Private Tour
Phu My Shore Excursion: A Wonderful Day in Vung Tau City
Overview
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Vung Tau is a coastal city located in Southern Vietnam, known for its picturesque beaches and stunning natural landscapes. The city offers a unique blend of modern development and historical charm.
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of the coastal city of Vung Tau and explore Vietnamese country life and culture. See the Nirvana Meditation Retreat and important local pagodas. Stop at the giant Jesus statue, taste local cuisine, and visit a nearby village.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Vietnamese Set Lunch
Private Vehicle - Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Private English Speaking Professional Tour Guide
Private Tour, Flexible and Customized by your own
Personal expenses
What To Expect
Bai Biển Vung Tau
Vung Tau has four known beaches—Front Beach, Back Beach, Pineapple Beach, and Paradise Beach. Front Beach (Bãi Trước) is the most popular, which for many others is enough reason to stay away. In addition to the crowds, the water is rather polluted and doesn’t offer the best beach setup. However, you can still enjoy some fresh seafood at the many stalls and restaurants that have set up shop—they serve some of the most delicious seafood in the south of Vietnam. For a better beach experience, head to any of the other three. Back Beach (Bãi Sau) is much less dirty, and perfect for surfing. As the beach gets some wonderful wind swells, kitesurfing shops have appeared over the years, offering rentals and classes for all levels.
White Palace
Bach Dinh, or the White Palace of Vung Tau City is located at 4 Tran Phu Street, on the slop of Big Mountain. Standing 50 meter above the sea level, White Palace has its French name which is La Villa Blanche. Tracing back to the year of 1898, it was considered as a summer holiday villa of French Governor General Paul Doumer. This palace was named after his lovely daughter. Unfortunately, while the structure was being built, Doumer had to come back to France and became the President of France later. It was not until 1916 that it was officially used for holiday resting of some Indochina-French Governors. Once visiting the White Palace, you will be attracted by its all white appearance, which is the reason why people here call it “Bach Dinh” (“Bach” means white color in Vietnamese).
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Phu My Shore Excursion: A Wonderful Day in Vung Tau City
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Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Personalised tour in air conditioned comfort minus the crowds.
perthmelb,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was great as it was customisable, picked up at the port, which was seamless. We visited Long Phuoc Tunnels Historical site and the Long Tan memorial at our request. The Long Tan memorial was a highlight and is an emotional experience. Our tour guide Castle was extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the history of Vietnam and current issues. He was thoughtful and friendly. We also visited the Robert Taylor Museum of Worldwide Arms which was fascinating and a Buddhist Temple which was peaceful and did the many steps up to the Jesus statue. The driver was excellent and we felt safe with him as the traffic can be a bit hairy. It was lovely to be in an air conditioned car and be able to avoid the bus loads of tourists. Highly recommend this guide, driver and tour operator as communication was seamless and everything was wonderful. If you are cruising choose this over a crowded bus trip. Many thanks to Castle and our driver. We will never forget going to the Long Tan Memorial and meeting the devoted Aussie digger who is the self appointed caretaker for this important piece of history. Thumbs up all the way.
Perfect Phu My private tour
Michael P,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had the perfect private tour with Lynn as our Guide. She confirmed tour plans and meeting location and time ahead of time so there was no confusion and she was waiting when we arrived. She was flexible on the schedule which was perfect for us. There were no cruise tour buses to deal with we saw sites that big bus groups can’t go to. Lynn is very knowledgeable about and shared history and background on everything that we saw, plus answered our many questions. Lunch was great and we really enjoyed eating the local cuisine. We highly recommend this tour in Phu My, Viet Nam.
A memorable day out in Vung Tau
Sharrk,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the pleasure of being guided, by Castle around Vung Tau and it's many sites. He has so much knowledge and exceptional English, that he could fully explain everything to us. He gave such great background , history and knowledge where ever we visited and you felt fully emersed with the history and culture. One of the best tour guides and driver we have ever met, it was well worth the doing this excursion Thank you
One day in Vung tau
Luật H,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We have a very lovely day, nice lunch, love the whale temple. Good driver, good guide Lawrence he very informative guide. Love from Christine and Terry
Vung Tau attractions
M P,
May 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Competent guide and good driver as a good team. Fair offer to cancel the trip to Ho Chi Miinh City because of the military parade. Vung Tau was also very worth seeing and not so crowded that day.
Loved It!
Naomi H,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Castle was a great guide. So friendly and went out of his way to make sure we had a good day. He took us to some amazing places and delicious food. I highly recommend this tour to make the most of your day in this port.
Very Good
keithpA5289NZ,
Feb 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mr. Ben was awesome. He took us to the Long Phuoc Tunnel where nobody was so we had the whole place to our selves. He also took us to the Song Vinh Church which was beautiful.
Memorable Vung Tau & Long Tan trip with Ben.
6leannea,
Dec 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great day! Many memorable sights, great photo opportunities, & a fabulous Vietnamese lunch. Ben was very knowledgeable and informative.
Long Tan Cross, Long Phuoce Tunnels and Vung Tau City
Ella H,
Dec 22, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The Long Phuoc tunnels was an absolutely wonderful experience. Our tour guide, Ben, and our driver were great.
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