This was the last exploring day of this motorbike trip from Nha Trang to Phu Yen. No more peninsulas to explore, but still beautiful sceneries ahead like Vung Ro. Again, I was not expecting such a nice ride.
I slept at Dai Lanh Resort which sits right on the beach. They were full so I didn’t stay in one of those cute wooden bungalows and instead had a solid bungalow with a private WC and breakfast for 450K a night. It would have been 400K if not for the holidays. Nice spot to stay, I needed that. Sitting by the beach at night, listening to the sound of the sea and watching several stars that could be seen in the sky even though the area was pretty lit up. Only in the morning, I was able to see what does the beach look like.
Dai Lanh Beach
This is a wide beach with beautiful views too. Mountainous views all around and an island just in front. The beach doesn’t offer much shade besides the one provided by the couple of hotels that are based there. So I was happy I was in the resort. I didn’t stay that long at Dai Lanh Beach though because I had a whole lot of things I wanted to see that day even though they weren’t as far as the previous day’s rides. After enjoying Dai Lanh beach’s views for a while, I went to Tuong Me Quan Am.
view from the street:
Tuong Me Quan Am- train view
I marked this as a destination because I had no idea what was ahead but before reaching this spot I came across many more with wonderful sea views and views of the train tracks. Yes! Apparently, the train goes right along the ocean in this stretch of railway. Must be a beautiful train ride from Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa. I confess I couldn’t help stopping many times along this street by the ocean.
The island in front of Dai Lanh Beach was stunning. It had a weird-looking rock formation in the corner WOW. Never seen an island like that. Looks pretty dope. There must be some boats going there as I could see a small beach on the other side of the tiny island.
What a view!
There are many spots to stop along this street. They offer ocean views and a place where lots of riders were washing their motorbike’s wheels, I wondered why many times… should I do the same haha? I don’t know, seemed like everybody was watering their tires in this area…
This street is gorgeous. It goes right next to the ocean. It is definitely a scenic route. People were stopping everywhere for pics and the place deserves the attention.
Vung Ro
Ahead there is a stretch with a view of Vung Ro Bay WOW! So beautiful! Again, what a stunning motorbike ride. Vung Ro seems to be popular. Many floating seafood restaurants and lots of people around. Lovely!
I had in mind stopping at Coconut Trees campsite for the night, but I ended up not doing it. I came across the spot and it is actually a proper camping site. I saw many tents there facing the water. Seems like a lovely place to stay.
Next on my list was this nameless beach near Quan be Nam Tien that doesn’t even seem accessible by car. At least there is no street on Google Maps.
I could see the beach from the street. It looked beautiful with loads of coconut trees yeah. I wanna go. But then, a more focused look revealed another reality. The shore was white! WHITE AS THE COLOR OF AS MUCH PLASTIC as you can imagine! OMG! What a dirty, dirty beach yuck. I could see all the plastic floating on the water from the street! Even though the beach looked nicely tucked in the mountain, going down there stopped being an option once I saw how trashy it was. Nop. Big nop to this one! It wouldn’t even be possible to get in the water without crossing a sea of plastic first.
Ok, new plan. I have to find a beach to spend the day near Vung Ro.
Mui Dien
After this failure of the beach, I went to Mui Dien which is not that far from Vung Ro. This is the cape where the first sun rises in Vietnam. It is popular I can tell. There were soooo many people here jeeezzzz. There is an entry ticket of 30K, plus 10K to park your motorbike.
I followed everybody else across a bridge and into the forest. I had no idea what to expect. I had to walk several minutes uphill to get to Mui Dien Cape where everybody was. The place is nice and extremely windy. There are nice rocks with cool shapes everywhere around. Beautiful scenery indeed. There was also a lighthouse but not accessible.
On the way to Mui Dien through the forest, there was another trail leading To Bai Mon beach which I followed. The path to Mui Dien already reveals views of this beach that is stunning.
