There are many coastal resorts in the world where you can swim and sunbathe wonderfully. There are also cities famous for their sights. There is no shortage of places where divers from all over the world flock to dive into the depths of the waters to get acquainted with the local fauna and flora. Some people are concerned about their he alth and are looking for medical resorts, while others travel the world as part of gastronomic tours. The Vietnamese city of Nha Trang satisfies the needs of all categories of tourists. Here, as in the notorious Greece, there is everything: therapeutic mud and mineral waters, white as refined sugar, beaches, numerous islands and coral reefs.
The resort is located in Central Vietnam, in the province of Hanh Hoa. It is separated from the capital by a thousand kilometers, and from the largest city of South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh - about 500 km. Nha Trang Bay, dotted with many small islands, is included in the list of the thirty mostbeautiful bays of the world. Lovers of sunbathing here are attracted by the fact that there are no typhoons and storms at all. The monsoon climate is tempered by the Chiong Son Mountains, which take the brunt of the elements and trap rain and wind. Although the air and sea are suitable for swimming all year round, the beach season lasts from March to November.
Warm, deep, calm, without dangerous currents, the sea and many islands and reefs attract divers here. If you don’t know how to scuba dive and are not even very good at snorkeling, you can join a sea excursion on a glass bottom boat. A trip to the Swallow Islands will give you three pleasures at once: swimming and relaxing on snow-white deserted beaches, getting to know the underwater world and lunch, where soup from the nests of salangans, a special type of swallows, will be the signature dish. Nha Trang is the origin of this dish, and the Swallow Islands even has a temple dedicated to the Yen (the local name for this species of swallow) nest-gatherer.
But it's not just bird nests that make Nha Trang a stopover and a key point for food tours. The local waters are fabulously rich in seafood and fish. At the local port, thousands of boats await Europeans looking to fish, and the market offers obscenely cheap king and tiger prawns, lobsters, crabs, abalone and scallops. All these fresh products, grilled, fried or baked, are served in numerous restaurants right on the waterfront for ridiculous money.
Three kilometers from the city they beathealing thermal springs Chapba. The he alth complex built on them is famous throughout Vietnam. Nha Trang, whose hotels are designed for people of all income levels, often offers trips to the springs for therapy. The complex offers mud and mineral baths, a Charcot shower and a mineral water pool. Staying in a hydropathic helps with diseases of the joints, spine, eliminates skin diseases, and also has a beneficial effect on nerves, liver, bronchi.
Those who are interested in the culture and history of Vietnam should also visit Nha Trang. The reviews highly recommend going to the Po Nagar towers. They were erected on the site of a disappeared Hindu temple by the mysterious Cham people between the 7th and 12th centuries. The second attraction of the city can be seen from afar: the Long Son Temple is crowned with a statue of a giant Buddha sitting on a blooming lotus flower. Young travelers will definitely enjoy excursions to Monkey Island and the aquarium.
