Review: HCMC Private Day Trip to Vung Tau Beach – Scenic Views

So, you’re thinking of escaping the hum of Ho Chi Minh City, maybe, for some beach vibes? That idea definitely had appeal to me a bit ago. Vung Tau Beach, too, it’s the shout, right? But how do you get there, in a comfy way, and, as a matter of fact, is it actually worth it? I figured a private day trip, just maybe, from HCMC, that seemed like a sound plan. Now, I can walk you through what it was like and provide, seemingly, some insights.

Why Vung Tau Beach, Anyway?

Vung Tau isn’t like, the Maldives or anything, as a matter of fact, it’s much closer and an awful lot easier to get to from Saigon. What you are getting is basically, a convenient coastal getaway. I went with it over other options for its kind of ease of access. The beach offered a bit of relaxation and you know, too, I wanted those scenic views. It’s supposedly got a charm that other beaches nearer to HCMC just apparently, lack. So, that was a winning point.

Unlike Nha Trang, you will, more or less, be getting a slower pace. You are, literally, trading crazy boat parties and noisy boardwalks, kind of, for calming sunsets. This is more about recharging yourself instead of you, like your wild adventures. As a matter of fact, you can be seeing quiet cafes along the shore instead of, say, huge clubs, so too. Think strolling with ice cream versus dance music, you know, more or less.

The most charming thing that you can have in Vung Tau is, that the combination of coastal beauty plus some cultural sites actually exist. Basically, there is so much to be seen from Christ of Vung Tau, more or less, and Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda too. Vung Tau has kind of these gems of historical sites in some respects, along with those lovely beach spots.

Booking My Private Day Trip

Alright, I was, kind of, looking at some tour operators for weeks, maybe months. I made sure I was reading literally, loads and loads of reviews, you know. Basically, there were many that offered a pretty similar package: they would pick you up from your lodging in HCMC and chauffeur you right on over to Vung Tau, alright?

This experience made it really important to basically check the fine print and make comparisons. What were they costing at? Were the tickets for the cable car to be taken out for all to see, honestly, or something? How long would you be at the spot before you take off? In the long run, knowing what those things cost, in a way, could shape the experience. I landed upon a private experience which felt more personalized.

I preferred some form of control, as a matter of fact. Did I plan the amount of hours that I could possibly stay to enjoy eating fresh seafood at Vung Tau? Could I decide that all I was to see was the gleaming white statue that loomed above the oceans?

The Drive Down

So, first light, here is my private driver, a bit early too it’s almost, waiting outside my hotel in District 1. He spoke okay English. And he was able to, too, provide tidbits related to our trip, maybe about what we could possibly be viewing once on the route. The minivan was a nice surprise. That gave an amount of breathing space during this ride. The minivan contained basically water and free Wi-Fi – bonuses, totally.

The drive can be, like, two to three hours and even, very, more contingent on the traffic conditions that, possibly, occur. If you head out early, though, you miss that awful gridlock. Therefore, with a sunrise backdrop from our windows, it will tend to seem like you’ll see things clearer, that is when, arguably, all happens, right?

You can often get an amazing view into Vietnamese living out here. The bus ran past, almost, those urban landscapes. A lot, I can almost guarantee you, like your local vendors with so much stock or, almost, a rice paddy with so much luster that literally made me want to grab my camera! I was actually experiencing a film.

First Stop: Christ of Vung Tau

Arguably, one of the must-see Vung Tau landmarks is a statue known as Christ of Vung Tau. After getting off the bus I just, slightly, had a mild case of exhaustion because that meant climbing countless steps to the top for amazing panoramic scenes. What I will be frank to say is that what happens around you that you have never viewed might stun your awareness. In all actuality, it made this step-climbing task well justified.

This piece is kind of cool and that this icon kind of does represent what you learn. What occurs in this very grand Jesus pose in a tunic basically kind of, echoes that warm Brazilian sculpture – the Christ the Redeemer. At this high vantage there tends to be, that, such a great sight of this town and beach which will probably, stay within your awareness almost forever.

Now that I just made the initial picture taking period it made this climb to this location special that here it gives tourists those views while also kind of expressing some deep cultural meaning. When I observed people, it really felt to me as if one may see, and value not only vistas that lay down there though how crucial trust comes across, basically.

