Phan Rang
If you only have 2 days and 1 night outside of Vung Tau and Mui Ne, you can also go to PHAN RANG - VINH HY.
✈️ TRAVEL
1. Passenger vans: Buses to Phan Rang will depart from Mien Dong Bus Station. Ticket prices range from 150k ~ 350k depending on whether you choose a sleeper or a room. Travel time is 6 hours.
2. Train: Depart from Saigon Station to Thap Cham Station. Ticket prices range from 230k/seat and 300~400k/sleeper.
3. Plane: Depart from Tan Son Nhat and land in Cam Ranh, then travel 60km by contracted vehicle to Phan Rang City.
Our group chose to travel by An Anh bus at 9pm and arrive at 4am, getting off at Phan Rang 5-way intersection (no shuttle bus). Price 250k/sleeper with curtains. Return trip 200k/normal sleeper.
🆘 NOTE: Everyone should avoid this bus company, the trip was ok but the return trip was pushed to a fake bus (even though I had called to book a ticket in advance), the bus company's name was still on the outside but the inside of the bus was modified to add more people, and there was also a mattress added in the aisle, the bus was old and dirty and crammed, picking up passengers along the way. The bus owners cursed each other all night and then stopped the bus because the bus company did not share the fare evenly, it was a really stormy and terrible trip.
🚌 Travel from the city to tourist destinations:
1. Motorbike: 120k for manual and 150k for automatic
2. Taxi, 5-seat, 16-seat contract cars, ...
The first day our group rented motorbikes at
FB: Phan Rang 159 Motorbike Rental
The second day to Vinh Hy was quite far so our group contracted a 16-seat car for 1.5 million.
🏡 WHERE TO STAY?
My group stayed at Jolo villa Phan Rang. There are 8 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 kitchen and a very large garden and swimming pool to hold parties. The price to rent a single room is from 600k ~ 800k. Renting the whole villa will reduce 10%
The villa has a very stylish investment in architecture and interior. But one thing that is not very happy is the swimming pool. When our group arrived, the water level was very low, dirty, yellow and foamy. We complained, the receptionist said that the water had been filtered the day before, the yellow water was due to the sun 🙃. But after a while of negotiating, they also pumped more and filtered the water again.
🦀 WHAT TO EAT?
- Mai Ly rice noodle soup & spring rolls - 106 Nguyen Thi Dinh, Phan Rang. 15k/spring rolls and 25k/rice noodle soup with spring rolls.
- Chi Ba Seafood (food fair near Yen Ninh roundabout). The food is very fresh and cheap, 9 people only spend 1.5 million (including grilled shrimp, steamed squid, snails, crab claws, fragrant snails, cheese oysters, scallops with scallion oil, stir-fried noodles with fingernail snails, seafood fried rice)
- Co Suong rice paper (near Hoan My football field). Here there are rice paper with scallion oil, egg cups, nem chua, dong suong/rau jelly.
- Other specialties such as banh can, banh xeo, banh hoi long heo, ...
🚤 WHAT TO PLAY?
1. Hang Rai
~30km from the center near Vinh Hy Bay. Ticket price 20k/person.
2. Doai Vegetarian Restaurant & Coffee - Suoi Lo O, Vinh Hy Bay (located on maps)
The restaurant is located on a hill, so from the stream you have to climb a rather steep section, but the road is very easy to go. It's really chill here with a view of the entire Vinh Hy Bay, you feel at peace as soon as you step into the shop. In addition to drinks, there is also a delicious vegetarian combo for 150k/portion, depending on the day, the menu will have Vietnamese or European vegetarian dishes. The day our group went, it was a Vietnamese menu.