Doc Let Beach
Doc Let Beach
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viet1
Nha Trang, Vietnam10,442 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Good long beach about an hours drive north of Nha Trang. We took the public bus from Nha Trang. Bus is air-con and a scenic drive along the coast. Beach was not busy and you can get inexpensive food. Nice breeze and good for swimming. Much quieter than the main beach in Nha Trang.
Written June 25, 2023
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tasseb
Meldon, UK79 contributions
May 2016 • Friends
Get the number 3 bus from Nha Thang leave every 20 minutes till last bus back at 5pm , COST 23000 dong each way (about 70p!)Bus terminates at the beach , food and beer is very reasonable! Loved it.
Written June 3, 2016
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lobstermadboy
Plymouth, UK254 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
It's slightly off the beaten track and not my favourite beach in Vietnam (which certainly isn't in Nha Trang either - it's Moi An) but it's off the beaten track enough to be a fantastic place to stay in Vietnam. It does get busy about 3.30pm with Vietnamese day trippers and at the weekends, but during the day you've pretty much got it to yourself. There are loads of restaurants around, not one of which appear on Trip Advisor, (even though they deserve to) because they don't actually have addresses.
I would definitely go there but I have 2 caveats.
1. Walk a kilometre along the beach away from the resort's and the plastic starts piling up washed in by every single tide and not cleared away. It is the sad underbelly of our throw away culture and nobody likes single use plastic more than the Vietnamese.
2. If you are female do not go to the beach after dark. We went as a group, because the night before I had witnessed bioluminescence and wanted to see it again, (we were disappointed, I was very lucky that first night) but as we walked off the beach two Vietnamese pricks on a motorbike grabbed my 16 year olds daughter tit, laughing as they rode past. Shame on them. So go but take care girls.
I would definitely go there but I have 2 caveats.
1. Walk a kilometre along the beach away from the resort's and the plastic starts piling up washed in by every single tide and not cleared away. It is the sad underbelly of our throw away culture and nobody likes single use plastic more than the Vietnamese.
2. If you are female do not go to the beach after dark. We went as a group, because the night before I had witnessed bioluminescence and wanted to see it again, (we were disappointed, I was very lucky that first night) but as we walked off the beach two Vietnamese pricks on a motorbike grabbed my 16 year olds daughter tit, laughing as they rode past. Shame on them. So go but take care girls.
Written July 30, 2018
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Cleo M
16 contributions
Sep 2024 • Solo
This beach really has potential, but it could use some love. Prior to my visit here, I didn't see many positive reviews for the beach and I had hope it wasn't dirty and polluted like the reviews had mentioned, determined to figure it out myself. I was hoping maybe past negative reviews were outdated.
Anyway, I didn't stay at any of the resorts, so to my surprise I actually didn't have access to the better parts of beach. I stayed at the Khach San Tan hotel, just a walk up the road and down an off beat path, I found myself at the beach. There was rubbish and looking to the right no palm trees and in the distance an industrial looking worksite. To my left was the GM resort, palm trees, sun lounging beds a really picturesque scene. Of course I wasn't expecting to sit on the loungers. But I sat and read a book under one of the palm trees to be told I had to leave.
So I had come to find that the beach is beautiful and its well kept where the resorts own the area. But any other area on the beach that allows public access is left and kind of uncared for. Unfortunately, there was rubbish around, wasn't a massive tip scene but wasn't really great either.
I was travelling on a budget trip so I'm sure staying at these resorts will come with a better experience. I also noticed afterwards there are more resorts further along the coast as you continue north. Perhaps some better exploration would also lead to a better scene. There really isn't a lot in the area, but it also hasn't been taken over by tourists either, it's a very local feel, also quite peaceful, that was nice!
Anyway, I didn't stay at any of the resorts, so to my surprise I actually didn't have access to the better parts of beach. I stayed at the Khach San Tan hotel, just a walk up the road and down an off beat path, I found myself at the beach. There was rubbish and looking to the right no palm trees and in the distance an industrial looking worksite. To my left was the GM resort, palm trees, sun lounging beds a really picturesque scene. Of course I wasn't expecting to sit on the loungers. But I sat and read a book under one of the palm trees to be told I had to leave.
So I had come to find that the beach is beautiful and its well kept where the resorts own the area. But any other area on the beach that allows public access is left and kind of uncared for. Unfortunately, there was rubbish around, wasn't a massive tip scene but wasn't really great either.
I was travelling on a budget trip so I'm sure staying at these resorts will come with a better experience. I also noticed afterwards there are more resorts further along the coast as you continue north. Perhaps some better exploration would also lead to a better scene. There really isn't a lot in the area, but it also hasn't been taken over by tourists either, it's a very local feel, also quite peaceful, that was nice!
