Phan Thiet, a 4-hour bus journey from Ho Chi Minh City, is a small and sleepy seaside town that has a certain quaint and colorful fishing village charm. With a population of just 200,000 people, the town is embraced by a series of undulating hills, lush greenery and a blissfully secluded dune covered coastline.
The attraction of Phan Thiet is the beaches. Although there are not too many to choose from, what are available are quite good, clean and tranquil. About 10 minutes from town is the longest and popular Mui Ne beach. It can be considered as the main tourist area as most of the resorts are located here. Mui Ne is a long, straight and narrow road with resorts by the beach and a handful of restaurants on the other side.