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KHANH
HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH
CENTER VIETNAM |
Geography |
Tourism
| Festivals |
Tourist attractions |
Ethnic Groups |
Transportation
Area: 5,217.6 sq. km
Population: 1,135 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Nha Trang City
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Cam Ranh
- Districts: Van Ninh, Ninh Hoa, Dien Khanh, Khanh Vinh,
Khanh Son, Truong Sa, Cam Lam.
Official website of Khanh Hoa
province |
Map of Khanh Hoa |
Geography
Khanh Hoa Province is a coastal
province of South Central Vietnam. To the north, it
borders on Phu Yen Province, to the west, on Dak Lak and
Lam Dong provinces, and to the south, on Ninh Thuan
Province. The Khanh Hoa coast is 200km long, with more
than 200 islands offshore, of which Truong Sa District
gathers over one hundred islands around. The two largest
rivers flowing through the province are the Cai and Danh
rivers. Khanh Hoa represents one of the deepest seas in
Vietnam, adjoining open oceans and international marine
routes. With ragged seashore spreading out around 200km
long, it contains various well-known bays, such as Cam
Ranh, Van Phong and Nha Trang. Cam Ranh Bay is considered
as one of three harbors that have the best natural
conditions over the world. Having the area of over 60
square kilometers and the 18-20m average depth, this bay
is out of the wind as a result of being surrounded by
many mountain ranges. Van Phong Bay has a wonderful
nature, temperate climate, idyllic beach with mostly
fine sand, surrounded by hills, mountains and tropical
forests, colorful coral reefs, several vestige of
salt-watered forest, specific and valuable sea
creatures, which is endowed with an ideal environment.
These are great potentials for the development of
ecological tourism in Van Phong.
Climate: Khanh Hoa has a tropical monsoon climate with an
average temperature of 26.5ºC. The rain season lasts 4
months (from September to December). But for the region
around Nha Trang City, the rainy season lasts only 2
months, thus providing very favorable conditions to
develop a long-lasted tourism season and organize
year-round tourist activities. Particularly, on the Hon
Ba Mountain (30km from Nha Trang), the climate likes in
Da Lat and Sapa.
Tourism
Khanh Hoa has been deeply marked
by the strong ancient culture of the Cham. Until today,
Champa Kingdom has left an invaluable inheritance of
ruins and historical sites to visit. Khanh Hoa is
endowed with beautiful natural sites and sand beaches.
Visitors will enjoy the group of five or six islands
situated close to each other. The largest of the islands
is Hon Tre, which is located 3km from Nha Trang. The
city of Nha Trang has long been renowned for being a sea
resort with plenty of historical vestiges and wonderful
sceneries: Cham Po Nagar Towers, Long Son Pagoda, Ba Vu
Mausoleum, Bao Dai Palace, Hon Chong, Hon Yen, Tri
Nguyen Fish Pond, Bai Tru, Suoi Tien, Dai Lanh Beach...
and many islets offshore. Nha Trang Bay has been
recognized as one of 29 most beautiful bays in the word
since 7/2003.The population mainly constitutes Kinh
people, as well as a small percentage of Ra Glai, Tay,
Nung, Muong, and Cham.
Recommended hotels and resorts
in Khanh Hoa:
Nha Trang Hotels |
Hotels in Nha Trang
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Nha Trang Travel
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Hotels in Nha Trang
Festivals
in April
Tourist attractions
Ethnic groups
Viet (Kinh), Ra
Glai, Hoa, Co Ho...
Transportation
Various forms of convenient
transports are available.
- Road: The National Highway 1A and the railway from
north to south run through Khanh Hoa Province, linking
it with the other provinces in the North and South. The
National Highway 26 links Khanh Hoa to some provinces in
the Central Highland. Nha Trang is 105km from Phan Rang,
190km from Buon Ma Thuot, 205km from Da Lat, 238km from
Quy Nhon, 441km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 1,278km from
Hanoi.
- Airlines: Nha Trang Airport is 5km from the center of
the city. Vietnam Airlines offers daily connections with
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and four connections a week
with Da Nang. Cam Ranh Airport is 35km south of Nha Trang
has flights from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to
there.
- Train: Regular connections between Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City all stop in Nha Trang, daily train between Ho
Chi Minh City and Nha Trang.
- Bus: There are connections with Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh
City, Hue, Vinh, Pleiku... Minibus for Hoi An, Hue, and
Da Lat...
- Water: Cam Ranh and Nha Trang ports connect Khanh Hoa
with many regions in Vietnam as well as with abroad.
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Source: Vietnam Nation Administration of Tourism
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