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Nha Trang is located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam and its Vietnam's most famous
seaside resort-town. It's more lively and urban in character than other beach destinations
like Mui Ne and Phu Quoc. It's also the scuba diving center of Vietnam.
Nha Trang is well known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba diving and is fast becoming
a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers as
well as more affluent travellers on the Southeast Asia circuit. It is already very popular with
Vietnamese tourists. Nha Trang Bay is widely considered as amongst the world's most beautiful
bays. Tourists are welcome to participate in the Sea Festival, held biennially.
Traces of human settlement in Nha Trang date back to the Cham Empire, though in times of
Vietnamese rule, there wasn't much more here than small fishing villages. The French recognized
that this beautiful bay, with its islands and white sand beaches, made for a perfect
bathing spot, and began the transformation into a resort town. American soldiers agreed,
and Nha Trang became a favorite vacation stop during the war.
The monsoon season is from October to mid-December. Sea winds can be heavy, and sometimes the
weather can get pretty chilly. Summer, naturally, brings many vacation goers into town and hotel
rooms get somewhat more difficult to find.
Nha Trang is one of the most important tourist hubs of Vietnam, thanks to its beautiful beaches
with fine and clean sand and the clear ocean water with mild temperatures all year round.
There are several resorts and amusement and water parks, both in the city and on islands
off the coast. The possibly most beautiful street of Nha Trang is Tran Phu Street along
the seaside, sometimes referred to as the Pacific Coast Highway of Vietnam.