Binh Ba island (đảo Bình Ba) is a beautiful island not far from mainland about 20km (13miles), located in Cam Ranh bay, Cam Binh ward – Cam Ranh city – Khanh Hoa province (60km (39miles) from Nha Trang and 15km (10miles) from airport).
The island is also known under the name Lobster island (đảo Tôm Hùm), because this place is famous for big and tasty lobsters. Binh Ba’s sea is not noisy, bustling and urbanized like neighboring sites (Nha Trang, Mui Ne – Phan Thiet), but it’s still pristine with 2 long and beautiful beaches.
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Binh Ba island – Cam Ranh bay travel guide
Travelling Binh Ba is quite easy and convenient. Following informations will help you having a perfect trip.
How to get Binh Ba isalnd
You have to get Cam Ranh first, then take a boat to get Binh Ba island. There’re 2 ways to get Cam Ranh.
Plane:
There’re many fights from Hanoi, Sai Gon to Nha Trang. You can consult the route and time of flights on websites of VietnamAirline or VietJetair.
Bus:
* From Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city). Distance from Saigon to Cam is 540km (340miles), take about 10 hours.
There’re many bus firms to Cam Ranh, fares about $11 / pax (bed ticket) or $8/pax (seat ticket). You can consult some reputed bus firms:
– Ha Linh bus. I think this firm is best. Add: 217 Pham Ngu Lao street – 1 district – Ho Chi Minh city. Tel: +8483.920.9470
– Phuong Trang. 292 Dinh Bo Linh street – Binh Thanh – Ho Chi Minh city. Tel: +8483.8309.309
– Hanh cafe. 229 Pham Ngu Lao street – 1 district. Tel: +848.3920.5679 or +848.3837.6429
– Sinh Cafe. 246-248 De Tham street – 1 district. Tel: +848.3838.9597
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* From Hanoi. Distance is 1400km (880 miles), take under 30 hours.
Fare of buses from Hanoi is about $40 to $45. Some reputed firms:
– Hoang Long bus. Add: Giap Bat bus station – km 6 Giai Phong street – Hoang Mai district, Tel: +844.3664.6617 or My Dinh bus station – 20 Pham Hung – My Dinh, tel: +844.3795.1776
– Sinh Cafe (open tour). 38 Ly Nam De street – Hoan Kiem district – Hanoi. Tel:+8498.8757.689
If go by bus, you need to tell driver to alight at Cam Ranh post office or Cam Ranh bus station. They’re 2 places close to Ba Ngoi port (cảng Ba Ngòi) where you will take boat to get Binh Ba island. There’s only 1 trip from mainland to the island at 10am everyday, and 2 trip return from island to mainland at 5am and 12am.
Hotels and motels on the island
There’s not much choice, also no luxury hotels on Binh Ba island. You can consult:
1. Mrs. Dung’s motel, tel +84972.332.202, price about $4 / night, eating $4 / meal.
2. Mrs. Tuyen’s motel, +84914.493.793, cool and spacious motel, similar price to Mrs. Dung’s motel. Addition, you can buy seafood (lobster, snail,…) and eat at here with affordable price.
3. About homestay, you can contact Mr. Tu +8494.2016.958, spacious, clean and comfortable house, close to market and beaches, suitable for big group of 20 people.
Where to visit and play on Binh Ba island
You should travel for least 2 days to enjoy the island completely.
There’re many attractive sites and interesting activities in Binh Ba:
1. Nom beach (bãi Nồm) is a sandy beach, few reef, sea is very clean and blue. Most of locals and tourists bath at here.
2. Chuong beach (bãi Chướng) has many rock and reef. Usually, people come here to sightsee and eat seafood.
Beside Nom and Chuong beaches, if you can rent a boat to visit other distant beaches then very amazing.
3. Historic sites from wartime (over 1 century ago) as blockhouses, cannon, tunnel through mountain,…
Few interesting activities that you can’t miss:
Diving in Binh Ba
4. Get up soon to watch sunrise, this’s 1 of places where welcome sunrise earliest in Vietnam.
5. Fishing and squidding. You can contact boat owners to enjoy this service. Fishing is usually in early morning and squidding is in night.
6. Diving to watch reef. If you have not much time, you can dive at Nha Cu beach (bãi Nhà Cũ – on the island), else you should rent boat to get moor beaches, very amazing.
7. Strolling around island. You can rent a motorbike to stroll around island, visit historic sites from wartime, go to peak of hill to watch whole island and a part of Cam Ranh bay.
8. Catch Cong (Còng – a kind of crab) in evening. There’re many Cong on beaches in Binh Ba. Evening, holding a lamp, finding and chase them, very interesting. Then frying them, fried cong is very tasty.
Tour guide service on the island
You can contact Mr. Quy +8493.2536.997 (or +8497.2000.784) or Mr. Hau +84123.3157.654 (owner of a fish boat) for a guide and information on the island.
Specialties in Binh Ba island
Travelling Binh Ba, you can not miss lobster (tôm hùm), this’s famous specialty of this island, as well as Khanh Hoa province. Lobster at here is cheaper 30%-60% than restaurants on mainland.
There’re 2 types of lobster: alive and dead. Alive lobster is from $70-$90. Dead lobster is from $20-$30, however, don’t fear this type, all of them just died so still very fresh and tasty.
Addition, there’re many fresh seafood on the island: many kinds of fish and snail, squid, sea urchin,….
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