◊ GEOGRAPHY

Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is located in the Southern Viet Nam, 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.
 

Climate: There are two distinct seasons: the dry (from November to April) and the rainy (from May to December). The average annual temperature is 27⁰C (80.6ºF).

◊ TOURISM AND ECONOMY

Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is a large tourist center. 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.
 

In Vung Tau City there are Thuy Van, Chi Linh, Back, Front, and Dau beaches; Long Dien District has Long Hai Beach; Xuyen Moc District has Ho Tram, Ho Coc beaches. In Con Dao Island, tourists are able to swim in Dam Trau, Hon Cau, and Hon Tre beaches... then they can climb in Thanh Gia Mountain, Nho Mountain. If tourists would like to improve their health, they could go to Binh Chau Hot Spring, which its temperature comes up to 80⁰C, then visit Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu Natural Preservation Zone.

Other popular places are Communal House of Dao Ong Tran, Ben Da Church, Bach Dinh vestige, Long Phuoc Tunnels, Minh Dam Revolutionary Area... and over one hundred Buddhist pagodas and temples such as Niet Ban Monastery, Thang Tam Communal House, Linh Son Pagoda, Dinh Co Temple.
 

Vung Tau City (Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province)

Popular festivals also characterise this animated and lively sea area, inclouding: Dinh Co Festival, Nghinh Ong Festival (Welcoming the Lord Whale Festival), play golf or watch dog racing in Lam Son stadium in Vung Tau City every Saturday…

Aside these, tourist can participate in Ba Ria-Vung Tau International Kite Festival - a culture, sports and tourism event held annually in Vung Tau City with the participations of many artisans from domestic and international kite clubs. This is the biggest kite festival in Viet Nam gathering many unique and diversified kites in color, size and shape. In addition to kite performance activities, the festival also includes kite exhibitions, classes of designing and making kite… to help local people and visitors have the opportunity to learn about the kite art.