10 best resorts in Vietnam for families with children – photo, description, map
Picturesque exotic nature, luxurious sandy beaches and ancient sights attract more and more tourists to Vietnam every year. The factors of popularity of Vietnamese resorts are also: a climate favorable for recreation at any time of the year, inexpensive hotel accommodation and food. If earlier Vietnam attracted travelers with exotic sights and nature, recently Vietnamese beach resorts for families with children have become popular with couples. To relax with children comfortably, it is important to choose the right resort. We offer information about the best family vacation options.
Nha Trang
Nha Trang – a resort with a comfortable tourist infrastructure has long been chosen by Russian tourists. Most of the hotels, shops, restaurants, entertainment venues and attractions correspond to international class resorts. The natural treasure of Nha Trang is called the city beach, stretching a white-sand arc for 7 kilometers along the shore of the Nha Trang Bay of the South China Sea.
Small islands scattered in the bay reliably protect the coastline of Nha Trang from wind and storms, so the sea here is usually calm and not subject to unrest. The cleanliness of long beaches, a smooth shallow descent into the water, a lot of children's entertainment are the advantages of the resort of Nha Trang. The equipment in the hotel complexes of children's playgrounds and special children's pools and menus in restaurants create excellent conditions for children to relax. Many hotels accept children under the age of 6 free of charge or at great discounts.
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Phan Thiet
Phan Thiet is a popular tourist destination on the southern sea coast. The well-maintained beaches of Phan Thiet, the shallow waters near the coastline and the gradual entry into the sea allow parents to safely indulge in relaxation with their kids. Phan Thiet is a year-round resort with an average annual temperature of 28⁰С -30⁰С. November – April is the time of the predominance of dry weather, and May-October are the days of the low season. Rains, as a rule, are short-lived, pouring at night or in the early morning. It is usually windy on the coast of Phan Thiet, so the heat is easily tolerated here.
In summer, waves appear on the sea, and in winter, the water area is usually quiet, which is favorable for children to swim. Phan Thiet has a choice of comfortable hotels adapted for families with children. In many of them, children under 12 are accommodated free of charge. Almost every city hotel has a games room and several playgrounds that even non-residents are allowed to visit. Hotels overlook wide sandy beaches with snow-white dunes surrounded by a succession of palms and pines.
Muine
The village of Mui Ne is located near the city of Phan Thiet, administratively part of it. This resort has traditionally become a “wintering” for Russian-speaking tourists. Seeing signs in Russian letters on the shops and restaurants offering Russian cuisine, our compatriots forget that they are not at home. Mui Ne has one of the best beaches in Vietnam, stretching for 15 kilometers along the coastline of the South China Sea. In the summer, it gathers big wave hunters – kitesurfers and windsurfers, and in the winter months, when the sea is calm, a large number of tourists with children.
Near the beaches there are many bars, cafes, restaurants, shops and hotels of different levels of comfort. Well-maintained snow-white beaches near the hotels have the necessary amenities and have a convenient entrance to the water, which is conducive to children's sea bathing. Mui Ne cannot boast of sights, but it will provide a good rest for children and a fun nightlife for adults.
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Danang
Da Nang is a major tourist center located on the coast of the central part of Vietnam. There are huge opportunities for family holidays, starting with water beach activities: banana and paragliding, continuing with gastronomic options in restaurants, cafes, karaoke bars and ending with cultural and historical attractions. The amazing snow-white beach of Da Nang – China Beach, listed in the ranking of the most luxurious beaches in the world, stretches for 32 kilometers along the coast.
It is surrounded by fashionable hotel complexes 5, comfortable 4* hotels and standard family hotels 3. The beaches near the hotels are constantly cleaned, equipped with the necessary amenities for a comfortable stay, they are distinguished by a convenient descent into the sea with a sandy bottom. The hotels have children's pools and playgrounds, in many restaurants you can order a children's menu.
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc is the largest island in the Vietnamese archipelago, which has earned the reputation of a respectable seaside resort, located 15 kilometers from Cambodia. Tourists call it coconut paradise. The luxury of untouched exotic nature with mountains and tropical forests, the original architecture of hotel complexes – such is the enchanting landscape of Fukuoka Island. The mild climate, magnificent white sandy beaches, gentle turquoise sea with shallow water near the coast and peaceful silence have served as the choice of this resort for families with children.
