Mui Ne is a beach town on the East coast of Vietnam that is increasingly popular in recent years due to its great kitesurfing conditions. We personally wanted to go there for 2 reasons: 1) To learn to kitesurf, and 2) To spend Christmas on a beach. It was our vacation away from travelling …and we were definitely not disappointed!!.
Since we stayed in Mui Ne for 12 days, we managed to setup a pretty awesome routine:
- 9:30 wake up
- 10:00 go for breakfast
- 11:00 kite surfing lessons
- 13:00 swim in the pool
- 14:00 lunch
- 15:00 nap, read, nerd-out on the computer
- 19:00 dinner
Of course, we didn't stick to this strict schedule all the time - sometimes we took a day off from kitesurfing or swimming to just chill out on our private balcony or beach ;)
Waves & Beach
We didn't do many walks along the beach but we did, on occasion, go for a swim in the China sea amongst the biggest waves that either of us had ever been in! On a couple of days, the waves were up to 3 meters high… let's just say that when one of these waves hits you, you definitely get knocked over :).
Scooting Around
On one day, we rented a motor bike to enjoy a scenic ride along the coast to check out the Mui Ne fishing village and Red Sand Dunes.
Our Hotel
Our hotel was partly responsible for the enjoyment of our trip here... we stayed at a small but beautiful beachside resort right next to the kitesurf school.
Christmas
Christmas here was also great - we enjoyed a (relatively) pricey but delicious meal at Sandals, a really great resort/restaurant on the beach. The highlight of the meal for us was the cheese platter (Brie, Boursin, Emmental - it's now been quite a while since we've had good cheese!), and the desserts (ie. Brie cheese cake, …).
We really enjoyed our time in Mui Ne... so much that we already miss it already! ..but we arranged to meet up with Guy again in a city called Hoi An, so it was time to move on and resume our travel adventures.. :)
As a side note, since Mui Ne is a Kitesurfer heaven, it means there is a lot of wind and kites around the beach (at least during the XMas high-season) making it a bit tougher to enjoy relaxing strolls on the beach. So if you don't intend to kitesurf and prefer a quiet calm beach, you might prefer to go to a different beach town :).
