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UPD. An article about holidays in Mui Ne was written a hundred years ago. Now I wouldn't be so categorical. There are also advantages: fresh seafood, low prices, beautiful nature, sea (you can’t always swim, but it exists!). One day I will return to Mui Ne and rewrite the post, but for now please do not be offended if the text caused negative emotions in you. Vietnam is awesome!

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I’ll share my impressions, reviews, show photos and talk about what it really is. popular resort Phan Thiet in the south of Vietnam and its “branch” Mui Ne, which people affectionately call “Mui Nya”, are a favorite hangout for kitesurfers and Russian package tourists.

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But first, some background. Oh, it's been so long since I wrote a backstory! If you are interested practical information, you can immediately go to the desired place in the article by clicking on the link:

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Was there Vietnam in my life? Probably was, since the old passport has an entry stamp on a Vietnamese visa purchased for $77 in the center of Vientiane, Laos. I'm with 70 men to travel around the country. With all my heart I wanted to travel from north to south in a month and see authentic villages, National parks and deserted beaches that I once read about.

Now that I love and am loved by a wonderful, adequate person, it is difficult for me to understand the motives that moved me at that period of my life. What made me abandon my planned route overnight, buy two plane tickets with my own money, and follow someone I didn’t need into noisy Mui Ne, where I didn’t want to go?

Partly the passion I wrote about earlier. But, to be completely honest, the driving force was the sudden fear of being left alone and the self-doubt that was progressing at that time. It was in this strange state that I found myself at night on the streets of Vietnamese Mui Ne. A place that did not fit into my format, and into whose format I did not fit in any way.

But the fact remains a fact. I arrived in Mui Ne, stayed there for several days, and then hastily left the resort. In the best traditions. At night.

Visiting foreign backpackers, who were mistakenly brought to Mui Ne by the finger of fate, curse and also try to quickly recover their legs, after which they heal their mental wounds with bottles of beer in Saigon, where, sitting in the evening on small blue chairs in the Pham Ngu Lao area, they tell their exciting stories about adventures in the “Russian ghetto” in the ears of those who for some reason are planning to go to Mui Ne, having read about the resort in the guidebook.

If at this moment you casually say something like “By the way, my mother tongue is Russian,” you can only hear in response a sad “I’m very sorry.” D'you wanna beer? I invite.”

It’s not that foreigners don’t like Russians, but rather they are shocked by the surroundings of Mui Ne. A person simply cannot expect to come to Vietnam and find himself in the Russian 2000s. Nowadays, you don’t really need to go to Russia to hear Alla Pugacheva and Nikolai Baskov screaming their wonderful songs all over the street.

All this is right on the main street in Mui Ne along with borscht, dumplings, sour cream and smiling Vietnamese people who try to sell you dragonfruit for $3 apiece and say that “This is deseva, madam! Autumn is early!”

To be honest, Mui Nya is one of those rare places on Earth, which I don’t like and where I don’t want to return for any price. In this article I will try to talk about the resort impartially and note the main pros and cons that caught my eye.

You will say that everything was written a long time ago. Yes but not all. What is written about Mui Ne is often lies and custom-made nonsense, copied by copywriters from other copywriters who have never been to Vietnam.

The very first tab at the request of Mui Ne led me to the website of the travel agency “Rainbow”, where it says that “Phan Thiet is perfect for family vacation with children, because there are comfortable beaches” and that Cape Mui Ne is, it turns out, an ideal place for a relaxing holiday. Sure sure. Why!

Let at least my dear readers learn the truth from me, since the Rainbow agency and others like them are not helping in this.

The secret of the popularity of Mui Ne and Phan Thiet

Mui Ne was once a simple village in the south of Vietnam. Fishermen leisurely caught fish and shellfish in their small basin boats, day after day the sun rose at 5.30 am and set below the horizon at 6 pm.

Just like 1000 years ago, today the time of sunset and dawn in Vietnam is unchanged. Just like 100 years ago, the streets of the village are now filled with the intoxicating smell of fish sauce. But some things have changed and continue to change.

The wind constantly blows from the desert. In the early 2000s, the same wind brought the first kitesurfers and windsurfers to Mui Ne. Since then, the once deserted shores south of the fishing village have begun to be actively built up with hotels and concrete houses.

Just 5-7 years ago, mostly surfers and kitesurfers traveled to Mui Ne. During the day the guys rode, and in the evening they got drunk and picked up girls in several local bars. A sort of party “for our own people”. It was possible to live cheaply and have fun all winter in the company of kiter friends.

But one day large Russian companies found out about Mui Ne travel companies. Monsters of the travel industry saw the potential and began selling organized tours to a godforsaken village in southern Vietnam.

