Nhan Tower is located near to Nhan Mountain, on the northern bank of Da Rang River, close to National Highway 1A in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province.

Traveling to Phu Yen, tourists in Vietnam travel will take the opportunity to admire worshiping place of ancient Cham people in the late 11^th to the early 12^th centuries. The tower is 20m high; each side of the foot tower is 11m long. The middle gate sharp is with monsters on the top. This top is special one because it was harmonious combination of the pyramidal symbol and linga symbol; one of Cham's worships.

During the French domination, the tower was nearly ruined. At the end of the year 1960, the tower was rebuilt by the administration of Diem's regime. Nowadays, there is only a flat stone with the height of 1,30m and lotus flower carved at the foot of the stone. At the foot of Nhan Mountain, there is another stone on which were 3 ancient letters (the same Phan letter).The stone has square shape; each side is 5m wide.

Today, there is no worship items and statue in the tower. However, it remains to be a symbol of Cham’s architectural art in Phu Yen province, which atracts tourists in Vietnam travel to come there to explore!

Vung Ro Bay comprises 1640 hectares of water surface, and is surrounded by high mountain ranges of Deo Ca, Da Bia, Hon Ba on the north, west and east. The Bay features 12 small beaches namely Lach, Mu U, Nga, Chua, Chan Trau, Ho, Hang, Nho, Chinh, Bang, Lau Nhan beaches with fascinating landscape, which is ideal for sightseeing, relaxation or enjoying delicious seafood.

Vung Ro had formerly been attached with the Numberless ships, which were once the heroes during the Vietnam War. Vung Ro was considered one among significant stops of the Ho Chi Minh road on sea, accepting hundred tons of weapons transported by the numberless ships from northern Vietnam to the southern battle field from 1964 - 1965.

Currently, Vung Ro’s wharf attends to the development of Phu Yen’s socio-economy. Besides, there are roads connecting Vung Ro to Hoa Hiep industrial zone, Tuy Hoa airport, and Tuy Hoa city.

Vung Ro has been recognized as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sport, and Tourism. The Bay promises to become an ideal stopover for tourists in Vietnam travel when traveling to Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen.

If you are in Vietnam tourism, and in Phu Yen now, you once pay a visit to Vung Ro Bay where you can hide away from the bustle and hard- working days.

Da Bia Mountain or Thach Bi Son is a well-known mountain in Phu Yen, which has been recognized as a national beauty spot in 2008 by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism. The mountain is attached with many legends and old stories about important persons and events in Vietnam’s history in general and Phu Yen’s history in particular.

Da Bia Mountain also plays an important role in the spiritual life of local people (former Cham people and Phu Yen’s current ethnic groups).  The image of Da Bia Mountain has come into many well-known poems, literature works as well as in ancient stories and songs, etc. which have been existed through generations, reflecting many aspects of their daily lives. It proves that, Da Bia Mountain has long been the meaningful symbol, which is highly appreciated by local people during the process of protecting and developing the homeland.

Da Bia Mountain- A symbol of nature in Phu Yen

Along with the cultural-historical values, Da Bia Mountain is also a beautiful destination which attracts tourists in Vietnam travel with fascinating scenery, fresh atmosphere, and diverse eco-system. Da Bia Mountain’s peak is the ideal place to enjoy the majestic landscape. Standing on the mountain peak, visitors joining tours in Vietnam will have an overview of the giant landscape picture with mountains, river, lake, bay, rice fields, villages and people by the side of the ocean.

If possible, please come to Da Bia Mountain, then explore and enjoy the natural landscape, and to understand more about the local land and local people.

Ghenh Da Dia, which is located in An Ninh Dong Commune , Tuy An District, Phu YenProvince, is strangely structured rocks including large upright stones equally arranged in a star pattern. Being a riddle of nature, like a giant jigsaw, the rapids is irritatingly made of the same shaped pieces, and forms a solidified structure that has proved more than just a curiosity for thousands.

Millions of years ago, during volcano eruption, mineral flows melting will be frozen when they encounter water and then the solid breaks into columns or obliques. That created the beautiful landscape of Ghenh Da Dia for the present time. Time over time, the landscape is rearranged as an artistic work by the hand of nature. Ghenh Da Dia is about 1km2 large, half in the sea and half above sea level.

Looking down on it, visitors in Vietnam travel often liken it to a gigantic beehive, others as a pile of stone plates. For despite a lengthy series of historical, archeological and scientific probes of the cliff’s square kilometer, its formation remains a mystery.