Bai Mon Beach
During this trip, I was expectant about this beach and Vung Ro I confess, and it didn’t disappoint. Beautiful beach with special colors. Some green shades would mix with a brown tone and a black line in between, so unique. Beautiful beach seen from above honestly. Down there, the place looks scorching! No shade at all and a huge sand bank. Looks pristine and clean. Fortunately, there were some boulders and trees on the edge which provided some shade. Found my spot of the day. Even though there were many people on the spot, few dared to go to the beach and even fewer dared to venture into the water and face the extremely hot sun.
I ran into the shade as the sand was too hot to handle! Burning! I found a place to enjoy this beach all to myself. The water isn’t as hot as I was expecting. It was not cold, but very refreshing instead. The water was clear too. The bottom was clearly visible. Later on, a man showed up from the sea haha no idea how he got there. Probably he has a boat. He seemed to have a tent. I think he went into the bush and set his camping site somewhere hiding in the shade.
This is why I had trust issues all the time spent at the beach. I never went to the water in a peaceful mode as I was always scared someone could come out of god knows where and steal my phone AGAIN. It would be the 3rd time, so I was extremely cautious about it. For this reason, I didn’t stay for long periods in the water. I think I’m traumatized haha
After having enough of this beach I proceed a bit further north than Vung Ro.
Bai Tien
I came across this beach after 4 pm OMG. The place was absolutely packed haha. The views of the ocean were great and I saw a mountain of sand in the distance. It looked pretty dope so I went further and closer to it.
Bai Bien Hoc Cho
This was the furthest north I went during this 3-day motorbike trip along the Vietnamese coastline. This place is next to this very wide beach with a huge sand dune that looks stunning in the distance from the scenic street. I rode across the dune and it was terrible haha. Thought I was making a big mistake haha. The place was so windy that my motorbike would change direction with wind power wow, not easy to ride here too windy. Plus, you could see all the sand flying above the dune, and damn once that sand hits your skin wooow… I wished I WASN’T THERE.
It was painful. Auch. Felt a bit of how would it be to be in a sandstorm. Absolutely terrible and only lasted for seconds.
Bai Bien Hoc Cho was so packed that I didn’t even go all the way to see the view. It was chaotic along the parking area. Nop, I can skip this one, thanks. After that, I went all the way to my sleeping spot that night about 40 minutes away- Van Gia. But I have stopped to watch the sunset at one of the many cafes along the street with ocean view.
Van Gia
The third night was spent in Van Gia, a place where I have been before in 2019, 5 years ago. At the time I visited Van Gia to catch a boat to a beautiful island nearby: Diep Son.
I wasn’t expecting to find such a vivid and bustling town to be honest, but guess I also didn’t think that 5 years had passed. I remember clearly struggling to find a place to eat in Van Gia the first time I visited in 2019. There was nothing going on at the time. But this time I found another reality. Loads of good-looking cafes, a seaside area filled with people enjoying the park and the breeze, lots of coconut trees, and a very charming spot to hang around. I was well impressed. It was obvious that the place developed a lot since the last time I visited, which is good.
The next day I still had 60km to ride until Nha Trang on a ride that didn’t take much longer than 1h15m. And that ride put an end to this short motorbike trip that ended up being way better than I could have anticipated. I wasn’t expecting to come across so many beautiful views, like Vung Ro and beaches. Paradise is here too!
If you like an adventurous exploring trip, I recommend this area. Very unspolied beauty! Absolutely in love with the Vietnamese coastline! What a trip!
To do this 3-day motorbike trip from Nha Trang to Phu Yen I spent 150K/ day on motorbike rental, plus 140K gas to ride not much more than 300km altogether. I rented the motorbike at Easy Riders Nha Trang which had super friendly staff. The motorbike didn’t pose any problem and they even changed the oil right before my trip.
You can read more about day 1 HERE and day 2 HERE!
