Traces airline flights tickets cheap of human settlement in Nha Trang date back to the Cham Empire, though in times of Vietnamese rule, there wasn't much more than small fishing villages. The French recognized that this beautiful bay, with its islands and white sand beaches, made for a perfect bathing spot, and began the transformation airline flights tickets cheap into a resort town. American soldiers agreed, and Nha Trang became a favorite vacation stop during the war.
The monsoon season is from October to mid December. Sea winds can be heavy, and sometimes the weather can get pretty chilly. airline flights tickets cheap Summer, naturally, brings many vacation goers into town and hotel rooms get somewhat more difficult to find.
Nha Trang by night: Warnings Confirmed: airline flights tickets cheap Having spent several months, in early 2012, in Nha Trang, I can confirm, that by night, this is not the best place for tourists- especially men. The taxi mafia (particularly motorbike taxi), is a genuine problem. From experience, they will occasionally try to force the sale of women onto you. A simple taxi ride can turn into a problem. At night, airline flights tickets cheap some will purposely drop you off near a larger group of other motorbike taxi drivers, and then, ask for a much higher fare: any sign of resistance by you, the customer, can turn ugly fast. Strangely enough, having spent two months in Nha Trang, I honestly cannot recall seeing a single police car (or bike). Police is virtually unseen in the city. Certainly, by day, the city has plenty of charm, most people are very friendly, and I genuinely airline flights tickets cheap miss the place. However, by night, Nha Trang, airline flights tickets cheap really is a city I'd stay away from (it is far more hostile, airline flights tickets cheap than many other cities sometimes associated with danger at night (like Bangkok, Saigon, Pattaya, Patong, etc). Having spent many winters at most of Asia's tourist-laden cities, I'd rank Nha Trang (by night) as the most unsafe.
Cam Ranh Airport (CXR), built on the grounds of an old American airbase in 2004, is located 30km from the city and serves only domestic destinations. Taxi fare from the airport to downtown locations is a fixed rate of 380,000 VND, though many hotels have their own buses. Do not offer to go by the meter here as it is about 100,000 VND more expensive than the fixed rate.
A cheaper option is to take the airport bus at 60,000 VND to the old Nha Trang Airport. They sell the tickets for this mini bus at a desk near the exit of the airport. The old airport terminal is in the city not far from most hotels and taxi's can be found there. airline flights tickets cheap Most city hotels should be reached airline flights tickets cheap by taxi for 40,000 dong or less. Mini hotel alley at 64 Tran Phu costs just 15,000 dong.
Mai Linh taxis also offer fixed price fares to and from the airport, starting airline flights tickets cheap at 280,000 VND - 300,000VND for a small, 4-seat airline flights tickets cheap taxi. For the adventurous traveller, take a short taxi ride to a Phuong Trang bus stop in Cam Ranh, then catch the Phuong Trang bus, 40,000 VND to Nha Trang (about an hour). The bus stops and the buses are orange coloured.
Nha Trang is a stop on the main railway-line connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC or Saigon). The railway station is close to the cathedral in the northern part of town. If you want a soft-sleeper (the highest class available on Vietnamese trains), book your train ticket directly airline flights tickets cheap at the train station as far in advance as you are able. Having a private travel agent book this ticket will quite often result airline flights tickets cheap in you paying the agent for a soft-sleeper the agent will book a hard-sleeper and you will not know until you board the train and it is too late to make changes. This is one of the most common scams in Vietnam! Soft sleeper rooms are 4 berth, hard sleepers are 6 berth. airline flights tickets cheap You can sit comfortably on a lower bed in a 4 berth room but in a 6 berth you will have to be very short in order to sit up straight. SNT trains (meaning Saigon to Nha Trang) have similar quality cars but are slower than the SE trains. The TN trains have the oldest and dirtiest cars and are the slowest so therefore are not recommended. Each of the SE, TN and SNT coded trains end with a number. airline flights tickets cheap If the number is odd it travels airline flights tickets cheap from North to South. If it is even, it travels from South to North.
The journey to Nha Trang from Ho Chi Minh City takes between 6-8 hours on the SE trains (but are often delayed), so a sleeper is not really necessary, a cushioned seat in the AirCon car costs 190,000 dong. Soft seat is 310.000 dong (June 2012) The SNT trains take over 9 hours and travels overnight only.
For 535,000 dong (lower bed T1 or 465,000 dong for upper bed T2), you can book a soft sleeper on the SNT1 or SE1, SE3, SE5 or SE7 trains from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City. These are the prices airline flights tickets cheap if you buy directly from Nha Trang train station. You will obviously pay more from an agent. Prices and times correct September 2012. Hotels will typically be able to buy the ticket for you for an additional 30,000 dong. The scenery on this journey is not that great compared to further north, so you are not missing out too much by travelling overnight.
