, surprising anyone who has the chance to witness it.

The sea here is so shallow that a person can run about half a kilometre from the shore and the water will only be up to their chest.

Nearby Cat Son village is a short stroll along the beach. It has been famous for hundreds of years for its fish, drum-making, carpentry and mother-of-pearl inlay. Here, you can dine on cuttlefish, prawns, lobster, butterfish, mackerel, Chinese herring, and other kinds of seafood cooked in the local way.

To the south of the beach is the estuary of the Ben Hai River with Hien Luong Bridge just 10km from Cua Tung Beach. The bridge lies on the 17th parallel and formed the border between North and South Vietnam between 1954 and 1975.

This symbol of separation and loss in wartime is now one of the links between Vinh Linh and Vinh Gio districts in the province. Boarding a boat at the base of the bridge, travellers can see lush rice paddies, bamboo and casuarinas trees along the river banks. The slow rhythm of life, the whisper of the wind and the rippling of the water, all bring a feeling of peace.

About 30km offshore from the beach is Con Co Island, a 4- sq. km island with a coastline of about 8km and an average elevation of 5-30m above sea level. At the centre of the island is a 63m-high mountain which was a strategic position during the time the country was divided. Though it is isolated from the mainland by heavy winds, soldiers braved the strong waves and enemy attacks to carry food and weapons to the island.

Lush forests and fruit trees cover the island, including hardwoods with resin as red as blood. In autumn, the bang (Malabar almond) trees also turn red, making the island even more picturesque.

Since 1989, 4,000 coconut trees, symbolising the 4,000-year history of Vietnam, have been cultivated on the island. It is also the home of a small rattlesnake that is used to steep in rice wine to make medicine for treating backache and other ailments. Black and white sea cucumbers as big as a toe are found in the surrounding waters and make a good dish that also has medicinal properties.

Thinh Long beach

Thinh Long is the new beach of Hai Hau, Nam Dinh, located adjacent to the Quat Lam beach (which has the famous Nam Dinh), close to the Xuan Thuy National Park. Passing Nam Dinh City by National Road 21 to the town of Hai thinh, Hai Hau District, you will come to Thinh Long Beach. The beach here is long and the beaches of concrete as a small dike, the last yard is a small fishing village.. Where the bright morning, afternoon -  the small boats ashore to bring the fish, shrimp, crab provided for visitors. Thinh Long as well as other beaches of the North - muddy silt cool, but still there are many travelers want to feel peace.

Thinh Long has been developed as a swimming beach in recent years. This is a smooth sandy beach stretching for several kilometers to the sea in the shade of Casuarinas trees planted by the seaside. Seafood is abundant, inexpensive, and delicious. Thinh Long Beach is on the way to be coming a prime destination for sun seekers.

Arriving in Thinh Long, you will see a different air that is pure and quiet. Green fields with a lot of farm produce locating at the other side of the breakwater stretch as far as the eye can see. Standing on the slope of the breakwater filled with the row of casuarinas and sniffing the wind blowing to your faces, you will feel very cool and a salty odor will fondle on the surface of our skin. The sea is very deserted. The sand-bank is cleaned out with footprints. That is the chance to contemplate original works made of sand by sand crabs. You can look for a family restaurant in order to have lunch with seafood, especially the course of fried fish together with steamed rice. Although your lunch is simple and the caterer's behavior is over familiar, you will recognize their enthusiasm and hospitality. In the afternoon, after taking a rest, you should go around the sea. 02 ends of Thinh Long beach are 02 gathering areas for fishing. And the afternoon is the time when fishermen prepare for tomorrow sea voyage. The people here are very friendly and complaisant. You can learn the way to mend the net and the process of sea voyage, even you can be invited to fishermen's houses to spend the night and "have dinner with their family".

Tinh Gia beach - can not be ignored

Not known as Sam Son, Do Son, Hai Hoa Cua Lo beach, but tourists again conquered by definition wild and clean water, and the hospitality of the people honest and rustic fishing.

This marine area tourism trips with dust, especially the young people preferred to explore and adventure. Hai Hoa is located about 200km from Hanoi, Thanh Hoa city about 45 km .. Not many services have developed as other places, but the atmosphere here is spacious and peaceful. Blue sea, reasonable prices. A number of hotels that travelers can choose from Hanoi ACB Green, Ocean Hotel, Highlands Hotel ...

Visit temples Dao Duy Tu Nguyen Binh Commune, Tien Pagoda Stage, Lach Bang Temple, the temple in Quang Trung Hai Thanh commune, Son Island Attorney with the area of An Duong Vuong, My Chau and Trong Thuy ... ancient relics such as Fort Hai Tinh, Thanh Ninh said.

