Date: 29 October 2019
After arriving in Mui Ne yesterday and making the most of the day by visiting the Champa temple complex, I woke up very early in the morning for my tour of Mui Ne’s famous white and red sand dunes. I booked my tour locally for VND 300,0000 (₹950/$13/€10) but you have plenty of options from online platforms like Viator. Most tourists do the sunrise tour but you also have sunset tours.
Once we arrived at the White Sands parking area, each of us were divided individually and seated on ATV quad bikes.
It’s pretty hard to believe but Mui Ne makes Vietnam among the only two countries in South East Asia with desert sand dunes. The other is the Paoay Sand Dunes in Ilocos Norte province, in the Philippines.
I didn’t take too many photos (took more videos) while on the ATV but do watch my vlog for video clips, which you can see below.
We were only given around 15 to 20 minutes on top of the highest sand dune so I didn’t get a whole lot of time to shoot but here’s a snippet of the sunrise:
So when you arrive at Bao Trang, you have the option to visit the lakeside, for which you have to pay extra. I figured I would’nt be coming back here anytime soon so I decided to pay and just check it out.
So was paying extra to go to the lake side worth it?
Here’s a video clip:
I still made the most of it and shot some videos that you can watch in my vlog below.
Now that the sun was up, we next drove towards the red sand dunes which is a bit further away from the white sands. That will be the next post.
Check out my vlog about the Mui Ne sand dunes sunrise tour:
Next post(s) in this series:
Vietnam: Mui Ne – Red Sand dunes and Fishing Village
Vietnam: Mui Ne’s Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien)
Vietnam: Leaving Mui Ne, returning to Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam: Tan Dinh Market and Pink Church; night ride to District 7, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam: Views from Bitexco Financial Tower observation deck
Vietnam: Saying goodbye to Ho Chi Minh City
Previous posts in this series:
Vietnam: Po Shanu Cham Towers, Hindu temple near Mui Ne
Vietnam: Taking bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne
Vietnam: Nguyen Hue Street and Saigon Riverwalk
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street, Opera House
Vietnam: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office
Vietnam: Cao Dai temple in Tây Ninh
Vietnam: Coconut sweet making factory, Bến Tre
Vietnam: Bến Tre canal boat ride, Tien River (part of Mekong Delta tour)
Vietnam: Vinh Trang Pagoda in Bến Lức
Vietnam: Bui Vien Street — Ho Chi Minh City’s nightlife area (for tourists)
Vietnam: War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam: Independence Palace and Norodom Palace Exhibit
Vietnam: Ben Thanh Market and Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City
Flying from Phuket to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
