The Busa Park

The Busa Park sits on Pham Van Dong, the northern coastal road that runs higher than the water, so the view here takes in the entire Nha Trang coastline rather than one stretch of it. The place is laid out as a series of garden terraces stepping down the slope.

It's the kind of place people come to photograph and then stay a while, so late afternoon works best: softer light, sunset within reach, and the lamps coming on afterwards.

The ride is part of it: 5–7 km north of the centre on Pham Van Dong, a road that hugs the hillside above the water so the sea is in view most of the way. Without your own transport a Grab works, though the trip back at dusk can mean a wait this far out.

At 45,000–95,000₫ a drink it sits in the middle: dearer than a street café, well below a Tran Phu beach club. It suits you if the view matters more than the calm; if you want it empty, come on a weekday morning — the same view, minus the sunset light and minus the crowd waiting for it.