Nha Trang City tour
 
Nha Trang City tour offers you a day tour to visit Nha Trang City such as Institute of Oceanography, Long Son Pagoda, Bao Dai Palace, Nha Trang Cathedral, Po Nagar Towers, Hon Chong Promontory, Tram Huong Tower, XQ Historical Village. Code tour: Vietnam Day Trips 28
 


Nha Trang City tour

Code tour: Vietnam Day Trips 28
Pick-up / Drop-off: at your hotel in Nha Trang City

Tour itinerary:

Meet at your hotel in Nha Trang City center and start for a day of visiting Nha Trang City. The first, you will be amazed with the beauty of massive rocks with many shapes and stacked each other. Hon Chong is a big rock that has the traces of the giant hand in a legend and Hon Vo is another rock looks like a woman cradling her child.
Next stop is Po Nagar Towers; the special structure was built between the 7th and the 12th century by Cham ( the prosperous time of Cham ). The particular structures and bricks helped towers exist over 1000 years. Many scientists today have yet deciphered its mystery.

We will then visit Nha Trang Mountain Church ( Nha Trang Stone Church ), this is a unique architecture that tourists shouldn’t miss. Take a look from the outside, the church has gray color with the architecture same to palaces and castles in ancient Roman times. Beside Gothic architecture with French style, the mountain church also owns a precious brass bell manufactured and supplied by a famous bell brand, French Carillon Bourdon.

After that, we vsit Long Son Pagoda which is also known under other names “ Chua  Phat Trang” or “ Long Son Co Tu”, the biggest church in Nha Trang city. It was built in 1886 and repaired many times. Long Son owns unique statues located in Trai Thuy hill such as bronze Buddha statue in the main hall with 1.6 metres high and  700kg weight; nirvana  Buddha statues with 17 meters long and the statue of Buddha Shrine seating sermon with 31 meters high.

After our lunch at local restaurant, we visit Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography; Considered as the biggest storage and marine research in Southeast Asia, Institute of Oceanography Nha Trang currently stores over 20,000 specimens of more than 4,000 marine species in the South China Sea. Here, visitors can see many species of marine animals raised in aquarium such as sharks, lionfish, seals, sea turtles, demon fishes, corals and sea anemones.

Continue our trip to Nha Trang Bao Dai Villa ( Cau Da villa ); Cau Da villa with French ancient architecture was the place  for the emperor Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong to rest, open parties, fish and watching sea. The houses are designed in European style harmony with the surrounding natural landscape. Here, visitors can see whole Nha Trang city in the North or the vast peaceful ocean in the East.

We will then visit Tram Huong Tower ( Agarwood Tower ) – symbol of Nha Trang City; the name of Tram Huong tower is derived from a rare commodity with high economic value in Nha Trang called agarwood. Located on the beach, Tram Huong tower consists of 3 floors with vivid sculpture icons: the wave of the sea, sails, petals and a stylized core. The tour ends at your hotel
Tour inclusion:
• Land transport
• English speaking guide
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Fruits and mineral water

Tour Exclusion:
• Tipping to guide & driver
• Other things are not mentioned in tour itinerary
No Accommodation