735 AN BANG BEACH VIETNAM
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- Distance
- 7.41 mi
- Elevation gain
- 135 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 135 ft
- Max elevation
- 115 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- -97 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one day 13 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1201
- Uploaded
- March 19, 2023
- Recorded
- March 2023
near Tân Thành, Quảng Nam (Vietnam)
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An Bang, kilometer-long sandy beach a bit overrated. Clean water, never flat sea (open Pacific Ocean) that erodes the coasts and a little rubbish brought by the sea and by the residents.
Extract from the travel notes of two participants in the expedition, Cristina and Milena, who with patience and passion have put pen to paper, drawing and snatching information from Vietnamese guides.
Da Nang was built between a safe inlet where the port is now and the headland of the Monkey Mountains. The strategic location 200 km from the border with Laos and Cambodia makes this place a tourist destination for these countries, as well as Korea, Japan and China. The Americans built hangars and structures for the Vietnam War and built an airstrip on the headland. In Da Nang, on the Monkey Peninsula, there is a female Buddha statue, the largest there is. (67m)
Then there's the Dragon Bridge over the Han River which spits fire and water at 9pm on weekends.
In this region the cold currents of the north and the warm ones of the south meet, forming typhoons, for this it was called the region of the god of storms, Sinapura. Hue and Hoi An have floods because they are on rivers and far from the sea, while Da Nang is on the sea. It is a sort of Miami with large hotels facing a long beach which was listed on Forbes in 2016 as the sixth among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Extract from wikipedia:
Hội An is a city in central Vietnam located 30 km south of Đà Nẵng, in Quang Nam province. It was formerly known as Faifoo or Fai-fo.[2] The historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
History
The previous port city of the Champa, located at the Thu Bon estuary, was an important center of Vietnamese trade during the 16th and 17th centuries, when Japanese and Chinese from various provinces, Dutch and Indians settled there.[2 ] In this period of trade with China, the city was called Hai Pho (City by the Sea) in Vietnamese. Originally Hai Pho was a separate city from the Japanese settlement, connected through the "Japanese bridge" (16th and 17th centuries). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a single covered structure built by the Japanese and the only covered bridge in the world with a Buddhist temple inside.
The city was known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, and by a similar name to the Portuguese and Dutch. A number of theories regarding the origin of the name have been proposed. Some scholars argue that it derives from the term "hải-phố" (海浦) which means "city of the sea", while according to others it is a simple diminutive of Hội An-phố (會安浦), "the city of Hoi An", which became "Hoi-pho", and then "Faifo".[3]
It was also the first city to become Christian and among the various missionaries, in the 16th century, came Alexandre de Rhodes, a Frenchman who devised the quoc ngu alphabet derived from Latin and still used in the Vietnamese written language. In 1999 the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a well-preserved example of a southeastern trading port between the 15th and 19th centuries, and whose buildings show a unique fusion of local tradition and foreign influence.
Description
Hội An is still a small city, but it attracts many tourists who can find local handicrafts and have clothes made to measure, sold at a reduced price compared to Western standards.[4] Many internet cafes, bars and restaurants have opened in the narrow streets of the town and along the river.
This long-time trading port city offers its own cuisine that blends centuries-old cultural influences from East to South Asia. A particular characteristic dish of the city is the Cao lầu, made with pork, rice noodles, vegetables and spices. This dining experience has become a growing activity for visitors.[5]
Another attraction is the Full Moon Lantern Festival[6] which takes place every full moon cycle. Celebrations honor ancestors. People exchange flowers, lanterns, candles and fruit as a wish for prosperity and good luck.[7]
Collection of various reviews posted on tripadvisor:
An Bang beach, quiet and sparsely populated.
Magnificent and quiet beach, welcoming sand and clean water. There is a little rubbish here and there brought by the sea and the boats that sail it. Possibility to rent water bikes.
Beautiful.
Kilometric sandy beach, a short distance from Hoi An (shuttle bus from the main hotels), touristized but not in an intrusive way, so much so that the fishermen still live there and it is possible to see them in activity with their characteristic shell-shaped boats, the boats round.
Normal beach.
From Hoi An we went to this beach by bike, 5km.
A nice walk through the rice fields.
The sea is not among the best but for a relaxing day it's fine.
I thought better!
Long narrow beach. If you are in Hoi An, it becomes a quiet destination during the day. For me it's a bit chaotic.. full of umbrellas that most of the places make available to customers in exchange for a drink. Around 4pm the sun goes down and the beach remains in the shade.
WOW.
The beach can be reached by bike in about 15 minutes from the center passing through pretty landscapes.
