Mui Ne was once a remote stretch of beach, only visited by the occasional traveller. Today, it is a premier resort town. If you choose to stay at a resort in Mui Ne, you are in for a rare treat. Most properties are tastefully laid out and surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. Look beyond the flowers and hedges to behold the bright blue ocean stretching away into the horizon. Home to Anantara Mui Ne Resort, a truly luxurious experience, Vietnam’s exotic south east coast does not disappoint. Though you will not find much diving or snorkelling, the rains stir up great big rolling waves and from August to December Mui Ne becomes a surfer’s playground.
Mui Ne is easy to navigate because of its layout, it takes up a ten kilometer stretch of highway. You will find most hotels face the sea, while the restaurants and shops can be found on the inland side. The coastal road can be hazardous for pedestrians but if you do make the trip look up the fishing village, which is located on the far east side of the beach curving around the little headland.
It is the scenic view of a collection of brightly coloured, moored fishing boats bobbing on the waves that you must look out for. The boats look their best during sunrise and sunset when they are bathed in a luminous glow. Sunrise is a time of bustling activity, this is when the wives of the fishermen walk down to welcome their husbands home after a long night of fishing. The daily routine of the fishermen and their families is one that has been carried on for many generations. Aside from the tourists with their cameras, very little has changed in the traditional scene you see today.
Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.