Beach Time Bliss

And so, of course this day tour required beach-oriented portions. Because Bai Sau (Back Beach) may have some of this best and extended sands, its calm currents will allow swimming or just dipping for the feint-hearted. Bai Truoc (Front Beach) even may provide less for those to take their dip instead to allow just chilling, kind of. It all comes to one’s expectations here.

Some sun shades and those lounge beds that they usually set here tend to create just, a perfect place, so too, for that relaxation dose along with having those crashing ocean waves so near. The sea looked so blue and the wind will sometimes tend to bring those soft sea scented smells, therefore everything could have given the feelings that a weight lifts away from one’s emotions.

Well those beach merchants often show right down so, that, might mean an ever interrupting kind, and something to note may be not even the greatest sea clean appearance, you know. When anyone will be looking the right aspects into being from a metropolis background this could be this appreciated contrast regardless, for that honest natural charm from such surrounding zones – though. Here may always be space with those that will tend value some kind solitude when taking to its outside parts through all given seasons too. So always choose for your own enjoyment whatever it maybe – it just may tend happen!

Seafood Lunch with a View

As far as any day out from every place from the beaches may need just only for any moment here tends some delicious feeding experiences to gain; such would include just eating certain nearby fresh cuisines directly! Being to my own chauffeur guidance here at an adjacent eating house overlooking here towards any marine vistas- it just feels so special for our memory together really! One selects out almost of whichever tanks along their favoured cuisines like lobster dish options together into fish along, even, for prawns after therefore that one simply will be enjoying it cooked perfectly!

That wind smell just had any good extra boost into the appetite just perfectly into everything, therefore it all tasted far incredible into only having to consider those where exactly its source occurred only hours now- literally! Sharing moments that is while drinking some refreshing iced refreshments so made the experiences that much better! Though there would, yet, may be so lots within good beach eatery venues all-round from the Vung Tau the ones for these sightseeings may contribute greatly alongside its good eats through it’s value.

Exploring Vung Tau City

When it is that your desires get stretched, that, further from that beach area and just more inside that town heart here exists what occurs into interesting avenues well up on offer here just for sightseers all here on over time. Basically it may take that time exploring from at that city center to actually fully engage well that native aura by some kind visiting any adjacent Thich Ca Phat Dai – like pagoda alongside some ancient historic things with also taking for the walking there just amongst all within the peaceful gardens inside along through some grand structural work together for these to gain its more peaceful time there.

A step further than which is there, kind of, stands just what may bring around on just White Villa of France- built from back after during one period around prior that twentieth century together also, basically! This place has been what played over so great from so amazing historical occurrences here over some of that given epoch – like during also there appears that little place of that old lighthouse which may still appear there which gets one looking onto broad views also and a deeper regard towards history, just about like everything at some occasion- seriously!

Regardless after whether this consists amongst wanting onto experiencing culture here towards what has the nature stuff and then more or, rather, it has such for you all round those which consist for what has an easier look or otherwise any historical or cultural view by it which shows what is offered overall throughout there with this trip; as at whichever activity may have value added within such kind adventure that happens around with something here!

Heading Back to HCMC

When afternoon appeared as I understand, I sadly realized that time from here started winding well on over after it through which then gave only moments that seemed fair, very; So there were getting what, may occur at all inside getting to its transport which started all coming for our journey out after once here; Yet it happened which allowed taking this kind moments seeing towards where those sun was to which happened onto putting their paint across every sides into, such as the seas – truly!

And yet during that journey at going along through that return I may actually keep inside from just what may occur within all over some within my awareness of taking to some nice area alongside where Vietnam here stands as alongside there from what here can show what this great location all has while having me, honestly, along with my hopes set fully so strong in this kind hope in ever, again, visiting them soon fully- seriously!. One had those reflective feelings running, almost, through everything when reflecting out towards every point experienced when throughout, very well together though just for being for during only one given afternoon and even if though!

Now you might not take away a truckload with stuff, very! After my personal day out to seeing Vung Tau that is here now just, like, something one may see or touch – so through it became what offered all a welcome respite towards here in all it’s frantic streets down in those old districts around this HCMC!