Written September 28, 2024
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EVA122014
Italy21,160 contributions
Jan 2025 • Couples
My assessment of this beach (having many terms of comparisons around the world) which is in the ranking of the most 'beautiful in Vietnam depends on many factors I found, pros and cons and with these decide when to come based on your priorities. Because on the one hand, the beach is undoubtedly very beautiful with fine white sand, very long, with a nice clean blue sea, framed by very high palm trees, and little more than two Resorts. And so far everything is ok, however it is to be considered that in the period December / January, the sea is rough, the wind is very strong, the sky is often gray, so if on one side of the beach there was no one , as I like it , on the other side since March when the colors give the best of itself , the beach comes alive with tourists and locals, but really many Rimini-style, as well as staying in the 2/3 Resorts on the beach , it is considered one of the most 'popular excursions to do from Nha Trang which is an hour away and many other locations in southern Vietnam, as evidenced by the many huge beach clubs, (now closed) with a flood of sun loungers, umbrellas and deckchairs, to welcome once in summer the many tourists . So, goodbye tranquility, and very long walks in complete silence as I did every day, to the left and right of Doc Let, observing the few fishermen who fished by hand with nets, or with the typical round boats. Behind the beach there is little or nothing, a few local restaurants and two small hotels, the real Village of Doc Let can be reached by bike or taxi in a few minutes , very nice, small and still little affected by mass tourism.
Unfortunately, on the beach I found some garbage brought by the tides, even in the greenery that surrounded it (nothing scandalous) , also some fishermen were riding on mopeds, a stark contrast with the women who sold noodles and fruit on the beach with conical hats on foot. That's why I don't give 4 pellets... if it was clean and cared for it would also be from 5 pellets!
Unfortunately, on the beach I found some garbage brought by the tides, even in the greenery that surrounded it (nothing scandalous) , also some fishermen were riding on mopeds, a stark contrast with the women who sold noodles and fruit on the beach with conical hats on foot. That's why I don't give 4 pellets... if it was clean and cared for it would also be from 5 pellets!
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Written January 23, 2025
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SB
2 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
This might have been a good beach 10 years ago, but now it is full of waste - plastic spoons and forks, plastic bags, discarded cloths, household waste, snack wrappers, cocktail sticks, old tyres etc. The locals don't give a damn, and the local authorities don't comb the beach for rubbish. The quality of tourist clientele is also clearly poor, as they take no care to properly dispose of waste.
The water is dirty and smells like old fish and diesel, and there's now a huge docking for boats at one end of the beach.
Totally ruined, and not worth the trip. We drove almost two hours from Nha Trang and if the children had not been so hungry, we would have turned right back around the second we arrived and driven away again. Awful.
The water is dirty and smells like old fish and diesel, and there's now a huge docking for boats at one end of the beach.
Totally ruined, and not worth the trip. We drove almost two hours from Nha Trang and if the children had not been so hungry, we would have turned right back around the second we arrived and driven away again. Awful.
Written March 27, 2022
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andreasam91
Auckland Central, New Zealand2,939 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
It's worth traveling 60km to get here and take a swim. Nha Trang beach is a disappointment here it's not paradise but at least you can swim. The beach is clean only in the part near the two resorts. The water is not exactly clear but acceptable. Better to come with the rental scooter
Written January 14, 2024
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Koblenz, Germany1,941 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
We arrived by bus from Nha Trang, it was quite difficult to understand when the return bus was coming, at the bus station there was a whole table that was difficult to understand.
We walked in both directions, did not find any area with sunbeds that was not tied to the hotels, in one place, when trying to take a sunbed, they demanded a several times inflated price from us, apparently just so that we would leave.
Locals sit under continuous canopies and eat with a view of the sea.
In the end, we spent three hours on the beach.
There is practically no shade, you can only lie on the side, near the palm trees.
The sea is picturesque, but there are no comfortable conditions.
We walked in both directions, did not find any area with sunbeds that was not tied to the hotels, in one place, when trying to take a sunbed, they demanded a several times inflated price from us, apparently just so that we would leave.
Locals sit under continuous canopies and eat with a view of the sea.
In the end, we spent three hours on the beach.
There is practically no shade, you can only lie on the side, near the palm trees.
The sea is picturesque, but there are no comfortable conditions.
