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Destinations >> Coastal Lowlands :> Coastal Lowlands - Nha Trang Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province. Well known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba diving, it is fast becoming a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers on the Southeast Asia circuit. But locals have been on to it for years. According to some researches, the name Nha Trang derives from a false Vietnamese spelling of a geographical name in the Cham language of the site Ya Trang (means Lau River), the name of the now Cai River as referred to by the Cham people. From the name of this river, the name was adopted to call what is now Nha Trang, which was officially made Vietnam’s territory in 1653. Today Nha trang is populated with around 300,000 inhabitants and it still remains the atmosphere of a small town. Unlike most places in Vietnam, locals ride bicycles rather than noisy motorbikes and that helps towards its tranquility and lack of pollution. Nha Trang is endowed by nature with deep, quiet and warm water all the year round, surrounded by archipelagoes, islands, mountains and white sand beaches. To the north of Nha Trang stands the Chong mount which looks like a wide open hand over the sea. Chong has two meanings in the Vietnamese language. The first is to stack. The second is husband. Not far away from Hon Chong is the cluster with the name Hon Vo or the Wife. The rocks in Hon Vo cluster are as large as those in Hon Chong, but they are closer together. Far offshore, the Yen island appears with lush green colours where salangane nests have been harvested for years to make the traditional bird’s nest tonic and food. Lying off Nha Trang is Hon Tre (Bamboo Island), operated by the Sofitel Vinpearl Group. It takes two hours to reach the island by rowboat and only 20 minutes by ferry. There is now a chair lift linking the mainland to the resort. Nha Trang has a tropical monsoon climate with an average temperature of 26.5ºC. The rainy season lasts only two months from October to mid December. In the rainy season, sea winds can be heavy, and sometimes the weather can get pretty chilly.
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