Itineraries 3 days

3 days in Nha Trang: beach, islands and mud

By Nha Trang Guide Field Desk · Sources last checked September 13, 2026

The classic long weekend: the beach and the towers, the four-island boat, and a mud bath before the flight.

Day 1 Beaches

2 km

1. Nha Trang Beach (Tran Phu Beach)1-3 hours · Free (public beach; some operators rent sunbeds on their own sections)
   The municipal beach that fronts Tran Phu street on the west shore of Nha Trang Bay; Vietnam Tourism describes it as about 7 km long, while VnExpress measures th…
2. Long Son Pagoda and the White Buddha45-60 minutes · Free (donations welcome; boxes are inside the halls)
   Nha Trang's principal Buddhist temple, about 400 m west of the railway station. Founded in 1886 as Dang Long Tu on another hill, it was moved here after a cyclo…
3. Robinson Beachfull day · Beach entrance quoted at 100,000 VND adult / 50,000 VND child; boat transfers 150,000-200,000 VND per person (private speedboat around 300,000 VND per person); all-inclusive day tours 400,000-500,000 VND per person; kayak rental 100,000-120,000 VND per boat for two hours
   A private beach club in Nha Trang Bay reached only by boat from the Nha Trang Tourist Port, sold almost entirely as a packaged day trip with snorkelling, kayaki…

Day 2 Islands

14 km

1. Hon Mun Marine Protected Areahalf day to full day · Marine protected area fee 22,000 VND adult, 11,000 VND child (2026); boat tours, dives and gear are charged separately
   The core zone of Vietnam's first marine protected area, a dark volcanic island about 14 km out in Nha Trang Bay, long the country's best-known dive and snorkel …
2. Nha Trang Railway Stationn/a · Free to enter; tickets priced by route and berth class
   The city's mainline station at 17 Thai Nguyen in the former Phuoc Tan ward, about 1.5 km inland from the beach and a few hundred metres from both the cathedral …

Day 3 Mud baths and hot springs

1 km

1. Dam Market1-2 hours · Free
   Nha Trang's biggest and oldest market, named after the 7-hectare lagoon it was built on; a market has stood here since about 1908. After a fire destroyed 126 bu…
2. Nha Trang Center1-2 hours · Free
   The beachfront shopping centre at 20 Tran Phu, directly opposite the main stretch of Nha Trang Beach, and the landmark most people use to define 'the centre' of…

What this plan costs

Built from the researched prices on this site. Hotel nights use the median lead-in rate of the band you pick; everything else is the published fee or fare.

3 days	USD	Practical
Hotel, 2 nights	$81	2 × $81 ÷ 2
Entrance fees and boats	$5	Robinson Beach $3.9, Hon Mun Marine Protected Area $0.9
Food, at local prices	$75	3 × $25
Airport transfers and taxis	$48	airport taxi both ways, Grab cars
Estimated total per person	$209	$50 to $120

Under $50: $161$50 to $120: $209$120 to $250: $274

Estimates, not quotes. Food and taxi lines use typical published prices for the city; entrance fees are the ones on each place's page.

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Beaches · 0km

Nha Trang Beach (Tran Phu Beach)

The municipal beach that fronts Tran Phu street on the west shore of Nha Trang Bay; Vietnam Tourism describes it as about 7 km…

1-3 hours Free (public beach; some operators rent sunbeds on their own sections)

Free

Culture and history · 2km

Long Son Pagoda and the White Buddha

Nha Trang's principal Buddhist temple, about 400 m west of the railway station. Founded in 1886 as Dang Long Tu on another hill…

45-60 minutes Free (donations welcome; boxes are inside the halls)

Beaches

Robinson Beach

A private beach club in Nha Trang Bay reached only by boat from the Nha Trang Tourist Port, sold almost entirely as a packaged…

full day Beach entrance quoted at 100,000 VND adult / 50,000 VND child; boat transfers 150,000-200,000 VND per person (private speedboat around 300,000 VND per person); all-inclusive day tours 400,000-500,000 VND per person; kayak rental 100,000-120,000 VND per boat for two hours