The Vietnamese know how to adapt, so they quickly learned the Russian language, raised prices for housing and fruit, and turned the area around Mui Ne into the tourist capital of Vietnam, giving the growing resort the proud French name of Phan Thiet.


View of the coast from the observation deck
Fishing boats
Boats from which they catch sea creatures that tourists love so much
Beach in the morning

Mui Ne and Phan Thiet beaches

Mui Ne and Phan Thiet are located 7 km apart on the coast South China Sea. Tourists who have a higher travel budget settle in Phan Thiet. There's more expensive hotels and the prices in the cafe are higher than in Mui Ne. Those with a more modest travel budget tend to find accommodation closer to the fishing village.

These resorts smoothly flow into one another and represent a 15 km long strip of beaches along which hotels stand. From more expensive to cheaper.

Found in the north of Mui Ne wild beaches, which can only be reached by bike. Some of them don’t even have a road and you have to drive along the sand along the sea.

Despite the fact that Phan Thiet and Mui Ne are positioned as resorts for family beach holidays, swimming there is very problematic, especially with small children.

The sea is dirty and rough. You can swim only in the morning, at lunchtime big waves, lying on the shore is uncomfortable, because the sand blown by the wind cuts the skin unpleasantly

Why people who don’t ride go to Mui Ne is a mystery to me. There is only one explanation - tours are inexpensive, tour operators in their offices are telling lies, that’s why people go

Hotels in Phan Thiet and Mui Ne

Waves on the beach
Wild beaches
Poisonous boat on the sand

Features of holidays in Mui Ne (Phan Thiet), my reviews:

  • The entire resort is located on both sides of one main street, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, which runs along the beach. All cafes, shops, hotels and guest houses are located on this street.
  • Nowhere in the world have I seen so many compatriots vacationing. Even in Turkey it is smaller. Cafes and restaurants have signs on native language, and from the speakers in the evenings you can hear Baskov’s drawn-out voice and the catchy songs of Kirkorov and Pugachova. I don’t know if it’s possible to meet a Vietnamese in Phan Thiet these days who doesn’t speak Russian.
  • If you have previously lived in Thailand and are now looking for an alternative for a long-term stay, then it is likely that Mui Ne will disappoint you. Better consider Nha Trang
  • Phan Thiet is the place for you if you are into kitesurfing and surfing. There are dozens of instructors there who will help you get on the board, but the beach in Mui Ne is not the best the best place for study. The strip of sand is very narrow, there are large waves in the sea, the depth begins immediately near the shore
  • There are no large supermarkets here, which you get used to in Thailand. Goods have to be purchased in small private shops at a premium
  • There are reviews on the internet about encounters with rats, but I haven’t seen any rodents. Let's believe we're extinct
  • Since there is no public transport as such, you will have to rent a motorcycle. The bikes are available with both manual and automatic transmissions. If you don’t know how to ride a bike and don’t want to, you can buy excursions at one of the many travel agencies.
  • Be sure to stash your helmets in the trunk. Our helmet was stolen from our bike right in the hotel courtyard

Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street
The ubiquitous kiters on the beach


Where to eat and buy groceries in Phan Thiet and Mui Ne

  • There are more or less high-quality markets in Phan Thiet, called Coop Mart and Lotte Mart. When buying groceries, be sure to look at the expiration date!
  • If you need fresh vegetables and fruits, it is better to buy them early in the morning at the Hàm Tiến market in the center of Mui Ne. The same goes for fresh seafood. You need to come to the market to get them from 6 to 9 am
  • In the evenings, prices for fruit in small shops can be twice as high as in the market
  • Cafes change every year, service deteriorates, so check up-to-date information about cafes and restaurants on site, or better yet, find them on social media. network with someone who currently lives in Mui Ne and ask him

Market in Mui Ne


Sights of Phan Thiet (Mui Ne) and the surrounding area

The attractions are very limited. There are not so many of them, and they are all mostly natural. Without much effort, you can explore all the surrounding beauty in one or two days, but this will require a bike.

Red Creek

Marked on maps as Fairy Stream. Centrally located resort area Mui Ne. It is a canyon with red walls and a stream flowing through it, in the place of which there used to be a deep river. It is because of the Red Stream that the water in the sea is so muddy.

It is difficult to miss the stream, as there is a fish sauce factory near its entrance. As soon as you smell the strong smell of fish, you are there!

Cham Pasha Towers

Built in the 8th century, remains of the Cham culture.

Red Dunes

5 km from Mui Ne village. You can get there by bus or bike. It's better to go in the morning. It's very hot during the day. A taxi will cost $7. This is exactly how much it costs to rent a bike for 1 day.


Red Dunes

Red Canyon

Located on the way to the White Dunes. If you go on a tour, they will let you out to the stream for two minutes. It's better to take a bike and ride yourself

White dunes and lotus lake

The white dunes and wild beaches on the way to them are the best I have seen in Vietnam, so I highly recommend visiting this place. Can buy organized tour($10 per person) or rent a bike. Of course, it's more fun on a bike. The drive is about 40 minutes one way.