The stones in Ghenh Da Dia are bazan stones of dark black and light yellow. There exists large stones of tons and small stones with different shapes: round, pentagon, polygon and so on. The stones take the right column or a settlement close to each other like disks arranged on couples together. Even counting the stone columns has failed to yield an exact figure as exhausted researchers usually call a halt at around 35,000. The stones are 60-80cm in visible height and 20-30cm across and cluster round a small fresh water pond that is fed by underground rivers and never dries up.

In Ghenh Da Dia, there only remains the unique scenery of the sea and stones, so everything is still primary, environment is so pure, air is fresh and comfortable.

Besides Ghenh Da Dia is Bang beach, with rocks “lie” quiet under the shadow of trees. This is quite ideal for relaxation, camping and extra activities. Ghenh Da Dia and the beach are closed with a famous tourist attraction which is "Hòn đá lực lượng" - a deep and wide grotto that saves the legendary people in a war period. In the war, our main force sheltered in the cave at night, waiting to the day to go on a sortie and dealt enemy thunderstruck blows.

Visiting Ghenh Da Dia in Vietnam tourism, you have a chance to view many species of marine creatures, especially “Mứt” seaweed - a type of kelp which is salty and sticks to the stones, looking like a network. Having been listed as a National Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture and Information, Ghenh Da Dia is a potential tourist attraction to both domestic and foreign visitors in Vietnam travel.

Now, it’s time for you to travel to Phu Yen province in the South Vietnam and explore the hidden beauty of Ghenh Da Dia!

Located approximately 10 km from Hoi An ancient town, Cham island covers approximately 15km2, with nearly 2,900 people, living as isolated from the mainland. The scene in this place kept still looks peaceful, pure and tinged wild, sexy desire for visitors to explore.

Cham Island includes a group of 8 small islands of Quang Nam province, a world Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO. The islands are also recognized as Vietnam’s national scenic site.

The flora of the islands varied with verdant trees surrounding the island Lao, Hon Dai, Hon Chong, Hon Yen ... In particular, visitors can experience and participate in, mix rustic lifestyle, naive island of fishermen. Usually, Cham Island tour starts at 8 am, Bim Beach destination - a pristine beach, absent from the population, only full of white sand, trees and clouds, as a small oasis.

Bim beach

Leaving Bim beach, visitors will continue to ship to  husband dump, then Village dumps. It is home to most of the islanders. The fishermen have sun tanning skins as sun and wind sea, and being extremely fun, will endeavor to show you the secrets of the birds nest and nests - a special high level of this region. You have also the opportunity to observe and learn about lobster diving career here. Not only that, the time to know where you will discover the marine world of coral Cham.

On the island there are other interesting attractions such as docks - a large lake, exploring the hidden vessels when the winter rain storms or visiting Tibetan temple  - more than 100 years of history ... In Ông beach, visitors can mix fresh atmosphere, try out the game as though attractive bay, windsurfing, water motor.

Many visitors came here said that "We've arrived in Cham island to enjoy fresh air, mix with innocent life, simplicity of fishermen on the island can not ignore the feeling bold game improvisation, as strong as "nature" of this beautiful island.

Ta Gu Waterfall is one of famous tourism destinations in Nha Trang, located in Son Hiep commune, Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province. From the centre of Khanh Son district following the opposite direction 15 km further, there is Son Hiep commune. Reach there, visitors can easily recognize the majestic mountains which are about 1,300 m higher than sea level, the pure air in the mountainous region.

Formerly, the waterfall was named Nga waterfall. After that, people changed its name into Ta Gu, the name of the spring flowing to the waterfall.

There are two myths about the waterfall formation. Anciently, there were many pythons in this forest; one was as big as a-hundred-year-old To Hap tree. In a morning of dry season, a flock of pythons went to the top finding food. On the way, they met a small elephant losing its mother which was bewildered. Immediately, the leading python run to hurl the elephant down. The elephant and the pythons fought fiercely. Finally, both two animals fell into the abyss. When the mother elephant came back finding her child dead, she stood on the mountain top crying nights and days, then she turned to rock. Two flows of the mother’s teardrop became two flows of waterfall.

