Vung Tau

Country: Vietnam
Province: Ba Ria - Vung Tau
District: Vung Tau

Vung Tau Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: November 22, 2024, 1:35 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds

Temperature: 26.29°C
Temperature feels like: 26.29°C
Minimum Temperature: 26.29°C
Maximum Temperature: 26.29°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1011hPa
Humidity:84%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 2.79m/sec
Wind Direction: 3 degrees
Cloudiness: 63%
Sunrise: 2024-11-21 10:49:45
Sunset: 2024-11-22 10:26:13

Vung Tau City is a popular beach destination in Vietnam located 125km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. The city is a peninsula with sandy beaches, mountains and interesting history from the French times.

Overview

The main drawing cards of Vung Tau tourism are the beaches with fine sand and a full range of travel services including water parks and entertainment zones. The array of accommodations of different categories could meet a wide variety of travel demand.

Weather and Climate, Best Time to Visit Vung Tau

Like Saigon and the Mekong Delta, Vung Tau has a tropical monsoon climate with two distinct seasons per year: dry season from December through April and rainy season from May through October. It may rain heavily in September and October, sometimes into November.

The best time to have beach holidays in Vung Tau is from January through July.

Tourist Attractions, What to See at Vung Tau

1/ The Beaches

The city has 4 main beaches: Bai Dau to the north-west, Bai Truoc (Front Beach) to the west, Bai Dua to the south-west and Bai Sau to the east (Back Beach, Thuy Van Beach).

2/ The White Villa (Bach Dinh)

The Villa Branche - White Villa (Bach Dinh) is perched on the southern slope of the Big Mountain (Nui Lon) in Vung Tau City. The villa on the height of 27m overlooks the Bai Truoc Beach (Front Beach) and is surrounded by trees. From the White Villa you can have great views of part of Vung Tau City as well as the ocean.

The villa was built by the French in 1898-1902. It was a resort for different French General Governors of Indochina. And it was where King Thanh Thai was jailed by the French in 1907-1916.

In 1934 this was a resort reserved for King Bao Dai and his wife, Queen Nam Phuong. Later the villa was a resort for officials of South Vietnam Republic.

Now, this is a museum displaying artefacts rescued from a shipwreck off Hon Cau - Con Dao islands and from various archaeological sites in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

3/ The giant Jesus Statue

The statue was built in 20 years from 1974 to 1994 on the Nui Nho (Small Mountain, 170m above sea level). The statue is 32m high and the base is 4m high: the total structure is 36m high. The statue has two arms outstretched spanning over 18m. It is possible to climb the steps and adore the magnificent views of Vung Tau and the ocean from the two arms of the statue.

4/ The Lighthouse of Vung Tau

The Lighthouse of Vung Tau was built in 1862 on the Nho Mountain (Small Mountain) at 149m above sea level. Then the light house was moved to the 170m altitude in 1913. The structure has a cylinder shape of 18m high and 3m in diameter.

The lighthouse is located between the Front Beach and the Rear Beach (Thuy Van Beach). The paved road from the Front Beach to the Lighthouse is just so beautiful with lovely landscape and with captivating views of the sea and the city. The yard around the lighthouse offers great views of Vung Tau City, too. And it is possible to climb the spiral staircase inside the cylinder-shape to the top for more magnificent views of the whole city!

5/ Niet Ban Tinh Xa

This is a Buddhist pagoda nestled on a slope of the Small Mountain (Nui Nho) overlooking the sea. The pagoda was built in 1969-1974. The pagoda is accessed from Halong Road near Bai Dua Beach. The path to the pagoda ascends and there are 42 steps leading to the front yard. The entrance is guarded by two giant statues of Virtue and Devil.

There is a huge statue of recline Buddha of 12m long in the pagoda and well-ornamented incense bowl. The rear side of the pagoda is for worshiping deceased monks.

6/ Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda

The pagoda was built in 1957 as a private meditation shrine at the northern base of the Nui Lon (Big Mountain) and was expanded in 1962 into the pagoda as nowadays.

To access the pagoda, we proceed onto Tran Phu Street, the pagoda overlooks the Fish Harbor of Ben Be. There are steps leading up to the Octagonal Tower dedicated to the founder monk. Then the path passes through a garden of statues depicting different scenes in Buddhism leading to the Worshiping Hall (Chanh Dien).

In the pagoda compound, there are two highlighted statues:
- The meditating Buddha when he gets enlightenment, this is the most prominent structure in the compound;
- The reclining Buddha depicting the scene when the Buddha enters Nirvana.

7/ Linh Son Co Tu

8/ Big House (Mr. Tran Temple, Den Ong Tran)

9/ Robert Taylor Old Weapons Museum

10/ Hon Ba Islet

Things to do, Adventure Travel in Vung Tau

Families with kids and senior travelers could find a lovely time in Vung Tau given the services available and given the several choices of tourist attractions. You can have fun time on the beaches, in the water parks, visiting different historical places…

For those who love sports and exercises, you can climb the hills in the city and enjoy the amazing views of the sea and the surrounding.

There are also some tourist attractions nearby that you can day-trip to such as Long Hai Beach, Ho Tram Beach, Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, former military bases and former battlefields.

How to get there

Vung Tau is easily accessible from Ho Chi Minh City, Phan Thiet or the Mekong Delta. You can travel to the city by speedboat, by public bus or private means of transport. The road between Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City is in great conditions.