If you are looking for a vacation spot near Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Tram beach is a great suggestion. Ho Tram beach is only about 120 km from Ho Chi Minh city, about 2 – 2.5 hours by car on the highway, about 30 km from the tourist city of Vung Tau. Ho Tram beach is not busy and congested like other beaches. The beach here is long and alluring with clear and blue sea, white sand, especially the seafood is quite cheap. Ho Tram tourism has just flourished in recent years. Ho Tram Beach is a continuation between Long Hai beach and Binh Thuan Province, the distance from Ho Tram beach to Vung Tau is roughly 50 km. From Ho Chi Minh city, you can travel by motorbike, passenger car, driving your own car or by hydrofoil. If you travel by motorbike, you should take the National Route 51 and National Route 55. Furthermore, if you want to move by passenger car, you may start at Mien Dong Bus station to Vung Tau.
Ho Tram beach has a tropical monsoon climate, the weather is divided into two distinct seasons: rainy season (from May to October) and dry season (from November to April next year). However, Ho Tram’s climate is quite pleasant, cool and stable; you can travel to Ho Tram beach in the holidays or at the weekend with your family and friends.
Ho Tram Beach is one of the most pristine beaches in the world voted by the American magazine. The sea here is clear and green, surrounded by beautiful natural scenery. Going along the coast, you will see the forest stretching. Sitting on the shore to listen the wind blowing makes people feel they are young again. In addition, you can camp by the beach, and enjoy relaxing moments with your family and friends.

Coming to Ho Tram beach, you can go for a stroll along the beach and savour fresh seafood specialties, exploring Ho Tram cuisine is also an enjoyable and indispensable experience when traveling to Ho Tram. The food here is also varied and abundant, the most famous seafood dishes are the dishes with shrimp, fish, crab, squid … The delightful thing here is that you can buy fresh seafood right on the beach and bring it to the restaurant and prepare the dishes that you love. Or, you can bring gas stove to the beach to cook seafood and enjoy the food on the beach, which is also very amusing.
Additionally, you can stop at the leaf hut, enjoy the airy space, and immerse yourself in the cool water. Besides swimming and enjoying seafood, you can also visit Phuoc Buu nature reserve which is considered as a miniature museum of Binh Chau. Ho Tram air is especially fresh in comparison with other sea areas, both because of its pristine nature and because of its vast forest ecosystem, casuarina trees mixed with Melaleuca trees. The forest ecosystem here is always preserved and protected. Therefore, besides sea breeze blowing during four seasons, Ho Tram also brings fresh air for relaxation. You can choose Ho Tram beach as the optimal place for weekend trips with your family.

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