The Quy Nhon coastal city in Binh Dinh has recently become more popular in the travel guide book of many tourists. One of the reasons for this positive change is the direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon City.
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Attractions
With a long-stretching coast embracing the whole city, creating a graceful semicircular shape, the beaches in Quy Nhon are very clean and quiet. Coming to the city, you could swim at the city-nearby beaches.
Banh It Tower of Cham people on the national highway 1 is one of the few remains of Champa kingdom.
The Double Tower is rather near Quy Nhon City. It was restored and renovated to become one of the most attractive tourists destinations in the city.
Thi Nai Pond and the longest cross-sea bridge spanning Quy Nhon City and Phuong Mai archipelago are must-visit attractions that you can not miss in the trip.
Quy Nhon has plenty of beautiful beaches lying along the coast.
Rang Rapid and Han Mac Tu tomb are situated about 3 km from the centre of Quy Nhon City to the Southeast. Rang Rapid stretches along the blue coast. Standing here, you can see beautiful Quy Nhon City. This place has Egg Rock field with countless round stones which are as smooth and big as giant bird eggs. In addition, Queen beach (Nam Phuong Queen used to bathe here) is also a stunning attraction. The tomb of Han Mac Tu poet is placed on Thi Nhan hill and Bao Dai palace (a 3 story house facing the sea which was destroyed in the war).
Adjacent Rang Rapid is Dai, Bang, Xep and Rang beaches on the national highway 1D. Some beaches are sea-by rocks where the local people often set up a tent to have a meal, some beaches are beautiful small beaches where people go swimming or sell food. On weekends or holidays, the native people usually ride here and have full all day.
Specialities
Huynh De crab appears the most in spring from December to March in the lunar calendar and is only found in Sa Huynh (Quang Ngai), Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh), Tuy Phong (Binh Thuan)…These marine areas have yellow sandy bottom and freshwater resource, a perfect condition for the propagation of Huynh De grab.
Hotels
The hotels and guesthouses in Quy Nhon City are priced from VND 150.000-VND 500.000/room/night. If you would like to stay nearby the beach, find the hotels and resorts on Nguyen Hue Street with a price of about VND 800.000-VND 1 million/room/night. For those who prefer peaceful moment and modern amenity, the hotels near Tay Son, An Duong Vuong, Han Mac Tu streets are quality choice.
Shopping
Apart from Metro and Coop Mart supermarkets in the city’s centre, Quy Nhon has no small supermarket. However, you could visit the market in the centre to buy specialities.
Among the system of 8 clusters and 14 Cham towers in Binh Dinh, there are 4 towers serving visitors. They include Banh It, Canh Tien, Duong Long and Double towers.
Transport
There are 2 flights from Ho Chi Minh City and 1 flight from Hanoi to Quy Nhon every day. The Phu Cat airport is located about 20 km away from Quy Nhon City.
Quy Nhon is about 300 km away from Danang. There are many bus trips running the route Danang-Quy Nhon. When reaching Quy Nhon, you could rent a motorcycle with the price of VND 120.000 at the hotel to visit attractions.