Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a ward of Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam.
Nha Trang is a ward of Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam. It is one of the 65 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.
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Worth seeing in and around Nha Trang
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang covers an area of 9,486 km² in the Provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa in Vietnam and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
700 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 02Christ the King Cathedral
The Christ the King Cathedral, also called Nha Trang Cathedral, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa in Central Vietnam. In 1886, a parish was founded by French missionaries in the Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon and the present cathedral was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1928 as the parish church.
700 m · church in Nha Trang, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 03Long Sơn Pagoda
Long Sơn Temple is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nha Trang on South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is regarded as one of the main sites in the city, along with Hai Duc Temple.
1.6 km · Buddhist temple in Vietnam · Wikipedia - 04Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang
The Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang is one of two Institut Pasteur in Vietnam. Located in Nha Trang, it was established during the French colonization of Vietnam.
1.3 km · Medical and Research Institute · Wikipedia - 05Yersin Museum
The Alexandre Yersin Museum, or simply known as Yersin Museum, is a museum in Nha Trang, Vietnam. It is dedicated to Alexandre Yersin, the French-Swiss bacteriologist.
1.3 km · museum · Wikipedia - 06Crown Convention Center
Crown Convention Center is an indoor arena in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam. It is the third biggest Convention Center on Southeast Asia, placed after the Sentul International Convention Center in Indonesia, with an arena of 1,500 square meters, and was built in 2008.
8.5 km · indoor arena in Khánh Hòa, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 07InterContinental Nha Trang
The InterContinental Nha Trang is a beachfront hotel in Nha Trang, located between the Sheraton Nha Trang and the Havana hotel Nha Trang. Originally designed as a Crowne Plaza, the hotel underwent re-branding in 2013 and is now upgraded to an InterContinental hotel.
700 m · building in Khánh Hòa, Vietnam · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Boat cruises – The going rate for a one-day multi-island tour is US$6 per person, with snorkelling, fishing, and many other activities among the possibilities. Tours may provide lunch with drinks on board. Booking agents abound, so compare itineraries to find the best for you. Swimming pools. People come here to swim in the sea, but there are also a number of swimming pools.
- 01Water Puppet Theater
Water puppetry is a Vietnamese original folk art that dates back as far as the 11th century when it began in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam.
- 02Gyms
There is a large gym in town called Nha Trang Body Building Club, part of a leisure complex that includes badminton and tennis courts, basketball area and football pitch.
- 03Nha Trang Beach
The city's main beach, south of the Cai river, is about 6 km long and lined with a beautiful, well-maintained promenade containing walking paths, gardens, monuments and leisure spaces.
- 04Bai Duong Beach
- 05Hon Chong
- 06Hòn Tre
Has several nice beaches, but almost of all them are of exclusive access to guests of the Vinpearl resorts.
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Where to eat
The local speciality seems to be Bánh Căn, special rice cakes mixed with egg, meat, or seafood — 6 of them go for 25–40,000 dong. But also Bánh Hỏi and Bánh Xèo can be found here and more consistently throughout the day than in Quy Nhon. Check out
- 01Huyền Hương - Bánh Căn 37
- 02Mê Linh 68 - Bánh Hỏi
- 03Mì Quảng 82
Not so authentic dish, but the eatery is very authentic though.
- 04Roasted Duck Shop 69
69 Bạch Đằng.
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Getting to Nha Trang
- Airports
- Cam Ranh / Cam Ranh Air Base (CXR), 27 km
- Stations
- Nha Trang Railway Station, 1.1 km
- Ho Chi Minh City → Nha Trang321 km · quickest by air, 4h 41m · ₫1,425,420–2,211,660
- Da Nang → Nha Trang438 km · quickest by air, 4h 53m · ₫1,626,510–2,523,400
- Can Tho → Nha Trang445 km · quickest by air, 6h 56m · ₫1,673,870–2,597,540
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Nha Trang
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nha Trang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTourism infrastructure catering to foreign tourists, including diving schools, tour agencies, western-style bars and international restaurants and cafes, is mostly concentrated in the southern part of the beach, between Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and the old airport.
- Get aroundBuses: Bus #5 goes mostly along the coast, between Vinpearl cable car in the south and Hòn Xện in the north, good for reaching the Núi Cô Tiên mountain trail.
- Get aroundBus #4 is probably the most useful for visitors, as it passes through the main tourist area (between Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and the old airport) as well as many points of interest, including the Vinpearl cable car entrance, the Hòn Chồng promontory, the Po Nagar towers and Nha Trang Cathedral, as well as nearby the Cho Dam Market.
- Get aroundOne of the few pleasant places to walk in Nha Trang is the walking path along the beach, which is quite well-maintained and lined with nice gardens, monuments and public places, although sometimes interrupted by motorcycle parking lots.
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