Tourists take souvenir photos at Bau Trang scenic spot. Photo: THIEN LOAN Bau Trang landscape is surrounded by vast sand slopes, running long after each other, interspersed with low forest trees. In the midst of the blazing sun, the soft, smooth sand dunes around the water surface appear with magical beauty. The vast sandbanks and dunes stretch up and down, taking on various shapes, changing every day and every hour due to the impact of the wind, creating new faces and shades. Even in the hot season, visitors still have a very pleasant feeling thanks to the wind carrying the scent of lotus, grass, the salty scent of the sea, etc., which blends into the cool fresh water, forming a typical rustic smell the land here. Looking down from the sand hill, you can’t help but be surprised when you see a lake that is as calm as a mirror with iridescent pink lotus. Lotus here blooms in 4 seasons, but the most beautiful is still summer. Do not miss the opportunity to see the beautiful lotus lake here. Bau Trang landscape has been uniformly protected by Binh Thuan province with an area of ​​​​371.88 hectares. In addition to the beautiful natural landscape, Bau Trang also contains many historical and cultural values ​​associated with the process of exploring, creating and building the lives of generations of local people on this land. . In 2019, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranked Bau Trang as a national scenic relic. Many people used to be afraid that lying in the middle of the “small desert” area, Bau Trang would be gradually filled with flying sand, but the wonderful thing of nature, this “oasis” is still beautiful and captivating.

Foreign visitors immerse themselves in the beauty of Bau Trang’s “blue sky, white sand, sunshine”. Photo: Thanh Ha / VNA Located about 60 km north of Phan Thiet city center, Bau Trang is a majestic, poetic beauty gifted by nature for thousands of years. Bau Trang landscape complex is located in Mui Ne National Tourist Area (Binh Thuan province). There are 2 lakes here called Bau Ong, Bau Ba and sand hill called Trinh Nu hill. Although located in the middle of a year-round, windy, arid region, the water in the bowl is extremely abundant and cool. Thanks to that, the surrounding trees grow and lush like an oasis. The highlight is Bau Trang which is surrounded by Virgin sand hill with white sand color, stretching flexibly like silk ribbons. Besides being famous for its natural beauty, during the two wars against the French colonialists and the US imperialists, Bau Trang is also known as a famous revolutionary site associated with the Le Hong Phong resistance base. The place marked the years of fierce, heroic and arduous fighting and sacrifices of the army and people of Binh Thuan. With such unique terrain, terrain and beautiful scenery, Bau Trang has entered the Top 100 impressive destinations of Vietnam in 2013, the favorite destination of ASEAN in 2014 and the Top 100 tourist destinations that are loved in the region. South of 2016. In recent years, the number of tourists coming to Bau Trang has continuously increased and has become an indispensable destination for tourists when coming to Binh Thuan. Along with Mui Ne (Phan Thiet city), Bau Trang has been attracting many domestic and international tourism investment projects. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Bui The Nhan – Director of Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: To preserve and promote effectively the value of Bau Trang landscape, in the coming time, Department will coordinate with departments, branches and the People’s Committee of Bac Binh district to continue to consolidate and consolidate the Management Board of Bau Trang landscapes in the direction of having sufficient qualifications and professional capacity in management and promotion. the landscape value is more and more effective. The Department and locality also strengthened the communication and promotion of the unique features of Bau Trang landscapes; organize surveys, functional subdivisions in the scenic area, advise the provincial People’s Committee for approval to invite and attract qualified enterprises to participate in investment.