Going into the summer, watching sunrise waking up on the beach do not forget to stop at the fishermen's boats filled with produce of the sea, can be purchased on the spot. Specialty here is the production of marine organisms such as crab and squid in addition to ... to the Thanh Hoa city, visitors can choose to buy rolls and sour, coconut. When buying seafood should be aware of the need to sell, to get a bargain price accordingly.
If you choose to Hai Hoa Hanoi can ride - stop in the town of Cong Vinh and hold on to ride Hai Hoa sea about 3 kilometers. Or buy tickets at the Giap Bat bus station for $ 70,000 per person to the town to continue down the motorcycle taxi journey to the sea harmoniously.

In addition, travel by train also many choices. Buy tickets Hanoi - Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa down at the station, then by car to the town of Cong then go on a motorcycle taxi.
Those who bought tickets to fly the Hanoi - Vinh, then by car back to Tinh Gia (This may not be very convenient.)

Ham Thuan Nam Beach

 Few people know that, in the south Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan has many beautiful beaches, stretching in the districts of Ham Thuan Nam.

This area don't have many large resorts or hotel as Mui Ne.The tours in Ham Thuan Nam are rarely. But it's very lucky cause visitors come to have picnic will also enjoy the beauty of pristine nature. The beach is very clean, amazing blue.  Go along the Tien Thanh coast or Thuan Quy coast, you also see white long sands mixed with Casuarinas
 

Ke Ga lighthouse at a height of 65 m above sea level, has long been the pride of the local tourism industry. . This is the lighthouse was Chnavat French architect design, built from granite in 1899, has 184 spiral stairs. To the top of lighthouse, visitors will see all the great views one side is Ta Cu Mountain  with large forests and the other side is blue was blue .
 

The coastal sand is more beautiful with the white flower and the big ancient trees. The new tourism place Rock Garden s since 2005, as well as a unique individual Located in an area of 3 ha, it includes the rugged rocks with lines, shapes carved by the waves strange so over millions of years. Rock garden there are bungalows built in the ancient Vietnamese architecture, folk and rustic, to put people closer to nature.


 

Doc Let Beach

The place gets its Vietnamese name of Doc Let because if you want to reach to the sea, you have to cross high sand dunes and if you are not strong enough, the sand would seem to hold you back and quite a few people to lag ("let" in Vietnamese) to the destination.

The place gets its Vietnamese name of Doc Let because if you want to reach to the sea, you have to cross high sand dunes and if you are not strong enough, the sand would seem to hold you back and quite a few people to lag ("let" in Vietnamese) to the destination. However, there is a great compensation for you once you have finished your conquer of the dunes.

In front of you now would be a wonderful beach with fine, smooth, and pures and the blue sea with tiny waves. The sand beach runs as far as 10km from Dong Hai Village to the Cement Factory of Hon Khoi.

Doc Let is not only an ideal swimming beach, but its natural landscape is also quite attractive to tourists. Islands of every sizes and shapes off shore into two bows hindering the wave. The big island from afar looks like a sunbathing girl.

Not far to the north is the famous Van Phong Bay, one of the future tourist spots that the international Tourism Organization OMT has surveyed and highly assessed the future development of tourism of the area.

To the south, beyond the Cement Factory is Hon Heo, the former revolutionary base with so many heroic exploits that have not noted down in history. Also, only 2-3 kilometres from Doc Let, tourists can visit the fishing village of Ninh Thuy, the salt fields of Ninh Diem or take a rest in the shade of the coconut palms and poplars or at windy shops beautifully decorated for a drink and other sea specialities such as fresh crabs, sentinel crabs, oysters,...at their own will.

Cua Dai Beach - The pristine beach

Cua Dai literally means the 'big sea mouth'. Cua Dai beach is located in the area of Cam An Ward, about 4km to the north-east of Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province. Cua Dai Beach is over 3km in length and up to 300m in width. The beach boasts fine white sand, clear and blue water, moderate slopes and small waves, which make it ideal for recreational activities like swimming and other sea sports.

This beach is closest to Hoi An, is very beautiful and is well worth a visit to cool off when the heats starts to get to you. The only eyesore are the bizarre changing huts and bungalows. It is an incredibly long beach with loads of room to wander off for a bit of personal space, which is so difficult to find in Vietnam. If you spend a day at the beach and elect to take a deckchair, you will be asked to buy either a baguette, some lovely pineapple or a drink, otherwise you will have to pay for the seat. All these prices are inflated, but the pineapple in particular is delicious.

