When the weather is mild and the burning heat of the sun is less, travelling on sand dunes is really an interesting choice for those who love this wonderful natural beauty. Here are six suggestions you should visit:
1. Doi Cat Trang - White Sandy Dunes - Binh Thuan
Doi Cat Trang - White Sand Hill is like a mini Sahara hot desert, attracting many foreign and domestic tourists by the pure beauty of the sand and beautiful scenery surrounding. This is a must-see place when travelling to Phan Thiet.
Coming to Bau Trang, things you should do is hiring a motorcycle to conquer the sand dunes. The feeling of surfing on sand hills, conquering all the hilltop to hilltop brings a totally new adventurous experience. Otherwise, you can also explore the white sand dunes by a jeep - 4x4 sport utility vehicle with a driver, cost about 600,000 VND (25 USD) / 4 person / 60 minutes, you can discover the sand dunes and take pictures as much as you wish.
2. Doi Cat Bay – Flying Sand Hill - Binh Thuan
Doi Cat Bay is located in Quarter 5, Mui Ne Ward, Phan Thiet City. The sand dunes were formed long time ago, stretching over a wide area, with a total area of 50 hectares. It is known as Flying Sand Hill because the shape of the dunes always change, creating many extremely attractive geographical patterns for tourists.
The sand here is multicoloured, mainly are: gold, ivory, dark red, light red ... mixing together beautifully.
Sand sliding is an interesting experience that you should try.
From the top of the sand hills, you can see the panorama of Mui Ne. An immense blue sea, golden sand under the bright sunlight, such a wild and romantic scenery which makes visitors feel like flying among nature.
3. Luong Son Sand Dunes - Binh Thuan
Also no less beautiful, the Luong Son sand dunes, about a few dozen kilometers from Mui Ne, recently is an exotic alluring place for those who love photography and backpackers.
At dawn, sun shines every corner and you will see brilliant shining sand. Sometimes we might catch the image of cows pulling carts or local people with salt burden on the shoulders passing through sand dunes, creating poetic scenery in the wind and dust.
The best time to enjoy the scenery is at dawn. You should take the time to go a little early, before 5 am, to watch the sunrise. Surely you will not regret because of the gorgeous beauty of the sand dunes.
Sand dunes always transforms to different shape unpredictable. You certainly cannot capture the curve of sand dunes that you had taken at the last time. Thus, the photograph here almost never gets old.
4. Nam Cuong sand hill - Ninh Thuan
Located approximately 8 km to the southeast of Phan Rang city - Thap Cham, Nam Cuong sand hill is a new tourist attraction in Ninh Thuan. Coming to Nam Cuong, you will see many continuous layers of sand soaring incredibly like an overwhelming artwork of “the land of sun and wind”.
The best time to admire the sand dune scenery is at dawn or sunset; visitors can enjoy the beautiful picture of nature with land, sky and people creating together.
Located in the locality inhabited by the Cham people, the sand dunes is an integral part in the life of Cham people here. Every day, the Cham walk through the sand dunes to go to the beach, the field, school, market ... Almost activities in their daily life are associated with these sand hills.
Nam Cuong sand hill attracts tourists thanks to its pristine beauty. Sometimes we also can see shepherds herding goats, sheep crossing the hills, leaving footprints in the sand.
5. Quang Phu Sand Dunes - Quang Binh
Quang Phu sand dunes – located on the border of Quang Phu commune (Dong Hoi) and Nhan Trach commune (Bo Trach), is one of the most beautiful sand dunes in the Central of Vietnam. The special thing here is that the grass and small trees grow from the sand but the heat and wind is still impossible to destroy.
Quang Phu’s sand has many nuances. After the rain, it is red yellow sand. The red yellow colour is shining under the sunlight, making sand dunes here so beautiful and mysterious.
On each day and each hour of each season, the sand dunes appear with various stunning colours. Sometimes it’s yellow, sometimes white and sometimes it returns to the gray colour of the sky.
6. Phuong Mai Sand Dunes - Binh Dinh
Phuong Mai is pristine sand dunes of Binh Dinh province. It is located adjacent to Ly Nhon beach, on the Phuong Mai peninsula, nearly 20 km from the centre of Quy Nhon. Here, you'll see the immensity of the earth and wild charming beauty.
Also as interesting as sand sliding in Mui Ne or Phan Thiet, sand sliding in Phuong Mai is the experience you cannot ignore. Alternatively, you can play with the sand, draw on the sand like when you were a child.