According to another myth, Ta Gu anciently was a transparent, pure stream. Every year in spring, animals bustlingly took part in a festival. Fascinated by the beautiful stream, the fairies from the sky usually flied down bathing in the stream then went to the mountain top spreading their hair feeling the wind. One day, the smallest fairy busies herself with playing, forgot the restricted time so she had to stay at the human world, finally she became Ta Gu Waterfall.

However, in both two myths, Ta Gu waterfall was beautiful, mysterious, majestic with two flows rumblingly pouring from the height of 30-40m, and blue lake which is about 1km wide.  

Especially, despites of being one of the most famous tourism destinations in Nha Trang, the waterfall still remains its wild scenery, being an ideal destination for visitors who are keen on adventure.

The charm of the waterfall is created by not only the beautiful landscape but also forest and stream crossing travel during the way to the waterfall. It’s so interesting that after reaching the waterfall, the adventure still continues. Firstly, people must hold the tree roots to go down, pass a stream, then meet a deep and large lake. After that, they continue to cross the slippery stream in the top right, crowd to the canopies of wild plants keeping moving to the bottom of the waterfall.

There is an extremely excited feeling when stopping near straight cliff, facing with the wonderful waterfall which is rumblingly flowing. All tiredness seems to be left out in the cold water of the wide lake in the waterfall bottom. It will be more interesting to hold a camping party among the mountainous area to connect members in group.   

Khanh Hoa province, central coastal land with great potential for economic development, especially tourism. Walking the coastal path, visitors spoiled the souls into the "painted charming sea" scene- very impressive that few places can offer.

Salangane island

Looking out to sea, so far as Salangane island - large shelter of "resident" salanganes, is also famous for sanlangane nests specialty of Khanh Hoa. Turtle Island and then take shape as a giant turtle floating on the sea. Distance is the Conical palm hat rock with a sharp-tipped pointed top, like a big hat on the waves.

Since B Tran Phu Bridge connecting the city of Nha Trang and Tien Beach - a place of ancient legends – Bai Tien has developed rapidly, attracting more people through the development of prawn farming.

Dien Khanh old Citadel

Khanh Hoa has many relics of the echo once. Dien Khanh old Citadel is one of the historic cultural city of Nha Trang is located over 10 km to the west, Highway 1 on the right. Originally built during the Nguyen dynasty (1793), the Dien Khanh citadel is about 36,000 m2 wide, 2.693m long with the soil walls. This is a Vauban architectural military - a military style - a model of dissemination in the 17^th and 18^th century in Western Europe.

Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang

You can visit a special historic vestige which is accepted and ranked by the Ministry of Culture: This is a place where lived and worked of renowned scientist Alexandre Yersin - founder of the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang (1895). He discovered for the plague bacteria Yersinia pestis, vaccines and serum preparation to treat leukocytes, cholera, tetanus, malaria ... He closed his life to this land.

7 years ago, on April 2^nd 2003, the Nha Trang celebrated 350 years anniversary of Khanh Hoa area. Milestones had been identified Quy Ty year (1653), when Nguyen Phuc Tan Lord  established  Thai Khang and Binh Khang governments, then change to Dien Ninh and Dien Khanh. The name of Khanh Hoa province is established in 1832 under the reign of the 13^th Minh Mang's dynasty.

This potential land is becoming a growing. Industrial production of Khanh Hoa province and Central Highlands led the top of development speed with average annual growth rate. Many products of the province such as seafood, forest products processing, garments product are exported directly. With many construction projects, Khanh Hoa face is increasingly improved and contribute to improving infrastructure in the great potential region, especially tourism.

Truc Lam Pagoda, situated on Hon Tre island, in the resort of Vinpearl Land, opened in September 2008 after 2 years of construction. And in May 2009, the pagoda was identified and approved to be the on-island biggest pagoda. Since then, it has become one of the cultural and spiritual centers, attracting a great number of tourists as well as monks and nuns, Buddhists from all over the nation and the world.

 In Vinpearl Land, the pagoda is just a 20 minute-walk on the stone steps around the slopes from the hotel. Or you can take a tram to get there. Located on a cliff, facing a windy bay, filled with sunshine everyday, the pagoda blends beautifully with the nature around. In addition to that, the pagoda has an ancient look, just like it was built very long time ago. Research had been done to take the best location and architecture for the pagoda.

