Binh Ba is a small island of over 3 km² located in Cam Binh Commune, Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa Province. It’s about 60 km south of Nha Trang, 15 km east of Ba Ngoi port (Cam Ranh).
How Binh Ba island is unique?
In the past, Binh Ba was a military island, restricting people from entering the island. Now, the rules have been removed. But foreigners are still banned. Because of the military’s management quite well. Binh Ba is still a relatively untouched island, nature still retains the rustic features, not destroyed by humans.
Recently, with the number of visitors to Binh Ba more and more, infrastructure has not developed to keep up with the number of visitors, making the island environment is overloaded.
There are two main types of terrain in Binh Ba:
Mountain topography: The peaks include Hon Du, Hon Co, Bai Ve mountain… with an area of 487.77 ha, accounting for 83.7% of the total area of the commune.
Delta plain: With an area of 94.78 ha, accounting for 16.3% of the total area of the commune. There are many pristine beaches, such as Bo De, Old House, Cay Me, Hon Co, Bai Chay… Located in the middle of the mountains and the sea, people are hard to reach.
In addition, Binh Ba beach is still wild, attractive, just wading away a few dozen meters. At here visitor have chance to see the beautiful coral at the foot. Especially on the beach are the limestone formless shapes, designs, colors very lively.
Around 1786 more and more residents, catching the sea development, propaganda that in the early years of the eighteenth century, a fleet of fishermen Quang Ngai, Phu Yen storm drifted into the sea, the sea still, the calm waves, while off the storm is still intense, called the island of Ba Binh (island of waves – later changed to Binh Ba Island).
The local people then discovered Hon Ty Island about 3 nautical miles west of Binh Ba, people scattered on this island and named Hon Tu Island (now Binh Hung Island).
When is the best time to visit Binh Ba island?
Binh Ba is land is similar in climate like Nha Trang so you can also combine these two sites at the same time. From March 3-9 beautiful weather, quiet sea, no big waves or wind much. From around October to the end of the year, it is usually the rainy season of the inner region, where the bad sea is not suitable to travel the island.
How to go to Binh Ba Island?
To travel to Binh Ba, you need to travel to Cam Ranh city. You can choose one of the suitable means such as plane, train or high quality car. Arrive Cam Ranh you move to port of Da Bac (in Cam Ranh has two ports are Da Bac and Ba Ngoi. But Ba Ngoi port used for large ships, the train travel to the neighboring areas often go to Da Bac – You can tell the taxi diver to port of Binh Ba island where they will know where to take you).
There are 4 train from Cam Ranh to Binh Ba. The train departs from Cam Ranh at 7h30 – 10h – 13h30 – 16h00, the train from Binh Ba back to Cam Ranh departs from 5h – 9h – 12h30 and 16h30. It will be more convenience Nha Trang tours offer by local travel company.
Accommodation to Binh Ba island
A few years ago, in Binh Ba, there were not many guesthouse services, most of which were spontaneous guesthouses of people operating in the form of homestay. Currently, due to the number of tourists to the island is quite a lot of holiday homes are growing up a lot, here is a list of guest houses on the island.
Homestay in Binh Ba Island
- Address: Binh Ba Island, Cam Binh, Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa
- Tel: 0962961248/097482127
Motels Ms. Tuyen (Sea Wind Restaurant)
- Phone: 0914493793
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Co Lan Hotel
- Phone: 0169 406 7384
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Blue Sea Guesthouse
- Tel: 0903081117 – 0962858684
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
My Tram Hostel
- Tel: 0965 006749 – 0914 811344
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Mai Huy Hostel
- Phone: 0168 5870955
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Mountain Home
- Phone: 0949 9980370
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Tu Khanh Hostel
- Phone: 0983 858994 – 0972 332202
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
Sister Tuyen Hotel
- Tel: 0914 493793
- Address: Binh Ba, Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa
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