Location:
As not far from Ho Chi Minh City, only more than 2-hour drive, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is located in Southern Vietnam, to the northeast of the Mekong Delta. It shares its border with Dong Nai Province to the north and Binh Thuan Province to the east, Ho Chi Minh City to the west and East Sea to the south-east.
Characteristics:
Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is a large tourist centre. It has over 100km seashore with beautiful swimming beaches, as well as many lakes and thermal springs. The offshore bench has two kinds of importance resources: petrol and seafood.
There are about 150km seashore with beautiful beaches, flat sand, clear and clean water all year round such as Truoc Beach, Sau Beach, Dau Beach, Dua Beach (Vung Tau), Long Hai Beach (Long Dat), Ho Coc Beach, Ho Tram Beach (Xuyen Moc), and a range of Con Dao Beach. Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu primaeval forests, which are 11,293ha area with Binh Chau Hot Spring, and Con Dao Island & National Park.
The coastal province is located in the temperate climate zone impacted by the sea and classified into two clear seasons: The rainy season lasts from May to October and the dry season lasts from November to April of next year with the average annual temperature of from 25 – 27oC. The province has rarely storms and it is frequently sunny with an average humidity of more than 80%. Ba Ria – Vung Tau has not Winter so the tourism activities can be exploited all year round.