When booking a hotel, you need to specify what conditions are created for the child, including the availability of playgrounds, playrooms and a children's pool. There are many such hotels here, and the restaurants of many hotel establishments prepare a special children's menu. You can come to Phu Quoc at any time of the year, but the best time to enjoy your vacation with your children will be mid-November – mid-May. The rainy season, unlike other resorts in Vietnam, here lasts only one month, falling in October.
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Kon Dao
The Con Dao archipelago is the largest protected national park with mangroves, jungles, luxurious colorful flowers, crystal clear streams. The islands amaze with the monkeys living in them, bright tropical birds and an abundance of turtles, laying eggs on the beaches from April to November for procreation. There are more than 20 luxurious sandy beaches on the Con Dao Islands, among which the purest snow-white beach Ong Dung with azure water near the coast and a gentle sandy bottom is very popular. The rainy season here passes almost imperceptibly, lasting from May to November, when the air temperature does not drop below +27⁰С.
The dry season period lasts from December to the end of April. Con Dao is a relatively young resort, where tourism infrastructure is just being created. There are no shopping centers, discos and cool entertainment venues. Silence, solitude in the bosom of virgin nature will suit family tourists. On Con Dao, you can choose hotels of different status for accommodation – luxurious 5 and budget hotels 4 * and 3. Newlyweds, youth companies and families with children prefer to settle in villas or individual bungalows.
Dalat
Dalat is a resort nestled in the mountains at an altitude of 1475 m, surrounded by evergreen forests. Its surroundings are rich in clean lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Dalat has many picturesque parks, attractions, pagodas, and even has its own Eiffel Tower. The resort, built by the French during colonization, is similar to the French Alps. Dalat is fundamentally different from other Vietnamese resorts with humid tropics and a comfortable alpine climate. When in almost all seaside resorts the air heats up to a record 34⁰С – 36⁰С in Dalat, it rarely exceeds +28⁰С.
The resort has clean mountain air, many golf courses, tennis courts, it is possible to learn horseback riding. Swimming and boating are available at Xuan Hyung Lake. Most comfortable hotels are located in the city center to the west of the market. There are many restaurants, shops and tourist offices in the area. Most hotels have children's animation, and some have their own cinemas. There are many exciting activities for children here.
Wungtau
Vung Tau is a seaside resort that differs from others in its impressive size, silence and tranquility. This was the main reason for the frequent choice of Vung Tau for families with children. The warm sea, sandy beaches with shallow coastal waters are suitable for swimming and sunbathing even for the smallest tourists.
The only condition for a comfortable stay with children in this resort should be a hotel accommodation with its own beach and the infrastructure necessary for a beach holiday, since city beaches are not clean, have amenities and are overcrowded on weekends with the local population. So that the children do not get bored, sea bathing and sunbathing on the beach can be alternated with sightseeing tours, which are many in Vung Tau and its environs. You can get to the resort from Ho Chi Minh City in about 2 hours by bus or ferry.
Fanrang
Phan Rang is a quiet resort town in South Vietnam, stretching along the coast of the East Sea. Not distinguished by noisy nightlife and crowds of foreign tourists, it is perfect for a peaceful family holiday with children. A sparsely populated strip of golden sandy beaches, curved in an arc for 5 kilometers, form a quiet bay, in which there are practically no waves. A smooth entrance to the clean, warm sea with a sandy bottom is a wonderful environment for a peaceful holiday, even with kids.
The location of the best hotels that meet European standards of 4 * class hotels directly on the beach creates all the necessary amenities for a carefree pastime. There are many of them on the main beach of Farang – Ninh Chu, and only they provide their guests with sun loungers and parasols. Restaurants with local and European cuisine lined up next to the hotels. The city has a picturesque park that families of tourists and locals like to visit.
Hoyan
Hoi An is a picturesque seaside town that strikes with the harmony of the fusion of architectural styles of buildings and temples – Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and European. Resting in Hoi An with children is very convenient. During the day, the noisy city falls silent after 10 pm, when all the bars and cafes are closed. Having settled in a hotel of status 4 or 5, you will not have problems with the nutrition of a child of any age. The hotel restaurants serve both national and European cuisine. In the city center, food in a cafe will be cheaper than on the beach.
