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Nha Trang is a coastal city on the South Central Coast of Vietnam, famous for its beaches, its bay and islands, and the ancient Cham towers of Po Nagar. Its top sights are the Po Nagar Towers, Long Son Pagoda with the White Buddha, Nha Trang Cathedral and Hon Tre Island, the largest island in the bay.
Once known as Kauthara under the Kingdom of Champa, Nha Trang was later the capital of Khanh Hoa province. The bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin lived here for 50 years and founded the Pasteur Institute, and the city is a centre of marine science. On 1 July 2025 it ceased to be a municipal city when Vietnam abolished its district-level units.
Nha Trang had about 535,000 people in 2023, and the Hon Mun marine protected area off its coast was among the first four in the world admitted by the IUCN. It is known for fresh seafood and nem nuong pork rolls, and Cam Ranh International Airport, 28 km south of the city, has flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and abroad.
Po Nagar is a Cham temple tower complex at Nha Trang, Vietnam, founded before 781 on Cu Lao Mountain. It is dedicated to the goddess Yan Po Nagar, called Thien Y Thanh Mau in Vietnamese, and rises on three levels, the highest holding two rows of towers, with a main tower about 25 metres tall.
Long Son Pagoda, also called the White Buddha Pagoda, is a Buddhist temple at the foot of Trai Thuy hill in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Founded in 1886 by the monk Thich Ngo Chi, it moved to its present site after a storm in 1900, and it became the seat of the Buddhist association of Khanh Hoa in 1936.
The White Buddha is a large white concrete statue of the Buddha on the hill above Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang, Vietnam. It stands on the site of the original temple, was cast in 1964 and installed the next year, and a road leads up to it from the pagoda along the crest of the hill.
Nha Trang Cathedral, the Christ the King Cathedral, is the mother church of the Diocese of Nha Trang, Vietnam, built of stone on a small hill and known as the Mountain Church. Built in Gothic Revival style in 1928, it was consecrated on 14 May 1933, and its bell tower was completed in 1935.
Nha Trang Beach runs along the shore of Nha Trang, Vietnam, one of the most important tourist hubs in the country, with fine, clean sand and clear water that stays mild all year round. Tran Phu Street follows the seaside and is said to be the most beautiful street in Nha Trang.
Nha Trang Bay is a coastal bay of about 250 square kilometres off Nha Trang, Vietnam, widely considered among the most beautiful bays in the world. Its islands cover 37.8 square kilometres, from Hon Tre, the largest, to tiny Hon Noc, and the Cai River is its main source of fresh water.
Hon Chong is a natural group of stacked rocks on the shore of North Nha Trang, Vietnam, at the foot of La San hill. Its largest boulder bears a giant hand-shaped hollow tied to local legends, and from the rocks the view takes in Hon Tre Island and about 6 kilometres of the Nha Trang coast.
Hon Tre, or Bamboo Island, is the largest island in Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, covering more than 32.5 square kilometres about 5 km east of the city. Home to around 1,500 people in two villages, it holds the Vinpearl resort and theme park, linked to the mainland by the sea cable car.
The Vinpearl Cable Car is a gondola lift 3,320 metres long across Nha Trang Bay in Vietnam, linking the city with Hon Tre Island. Built by POMA and finished in 2007, it runs on seven towers in the sea up to 115 metres tall, but its cable and gondolas have been removed and it is now out of service.
The Alexandre Yersin Museum in Nha Trang, Vietnam, is dedicated to the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin, who lived in the city for 50 years. Set beside the Pasteur Institute on Tran Phu Boulevard and opened in 1997, it shows his scientific equipment and letters.
Tram Huong Tower, the Agarwood Tower, is a landmark on Tran Phu Street in Nha Trang, Vietnam, standing on 2 April Square and seen as a symbol of the city. Designed by the architect Le Thanh Tung and raised from three to six storeys, it opened on 22 December 2008 to show local products.
The Oceanography Museum is part of the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang, Vietnam, founded on 14 September 1922 on a proposal by Alexandre Yersin. It holds over 24,000 specimens of more than 5,000 marine and freshwater species, including an 18-metre whale skeleton.
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