Itineraries 5 days

5 days in Nha Trang: city, islands and one day out

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

Enough time for the islands, the mud baths, the Cham towers and a day trip north to Doc Let or the waterfalls.

Day 1 Beaches

1 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. 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…
3. Nha Trang Cathedral (Christ the King / Stone Church)30-45 minutes · Free
   The mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang, built from 1928 in Gothic Revival style on Hoang Lan hill above the Nga Sau roundabout and consecrated o…

Day 2 Activities

6 km

1. VinWonders Nha Trangfull day · All-access combo 950,000-1,050,000 VND adult, 710,000-800,000 VND child/senior (2026, varies by seller); after-16:00 tickets quoted from 550,000-700,000 VND. Cable car round trip is included in the park ticket.
   Vietnam's best-known island theme park, on Hon Tre island across Nha Trang Bay, reached by the Vinpearl cable car or by speedboat from Vinpearl Harbour. One all…

Day 3 Islands

15 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. Monkey Island (Hon Lao)half day to full day · 180,000 VND adult (over 130 cm), 90,000-100,000 VND child (2026). Orchid Island is quoted separately at 220,000 / 135,000 VND.
   An island in Nha Phu bay north of the city, about 15 km from Nha Trang, home to a population of roughly 1,200 macaques - long-tailed and pig-tailed - descended …

Day 4 Mud baths and hot springs

1 km

1. 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…
2. Gold Coast Mall and Lotte Mart Nha Trang1-2 hours · Free
   A twelve-storey mall at 01 Tran Hung Dao, roughly 200 m back from the beach promenade, with a Lotte Mart supermarket occupying the 2nd and 3rd floors. Alongside…
3. 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…

Day 5 Nature

46 km

1. Doc Let Beachfull day · The public beach is free; individual resort sections charge their own day-use fees
   A long, very shallow white-sand beach at Hon Khoi in the Dong Ninh Hoa area, 46.3 km north of Nha Trang along National Highway 1. The name comes from the steep …
2. Bai Dai (Long Beach)full day · Public sections free; resort and beach club day passes priced individually
   The long white-sand bay running south from Nha Trang towards Cam Ranh, about 20-25 km from the city centre and 10-15 minutes from Cam Ranh airport, stretching m…

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.

5 days	USD	Practical
Hotel, 4 nights	$162	4 × $81 ÷ 2
Entrance fees and boats	$53	Robinson Beach $3.9, VinWonders Nha Trang $41.2, Hon Mun Marine Protected Area $0.9, Monkey Island (Hon Lao) $7.1
Food, at local prices	$125	5 × $25
Airport transfers and taxis	$60	airport taxi both ways, Grab cars
Estimated total per person	$400	$50 to $120

Under $50: $304$50 to $120: $400$120 to $250: $530

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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Things to do

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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)

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

Free

Culture and history · 1km

Nha Trang Cathedral (Christ the King / Stone Church)

The mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang, built from 1928 in Gothic Revival style on Hoang Lan hill above the Nga…

30-45 minutes Free