Binh Ba - Vietnam Travel Guide

The Binh Ba island in Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa Province is famous for the name “lobster island”. As being among places welcoming the earliest dawn in Vietnam, Binh Ba gazes attract from travelers with its wild beauty. Binh Ba is very suitable for traveling in a short time, away from the hectic life. If you can book cheap flight tickets to Vietnam, then visit this pristine island as a short stop during your trip along the coast of Vietnam.

WHEN TO GO

Best time to travel to Binh Ba is from February to August. Also, during this time, cheap flight tickets to Vietnam are easier to book (excluding Vietnam national holidays).

HOW TO GO

After departing with your flight tickets to Vietnam, you can visit Binh Ba island by long distance buses from Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi or Da Nang to Cam Ranh bus station. Here, rent motorcycle taxi or taxi to reach Ba Ngoi port and spend about one hour on for sailing to the island.

WHAT TO EAT

There are many delicious specialties of this island, especially fresh seafood such as red shrimp, squid, marlin, oyster… But to come to Binh Ba without tasting its delicious lobster will be a real disaster. Binh Ba lobster can be made into various tasty dishes such as the mixture of alcohol and blood of blue lobster.

WHERE TO STAY

On the island, there are homestays and hostels for groups of tourists. Otherwise, guests can contact the locals here to sleep overnight or sleep at boat in order to enjoy the night at sea.

WHAT TO SEE

There are 3 famous beaches in Binh Ba including Bai Chuong beach, Bai Nom beach, and Nha Cu beach. Each one has its own characteristic for visitors to explore. Nom Beach is the most beautiful beach on the island, having a bow back sand beach with the gigantic stones on the two top sides. You will be pleasure in the blue beach stretching out to the skyline. Nha Cu Beach has dense coral. Take your diving eyeglasses, just bow your body into the water will be a scene of a beautiful ocean with a group of colorful fishes in the beach. Chuong Beach is an ideal place to watch the sunrise on the island. The sun progressively rises, a red covering the sky creating a mystery moments.
The beaches on the island are close together so tourists can walk or hire a motorbike from the locals. Besides beaches, tourists can visit famous places on the island, such as Ngu Hanh Tomb and Binh Ba Communal House and war relics left from the war.

The most interesting and attractive things are viewing the sunset, catching the sunrise on the island, enjoying the seafood, going to the market soon... Those contribute to wonderful memory of your trip to Binh Ba island. From now on, don’t hesitate when booking cheap flight tickets to Vietnam and Binh Ba trip will become your shining glory.

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