White Dunes

What else to see in Mui Ne:

In the vicinity there is Mount Taku with a statue of a reclining Buddha, the Ke Ga lighthouse, and Pitahaya plantations. Phan Thiet has several museums and an amusement park.

Mountain Dalat

If you come on vacation for a couple of weeks, I highly recommend going to Dalat for three days. This french city in the mountains in the center of Vietnam.

Mui Ne sells excursions to Dalat, but it’s best to just buy a bus ticket, book a hotel in Dalat for a couple of nights, rent a bike on the spot and ride around the surrounding mountains and waterfalls, cracking strawberries.


Streets of Dalat city in Vietnam
Pangur waterfall near Dalat

Prices in Mui Ne and Phan Thiet

Housing prices start from 10-15$ per day for a modest room with a shower in a small guesthouse by the sea.

Prices for food in a cafe - 5-10$
Soup - 2.5-3$
Salad - from 3$
Meat and hot dishes - from 5$
Fresh — 2.5$
Coffee - 1$

Kitesurfing lessons - from 50-60$ in a day
Equipment rental – from 50$ in a day


Guest for $10 per night
Shells

Prices for excursions in Mui Ne

  • Dalat - one day 40-55$ , two-day - 110-150$ per person
  • Mount Tako - group 30$ per person
  • Group Taku-Sources Binh Chau - crocodile farm - 60$
  • White Dunes - 10$ for one

Prices for the same excursion in different agencies can vary greatly. For example, Dima Tour will offer you a trip to the Mekong Delta for $120, while Lena Tour may charge $150 for the same excursion.

In general, if you don’t want to rent a bike and ride yourself, go to agencies and ask who offers what. In addition to the standard “farm, crocodile, stream, dunes, Saigon”, you can find something really interesting and off-the-beaten-path.

How to get to Mui Ne?

The nearest airport is located in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

From the center of Ho Chi Minh City it takes 5-7 hours to travel by bus to Mui Ne. The ticket costs 7-10$ , but to take the bus, you must first come from Saigon airport to the city center on Phan Ngu Lao, find ticket office and buy a bus ticket there or you can look at the schedule in advance and buy a bus ticket on the Internet.

You can use the search form below. When the list of tickets opens, you can change the currency (rubles, Vietnamese dong, dollars) in the upper right corner. This is a local Asian search engine that shows all available options - from expensive to cheapest ↓↓

Bus from Saigon to Mui Ne

Is it worth going on holiday to Mui Ne?

Thus, if you, like me, prefer to live or relax not very tourist places and in each country you are looking primarily for local flavor, then a holiday in Mui Ne will definitely not suit you. Better consider Nha Trang as an alternative.

Firstly, you don’t need to travel that far to eat seafood and chat with your compatriots. Secondly, if you need quality beach holiday, then the coast of Phan Thiet heavenly beaches can't boast. The sea is dirty, waves.

If, like the famous baby mammoth, you are not afraid of waves, wind, rats, drunk kitesurfers (or maybe you are a drunk kite surfer yourself), then congratulations. Mui Na is right for you! But you already know this without me and most likely you will not read this article.

If you visited those places several years ago, do not rush to argue with me and say how cool it is there. Since then the resort has deteriorated and continues to deteriorate.

Have an unforgettable holiday in Vietnam! Sincerely,

23 reasons not to go on holiday to Phan Thiet and Mui Ne, Vietnam


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    Phan Thiet is famous for its beautiful beaches and good surfing conditions. Some tourists vacationing in Nha Trang want to go to Phan Thiet to look at this city and the neighboring village of Mui Ne. In addition, there are tourists who fly to Nha Trang on their own and then go to Phan Thiet.

    But if you want to get from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet spending as little money as possible, you can use the bus or train.

    Bus Nha Trang - Phan Thiet

    To get to Phan Thiet by bus, you need to take a bus going to Ho Chi Minh City. It is advisable to find out in advance whether this bus goes through Phan Thiet. Remember that buses to Ho Chi Minh City usually leave in the first half of the day. How long does it take to get from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet by bus? Typically, the duration of the trip is about 5 hours.
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    Train Nha Trang - Phan Thiet

    There are 2 trains running daily from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet. The first train leaves at 08:35, and the second at 19:49. Fare starts from $13 (hard seat).

    The morning train arrives in Phan Thiet around 12:30, which means you can spend a few hours in Phan Thiet before heading back to Nha Trang on the evening bus or train.

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    Vietnam international airports on the map

    So, you have decided to spend your holiday in Vietnam. Vietnam has 10 international airports, the largest of which Tan Son Nhut.

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