A Couple of Great Things to Do in Mui Ne

Mui Ne is a tiny fishing village located in Southeast Vietnam, few hundred kilometers away from Saigon. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many things to do in Mui Ne. Nevertheless, it has grown a very popular tourist location during the past years. This is mainly due to its beautiful beaches. You can reach Mui Ne by bus, train, or taxi.

Still, there are a couple of must-see places in this gorgeous beach village. Having said that, let’s see closer what this article of things to do in Mui Ne is all about.

Beautiful sunset in Mui Ne

#1 Things to Do in Mui Ne is Relaxing on the Beaches

First of all, Mui Ne is solely a beach location. The whole Mui Ne touristic area consists of the Mui Ne Beach and Bai Da Ong Dia Beach between Phan Thiet city and Mui Ne fishing village. There is a beach road going from end to end meaning you don’t have to diverge from this one road in order to see the whole Mui Ne Beach. As a matter of fact, it’s very easy and even desirable to rent a motorbike to easy the surrounding areas.

Mui Ne Beach gets bombarded constantly too

In addition, apart from the motorbike renting, you should take it easy and just relax on the beaches. Swimming might be difficult or even dangerous from time to time since the wind can blow strongly from the sea. With that being said, Mui Ne is a highly popular location for kite surfers.

#2 Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien)

Fairy Stream View

Secondly, Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien) is one of the best things to do in Mui Ne, Vietnam. It is locating in the immediate presence of Mui Ne Beach. Fairy Stream is a couple of kilometers long stream of warm, flowing water. You can just walk along it towards a little waterfall where the stream will begin. Fairy Stream is very popular tourist location so if it gets too crowded we highly recommend not to walk all the way to the end. The most beautiful part comes around the middle part. Water has engraved a stunning canyon as time has been passing by.

Even though Fairy Stream is free to entrance, there might be some locals asking 5000 dongs ($0.20). It is up to you if you want to pay the price but yeah, the amount is quite a small so we just paid it.

#3 White Sand Dunes with Jeep

Steep White Sand Dune

Finally, White Sand Dunes is amongst the must things to do in Mui Ne, Vietnam. You have to find a transportation in order to get there since it is located around 30 kilometers Northeast of Mui Ne. It might be a bit too far away for a motorbike. That’s why we recommend you to book a private jeep to see the magnificent White Sand Dunes. Even though you cannot drive the jeep to the Dunes, the trip itself there is very enjoyable.

After reaching White Sand Dunes, you have a couple of options. You can walk approximately one kilometer to the sand dunes. The entrance is free so beware of the scammers. It might be rough trip depending on how sunny day and hot there is. If you travel as a couple, you can rent an ATV to drive there by yourselves. Prices range between 500 000 ($22) and one million ($44) dongs. Remember always to haggle. On the contrary, if you have a group of four people, you can rent another jeep inside the White Sand Dunes area. Prices are similar with the ATV rental.

You can spend a wonderful, sandy hour in the White Sand Dunes by taking pictures and enjoying the spectacular view that your eyes almost cannot believe. Just be careful when walking on the dunes because there are plenty of various motor vehicles riding around like maniacs.

Conclusion of Things to Do in Mui Ne

Mui Ne is a beach location, there’s no doubt about that. Still, you will be able to find some great things to do in Mui Ne, Vietnam. We told you in this article wonderful places such as beaches, Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien) and White Sand Dunes. In addition to these listed matters, you can find plenty of other things there as well. Anyway, you ought to prepare to lay on the beach during the days and enjoy tasty Vietnamese and Western foods during the nights!

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