In the past few years, Quy Nhon is an attractive tourist destination. Because of its beautiful natural scenery, facilities, cheap and diverse travel costs, convenient accommodation services …
How to move to Quy Nhon?
You easily come to Quy Nhon by many different way as follows:
Aircraft:
Currently from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar, Vietjet Air … have exploited the flight to Phu Cat airport, averagely 2 flights from Quy Nhon per day to Ho Chi Minh City and 1 flight from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
Train:
From Hanoi: It will cost you about VND 480,000 for a hard seat and VND 730,000 for a soft seat air conditioner to Quy Nhon
From Ho Chi Minh City: Train tickets from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon at VND 280,000 with hard seats and VND 440,000 with air-conditioned seats.
Coach:
From Hanoi: The price of a bus from Hanoi to Quy Nhon is VND 560,000. Travel daily with many buses
From Ho Chi Minh: You will spend about 250,000 VND to get a ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon.
Things to do in Quy Nhon?
1. Queen Beach
Hoang Hau Beach (commonly known as Bai Egg). It is located in the Ghenh Rang tourist area. The reason for this beach is called Hoang Hau beach. Because previously when coming to Quy Nhon city, Nam Phuong Queen chose this place to relax. Visitors come here to play beside the water waves, with small rocks shaped like eggs. Travel to Quy Nhon you can also visit the Ghenh Rang tourist area, stone churches, the tomb of Han Mac Tu poet. Do not forget to book the hotel near Hoang Hau Beach for easy access here.
2. Han Mac Tu tomb
One of the most famous tourist site in Quy Nhon. But to visit the poet’s grave site. You have to cross a small bridge over the Tien stream to turn left to Thi Nhan hill. In front of Han Mac Tu’s grave is a large cross half a meter high. The tomb is designed in a modern fashion with simple rectangular shapes. On the head of the tomb is a statue of Mary with both arms outstretched, eyes looking down at the tomb. Behind the hills and mountains, Han Mac Tu tomb is located close to Emperor Bao Dai, and when continues on the Mong Cam slope towards the sea, you will come to the egg stone beach with a beach for Nam Phuong Queen. when she lived in Quy Nhon.
3. Cu Lao Xanh Lighthouse
Reaching the top 5 lighthouses over the famous 100-year-old. The Cu Lao Xanh lighthouse is a beautiful symbol of the spirit of the people here who live year round with sea and wind waves. Through many ups and downs, the lighthouse has always been lit up to help the locating of fishing boats on Binh Dinh sea and the surrounding sea area of South Central. Therefore, the lighthouse is also known as the “magic eye” of the sea.
4. Bai Xep fishing village
Listed by Business Insider Asia’s so-called “secret jewels”. It’s punctuated by the serene beauty of a traditional fishing village, without the fuss of vehicles or the bustling like other beach resorts in Vietnam. You should come to Bai Xep this time when it has not much industrial intervention to enjoy its pristine nature. However, the services of sightseeing, tourism, restaurants and hotels in Bai Xep are quite sufficient. If you have the opportunity, come and feel the wild beauty here.
5. Thap Thap Pagoda
As one of the famous Buddhist centers in the Central Region. It’s located in An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh Province. This pagoda is known by visitors for its ancient architecture, along with historical and literary values. Also this is a symbol of spiritual tourism, a quieter destination than other locations in Quy Nhon.
6. Quy Nhon Cathedral
Quy Nhon Cathedral is located at 122 Tran Hung Dao Street, Quy Nhon City. This place has a relatively large campus and also planted with many green trees. Because the location is opposite to Le Thanh Ton Street. That you can see the church from the beginning of Nguyen Hue street. It is also the venue for important ceremonies. Such as the “ordination” for priests.
7. Crescent Moon beach
This is the main beach of Quy Nhon and Binh Dinh area with a unique and attractive moon shape. Especially attracts with sand dunes stretching 5km from Tan to Ghenh Rang. Recently, this beach has been upgraded with infrastructure and cleaning so the number of tourists is increasing, gradually. It’s becoming one of the most popular places in the Central-South region. For your own suggestion: the hotels in Quy Nhon Beach are breathtaking!
8. Ky Co – Eo Gio
According to local people, Eo Gio and Ky Co Beach are the two most beautiful places in Binh Dinh. Eo Gio possesses a poetic beauty with charming mountains hugging the blue sea, at the foot of the mountain is a winding path, just like the usual frames in Korean films. This is the place for thousands of beautiful check-in photos.
Ky Co is a pristine beautiful beach with clear water. From Eo Gio, it takes about 30 minutes to go to Ky Co by boat or canoe. Ky Co has just been put into operation, so the services are limited. Therefore, you have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Ky Co completely and pristine. Here you can also bathe in the cool blue water and dive to see the coral.
9. Hon Kho
Ride through Thi Nai Bridge, Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, along Mai Huong Bay to the fishing village of Nhon Hai commune. From here, you will travel to Hon Kho by boat. Transportation costs range from 200,000 to 300,000 VND for groups of 5-10 people. The deserted island is surrounded by sea and rocky mountains, the inhabitants of this island are sparse, mainly engaged in fishing. For tourists, the most special thing in Hon Kho is fresh seafood, the price is extremely cheap. You can buy seafood directly from the newly caught fishermen, as a gift after the trip.
What to eat in Quy Nhon?
Quy Nhon is famous for its specialty of fish vermicelli. The difference lies in the way this dish is prepared. Fresh fish is processed into fish ball, noodles and eye-catching color, fish head used to cook broth, giving this dish a unique flavor, attractive to visitors.
Beef seaweed soup
Between the four sides is the sea, the hot sun and after periods of swimming or scuba diving to watch the tired corals, eating a bowl of seaweed cooked with beef will help visitors really feel cool throughout the body. The flavor of seaweed when combined with sliced beef is really great. This is also a very nutritious dish because seaweed contains a lot of protein, minerals and vitamins and beef is a nutritious but low-meat type calories so you won’t have to worry about your weight.
Shrimp pancake jumping
The name of the dish speaks for the simplicity and ease of this pancake, and the dish is actually made from very familiar ingredients. This dish is made from rice flour mixed with a little turmeric powder and coconut milk, the main part is the small earth shrimp but the meat is very firm.
Coming to Quy Nhon, eating a stir-fried pancake with vegetables and a spicy salty chili sauce will bring you a quite interesting and unforgettable feeling. This dish that is eaten on rainy days in Binh Dinh is even more in tune and unforgettable.
Discover beautiful rocks in Quy Nhon Island Summer days, visitors to the paradise of Quy Nhon beach town (Binh Dinh) will have the opportunity to explore the island coastal reefs with many interesting shapes.
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