The pagoda is designed with the architecture from the North in the area of over 3.3 ha. The entire worshiping area is made of wood of the best quality, curved with the four supernatural animals. Especially, the highlight is the statue of Buddha Quan Am Nam Hai, overlooking the ocean. It was sculptured from a block of white rock, 14 metres high and weighing 14 tons, 

The statue of  Quan Am Nam Hai - a highlight in the architecture of the Pagoda

The name of the pagoda was taken from a very old meditation characteristic, the Truc Lam. It was founded by King Tran Nhan Tong, and other two masters in Buddhism, Phap Loa and Huyen Quang in the twelfth century. The pagoda is decorated with sanctuary from the system of seventy-two Buddha statues. All of them are large and lively sculptured from wood. There are also a lot more of scrolls, fronts, all curved beautifully and skillfully.

 Truc Lam Pagoda can be referred to as the work of unique spiritual culture. This is a good spatial orientation of the heart, where all visitors can go to contemplate and pray good things for the family. Many tourists in Nha Trang said that going to Truc Lam Pagoda, they understand much more about ancients pagodas of the Northern architecture and the traditional worshiping of the ancient Vietnamese.

From Nha Trang city , take the National Highway number 1 for about 40km to the south, then turn to the east, go over the Long Hổ bridge; you've arrived in  Cam Ranh Bay. Cam Ranh Bay is about 100 km ²  with five to six km width, nearly 15 km length and a depth of 15-20m.

With the advantages of being a close, wide and deep bay (because it is surrounded by mountains from three sides, and the water is calm throughout the year), Cam Ranh Bay is able to harbor large-tonnage ships of about 10 thousand tons right to the port and 20 thousand tons to the bay door. Cam Ranh Bay's beauty has been well known for a long time. Mountains and sea are combined to form a masterpiece of the natural marvels throughout Cam Ranh. The bay maintains major contrasting colors: the white color of sand, the blue color of the sea and sky, and the green from mountains and trees all year long. 

the bustling of Cam Ranh Bay in the past

Cam Ranh used to be very noisy and bustling in the past, but now it is quiet and calm.  The streets are crowded in the daytime but then become incredibly quiet at night. Fishing villages are located along the coast, nestling themselves in dense coconut or evergreen forests. Coming to Cam Ranh, tourists can enjoy the unique scenery of mountains, sea and landscape. Along the coastal line is a lovely series of residential areas: Ba Ngòi,Đá Bạc,  Bảo Giếng and the peninsula across the bay, including the communes of Mĩ Ca, Bình Ba, Vũng Nôm and especially the Thủy Triều lagoon that has a shallow water tide, and is a breeding ground for blood cockle. The blood cockle’s wonderful taste can be compared to the legendary taste of lobster from Ô ​​Loan lagoon in Phú Yên province, as a poem from long time ago says:

Lobster in Bình Ba

Dried deer meat in Diên Khánh

Snakehead fish in Võ Cạnh

Blood cockle in Thủy Triều

If you have a chance to visit Cam Ranh Bay, you can take a 40-minute boat ride from the port of Đá Bạc (Ba Ngòi) to Bình Ba, the place of sea breezes all year long and beautiful scenery. You can also visit Vũng Nôm - a bustling fishing village - located on the bank of a peaceful and calm river and surrounded by big gardens of coconut and longan trees.  It's also rich with different types of food, most notably lobsters in Bình Ba, which can reach enormous sizes with almost 1-metre antenes. Some can weigh up to seven or eight kilos. In addition, Cam Ranh also has different kinds of seafood, such as snail, crab, seaweed, squid, fish, etc, which are very delicious and reasonably priced. Coming to Cam Ranh in summer, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy  an original variety of mango fruit, small but extremely sweet.

fishing villages in Cam Ranh Bay

Cam Ranh Bay has great economic and touristic potential. All of the beautiful landscapes around the bay, such as the sand, fishing villages, the hills of the peninsula in the extreme southern region, and yellow apricot blossoming all year round always warmly welcome visitors. Cam Ranh Bay is also considered one of the national major gateways to export products from the central Highlands, such as forestry products, rubber, tea, coffee, tobacco, sugar and fruit. Sand from Ba Ngòi is white and contains sillic, the material for chemical industry and producing glass and crystal. Cam Ranh Bay can also be an ideal place to establish shipping industries, fishing and seafood processing to supply hotels and export. Therefore, Cam Ranh Bay will become one of the largest industrial centers in a near future. 

If tourists in Vietnam Travel have chance to visit Khanh Hoa Province, Cam Ranh Bay is a must-see place that should not be missed!