Vung Tau: travel guide book from A to Z (part 3)

Vung Tau: Travel guide book from A to Z (part 3)

Some of the great festivals of Vung Tau

Every year, in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, local people are organizing traditional folk festivals, bringing in cultural and customary culture, the belief of sea dwellers, attracting tens of thousands of passengers to participate. Here are some of the famous festivals in Vung Tau that you need to keep in mind when you can visit this beautiful sea town.

1. Duc Thanh Tran Hung Dao

On 20/08 lunar calendar annually, the Holy Tran Hung Dao was held at the Church of St. Paul's Basilica: No 68 ha Long, Ward 2, Vung Tau City. A long time, the holy ceiling is no longer in the local community, which has become the festival of attracting many people from local countries.

Through the working form of the festival, also the way to educate the serial generation of patriotic, national pride. On the occasion of the festival, every million passengers and locals attended the opening ceremony and the ceremony of consecration.

2. Dinh Co festival

She is a monumental temple, with traditional architecture, located on the Long Hai coast of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province. The Festival of Girls (10 – 12/2 lunar calendar annually) has a bold folk color, each opening of the festival that attracts dozens of visitors to attend and enjoy this beautiful scenery.

The festival of the Vung Tau. Photo: Dulichtructuyen

3. Nghinh Ong festival

Annually, he was held in his mausoleum at Hoang Hoa Detective Street, Vung Tau City. The festival is held in 3 days from 16 – 18 August lunar calendar. It is the largest water festival of Vung Tau fishermen. Vung Tau Festival has been chosen by the VH-TT and the General Directorate of Tourism as one of the 15 major festivals of the country since 2000.

4. Dinh Tran Thang Tam festival

The annual festival is held for 4 days, from February 17-20 lunar calendar. This is the festival of Hoi An, at the end moment and the opening of a fish shrimp harvest season. Part of the ceremony is very demanding: in fact, the spirit of animals, the rise of the kneel, the drum, the band, and there are a lot of anaerobic diets such as piglets to have the same color fur, who are not involved in ritual rituals. The association has many recreational games such as dancing, Song Boi.

The goddess of the church won the Freemasons. Photo: ST

5. Mieu Ba Ngu Hanh festival

This festival is held annually on September 16, 17, 18/10 lunar calendar at Ba Ngu temple, Vung Tau City. The festival is organized in a solemn manner with the serious ceremonial rituals and folk games, attracting the people's Eastern island and visitors to the nostalgic rise.

Where to stay in Vung Tau?

Vung Tau Hotel is very diverse, depending on the condition of the individual you can easily choose yourself with a proper hotel. However, for easy viewing of the sea and walking along the coast, you can choose hotels on Halong, Thuy Van Street, Tran Phu... Prices vary according to the rooms and quality of service, motels near the beach or some of the city's inner hotels are a cheaper price.

1. Alma Oasis Long hai Resort & Spa 

 

2. Hotel Pullman Vung Tau 

3. Resort The Grand Ho Tram Strip Vung Tau

Check-out our Con Dao beach break here!

4. Hotel Malibu Beach Vung Tau 

 

5. Lan Rung Phuoc Hai Resort

 Consultez notre séjour balnéaire à Con Dao en cliquant ici!

Beautiful coffees in Vung Tau

1. MILLA Nakedsoul

Calling MILLA Nakedsoul is a cafe that is not true because there is no coffee and beer only available for cocktails. However, if you want to take a virtual life, then it's beautiful. Located at 30 ha Long Street, Ward 2, Vung Tau, MILLA Nakedsoul lies nestled on the rooftop of a beautiful old French house with view looking towards the beautiful polar sea.

Photo: MILLA Nakedsoul

MILLA Nakedsoul's most striking point is to mention the view of the beautiful sunset. In the space of the sea waves, just watching the sunset just sip a cocktail, is it enough for a afternoon? The price of beverages varies from 35 to 100,000 VND depending on the category.

Address: 30 ha Long Street, Ward 2, Vung Tau

Opening time: from 5 pm – 11h30 pm

2. Bohemiens Cafe

Located in a alley on Bacu Street (155/2 Bacu Street, Ward 4, Vung Tau) Bohemiens is a café with a small space for those who have been bored of the city's noisy streets with crowded vehicles. Inside the pub is decorated quite a lot of antique widgets such as the top Model, sewing machines, cameras... so here you will be feeling the same as back to the childhood.

Photo: Bohemiens Cafe

However, there is a distinct and comfortable space for visitors. The outside of the restaurant has a set of benches for young children who have just wanted to have a chat space, medium-sized check-in models. In addition, the plus point of Bohemiens Cafe is the drink of quite a unique pub with very "chestnuts" prices, ranging from 15,000 to 35,000 dong depending on the category.

