Ho Tram travel experience - Southern sea paradise

Traveling to Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau is the choice of many young people who love to "return" to pristine nature. This place is a unique blend of the jade-like blue of the sea, the deep green of the primeval forest, and the vast sky, giving you the feeling of admiring a perfect natural picture. Furthermore, when you come here, you can also participate in many exciting fun activities such as swimming, camping, cycling in primeval forests,...

1. Brief introduction about Ho Tram tourist area

Ho Tram is a long beach connecting Binh Chau commune and Long Hai town, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau. Ho Tram tourist area is about 120km from Ho Chi Minh City and has more than 30km of coastline with clear blue water, fine sand, and peaceful natural scenery suitable for short vacations.

Ho Tram has a breathtaking, majestic beauty with one side being a large beach, the other side being a dense primeval forest and rows of casuarinas reaching out to catch the sea breeze. Therefore, when you come to Ho Tram, you will not only admire the beauty of the sea but also wash your soul in the fresh, green air of the majestic forest.

Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau not only has the wild beauty of the sea but also dense primeval forests

2. Which season is best to travel to Ho Tram?

You can go to Ho Tram at any time of the year, especially during the dry season (November to April next year). Because at this time the weather is mild, cool, and the waves are calm, suitable for you to swim and roam around the attractions in Ho Tram.

However, you should also be careful when traveling to Ho Tram in the rainy season, because the weather often has sudden rains in the evening. Ideally, when you intend to picnic on the beach during the rainy season, you should bring necessary items such as tents, umbrellas, raincoats,...

3. Share how to get to Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Ho Tram is 120km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, tourists in Hanoi and provinces far away from Ba Ria - Vung Tau can book air tickets to Tan Son Nhat Airport (TP.HCM). Hiện nay, Vietjet đang có nhiều ưu đãi giá vé đến TP.HCM hấp dẫn cùng đa dạng dịch vụ tiện ích giúp bạn có chuyến hành trình du lịch Hồ Tràm nhanh chóng và trọn vẹn.

After arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, you move to Ho Tram by means such as:

Motorbike or self-driving car: This is the vehicle chosen by many people who love to travel. From Ho Chi Minh City, you can choose 2 routes to get to Ho Tram: Follow the direction of Dong Nai bridge - Vung Tau intersection - National Highway 51 - National Highway 55 - Xuyen Moc District - Ba To Market, Phuoc Buu, Xuyen Moc - follow Signboard to Ho Tram; Move in the direction of Long Thanh, Dau Giay Expressway - Highway 51 - Provincial Road 44B - Vo Van Kiet Street - Xuyen Moc - Ho Tram.
Passenger car: You can choose direct routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Ho Tram with travel time of about 3 hours. You can buy bus tickets at the Eastern bus station or the Western bus station.
Hydrofoil: This is a fast and interesting means of transportation with a travel time of about 90 minutes to Vung Tau, then you will take a taxi or motorbike taxi to Ho Tram. However, if you suffer from seasickness, you should consider before choosing this means of transport.

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4. What to do when visiting Ho Tram tourist area? Which attractions are attractive?

Referring to Ho Tram tourist area, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, you cannot miss the following locations and experiences:

4.1 Check-in at Ho Tram beach

Ho Tram Beach possesses a wild, dreamy beauty that makes many people who come here flutter. This beach is an ingenious blend of natural colors from the sky, sea, birch forest and long white sand beaches. Coming here, you can take beautiful photos, participate in activities such as scuba diving to see coral, boating, camping and enjoying BBQ parties,...

Coming to Ho Tram beach, you can have fun with the cool, clear blue sea water

4.2 Have fun at Ho Coc beach

Ho Coc Beach is a new tourist destination that has been exploited for tourism in recent years so it still retains its original natural beauty. Ho Coc Beach is surrounded by gentle golden sand stretching endlessly, embracing the waves crashing on the shore. Next to it is the edge of the forest, suitable for you to camp with friends and enjoy relaxing moments.

4.3 Soak in the Minera Binh Chau hot mineral springs

This place is located in the Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu nature reserve and is the only year-round natural hot spring source in the South. There are more than 70 water spray points here with temperatures ranging from 37 - 82 degrees Celsius containing many chemical ingredients that help restore health and beauty. In particular, you can choose services that suit your needs such as hot water baths, mineral mud baths, mineral baths,...

