Small tourist village by the sea, MUI NE

After visiting many cities, we want to relax by the sea. For this, we are going to Mui Ne, a small village northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. When we arrive, we are initially surprised by its size. We imagined it to be more lively. On the first evening, we search in vain for tourists in the many resorts on the beach. And if there are any, they are mostly Asians.

We enjoy our pool with sea access every day. The beaches here are not very wide for sunbathing, but we like the sea.

To get more into the city, we rent a scooter for the remaining days. On the first evening, we experience a breakdown. We haven't driven very far when it starts rattling. We stop and realize that the rear wheel is flat. So we call our hotel and they send us the rental person. We think we have to wait a long time. But everything goes very quickly. As soon as he arrives, we see the problem. We have a screw in the tire. He immediately gives us his scooter and drives the other one to the workshop. Everything went smoothly.

We continue to the fish harbor. There we find a beautiful setting. On the one hand, we see the sunset, and on the other hand, there are many small round green and blue colored fishing boats. We observe the busy activity and can immediately see the catches. They show us fish, shells, crabs, lobsters, and much more in water buckets. We eat delicious stuffed omelettes by the street. A tourist from South Korea speaks to us. The conversation is very funny. He communicates here with the mobile translator and tells us that they also have this food in Korea. But here it is too dull and not spicy enough.

The next day we make our way to the white sand dunes. We are a bit cautious along the way because we have read that the police here control tourists on scooters. This means that even if you have an international driver's license and drive at the right speed, they demand about 40 CHF. Just a tourist rip-off. They simply claim that you need a Vietnamese driver's license. Fortunately, we don't encounter any on the way there and we reach the dunes without any problems. We think this could also be due to the lunchtime. When we arrive there, a great atmosphere awaits us. Not as crowded with driving quads and jeeps as expected, but we can calmly wander over the dunes. On the way back, we encounter the opposite. Just then a car with Asians arrives. We can hear the group from a distance and the noise of the four-wheelers in the sand starts. We watch amused. After lunch, we also rent a quad and can even drive over the dunes ourselves.

On the way back to the city, we experience a stroke of luck. At the dunes, we see another tourist couple on a scooter driving away in front of us. After half of the distance, we see the police at the roadside. But we can pass by without being stopped. And we see the other two tourists they pulled over. The relief is visible to both of us.

We briefly stop at the red dunes, but only walk a few steps because they are less spectacular. Before sunset, we visit the Fairy Stream. This is a small stream along red and white cliffs. After about 3 km, we reach a small waterfall. On the way back, we find a beautiful viewpoint and look at the sunset.

We enjoy dinner at a food court with many different food stalls. Our highlight is the homemade coconut ice cream.

On the last day, we go to another beach and watch a few kite surfers. Definitely something we still want to do.

From Mui Ne, we continue to the mountains to Da Lat. We go there with the bus company where we booked our stops.