Most open tour buses arrive from Ho Chi Minh City in the south (10-12 hours) and Hoi An to the north (16 hours). They drop their passengers in the main tourist area around Biet Thu, while the public bus station is at 58, 23 Thang 10 , about a 10 minute walk west of the center. North to Qui Nhon 6 hours on Mai Linh Express(115,000 dong) departures at 7.30,8.30,13.00 and 15.30 or 28 hours by TM Brothers bus (400,000 dong). Phuong Trang has several buses per day to Da Lat (hourly between 7am and 3pm, 3 to 4 hours, airline flights tickets cheap 120,000 airline flights tickets cheap dong as of July 2012).
If you're booking the open tour bus tickets via an agent, try to find out the bus company being used and avoid TM brothers bus. They have a bad reputation. The owner of TM Brothers bus quoted me 400,000dong and a 28-hour ride to go to Quy Nhon, 220km from Nha Trang. I told him he was crazy and he shrugged and went back to his beer. Some of the TM Brothers seats are broken and you can find cockroach in the bus. However, their bus is usually a few dollars cheaper than other company.
Private car rental with a driver are usually modern air-con cars and can be rented for ~1,000,000 VND per day. Check price with [Yourlocalbooking][ [2] ]- specialize in all kinds of transfers in Vietnam. Money back guarantee
Car rental prices (as mostly anything in Vietnam) usually increase during holiday seasons especially around Tet (Vietnamese's New Year). Make sure to avoid high prices by booking it beforehand with the car rental services.
Today, most of the tourist infrastructure is in the southern part of town around Biet Thu , whereas most of the locals live around the Cho Dam in the northern quarters. Cho Dam Market is a popular destination for visitors as well, though.
Nha Trang has a reliable and easy to navigate public bus system, where the ticket fare does not exceed 3000 dong for a ride on a modern, air-conditioned bus with Vietnamese music. You will find buses nr. 3 and 2 the most useful, since they pass through the southern quarters. Alternatively, you'll find the usual selection airline flights tickets cheap of taxis, cyclos and motorbikes.
A wonderful option for seeing the sites is to hire a cyclo-driver for the day. I agreed upon a price for the entire day (Jan. 2009-USD$10 plus tip) and my driver took me to all the in-town highlights, the post office, and my choice of restaurants airline flights tickets cheap from 8AM-7PM. While English skills were basic, we were able to communicate. He also kept many of the touts away--a real bonus!
Its also easy to get around by bicycle. Nha Trang is quite flat and bicycles are easily found for hire, typically 20,000 dong for one day for a basic no gears bike. Locals airline flights tickets cheap on bicycles are more commonly seen at night when its cooler and no sun to burn their skin.
Vietnam Motorcycle memory , ☎ 090 5116221 airline flights tickets cheap ( motorcyclememory@hotmail.com ), [4] . Operators running easy rider tours out of Nha Trang, guests airline flights tickets cheap ride passenger on the motorbikes and get a guide each. Day tours are available and they specialize in multi day tours of the central highlands and Ho Chi Minh Trail through to Hoi An . Multi day tours involve securely attaching luggage to the back of the bike and include accommodation. You get the guides for the whole day, sharing most meals with them and stopping regularly for rests and for visiting local attractions. Accommodation is usually the best hotel in town (Central highlands are cheap) airline flights tickets cheap and the drivers are very safe. A tour of the central highlands is a great way to get off the tourist trail and see the beautiful countryside and real Vietnam. US$65 per day including accommodation . edit
The beach is the main draw here. The sand is quite littered and the water can also be polluted, so if you are going to Nha Trang specifically airline flights tickets cheap for the beach, and have been to other Asian destinations such as Thailand and the Philippines you are likely to be very disappointed. You will see many women vendors walking along the beach selling fruit and hot, steamed seafood.
Make sure that you visit in the right season, though. The beach can be disappointing when the weather is grey and the waves choppy. The experience is then one of murky sandy waters, a strip of standard brown sand with a multitude of empty beach chairs and no one to be seen.
National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam , 01 Cau Da (on the left of the commercial port entrance), 058-590-037, airline flights tickets cheap [5] . Admission VND15,000. Open 7AM-4PM. This is like an aquarium with popular and rare species of the sea. A perfect airline flights tickets cheap place to bring kids as they will get to see sharks, turtles, coral reefs, lionfish, sea horses, and many other creatures.
NhaTranglive , Thong Nhat Street 2 thang 4 Street. (near Cho Dam Market), 090-714-3404, [6] . Free maps of city, drinks and tour travel guide book. Free use of wireless and computers. Largest collection of local painting by artists that lives in the area.
Alexandre Yersin Museum , 10 Tran Phu St., 058-822-355. Admission US$2. M-Sa 8-11AM and 2-4:30PM. This is a scientific museum of a Swiss-born, Dr. Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943), who arrived in Vietnam in 1891 to study infe
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