By the way, you will have to walk about 2 kilometers from the city center to the city beach, but there are also hotels located in close proximity to the sea with equipped beach areas. The sandy coastline of Hoi An is framed in various places by either a chain of palm trees or a succession of causarina trees that create shade. Unfortunately, public beaches are not famous for their cleanliness. The entrance to the sea is everywhere convenient for bathing children, for sunbathing you can rent sunbeds. The sea is warm all year round, but the beaches are usually sparsely populated during the high season from November to early May, filled with tourists.
Entertainment for children
Not all resorts in Vietnam offer a large selection of children's entertainment. If you are interested in children's leisure on vacation, focus on resorts where you can combine a wellness beach holiday with children's entertainment. Nha Trang will invite children to visit the Vinpearl entertainment island, which is connected to the city by a cable car. On a cheerful island, children travel with interest through the oceanarium tunnel, ride electric sledges on green slopes, frolic in the water park and relax on a clean sandy beach near the sea.
Vinpearl also has many shops, cafes and restaurants. With a single ticket, you can relax here all day, visiting all the attractions, the water park and the oceanarium. Chi Nguyen Aquarium, located 5 kilometers from Nha Trang, is called Neptune's Palace. Children will also be interested in visiting the Oceanographic Museum and Monkey Island, located 20 kilometers from the resort.
In Da Nang, children enjoy spending time in the Da Nang Water Park, located on the banks of the Khon River. On a territory exceeding 10 hectares, it is interesting to walk through the picturesque corners of the tropical garden, have fun on dizzying rides, water slides, and cool off in the pools. The park has a stage where various cultural programs are held and a large restaurant that can accommodate about 2 thousand people at a time. Families in the city like to visit the Asia Park, where there is a Ferris wheel, attractions of different ages, a monorail railway and a children's fortress.
Dalat in terms of excursions will be interesting for teenagers. They will enjoy visiting the hotel in the trunk of a huge tree called the “Crazy House”. It is exciting to wander through the stairs, labyrinths and mysterious caves. 10 kilometers from Da Lat, the whole family can have a great rest in Prenn Park, which is amazing with a picturesque 4-meter waterfall under which they enter the territory along a narrow path carved into the rock. In the park, you can swim up to the waterfall in an inflatable boat, ride an ostrich or an elephant, watch with interest the palm marten in the mini-zoo, which is involved in the production of elite coffee.
Vang Tau amazes with a kaleidoscope of unique sights. It will be an adventure for children to climb to the very top of the statue of Christ standing on a high mountain along the internal spiral staircase and see the amazing panorama of the resort. From a different angle, you can view the resort and its surroundings from the observation deck of the 18-meter lighthouse. The Temple of the Reclining Buddha will captivate the Vietnamese ancient masters with its architecture and skill. In the White Palace of the early 19th century, it is interesting for children to see 8 ancient Greek statues and an exhibition of Chinese ceramics.
Resting with children in Faranga, make a trip to the Chemsky towers – an architectural ensemble of the 9th-13th centuries, dispersed throughout the resort. The best preserved towers on a hill, located 8 kilometers from the city. A visit to the museum of Chem culture with household items and clothes of this people will be informative. The rest of the resorts are not so rich in attractions and exciting entertainment, but children's playgrounds can be found everywhere.
Best time to travel
The Vietnamese resorts are characterized by a tropical climate with a lot of sunny days, humidity and heavy rains in the low season. The average annual temperature here is 28⁰С-30⁰С. The low season, followed by tropical rain showers, occurs in May–October. Rains here, as a rule, last no more than half an hour. In many resorts, they often go at night or early in the morning, then illuminating the coast with the sun. Seasoned tourists recommend traveling with children to Vietnamese resorts from September to November, when the rainy season ends, and there is still no sweltering heat.
From November to April, the dry season dominates the resorts. From March to early May, the weather is also favorable for children to swim. The air in these months warms up to 28⁰С-30⁰С, and the water is up to 26⁰С-28⁰С. Fukuoka is less prone to rain during this period. Given such climatic conditions, it is recommended to go on vacation to Vietnam with a child over 2 years old. It will be difficult for very young children to endure a long flight and a sharp change in climate.