1) Bai Xep (Phu Yen)
Bai Xep is one of the most beautiful beaches near Quy Nhon city. Bai Xep is a beach in An Chan commune, Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen. The beach at Bai Xep is only 500m long but it possesses beautiful nature’s harmony by golden sandy beaches on pristine rocks protruding to the sea with stretching grasslands and casuarina trees. Coming to Phu Yen is coming to the white foam of waves and the rocks having unique shapes. Bai Xep is a place where many tourists traveling to experience and we will definitely be impressed by its beauty.
The distance from Quy Nhon to Bai Xep is about 100 km. Bai Xep is located in the north of Tuy Hoa City. To move from Quy Nhon to Phu Yen, we can travel by several means, by public transport or private transport. You can travel by passenger cars, there are some operators for you to choose such as: Thanh Ban, Cuc Tu, Binh Phuong,… or if you want, you can drive your own car and motorbike. The road to Bai Xep is quite flat and it is easy to find. After arriving in Tuy Hoa city, tourists will follow National Route 1 to the north about 12 km to see Sao Viet crossroads, go along this road and run through the fishing village, the cultivation of flowers, then you will go to Bai Xep.
Phu Yen is famous for its charming sights and attractive food. Additionally, the weather is cool and pleasant throughout the year. This strip of land has a humid tropical climate under the main influence of the oceanic climate. Phu Yen’s climate is divided into two distinct seasons, which are rainy season and dry season, these two seasons are not much different from those in the South Central Coast regions. Tourists often choose the time from January to August to travel Bai Xep, Phu Yen because it is summer, dry weather, less rain, clear blue sea. However, if you come to Bai Xep (Phu Yen) at this time, there will be a lot of people, this beach might be crowded. The period between September and December in Phu Yen is mainly the time of the rainy season, which is inconvenient to travel through different locations, consequently, it may affect your travel schedule.
Bai Xep has not been put into operation for tourism, therefore, it still retains the wild look. Visitors do not seem to see any traces of rubbish on the beach. In addition, the sand dune on the beach is very smooth and clean. The artificial umbrellas are designed in the form of mushrooms, offering places for visitors to have lunch and sunbathe. Featuring the characteristics of a beautiful beach, Bai Xep owns a brilliant golden sand embracing the clear blue water jade. Stepping into the sea, you will feel the cool water as if you were in an ice lake, dispelling all the stress and worries.
Walking along the beach, you can catch the cliffs rising to the sea, lowering altitude until they are corroded by waves. The waves fluttering white foam, swashing on the shores of the black stone have created a majestic natural landscape. On the stone steps, dry grass fused into the cactus, combined with the wind and waves, which made the poetic sound of the sea.
At the foothill, right at the long sandy beach is a good place to camp. If you can arrive at Bai Xep early, then you should choose the camp site to watch the sunrise and relax to wait for the sunset. Visiting Bai Xep is not only coming to admire the natural scenery but also traveling to be immersed yourself in the rustic life of the local people. On the summer evenings, you will find children playing with kite flying on the vast grassland, or the hard-working people along the coast. Of course, in every trips, you cannot ignore the unique cuisine. On the beach, you should not forget to enjoy the tuna salad, fresh tuna roll, …. The salty foods of the sea will obviously make tourists love Bai Xep, not only by its appealing landscape, but also by its taste.
2) Ky Co Beach
Ky Co is located at the foot of Phuong Mai Mountain, in the Nhon Ly island commune, about 25 km from Quy Nhon city. It is a destination that has not been exploited for tourism purposess, for this reason, Ky Co is still having pristine and wild attractiveness. With fresh climate, beautiful scenery, friendly local people, Ky Co is the ideal choice for visitors to have wonderful experiences. The long and smooth sandy white beach is the ideal destination for those who want to be immersed in the blue water. Ky Co has gradually become an impressive tourist destination and attracted more and more tourists. Certainly, people who have ever visited Ky Co will always have a desire to come back here to enjoy the holidays in this sea.
From Quy Nhon, you can come to Ky Co by sea to enjoy the feeling of winding by the waves, and enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery. Or you can take a motorbike or taxi to Eo Gio and then take a canoe to Ky Co beach, just take about 30 minutes. If you want to enjoy discovering and exploring, you can go by land, starting from Suoi Ca bridge, walking along the slope of Phuong Mai Mountain to the south, this road is in the process of completion so it is a little difficult to go, it is suitable for young and healthy people.
Visitors should travel Quy Nhon – Binh Dinh in general and travel Ky Co in particular from February to August. At this time, the climate is much cooler, there are no rains, instead is the gentle sunshine. Especially at this time, Quy Nhon sea is very green and not too crowded as summer, so you can completely feel the full beauty of the sea city.