Address: 155/2 Street Bacu, Ward 4, Vung Tau

Opening time: 7:00 am – 10:00 pm (week) and 7:00 am – 11:00 pm (weekends)

3. Black & White Coffee

Having a medium-sized, modern, Black & White Coffee is a cute decor with two mainstream color tones that are white and black. As many visitors have a quiet, cool, comfortable seating, and there are also many corners for virtual living. The beverage of the pub and varied with prices varies from 25,000 to 45,000 VND.

Photo: Hoangminh. Nobita

Address: 91 BA Trieu, Ward 4, Vung Tau
Opening time: 7:30 am – 22:00 pm

4. La Vie En Rose Coffee

It is one of the most architectural and striking cafes with walls and roofs made of transparent glass. There is both an internal and external space, the external table has a sea view, but is only suitable for the afternoon or evening. If you come here in the day, then choose to sit in the house is the best.

Address: 6 ha Long, Ward 2, Vung Tau

5. Ngon Tuoc Book Café

Located on a quiet street on the book, Ngoc Stripping book Café is the most suitable place for you to relax and immerse in the book space, after a delight on Vung Tau Beach. The restaurant is quite extensive and the seating is very rich, so if you want to discover the space here, you'll have to go back several times.

Photo: Jade Wren Book Café

Beside the air conditioned area, there is also an outdoor area, suitable for those who prefer the open space, wanting to draw together with nature. Drinks Here are many customer reviews that are quite tasty, have soft prices, gentle space, not noisy suit those you just enjoyed reading, just enjoying coffee.

Address: 9/9 Road book, Ward 8 near Bai Hang Vung Tau.

6. Tree House Billiard & Coffee

Just like the name, Tree House is like a miniature forest with a tree-overrun space. In particular, the middle of the restaurant has a very big tree, a cool shade throughout the bar. The design of the restaurant mainly uses rustic and extremely unique wood material. Whether to sit any position, you will also easily capture multiple images for virtual living.

Photo: honganthuy_1211

Address: 97 Tran Hung Dao, Phuoc Nguyen Ward, Ba Ria City

7. UP Garden

Located in a small alley, UP garden is a lovely garden for those who love quiet space, close to nature. When you come here you will be in the cool green eye of the grass, which is enjoying the food, drinks "home made" extremely tasty and quality in the nomadic music.

Photo: Vuonghoanghavy

From outside the lane, the place also stretches a blue color. The opening time is: 7:00 am – 11:00 am, 16:30 pm – 22:00 pm.

Address: 381/4, Cach Mang Thang Tam street, Phuoc Nguyen Ward, Ba Ria City.

Good places for photo shooting in Vung Tau

1. Kito statue

Considered a symbol of Vung Tau City, it is also the venue that appears regularly in photos of any visitors who have been to Vung Tau. Christ is a statue of Jesus constructed in 1974 and is now placed on the small peaks of Vung Tau City. The statue has been established as the "largest Jesus statue in Asia" in 2012.

Photo: commons.wikimedia.org

2. Bach Dinh House (10 Tran Phu Street, Vung Tau City)

Less than 1km away from the front yard, with the Halong road winding along the slopes, you'll find a very wonderful photographic location. It's a White House. Because it was built from the French period, it retained the ancient neck of the past, which was interspersed with the glamorous elegance of the French architectural style.

3. Vung Tau Lighthouse

To get a panoramic view of the city of Vung Tau from the high, you can find the famous lighthouse on the small mountains. With a highlight of the white lighthouse on the sky, the green sea background, you get the photos are impressive if taken in Here, especially at the dark, when the sunset let go.

4. Bai Dua

The pineapple beach near the front beach is called a beautiful beach of Vung Tau contributing to the many visitors to the city. The beauty of the pineapple is not the same as the front yard or back yard, which is often noisy, is busiest in the pineapple beach which carries a romantic beauty with a quiet, soothing space.

Photo: Fb Lovely Vung Tau

5. Front Beach Rocky Area

The front beach owns the stones with many strange enemies stacked, stretching out to the sea, which is suitable for the creation of impressive photographs of nature with untouched, majestic, and sea waves.

6. Ho Tram

Mined in recent years, mostly in the form of resort, the selected object should the beaches of Ho tram retain the pristine side of a girl who just woke up after a long sleep. Strong waves, seawater in the clear, sea of not a garbage of the place can satisfy any of the most difficult visitors. Here you are not only created with the blue sea, white sand that you can still take pictures beside the incredibly luxurious resort.

Photo: ibooked.cn

7. Ho Coc

In addition to Ho Tram lake, it is also the location of many of the young friends who choose to take pictures, especially wedding photos. If you're familiar with the immense beach, when you arrive at the cup, you'll be surprised about the small, scattered, or concentrated rocks. Before you reach the beach, you'll have the opportunity to cross an original forest to admire the scenic natural forested mountains with greenery, green rocks.