Sand dunes are typical images that create a “brand name” of Binh Thuan province. In particular, Bau Trang sand hill attracts most tourists because the location is easy to access, located near the green lake and has many fun activities, experiences such as sand sledding, jeep tour … Bau Trang is about 60 km northeast of Phan Thiet city, in Hong Lam village, Hoa Thang commune, Bac Binh district. In the local language, “Bau” means “lake”. Standing on the top of the sand hill, visitors can see the endless winding hills. The feeling of “adventure” is like standing in the middle of a desert, with the sun, the hot dry wind and immense golden sand. Jeep ride to explore sand dunes is a very memorable experience. Contrary to the sand dunes, the nearby Bau Ong and Bau Ba lakes dispel the heat of the desert with clear blue water and gentle scenery. The most amazing thing that nature bestows here is that the fresh water lake in the sand desert is never empty year round. In Bau Ba in summer, there are pink lotus blooming and rows of cool blue; The wind blowing gently through the casuarina groves brings freshness and comfort. The shops also appear along the lake for visitors to stop and rest. Currently, the experience activities at Bau Trang are very diverse, especially thrilling activities. Visitors can cross the sand hill by jeep, a 3-wheeled motorbike driven by great local drivers. Folds or steep turns make many people “cry,” but they are also extremely excited and memorable. Or if you just want to move gently, leisurely walk on the vast sand hill and towards the green lake, you will surely have beautiful photos. Right near the sand hill is a cool green lake, creating a beautiful scene for visitors to take photos, check-in. Learn local culture Fishing villages in Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan have been formed since ancient times. Hundreds of years ago, the life of the people here was associated with the sea, such as fishing, salt making, fish sauce … Today, even though urban development, houses are close, you still have You can learn these cultural features when coming to the fishing village of Mui Ne early in the morning. The fishing village of Mui Ne is busy in the morning. Source: Nguyen Huong Fresh seafood is available for sale at the fish market. Source: Nguyen Huong The fishing village of Mui Ne is a peaceful image of a pure fishing village in Vietnamese waters. In the early morning, the fish market is extremely bustling. In the distance are basket boats and colorful fishing boats against the blue sky. Fresh seafood has just been caught, piled up and sorted by type, size, freshness, and then sold to residents or tourists. Boats in and out bustling, people gathered to buy and sell; Everyone is welcoming and friendly with each other. From Mui Ne fish market, visitors go about 500 meters more to Mui Ne market – an original market with local specialties unlike anywhere. Here, you can choose for yourself a bowl of banh canh, fish cake or banh can, the typical pancake of Mui Ne – Phan Thiet. Eating a bowl of fish cake soup is a great way to start a new day. After catching fish, the fish will be pre-processed, filtered bones, ground to make rolls …, feeling like enjoying the best of the sea. Not far from the fishing village is Mui Ne market – a paradise of local dishes. Source: Nguyen Huong Relieve stress and relax As a coastal province, with warm weather all year round, many clean and beautiful beaches, romantic and natural landscape, convenient transportation, Binh Thuan is the perfect destination for this type of beach tourism and resort. Since there is no winter and very little rain, the beautiful pristine beaches in Binh Thuan can bathe almost all year round. Especially, the Mui Ne – Phan Thiet area is considered “a resort paradise” or “the resort capital of Vietnam”, because this is one of the first places in Vietnam to develop a type of beach resort. Currently in Phan Thiet there are hundreds of resorts and coastal hotels. Most of the resorts have low construction density, few high-rise buildings, but mainly bungalows, spend a lot of garden space, trees, swimming pools and many other amenities for guests. At this time, Vietnamese tourists coming to the resorts in Phan Thiet will inherit high-class and professional services at attractive prices; In the past, the number of international visitors was so large that the resorts were crowded and difficult to book. Most of the resorts are applying many stimulus programs, promotions, gifts with entertainment services or dining to attract domestic customers. Most of the resorts are located on the coast, with green space and very few high-rise buildings. Source: Hoang Ngoc resort Explore Ta Cu mountain tourist area Ta Cu Mountain is located on the edge of National Highway 1A, in Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province, 28km south of Phan Thiet city. Located on the route from Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet, Ta Cu mountain tourist area is a place that attracts a lot of tourists to visit, entertain and pilgrimage to Buddha. The scene here is pristine, marvelous with identical mountains, glistening ancient pagoda roofs hidden behind trees. Tourists can climb Ta Cu mountain by road, however it will take a few hours and requires good fitness. The more popular way that tourists often choose is to take the cable car to quickly access the sights and freely admire the majestic scenery below, or zoom out to see the vast blue sea. Cable car to Ta Cu mountain. The landscape on Ta Cu mountain is still quite pristine, cool air, lots of green trees and living animals. Visitors can easily see cute monkeys playing, dancing in the trees or swooping down to beg for food whenever a visitor arrives. On the top of Ta Cu mountain, there are 2 famous pagodas, Linh Son Truong Tho and Long Doan pagoda. Male and unique architectural artistic values. Ancient pagoda roofs looming in the woods. The famous Reclining Buddha on Ta Cu Mountain Currently at Ta Cu mountain tourist area has developed a system of restaurants, garden coffee with spacious and airy space for tourists to rest and have lunch. There are also flower gardens, small landscape, photo-taking space, check-in space such as seven-color staircase, flamingo garden, sunflower garden … for visitors to visit and produce beautiful pictures. ./.