Nha Trang

The bus journey from Dalat to NT was really beautiful, winding mountain roads, forests and waterfalls. Unfortunately the spectacular scenery was lost on the driver, who didn’t stop at any of the Vantage points for photo opportunities!! We would love to do the journey from Dalat to NT on a motorbike, we did think about doing it but didn’t have the time or funds – maybe something for another trip to Vietnam!? The town itself was quite large and touristy compared to our previous stops, but the beach was really nice, particularly in the afternoon when the breeze got up. Our 2 days were spent mostly lounging on the beach.

Nha Trang - Not too shabby

There are quite a few Vietnamese that trawl the beach selling various things from fake designer sunglasses to cold drinks to lobster. Tim couldn’t resist the lobster, he chose the victim and then the lady scoots away to barbeque it for you, 20 minutes later we were tucking into fresh lobster and prawns – very very tasty!!

Nha Trang - Remains of lunch, yum!

We had now planned our route for the rest of Vietnam which meant unfortunately we had to leave. We would have liked to have stayed longer and also to travel to another coastal town called Quy Nhon but time wouldn’t allow. The journey to Hoi An was to be our first experience of a sleeping bus, basically a converted coach with bunk beds – 10–12 hours of quality sleep time(not)!! Travel Scrabble has come into its own!

Nha Trang to Hoi An - Sleeping bus

Nha Trang, Vietnam