You will feel inspired when coming to Ky Co beach, because the seawater here is extremely cool and shallow. Consequently, tourists can enjoy ourselves in the blue water with the white sand and the green trees. It will be fun to play with the transparent water or walk along the beach. When traveling to Ky Co, it will be really exciting to stop at Bai Dua to see the coral. With a clear sea, you only need to wear a swimming goggles and a wetsuit to enjoy the colorful coral reefs.
However, the most attractive thing when visitors coming to Ky Co is the color of the sea. From sea to coast, the seawater is divided into chroma bands, gradually changing from dark green to blue and clear blue jade. Diving into the blue water as you look deep into the bottom, visitors will have the feeling of swimming among a huge swimming pool.
One of the most favorite thing that tourists in Ky Co really like is the beautiful wilderness of the coast with quite good travel service and the price is very suitable. You and your family can enjoy swimming, playing with cool water waves, meanwhile, the local people have prepared for you fresh seafood dishes with natural tastes. You definitely have to enjoy the rustic dishes with exclusive flavor in Ky Co such as: snails, abalone, crab, squid, …
3) Eo Gio Beach
Eo Gio is situated in Nhon Ly commune, about 20 km northeast of Quy Nhon city. With this short distance, tourists should come to Eo Gio by car or by motorbike. To reach Eo Gio, you will cross Thi Nai bridge, go to Nhon Hoi crossroads, then come to the center of Nhon Ly commune. The best time to go to Eo Gio is from April to September, when there is no storm and the bay is airtight.
When arriving at Eo Gio, you can hire boats to experience other islands, the uninhabited islands are so unspoiled. On the island, there are many small sandy beaches, burrows on the cliff. In particular, there are plenty of coral and fish reefs. Diving into to watch the coral while admiring the beauty of the shimmering sea, visitors can go fishing to prepare for our meals.
The unique feature of Eo Gio is rock and water, with majestic landscape. The erosion of water and wind has created a beautiful strait with many caves. Watching Eo Gio from above, you will see the place surrounded by mountains having a bow shape. Thanks to its characteristic terrain as a saddle, located between two high mountains, this place was called “Eo Gio” with the simple meaning of “wind strait”.
Because Eo Gio still keep its wild and peaceful beauty, the service is still quite limited and you can fully feel the life of a coastal fishing village. The hospitable and warm-hearted local people will definitely make you want to cleave unto this land. Coming to Eo Gio, you have to climb to the top of the mountain to admire the attractive beauty of nature. The road to the top is bumpy and rough, but it makes you feel excited when looking at the Eo Gio beneath your feet.
Eo Gio is stunning by the high mountains with strange shapes reaching out to the sea, embracing a round to form a wind strait, creating amusing sounds of waves crashing. Beside the rocky cliffs, the erosion of nature also creates undulating soil such as ripples, like terraced fields in the highland provinces of the Northwest, which look impressive and engaging with visitors. At the foot of Eo Gio is the road full of rocks, below are the coral reefs in green water.
Beside, you may spend time with your family and friends to go picnic on the green lawn or experience fishing, soaking in clear water, or watching the gentle goats on the far away mountains. From the middle of the mountain, you go to the sea in a wide ladderway, with handrails. You stepped down this street to feel the sun, the wind and hear the waves flapping. Unlike the hot weather, when we come to Eo Gio, this place will make your soul more comfortable.
Far off the coast are small islands: Hon Mun, Hon Co, Hon Can … floating on the sea surface, with strange shapes, causing people to think that the giant buffalo are drowning themselves above the water. Additionally, there is a well, water from which is clear and sweet. Many travelers visiting Eo Gio have come here to play and bathe at this well.
If you do not like the noisy city and need to find a quiet place to be in harmony with nature, then, Eo Gio is the most suitable destination for visitors to consider.
4) Quy Hoa Beach
If you are intending to explore the coastal city of Quy Nhon, you should certainly not ignore Quy Hoa. Quy Hoa is about 3km from Quy Nhon city, when going along Quy Nhon – Song Cau road on the beautiful coast, visitors can zoom to the white sand beaches, sparkling in the sun and rough cliffs. Quy Hoa beach is a romantic painting that nature has given with attractive stretching beaches, tourists can enjoy the fun with water waves or just take about 30 minutes to motorboat offshore islands to enjoy the quiet and peaceful space.
From National Route 1D (Quy Nhon – Song Cau road), going down the gentle slopes with less than 3 km journey, you may feel like setting foot in another world. You can travel by taxi, or by motorbike. Quy Hoa is quiet, gentle and discreet as a small corner of Quy Nhon city.