4.4 Explore the primeval forest of Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu

After having relaxing moments at the hot mineral springs, don't forget to visit the coastal primeval forest of Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu with a natural area of nearly 11,000 hectares. This place is considered the "green lung" of the Southeast region with the harmony between the sea and the jungle with an extremely rich variety of flora and fauna. Coming to this primeval forest, you can walk around the forest, ride a bicycle and camp to enjoy the majestic natural landscape and cool air.

4.5 Visit Minh Dam base

In the past, this was a military base that marked many indomitable victories of our people in the two resistance wars against the French and Americans. Today, this base has become a famous green tourist destination attracting tourists when visiting Ho Tram tourist area. In particular, when visiting Minh Dam base, you can walk around Truc Lam Chan Nguyen Zen Monastery, Linh Quan Tinh Xa Hon Mot, Da Che or Gieng Gach Pagoda.

4.6 Ba Kiem Lighthouse

This lighthouse is located on top of Ho Linh mountain, in Bung Rieng commune, Xuyen Moc district, part of the Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu nature reserve. To be able to admire the beauty of Ba Kiem lighthouse, you have to travel a forest road surrounded by dense forests, but when you arrive, you will have to admire the wonderful natural beauty of Ba Kiem. Ho Tram with vast blue sea, white sand beach connected to rich primeval forest.

From Ba Kiem Lighthouse, you can admire the sea, rolling mountains and the statue of Jesus in the distance

5. What to eat when traveling to Ho Tram, Vung Tau?

According to Ho Tram travel reviews shared by many young people, when coming here you should enjoy the following dishes:

5.1 Enjoy fresh seafood at the market

You can go to Ho Tram market at around 6 am or around 4 pm to see the bustling atmosphere at the fish market, and enjoy fresh seafood dishes at affordable prices. Here, you can buy seafood dishes prepared on the spot (whatever you buy, the seller does) such as steamed clams, grilled oysters with onion fat, snails stir-fried with tamarind, grilled shrimp,...

5.2 Oyster buffet at Long Son oyster raft

Long Son is a famous oyster farming place in Vung Tau with many rafts and restaurants specializing in selling fresh oysters or attractive dishes such as grilled oysters with onion fat, oyster porridge, raw oysters, grilled oysters with cheese,... Oysters at This has a sweet, fresh, fatty flavor with lots of nutrition to help you have an extremely attractive "oyster buffet".

5.3 Lobster blood pudding

This dish has a unique, delicious, nutritious flavor and is served with sour star fruit, fish mint, and rice paper, making diners unable to stop enjoying it. When traveling to Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, you can enjoy lobster blood pudding at restaurants or resorts.

5.4 Seafood banh khot

Banh Khot is a specialty dish of Binh Thuan. Although not elaborately prepared, this dish has a very unique flavor. Seafood banh khot has a crust fried until golden brown, on top there is shrimp (squid) wrapped with vegetables and dipped in sweet and sour sauce, creating an explosive flavor that makes you unforgettable.

When traveling to Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, don't forget to enjoy hot, delicious banh khot

6. Note when visiting Ho Tram tourist area

Before splashing around in the cool blue sea and having fun at Ho Tram, you can refer to a few notes below to have a fun and fulfilling experience.

Hotel rooms and air tickets: You should book rooms and air tickets early about 1 - 2 months before traveling to get a place to stay and save some travel costs.
Luggage: You should bring all the necessary items such as sunscreen, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, medicine for cold, fever, stomach ache, salt water,...
Sightseeing: While participating in water activities, you should only play within the allowed area to ensure safety.
Transportation: If you choose to travel by motorbike to Ho Tram, you should check the vehicle's gasoline, tires, oil, etc. before departing.
Ho Tram currently allows tourists to camp, you can fully prepare a tent to camp overnight on the beach.

Above are all the detailed self-sufficient Ho Tram travel experiences that you can refer to. We hope that the majestic wild natural beauty of nature and interesting activities here will help you have interesting experiences when coming to Ho Tram tourist area.

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