After visiting the relics in the old town, visitors can go to Cua Dai to enjoy sea food specialities in an ideal environment of immense sky and sunshine. The Cham island lying on the horizon also comes in view in clear weather .

In the shady palm-lined road bordering the beach stand some large seaside resorts such as Hoi An Beach Resort or Victoria Resort, where lodgings built in Vietnamese traditional style are available. On summer holidays, the famous beach of Cua Dai cools off those heading to Hoi An.

The fine sands of palm-lined Cua Dai Beach (bai tam Cua Dai) are popular at weekends, but can often be deserted at other times. Safe swimming is usually only possible between April and October, but it's nice to walk or jusl hang out here. This is a monster beach that continues all the way up to Da Nang city, an incredible 30km of pristine white sands. During the full moon, people wander around until late at night. Fresh seafood and refreshments are sold at a line of kiosks that lead to the beachfront.

Lang Co Beach

Geographical features

At Hai Van Mount foot there appears the beautiful Lang Co beach, whose sand banks are 1.5m – 10.5m from sea level. The sand banks gradually change their height to 5.0m-23m from sea level, with total stretching line of 8 – 9 kilometers.   

Climate

Typically Vietnamese, Lang Co has a monsoon tropical climate, with two main wind directions, northwest one in winter and southeast one in summer. The annual average temperature is 25.2oC. Tourists should be known that it is hottest in June and July (aprx. 41oC), and coldest in December (aprx. 8.8oC). Annually, the beach has an average rainfall of 3,368 mm.

Seen from above, Lang Co beach looks like a picture of beautiful cristine nature. As you may know, Lang Co is famous for its magnificent natural landscapes surrounded by mountains, tropical jungles, and the boundless blue sea with waves coming to the 8 or 9 - kilometer immaculate and fine sand, absorbing thousands of tourists. The picturesque sea view brought great inspiration for King Khai Dinh to write the epitaph “Royal step-over temple” and issued the decree to order the Ministry of Public Works to build a summer palace for recreation here. Lang Co beach is stretching along 1A Highway, easily found and favorable for tourists’ dropping off. For those fond of sea entertainment, this is actually a good choice thanks to the sloping sea, fine and clean sand, great moderate waves. Suggested activities are swimming, diving, sailing or more simply, relaxation by lying down on beaches.

What is more, Lang Co is also popular for diversified beauty spots and delicacies. Right next to Lang co seaside is Hai Van Mount and Hai Van Quan, a famous Vietnam’s sightseeing. Along the mount foot, Lang Co sea is filled with coral, king shrimps, and numerous seafood of values. Inside the area, there lives a majestically captivating “Pearl Island” – Son Tra, where exists a series of wild species and flora. What lives behind the seaside? That is Bach Ma (White Horse) Mount and Lap An damp. The latter, with a quiet rounding road, is an ideal bicycle-riding place for those enjoying a mediative space. A number of other magnificient beauty spots, such as Bat Cave, Elephant Stream, Nhi Ho Fall, Dream Fall, etc. are extra activities for tourists to try after a busy day of joyful seaside entertainment.

Resorts

Lang Co beach resort is classified as the best by the Economic times. The resort was designed with Hue traditional garden house architecture and well-equipped with modern facilities meeting the international standard. It has 88 guest rooms, in which there are 57 deluxe villas & Suites designed in Hue traditional structure & 31 Budget rooms, 200 persons restaurants with European & Asian food & lagoon’s fresh seafood, Billiards bar, Pool bar, Health Club with Gym, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Tennis, Massage-Sauna, Karaoke, Beauty salon, Beach Volley Ball, 02 Bars: Lobby & Tropical Terrace, Banquet, Meeting & Conference venues seating up to 40-300 persons with 02 private rooms, Business center with full secretarial services, Souvenir shop - Sea & Lagoon Excursion. All the best services are welcoming you, ensuring that you will soon come back at least once.Sea FestivalsThe beach annually holds a sea festival with hundreds of seaside activities, introducing its beauty to tourists elsewhere. Year by year, Lang Co festival promises to improve in terms of both contents and scale. Normally, it is an opportunity for tourists to witness an overwhelmingly magnificient and eventful atmosphere with impressive and joyful sea games. No travellers could say no to this very chance of enjoying life!

"Coming up mountain to see White Horse Hero, going down to sea to meet Lang Co – lady of beauty" is a popular saying of seasiders since Lang Co beauty is compared to a young graceful lady. With excellent sea potential, Lang Co completely deserves the brand of "Lang Co – a sea legendary". Sooner or later, Lang Co will be well-known not only for a wildly poetic beauty but attractive sea services as well.