- Phan Thiet is
the provincial capital of Binh Thuan Province and is located 200 km
east of Saigon on Highway Nº1, which runs from Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon) to Nha Trang, then to Hanoi.
- The most beautiful
part of the Province's 200km of coast line is the Bay of Mui
Né. Binh Thuan Province is considered to be the driest
area in all of Vietnam with an average temperature of 26,6 Cº, and an
average annual rainfall of 1,008 mm. As in the rest of South Vietnam
there are two seasons: the rainy season from May to October with
south-westerly winds, and the dry season from November to April with
north-easterly winds.
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The
Mui Né Bay, which is situated just a few kilometers out of Phan Thiet,
offers a stretch of more than 16 km of pristine white sand beaches,
bordered with coconut trees and the famous Red Sand Dunes
as background. These sand dunes stretch well beyond the Mui
Né Cape and are a perfect spot for excursions off the beaten track.
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fishing industry being the most important economy factor of the
Province, the fishing harbors of Phan
Thiet and Mui Né with their thousands of colorful traditional fishing
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| The
oldest Cham Tower of Vietnam is
to be found on that same road between Phan Thiet and Mui Né. The Cham
minority constitutes the largest ethnic Vietnamese community still
living in the Province. |
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