Arrived for free with the hotel shuttle we spent a few hours of absolute relaxation. Fairly large and clean beach with various activities, here we took a swim and had a more than decent lunch.
Huge beach
The beaches are very long, the sea the area where to swim is delimited due to the strong currents and the activities that are not lacking to have fun.
Extract from the travel notes of two participants in the expedition, Cristina and Milena, who with patience and passion have put pen to paper, drawing and snatching information from Vietnamese guides.
Da Nang was built between a safe inlet where the port is now and the headland of the Monkey Mountains. The strategic location 200 km from the border with Laos and Cambodia makes this place a tourist destination for these countries, as well as Korea, Japan and China. The Americans built hangars and structures for the Vietnam War and built an airstrip on the headland. In Da Nang, on the Monkey Peninsula, there is a female Buddha statue, the largest there is. (67m)
Then there's the Dragon Bridge over the Han River which spits fire and water at 9pm on weekends.
In this region the cold currents of the north and the warm ones of the south meet, forming typhoons, for this it was called the region of the god of storms, Sinapura. Hue and Hoi An have floods because they are on rivers and far from the sea, while Da Nang is on the sea. It is a sort of Miami with large hotels facing a long beach which was listed on Forbes in 2016 as the sixth among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Extract from wikipedia:
Hội An is a city in central Vietnam located 30 km south of Đà Nẵng, in Quang Nam province. It was formerly known as Faifoo or Fai-fo.[2] The historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
History
The previous port city of the Champa, located at the Thu Bon estuary, was an important center of Vietnamese trade during the 16th and 17th centuries, when Japanese and Chinese from various provinces, Dutch and Indians settled there.[2 ] In this period of trade with China, the city was called Hai Pho (City by the Sea) in Vietnamese. Originally Hai Pho was a separate city from the Japanese settlement, connected through the "Japanese bridge" (16th and 17th centuries). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a single covered structure built by the Japanese and the only covered bridge in the world with a Buddhist temple inside.
The city was known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, and by a similar name to the Portuguese and Dutch. A number of theories regarding the origin of the name have been proposed. Some scholars argue that it derives from the term "hải-phố" (海浦) which means "city of the sea", while according to others it is a simple diminutive of Hội An-phố (會安浦), "the city of Hoi An", which became "Hoi-pho", and then "Faifo".[3]
It was also the first city to become Christian and among the various missionaries, in the 16th century, came Alexandre de Rhodes, a Frenchman who devised the quoc ngu alphabet derived from Latin and still used in the Vietnamese written language. In 1999 the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a well-preserved example of a southeastern trading port between the 15th and 19th centuries, and whose buildings show a unique fusion of local tradition and foreign influence.
Description
Hội An is still a small city, but it attracts many tourists who can find local handicrafts and have clothes made to measure, sold at a reduced price compared to Western standards.[4] Many internet cafes, bars and restaurants have opened in the narrow streets of the town and along the river.
This long-time trading port city offers its own cuisine that blends centuries-old cultural influences from East to South Asia. A particular characteristic dish of the city is the Cao lầu, made with pork, rice noodles, vegetables and spices. This dining experience has become a growing activity for visitors.[5]
Another attraction is the Full Moon Lantern Festival[6] which takes place every full moon cycle. Celebrations honor ancestors. People exchange flowers, lanterns, candles and fruit as a wish for prosperity and good luck.[7]
Collection of various reviews posted on tripadvisor:
An Bang beach, quiet and sparsely populated.
Magnificent and quiet beach, welcoming sand and clean water. There is a little rubbish here and there brought by the sea and the boats that sail it. Possibility to rent water bikes.
Beautiful.
Kilometric sandy beach, a short distance from Hoi An (shuttle bus from the main hotels), touristized but not in an intrusive way, so much so that the fishermen still live there and it is possible to see them in activity with their characteristic shell-shaped boats, the boats round.
Normal beach.
From Hoi An we went to this beach by bike, 5km.
A nice walk through the rice fields.
The sea is not among the best but for a relaxing day it's fine.
I thought better!
Long narrow beach. If you are in Hoi An, it becomes a quiet destination during the day. For me it's a bit chaotic.. full of umbrellas that most of the places make available to customers in exchange for a drink. Around 4pm the sun goes down and the beach remains in the shade.
WOW.
The beach can be reached by bike in about 15 minutes from the center passing through pretty landscapes.
Arrived for free with the hotel shuttle we spent a few hours of absolute relaxation. Fairly large and clean beach with various activities, here we took a swim and had a more than decent lunch.
Huge beach
The beaches are very long, the sea the area where to swim is delimited due to the strong currents and the activities that are not lacking to have fun.
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