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Shopping in Nha Trang, Vietnam:
Where to shop, what to buy. Reviews
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Nha Trang Eating
Nha Trang is naturally a seafood
haven, and there is a wide variety
of excellent eateries to keep you
busy for weeks. There are so many
choices that if you are seafood
lover, make sure to have a list in
order not to miss out on any good
places. The tip is to go to eateries
frequented by locals. Contrary to
other parts of Vietnam, even though
you are a foreigner, you will still
be charged local prices at most
restaurants. So don't be afraid to
give it a try!
Nha Trang Things To Do
Diving in Vietnam
The popularity of Vietnam as a
tourist destination is growing
rapidly and with it comes a dive
infrastructure that is opening the
doors to a multitude of dive sites
along its long eastern coastline.
Considering the length of Vietnam's
coastline it does come as somewhat
of a surprise that most of the
diving is based in Nha Trang. Da
Nang may develop as a diving
destination but currently there is
only one operator. Diving in general
can be very good with everthing from
gently sloping fringing reefs to
vertical walls down to 50 meters
deep. The coastal waters off Vietnam
offer an impressive biodiversity
with nearly half of all the species
of coral on the planet found here.
Marine life includes sharks, morays,
rays and all the regular reef
visitors. There are several virgin
scuba spots that have yet to turn
into popular resorts such as Phu
Quoc and Con Dao. The future for
these pristine diving locations will
mean more dive boats, more divers
and more dive sites discovered. If
you want to see untouched reef and
undeveloped islands its time to head
off to Vietnam.
Diving in Nha Trang
As the Republic of Vietnam grows
more and more as a tourist favorite
destination in South East Asia, its
shore line is home of some good dive
sites in Nha Trang and off to the
island of Mun also known as Hon Mun.
Situated on the north east of Ho Chi
Minh City (former Saigon), and far
from the murkier waters of the
MeKong river delta, Nha Trang offers
great Vietnamese culture,
essentially based on the harvest of
the sea in a very traditional way.
The coast line around Nha Trang has
developed through history its pure
tradition of fishing techniques and
it will be possible to visit some of
these fishermen villages, guardian
of ancestrous traditional fishing
secrets. Vietnam is the newest dive
destination. Nha Trang offers
fantastic sites: with over 350
different species of coral, also
various and rich underwater life .
Off Nha Trang lies the island of Mun,
home of some interesting dive sites,
where one of our dive package will
take the adventurer diver.
These are some dive sites in
NhaTrang :
Hon Mun
This is the island where all dive
sites already mentioned in the Nha
Trang section are located. It also
has a couple of other sites such as
Rainbow Reef and Tiger Wall. There
are some shallow spots which offer
good night diving and a smaller
southern island called Hon Mot with
a could of good dive sites. There
are no wrecks around the islands of
Nha Trang as everything above 50
meters has been salvaged by locals.
Depth: 5 - 40m Viz: 5 - 20m
Currents: Occasional Getting there :
Boat 1 hour Best months: Jan / Oct
Madonna Rock
There are a couple of good
swimthroughs at this dive site. It
is a small rocky outcrop off Hon Mun
Island, marine life includes giant
morays, lionfish, scoprion fish and
a wide array of breath taking coral.
Depth: 5 - 25m - Viz: 5 - 20m -
Currents: Occasional - Getting there
: Boat 1 hour Best months: Jan / Oct
Moray Beach
A shallow dive with a sandy bottom,
also some bizarre rock formations
here. The site gets its name from
the resident giant moray eels that
are upto two and a half meters long.
You may find the rare black spotted
moray (Gymnothorax-favagineus) here
too. This site is also good for
spotting pipefish, razorfish and
trumpetfish with a couple of leaf
fish hiding in a small cave at 3
meters. Depth: 3 - 18m - Viz: 5 -
20m - Currents: Occasional - Getting
there : Boat 1 hour Best months: Jan
/ Oct
Goat Rock
A spectacular vertical wall dive
down to 40 meters can be done here.
The wall is covered with hard and
soft coral and provides home to all
manner of marine critters.
Electric Nose
A little further towards the
mainland is another little rocky out
crop where deep diving can be done.
The underwater terrain drops to 45
meters here but currents can be
strong so only recommended for
experienced divers. Depth: 5 - 40m -
Viz: 5 - 20m - Currents: Occasional
- Getting there : Boat 1 hour Best
months: Jan / Oct
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