Are you searching for things to do in Vung Tau for your Vietnam beach holiday? Exactly, there are dozens of activities to experience and plenty of places to visit, which you will easily find when surfing the Internet, such as enjoying seafood, relaxing at beautiful beaches, paying visits to spectacular structures, and so forth. To smooth your journey to discover the coastal city, you are advisable to carefully plan and do some research on specific spots whereby you don’t waste time and find the most incredible experiences for yourself. Let’s see some hints bellow.
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Vung Tau’s beaches
It’s not a lie to say that Vung Tau is the top choice for short-term holidays of many people no matter if they are foreign or domestic travelers. Included in the list of things to do in Vung Tau is frolicking on common beaches of white sand along with swimming or surfing; Back Beach (Bai Dai) is more popular than Front Beach (Bai Truoc). Back Beach is lined with umbrellas and chair for rent, so there is nothing greater than relaxing on the one while sipping a glass of cocktail or savoring seafood. Front Beach is ideal for those who love experiencing the tranquility of a non-touristy beach.
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Christ of Vung Tau
the highlights of a trip to Vung Tau is to climb up to the statue of the Giant Christ King. The statue with its outstretched arm is perched on the high hill, which overlooks the ocean around. It will be an awesome experience to reach the top of the hill and carefully admire the statue after hundreds of stairs; more than that, it’s also a chance to attain a perfect view of Vung Tau. Wonderfully, there is no entrance fee, but it’s advised that you should prepare some necessary stuff, for example, hats to avoid the scorching sun and much drink water.
Lighthouse
Situated at Small Mountain (Nui Nho), Lighthouse is referred to as a French architectural structure which has fascinated more and more travelers because it absolutely brings them a 360-degree vista of the whole city and the ocean. It’s great to know that reaching the top of the mountain is not difficult anymore since motorbike and car have been allowed means of transport. Definitely, you will gain some exciting feelings when moving along the shade winding road to Lighthouse; it’s just 2.8 km from the foot of the mountain to the top.
White villa
Although it’s translated into White villa, but this building has an extremely impressive name in Vietnamese: Bach Dinh. It’s with great regret that international travelers who don’t know Vietnamese can’t get an exact sense of the word: Bach Dinh. However, it will be an interesting occasion for them to explore the interior of White villa as well as learn more about its history. It used to belong to the French governor of Indochina Paul Doumer, who named it by using a part of his daughter’s name, Villa Blanche or White Villa.