Long Hải (township)

Long Hải
Township
Long Hải Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°23′N 107°14′E / 10.383°N 107.233°E / 10.383; 107.233Coordinates: 10°23′N 107°14′E / 10.383°N 107.233°E / 10.383; 107.233
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu
District	Long Điền
Established	1986
Area
• Total	4.84 sq mi (12.54 km2)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,669
• Density	8,400/sq mi (3,243/km2)
Time zone	UTC+07:00

Long Hải is a township (Thị trấn) and town in Long Điền District, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam.^[1]

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Long Hai Beach is a beautiful beach that is exotic but still quite wild scenery. It is a perfect place for those who love the beach but dislike crowded and noisy places. Here are some of the experiences that we would like to share with you when travelling to Long Hai.

Experiences for a trip to Long Hai

Long Hai is a town that is located in Long Dat District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 12 km to the Northeast of Vung Tau, and 7 km to the Southeast of the Ba Ria town, which is very convenient if you decided to travel here.

Attractions

These are some of the attractions of Long Hai and its neighborhood such as: Dinh Co, Monkey Pagoda, Minh Dam Mountain, Ho Tram, etc.

Dinh Co Temple: a temple with traditional structure, it is related to the faith and belief of local people, who worship a virgin which died from drowning; the temple located on the summit of a windy hill at Long Hai beach. Every year, the festival usually lasts for 3 days (February 10, 11, 12 according to Lunar calendar) and attract pilgrims from everywhere.

Dinh Co Beach: located right at the foot of Dinh Co Temple. The beach’s sand here is yellowish and very smooth; the waves are mild, with sloping coast. The beach is broad which is suitable for sport activities, group activities and weekend get-away.

Minh Dam Mountain: a military base in war time. The asphalted road which leads to the mountain though is easy to go, quite narrow, halfway to the peak we can see the whole scenery of Long Hai, with the sea on one side, and the mountain on the other side, creating a romantic and exotic vision. Some attractions on the mountain: Minh Dam Monument War zone, Ngoc Tuyen Pagoda, Bach Van Cave.

Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Monastery also known as Monkey Pagoda. The Pagoda’s structure is quite simple; in here they worship Shakyamuni meditating on a lotus. The Pagoda’s view is gorgeous. Follow the right side of the Pagoda to the Ky Van Mountain. There are many stones with strange shapes here.

Deo Nuoc Ngot Resort: covered by poplars and other plants, therefore it still can stay true to its natural-ecological beauty. The resort has a coast which is 800 meters in length, it is an ideal place to play in the beach. When the spring comes, on Lunar New Year, the cherry blossoms bloom beautifully. Besides Long Hai Beach, you should also visit salt marsh: visiting salt marsh, understanding the technique in producing salt of local people, or you can go to some places nearby: Ho Tram, Ho Coc, Binh Chau hot spring.

Ho Coc Beach: The beach is more than 500 meters in length and still has its wild beauty, with transparent sea water and wide cool sands; the beach is on one side and the forest is on the other side with green fresh poplars creating a completely peaceful and relaxing feeling. Ho Coc Beach has Ho Coc Resort opens for visitors to bath and sight-seeing in day, suitable for every kind of travelers who come here.

Ho Tram Beach is a junction between Long Hai beach and Binh Thuan Province, is 50 km distant from Vung Tau. Follow the beach about 10 km tourists will arrive at Ho Coc beach. From here to Binh Chau hot spring is about 20 km. Ho Tram Beach is invested by 4 to 5 stars high-class resort so the beach is quite clear, the rooms’ price are high and there are no local restaurant so it is only suitable for tourists with high income and prefer long days of relaxation – eating and drinking is completely inside the resort.

Binh Chau Hot Spring: This is a resort with breathtaking natural ecology. Among the endless primary forest emerges a hot spring zone with 70 exposed eruption points which creates a river system with a temperature from 37oC to 82oC all year. In this water source contains many matters such as silicon, nitrogen, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, etc. which function is healing. (6100)