Travel Guide for Binh Dinh Province

Binh Dinh is a province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, with tropical monsoon climate. It is one of five provinces with the key economic in Central Vietnam. Binh Dinh is located at the center of the North-South route (National highways 1A, trans-Vietnam railway and domestic air routes). It is the gateway to the nearest sea and the most convenient of the Central Highlands, Southern Laos, Northeast of Cambodia and Thailand.

 

Binh Dinh is home to the arts such as Tuong, folk games, etc with long coastline 130km. It includes many bays with beautiful beaches and landscapes such as Quy Nhon, Tam Quan, Tan Thanh, Vinh Hoi, Trung Luong, Hai Giang, Yen Island, Hoang Hau beach, Quy Hoa, Bai Dai, Tan Phung, Vinh Loi, 

 

Best time to travel to Binh Dinh

Binh Dinh has the tropical humidity, monsoon with two distinct seasons in the year. The dry season starts from January to August. But the rainy season lasts from September to December. If you plan to travel to Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province, the recommendation to travel Binh Dinh is between January and September. The weather is sunshine and little rain at this time. Therefore, the best time to visit falls between June and August.

 

How to travel to Binh Dinh

There are many transportation options for you to choose to travel to Binh Dinh. 

 

By planes

From Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh you can buy air tickets to Quy Nhon (Phu Cat Airport) 

 

 

From Phu Cat Airport To Quy Nhon

Phu Cat Airport is located about 35km from the center of Quy Nhon City. From airport you can catch a taxi or bus to go to center.

 

By Train

Every day there are Thong Nhat trains running through Binh Dinh (at Dieu Tri railway station, about 10km from the center of Quy Nhon city)

• SE3 and SE4: [Hanoi 22h00 – Dieu Tri 18h21] [Sai Gon 22h00 – Dieu Tri 8h31]

• SE5 and SE6 [Ha Noi 9h00 – Dieu Tri 4h08] [Sai Gon 6h00 – Dieu Tri 21h06]

 

By Sleeper bus

Being the middle of the country, you can also choose a car from any city from North to South or vice versa with stopover at Binh Dinh. 

 

Top 9 Sightseeings In Binh Dinh – Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon City has a long beach; therefore, there are many beaches right in city center with the yellow sandy for relaxing and swimming

Here are nice beach for choosing to relax: Bai Trung (or Hoang Hau Beach), Quy Hoa beach, Bai Xep beach, Bai Dai, Bai Bang and Bai Rang beaches.

 

Some beaches are on Phuong Mai Peninsular. The area has many beautiful beaches of the South Central with the ideal beaches such as Ky Co, Hon Kho (Nhon Hai), Trung Luong, Cat Tien, Nhon Hoi, Nhon Ly, Hai Giang… so attracted many tourists to come here to mix. In the majestic natural scenery, the immense sea and the sand dunes, the island is full of wind.

 

1: Thi Nai Bridge

Thi Nai bridge or Nhon Hoi bridge is the longest bridge crossing the sea in Vietnam, located in the system of bridges Nhon Hoi road. It is nearly 7 km long, connecting Quy Nhon city with Phuong Mai peninsula (Nhon Hoi economic zone) over 2.5 km of Thi Nai Lagoon, 5 small bridges crossing the Ha Thanh River and the two leading bridge.

 

 

 

2: Cham towers in Binh Dinh

 

Binh Dinh is home to many Cham towers, with 8 clusters of monuments and 14 towers scattered across the boundaries of Tay Son, Tuy Phuoc, An Nhon and Quy Nhon City. The period of Cham towers is determined from the 11th to 12th century. The Cham towers in Binh Dinh are almost intact, diverse and get many records in Southeast Asia as well as the National site. Travel to Quy Nhon all most visitor will choice Cham tower as an important place to visit.

 

 

3: Eo Gio and Ngoc Hoa Vihara

 

Eo Gio beach is in Bac village (Ly Luong, Nhon Ly, Quy Nhon) is a blue strait with high Rocky Mountains with many forms of bending. The most unique feature in Eo Gio is rock and water. The abrasion of water and wind has created 19 caves birds nest here with very funny names: Ky Co Cave, Ba Nghe Cave, Health Cave, Doi Cave, etc. It makes Phuong Mai Peninsula into bird nest area the second in our country after Nha Trang.

 

 

 

 

 

Next to the fishing village is a pagoda called Tinh Xa Ngoc Hoa, this is a monumental, quietly located in the Eo Gio with the statue of two sides Buddha. It is the largest statue facing the sea to bring expectations for peace and lucky of the friendly fishermen.

 

4: Hai Giang Island

It is a small oasis located on the peninsula of Nhon Hai, is a sparsely populated fishing village. However, Hai Giang has quite unique terrain, located between mountains and sea, separated from Quy Nhon city by mountains ranges. To travel here, you can go by boat departure from Ham Tu. To Hai Giang you can go hiking, scuba diving and enjoy fresh seafood on the island.

 

 

5: Binh Dinh Museum

Binh Dinh Museum with an area of 3.673m2 is located in the most beautiful site of Quy Nhon city. It has 5 booths displaying over 1,000 documents and objects. It gives viewers to have a look both general and specific about Binh Dinh people through the period of history.

 

 

 

 

 

6: Quang Trung Museum

 

Located about 45km northwest of Qui Nhon city center, Quang Trung museum is located in Kien My village, Phu Phong town of Tay Son district.

 

 

The museum area consists of nine galleries with different themes. It is preserving thousands of precious objects and objects throughout the developmental stages of the Tay Son uprising and Quang Trung Emperor (1771 – 1789).

 

7: Cu Lao Xanh Island

Cu Lao Xanh Island or Green Island (Nhon Chau Island) also known as Van Phi Island is an island located near Xuan Dai Bay. It is about 20km from the center of Quy Nhon City. Previously Cu Lao Xanh was the land of Phu Yen province but was imported to Quy Nhon city after 1975.

 

 

 

8: Hoi Van Hot Springs

 

Hoi Van hot spring, also known as Tien stream. It is located 50 km northwest of Quy Nhon city. It is in Cat Hiep commune, Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province. With the landscape converging all mountains, rivers and streams as beautiful as water paintings. This place is known as a potential medical tourism destination. But so far, Binh Dinh province has not fully utilized this strength to Development of tourism economy commensurate with potential.

 

 

 

 

 

9: Vi Rong Cape

Located about 20 km east of Phu My town, Mui Vang, or Mui Vang. The mountain shaped like a huge dragon carved by nature and sculptured. When the sun sets, by many rocky beaches such as Bai Ban, Stone Strangulation. Especially the area of Mui Vi Rong – Tan Phung looks like a magnificent dragon is moving to the sea.

 

 

 

 

Source: Internet.