As the name suggests, this place has a fresh and calm climate with small waves, clear blue water and the sound of the wind and birds singing, all has created a tranquil space. You should come to Quy Hoa from February to August annually, because the weather is quite stable, which is suitable for traveling, while in the rest of the year, there are often storms and floods.
Quy Hoa has an area of about 60 ha, located in a valley with three mountains and green trees covered, facing the coast Quy Nhon calm waves. At first we will feel Quy Hoa is a peaceful valley and gradually we will experience the peace and poetry of this land. Quy Hoa in early morning is beautiful like a fairy girl, as if she just lost to this land of people! But, do not rush into the blue water! You can find a place to admire the beauty of the sea or follow the steps to the high station waiting for the sun. Coming to Quy Hoa to immerse yourself in the blue sea, white clouds, watching the simple life which is full of energy of the local people is awakening to make your life more meaningful.
Some fun activities tourists may take part in when traveling to Quy Hoa are: going to the beach early in the morning to be able to experience fishing with local people, visiting the statue garden of physician with 40 busts of the famous people, visiting the first resting place of poet -Han Mac Tu, enjoying the cool sea breezes, taking a boat to the offshore islands,… You can also take a leisurely walk along the beach, on soft sandy stripes and picking up the scallops for yourself. Wandering the footsteps along the coast from the bright dream, visitors may feel like we can release our emotions, to look for a memory area. Going through the smooth white sand beach are rocky cliffs and spectacular scenic spots, contributing for the allurement of Quy Hoa beach.
At Quy Hoa, you will feel a fresh air, which is hard to find in anywhere. This place is romantic as a colorful painting that nature has given to people, bearing the harmony of the mountains and the sea, which brings the proximity between people and nature. Today, Quy Hoa is the destination for those who want to seek relaxation and the peace of mind. In the afternoon, the children innocently playing with the sea waves, there is a wife taking her son to the sea to wait for her husband,… You will find the life around us is really delightful and happiness comes from the simple things.
5) Hon Kho Beach
Hon Kho, also known as Hon Kho Island, is one of 32 islands located near the coast of Binh Dinh province, about 16 km from Quy Nhon city center, in Hai Dong village, Nhon Hai commune. This is also a relatively new tourist destination with many visitors. To get to Hon Kho from Quy Nhon, tourists can drive motorbikes or cars through Thi Nai bridge, across Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, go along Mai Huong Bay and pass a few kilometers to the village fishing in Nhon Hai Commune. The suitable time to visit Hon Kho is from March to September. At Hon Kho, there are no green trees, no attractive coconut palms, however, it has a strange charm. The whole area is a rocky beach with smooth sand beach with brilliant coral reefs, Hon Kho is considered as a beautiful landscape of nature.
Coming to Hon Kho, tourists should not forget to enjoy amazing activities, such as diving and seeing coral, going fishing, renting boats to explore the island. After enjoying the beautiful seafront with colorful coral reefs, visitors can take a scenic walk around the island. Walking under the smooth white sand, watching the vast ocean air, harmony in the sea breeze will bring you the feeling of relaxation.
The beach around this island is very rocky, but this is one of the most pristine beaches. If you can not dive, you can go camping along the sea and play on the fine golden sand. Coming to Hon Kho, tourists also see thousands of different sea creatures. Hon Kho is a place to store rare animals, visitors will have opportunities to watch special types of turtles.
It is really wonderful to try the experience going across the sea, the sandy smooth road with small waves under the barefoot, this pleasure will bring you unforgettable feelings. However, the sea road under Hon Kho is not always available, you have to wait until the tide is low, then you can go from land easily and safely. Furthermore, you can enjoy various types of fresh seafood at restaurants on Hon Kho such as: shrimp, crab, fish, squid, snail …. Most of the seafood in Hon Kho is caught and processed directly according to the request of tourists.
If tourists continue to walk around the island, we will be completely conquered by the charming elegance and the unique nature of this place. Besides, large and smooth stone slabs standing in front of visitors are parts of the island of Hon Kho. The road ahead is difficult because the mountains stacked on top of each other. The scenery is wild, but the beauty of the sea will motivate many adventurous travelers to climb to the top of the mountain. After visiting the coral reefs, going fishing and camping on the sea, it will be great to explore the architecture of the ancient Cham built a long time ago.
Although it is a relatively new tourist destination, Hon Kho is increasingly attracting tourists to visit, especially in the summer. Hon Kho with beautiful and wild nature always satisfy the traveler whenever they have the opportunity to come.
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