Southern Vietnam · Day tour
Mui Ne Sand Dunes & Coast
Out to Phan Thiet on the new expressway for the fishing fleet, the Fairy Stream, the white dunes and the red dunes at sunset.
- Length
- Full day
- Approx. 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Pick-up
- Ho Chi Minh City
- From your hotel
- Guide
- English-speaking
- Group or private
What you see
The day in short
Everything below is covered by the programme. The order can move with the traffic and the weather; the list does not.
Where it goes: Ho Chi Minh City
Highlights
- The fishing village and the hundreds of wooden boats moored off it
- Suoi Tien, the Fairy Stream, running shallow between red sand formations
- Mui Ne Beach and time to sit by it
- Bau Trang, the White Sand Dunes, the signature landscape of the day
- The Red Sand Dunes as the colour comes up at sunset
- Optional quad bikes and jeeps, hired on the spot
Hour by hour
The running order
Approx. 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM. These are the timings operations work to; your guide confirms the pick-up the evening before.
Want it privately?07:00 AM
Pick-up at the meeting point and out towards Mui Ne and Phan Thiet.
10:00 AM
The local fishing village and its wooden boats.
Late morning
Suoi Tien, the Fairy Stream, walked barefoot between the red sand walls.
12:00 PM
Lunch at a local restaurant, then free time at Mui Ne Beach.
01:30 PM
Bau Trang, the White Sand Dunes. Quad bike hire is optional and paid on the spot.
03:30 PM
The Red Sand Dunes, and time for photographs while the sun drops.
04:30 PM
The drive back to Ho Chi Minh City begins.
08:00 PM
Back in Ho Chi Minh City.
What's included
- Air-conditioned car, van or bus on the expressway route
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- A cool towel and mineral water
What's not
- Jeep and quad bike hire
- Personal entertainment expenses
- Extra meals and drinks
- Guide tips
- Travel insurance
Before you book
- Children aged 9 and over pay the full rate, 4 to 8 pay 75 percent, and 1 to 3 travel free.
- The expressway run takes about two hours forty-five minutes each way.
The route
- 1Ho Chi Minh City
- 2Fairy Stream
- 3Mui Ne
- 4White Sand Dunes
Map is schematic and not to scale for travel times.
Good to know
Questions
Is it worth it as a day trip?
It is a long day — around thirteen hours with five and a half of them in the vehicle. Many guests prefer it as a two-day trip with a night by the sea. We run that version too.
What do the quad bikes cost?
They are hired at the dunes and paid for there, so the price moves. Your guide will tell you the going rate before you commit and will wait while you ride.
Can this run as a private tour?
Yes. Every excursion here can run privately with your own guide and vehicle instead of joining a group. Tell us how many of you there are and we will quote it.
Can we combine this with other days?
Yes — most guests string two or three of these together, or add them either side of a multi-day journey. Send us your dates and we will lay them out in a sensible order.
Book the Mui Ne Sand Dunes & Coast
Give us your dates, your hotel and how many of you there are. We confirm availability the same day and pick you up from the door.