Back Beach Bãi Sau

The swim on the sunrise side

A long beach on the sunrise side with gentle waves: swim and walk here for a morning or a whole day. The waves are fairly flat and suitable for children, and hotels, restaurants, and umbrella hire line the sand. Keep Front Beach for the evening walk, and come back here after dark for the seafood market.

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Back Beach: surf, umbrellas, and the headland at the end of the bay

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TimeA morning to a full day

FeeFree. Umbrella and board hire: check on arrival

Get thereOn the sand from the beachfront hotels.

Best monthsMorning swim; lunar month 8 for the whale rite

Back Beach

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Walk the sand at the start of the day, then swim, then take an umbrella when the sun is high. The waves are fairly flat and suitable for children. High-end hotels, restaurants, and beach clubs line the strand, and you can try surfing, stand-up paddle, or kite surfing from the sand.

Hotels and beach umbrellas along Back Beach in Vung Tau — The hotel line and the umbrellas, from the sand

Back Beach faces southeast, so the sun comes up over the water. Small Mountain closes the bay at the south end, where the Christ statue stands above the point and Hon Ba sits off the rocks.

After the swim, stay for the night seafood market on this beach: you pick the fish, crab, or shellfish and how it is cooked. Ask the price of an umbrella or a board before you sit down.

Getting there and around

Back Beach is the base if you sleep on the beachfront: the hotels sit along the sand. From Front Beach, take a taxi or motorbike taxi across the peninsula.