Vung Tau has long been considered as an attractive tourist destination, because of its natural beauty. Wherever you are in Vung Tau, tourists will be attracted by the scenery of this place.
Things to know before coming to Vung Tau
Only about 3 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh City center, with 20km of coastline,Vung Tau is one of the favorite destinations of the south.
Standing out from the mainland like a strip of land, from here, you can look at the South China Sea at both sunrise and sunset time.
Beside the values of natural landscape, Vung Tau is also a land of long tradition.
Coming to Vung Tau you will feel peaceful, comfortable with spacious and airyroads.
Under is the blue sea, upper is the mountains with small and restful pagodas,etc.
All of it make a Vung Tau with full of power, a Vung Tau city not only gentle but also have a lot of famous places for travelling.
Climate Ba Ria – Vung Tau is in tropical monsoon climate, one year divided into two distinct seasons:
The rainy season starts from May to October, this time with southwest monsoon; the dry season begins from November to April of the following year, this time with the northeast monsoon.
The average annual temperature is 27 ° C, the lowest is about 24.8 ° C, the highest is about 28.6 ° C.
Suitable time for Vung Tau tourist
In Vung Tau all year round is the tourist season because the temperature is not too cold or too hot. You just need to follow the weather forecast to avoid storm or typhoon.
In addition, on weekends and holidays, Vung Tau attracts a lot of tourists, prices of services are rising.
TRAVELLING FROM HO CHI MINH CITY TO VUNG TAU
Vung Tau beach city is away from Ho Chi Minh City only 125km, is a great place for your short trip.
Currently there are 3 types of transportation: self-drive, passenger car or hydrofoil.
Motorbike
Option 1: You follow Highway 1, passing Dong Nai bridge will meet a traffic roundabout (Vung Tau crossroad), from here you turn right along Highway 51. Go further about 100km arrive to Vung Tau City.
Option 2: From Ho Chi Minh City, you can choose the route from Cat Lai ferry (District 2, Ho Chi Minh City) to Nhon Trach (Dong Nai). This section will lead to
Highway 51 of the gateway to Nhon Trach Industrial Park. This road is about 20km.In addition, for those self-driving private cars can choose the way down Vung Tau through the highway Long Thanh – Dong Nai, will help shorten the distance to Vung Tau only about 2 -2.5 hours.
Note: Travel time to Vung Tau by motorcycle: 3 – 3.5 hours.