Hòn Mun Hòn Mun
The reef you snorkel or dive
Coral island in the bay: snorkel or dive the reef on a 45-minute boat from Cầu Đá for the marine reserve. The reef is why you leave the city sand. Glass-bottom boats are the dry way to see the coral. About 350 coral species grow here.
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People in the clear water along the Hòn Mun shore
Photo: Nguyen Hung Vu · CC BY 2.0
Hòn Mun is the snorkel and dive stop in the bay. The boat from Cầu Đá port takes 45 minutes. Glass-bottom boats are the way to see the reef without getting in. The shore itself is rocks, huts, and clear water.
Photo: Nguyen Hung Vu · CC BY 2.0
About 350 coral species grow at Hòn Mun, more than 40 percent of the world’s hard corals. The water was planned as Vietnam’s first marine protected area, and the island is also the country’s only protected marine reserve, a marine biodiversity area recognised by the World Wildlife Fund. Come in the dry months, January to August. Diving on this coast is popular from January through October.
Getting there and around
The boat leaves Cầu Đá port and takes 45 minutes. Pay the bay scenic fee before you board, then the boat fare on top.
If the night is on the beach, search Nha Trang hotels.
From Cầu Đá
A 45-minute boat. The scenic fee for the Hòn Mun route is 10,000 VND a person each crossing, plus 3,000 VND for the pier.
From Trần Phú
Ride south along the beach road to Cầu Đá, then take the boat.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival.
- Admission
The boat fare is separate. The scenic fee is 10,000 VND a person each crossing to Hòn Mun, plus 3,000 VND at the pier. It follows the crossing from the inland pier and excludes accident insurance. Children under 6 and Khánh Hòa residents are among those exempt. A child from 6 to under 16 pays half. A combined ticket for every listed route is 40,000 VND.
Also in Nha Trang
Hòn Tằm Hòn Tằm
Island beach 7 km out: swim the sand and ride the water sports on a boat day off the city.
Hòn Tre Cable Car Cáp treo Hòn Tre
Sea cable to Hòn Tre: ride the 3,320 m crossing for a day on the bay’s largest island.
Long Sơn Pagoda Chùa Long Sơn
White Buddha on a city hill: climb to the seated figure in daylight for the statue over Nha Trang.
Nha Trang Beach Biển Nha Trang
City sand on Trần Phú: swim and walk the seven-kilometre shore for a beach day on the bay.
Oceanographic Museum Bảo tàng Hải dương học
Marine museum at Cầu Đá: walk the tanks and specimen halls for 90 to 120 minutes of the city’s sea life.
Po Nagar Towers Tháp Bà Ponagar
Cham towers 2 km north: walk the brick shrines in a morning for the hill above the river mouth.
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