15 attractions in Phan Thiet should not missed

# 7. Thap Cham Poshanư

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This place is a leftover relic group of ancient Cham kingdom. The tower has an “Hoa Lai” style of architecture – a style of ancient art of the Champa. Thap Cham Poshanư is a nearby Ong Hoang palace,…

# 8. Ghenh islet

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About 1 km from Mui Ne, Ghenh islet (Hon Lao or Hon Ghenh) is a still more wild island. To reach the Ghenh islet, must use boats and it will take you about 10 minutes for the trip. You can use hotel’s boat taking service or rent a fisherman’s boat for about VND 200,000/ return boat for 10 people. After about 10 minutes of sailing you will be setting foot on the island. The water in Hon Ghenh is clear so you can see the beautiful coral bottom. You should go to Ghenh islet in the afternoon for enjoying the sunset.

# 9. Sand hill in Mui Ne

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Nearby the Rom islet area, the sand hills of Mui Ne is one of the best attractive place for poets, painters and photographers. In addition to beautifully shape, color of sand has also attracted many tourists (there are 18 different colors).

# 10. Ke Ga lighthouse

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Its age is more than 100 years old, located in Ham Minh commune, Ham Thuan Nam District. To get there, from Phan Thiet city you can take the bus line number 6 (operation time: 5:30 – 18:00), running 30 km. To visit the Ke Ga lighthouse, you can book the resort to chartering or leasing ships or vessels basket of local residents.

# 11. Ta Cu mountain pagoda

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Located in Ta Cu mountain resort, Thuan Nam town, Ham Thuan Nam district, from 30km south of Phan Thiet city. To get to the peak, you can climb by yourself with over 1,000 stairs OR you can use the cable car (takes about 15 minutes) with the price VND 90,000/return. There are two famous pagodas as Linh Son Truong Tho and Long Doan Pagoda, the most famous is the Shakyamuni statue with 49 m long. This is the largest statue of a reclining Buddha in Southeast Asia. 

# 12. Van Thuy Tu temple

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Located on Ngu Ong street, Duc Thang ward, Phan Thiet city were worshiped the god Nam Hai. The whale bone scrap remains are kept at the headquarters of Van Thuy Tu with 22m long, weighs 65 tons and is considered the largest Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Annually held at the temple are held periodically sacrifice solemn day in the lunar calendar: 20/2 (Te Xuan), 20/4 (Cau Ngu), 20/6 (Chinh Mua), 20/7 (Cheo Doc) and 23/8 (Man Mua). During the ceremony, there are activities such as opera, show grounds, boat racing…

# 13. Hang pagoda

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Hang pagoda is also called Co Thach Tu Chua, built from the first half of the nineteenth century, located in a cave on the Co Thach mountain (Binh Thanh Commune, Tuy Phong district) in over 64 meters high. 

# 14. Ganh Son

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Turn right from Co Thach, pass the fishing villages along Binh Thanh beach about 5km, you ask the way to Ghenh Son, Chi Cong commune, Tuy Phong district. From above, you can see the red of the rock and the blue of the sea are mixed together to create a harmonious shade just near, just far, the damage has just made… Ganh Son was a natural gift of creation.

# 15. Cau islet (Cu Lao Cau)

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Located in Phuoc The commune, Tuy Phong district, Cu Lao Cau looks like a big battleship, which surrounded by thousands of stone blocks in different colors and shapes. This is a wilderness island, about 9 km from the coast, it will take you about 90 minutes to get there. On the Cau islet, there are thousands of rocks with unique shapes, alternating the smooth green grass. Cu Lao Cau was planned as marine protected areas and  attractive eco-tourism.

There are lots of attractions in Phan Thiet which are not listed above, if you know please share for me and others. Thanks!