Day trips from Nha Trang

For when the beach and the island tour have run out. Ordered by distance, nearest first. From ten kilometres to eighty, so choose by how long you will sit in a car rather than by which looks best.

13 places

Attractions
Suoi Do Pagoda
Rating: 4.1 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
Shrines up a hillside with a stream falling through them. 11 km out, not 30
City centreFree
Attractions
Dien Khanh Citadel
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
A Vauban fort from 1793, 10 km out, and traffic still runs through its gates
City centreFree
Experiences
Nha Trang Xua
Rating: 4.3 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
A Vietnamese village rebuilt in Vinh Thai. Country food, craft village, cooking class
City centreMid (100k – 500k)
Attractions
Monkey Island (Hon Lao)
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
An island in Nha Phu lagoon with some 1,200 semi-wild monkeys
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)190,000 – 250,000₫/person
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Ba Ho Stream
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
Three stone pools stepping up through forest. Trade the sea for a stream
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)Cheap (under 100k)
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Hon Ba
Rating: 4.3 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
A 1,578 m summit and Yersin's wooden house, at the end of 37 km of mountain road
The western highlands (outside the city)Free
Attractions
Ninh Hoa
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
33 km north. An old district hall, a Chinese assembly hall, and the Hon Khoi salt flats
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)Free
Attractions
Yang Bay Falls
Rating: 4.1 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
Waterfalls and hot springs in the Khanh Vinh forest, with a gate, a ticket and paved paths
The western highlands (outside the city)119,000 – 170,000₫/person
Attractions
Doc Let Beach
Rating: 4.3 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
Fine white sand and a shallow shelf running far out. The family beach
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)Cheap (under 100k)
Attractions
Tu Van Pagoda (the Shell Pagoda)
Rating: 4.2 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
A pagoda built from shells and coral in Cam Ranh. No admission charge
Bai Dai – Cam Ranh · 12–44 km south of the centre: the resort cluster sits on the airport road, a few sights lie beyond itFree
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The Binh Lap peninsula
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
Quiet bays and lobster in Cam Ranh. Reachable by road, and not Binh Ba
Bai Dai – Cam Ranh · 12–44 km south of the centre: the resort cluster sits on the airport road, a few sights lie beyond itCheap (under 100k)
Attractions
Diep Son
Rating: 4.0 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
A sand path across the sea. Visible only at low tide, which is the whole problem
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)from 700,000₫/person
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Dai Lanh and Van Ninh
Rating: 3.9 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews
The far north of the province, 80 km out. An empty strand and fishing villages, nothing to do
Ninh Hoa – Van Ninh (outside the city)Free

This list was chosen by hand, not generated — drawn from: Attractions, Experiences. The order is the order to do them in.

Day trips from Nha Trang

Suoi Do Pagoda

Dien Khanh Citadel

Nha Trang Xua

Monkey Island (Hon Lao)

Ba Ho Stream

Hon Ba

Ninh Hoa

Yang Bay Falls

Doc Let Beach

Tu Van Pagoda (the Shell Pagoda)

The Binh Lap peninsula

Diep Son

Dai Lanh and Van Ninh