8:30. Visit Hon Chong Promontory
Bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel for the journey to discover Nha Trang with the first place – Hon Chong resort. 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.
9:30. 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.
10:30. Nha Trang Mountain Church (Nha Trang Cathedral or Stone Church)
This is a unique architecture that tourists shouldn’t miss. Looked 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.
11:10. Long Son Pagoda
Long Son Pagoda, 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 metres long and the statue of Buddha Shrine seating sermon with 31 metres high.
12:00. Lunch and rest at local restaurants
13:30. 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.
14:30. Truong Son Craft Village
Tourists may see the magnificent driftwood works, watch the local people knitting fishing nets weaving, weaving mats, creating conical hats, etc. within houses with vivid red tile roofs, In addition to traditional items, the locals here have also developed stunning ornamental products from sedge mats and fishing nets. Here, tourists also may see enormous creatures knitted by plastic. The newest is the work Dong Son bronze drum, 4m in diameter, constructed of synthetic plastic. Truong Son craft village also shows numerous pieces of art by prominent artists in Nha Trang. Visitors come here to have an opportunity to witness the sculptures displaying the Cham culture of the sculptor Doan Xuan Hung, the sculptures influenced by history. Tourists to Truong Son craft village will not only explore the handicrafts but also see the garden full of flowers and fruits. In May, Truong Son craft village had 2,000 sunflowers in bloom; hundreds of Vietnamese rose pots are also blossoming.
15:20. 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.
16:10. Dam Market
You can shopping and relax after 1 day tour in Dam Market. Dam Market is not only a good place to shop for specialties as gifts and enjoy delicious foods, but it also offers a great background to take a lot of nice photos. Refer to the detailed guide about Dam Market Nha Trang in this article to have the complete trip with your family or friends.
17:00. End of tour