Written May 20, 2024
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Francesca Y
37 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
If you want a chilled beach experience then Doc Let and the surrounding villages are it. We were initially disappointed by the beach at Doc Let itself, it was largely taken up by resorts, coach loads of tourists doing non-stop water sports and a lot of plastic and rubbish in the water and on the shore. It is also very popular with Russian tourists so we found ourselves quite a bit outnumbered and unable to read menus... I hear this is the same for Nah Trang...We had a good afternoon here but were slightly disappointed. It wasn’t the paradise we thought it would be.
The real paradise came after we hired a scooter and took the advise of some local ex pats. We drove north to a spit of land near to a village called Dom Mon. There is a stretch of coast backed onto only by sand dunes and a small road going between the fishing villages. We literally had the whole beach to ourselves. White sands and clear turquoise ocean stretching for miles. Unfortunately there is still litter on this beach somehow... take a cool box if you visit, you will literally be the only thing there.
The next day we took the scooter south to a lovely stretch of coast backed by lush green mountains, makes a good drive once you pass out the giant port! We ended up on a beach resort called Wild Beach. It is next door to the now closed but we’ll known Jungle Beach resort. We payed 100,000VND to sit on this bay but it was worth it. The most beautiful beach we have ever been on. The water was super clear and sparkly, no litter anywhere, just some rocks, white sand and a very quite resort, so again we felt as though we had a private beach. They didn’t mind that we had our cool box of beers either!
I would definitely recommend getting on 2 wheels and getting out of Doc Let if you go, you will be rewarded greatly. Chances are if you choose to go to Doc Let over Nah Trang then you are looking for serenity, explore a little and you’ll find it, don’t just sit on Doc Let beach. It’ll be a disappointment.
The real paradise came after we hired a scooter and took the advise of some local ex pats. We drove north to a spit of land near to a village called Dom Mon. There is a stretch of coast backed onto only by sand dunes and a small road going between the fishing villages. We literally had the whole beach to ourselves. White sands and clear turquoise ocean stretching for miles. Unfortunately there is still litter on this beach somehow... take a cool box if you visit, you will literally be the only thing there.
The next day we took the scooter south to a lovely stretch of coast backed by lush green mountains, makes a good drive once you pass out the giant port! We ended up on a beach resort called Wild Beach. It is next door to the now closed but we’ll known Jungle Beach resort. We payed 100,000VND to sit on this bay but it was worth it. The most beautiful beach we have ever been on. The water was super clear and sparkly, no litter anywhere, just some rocks, white sand and a very quite resort, so again we felt as though we had a private beach. They didn’t mind that we had our cool box of beers either!
I would definitely recommend getting on 2 wheels and getting out of Doc Let if you go, you will be rewarded greatly. Chances are if you choose to go to Doc Let over Nah Trang then you are looking for serenity, explore a little and you’ll find it, don’t just sit on Doc Let beach. It’ll be a disappointment.
Written May 18, 2018
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HowardMiles
Scarborough, UK88 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
We stayed for six days in a hotel at the north end of the beach. Each day I walked the length of the beach on the beautiful white sand and swam in the crystal clear water. At weekends the south end of the beach is very popular with Vietnamese day trippers who like their karaoke. During the week about 80% of the visitors seem to be Russian.
The disappointing part is the litter as you can see from my photos. This place could be paradise and a real goldmine for the Vietnamese economy but instead they have turned it into a rubbish tip which is such a shame.
The disappointing part is the litter as you can see from my photos. This place could be paradise and a real goldmine for the Vietnamese economy but instead they have turned it into a rubbish tip which is such a shame.
Written March 9, 2017
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416Dean
Toronto, Canada
Hello Fellow Travellers, We are in Nha Trang for a few days and wondered if Doc Let Beach is worth a visit. Have read mixed reviews about the amount of trash, are there cleaner stretches of Doc Let beach or somewhere safer for kids to play without stepping on rubbish? thank you!!
Written December 27, 2018
Sorry, but we saw trash on the beach and aluminum cans and bottles in the water everywhere that we visited in Doc Let and also Nha Trang. We saw many Chinese tourists in the area, who appear to have no respect for others or the area they are visiting; sneezing directly into buffet foods, peeing on the floor, and throwing trash on the ground.
Written December 27, 2018
Hi, im thinking of going to doc let for the day. Im hesistating between staying at a resort, that offers lunch and use of amenities. OR, just going to use doc let beach and eating at a restaurant. Is there restaurants by the beach? Is there a town?
Thank you
Written March 6, 2017
Hi, Sorry for late reply. Yes, there are several restaurants by the beach. Yes, there is town there which is called Doc Let. I would suggest you to have free breakfast at hotel if you are going to stay at one. And have lunch/dinner in the restaurants by the beach
Written May 21, 2017
Впервые слышу о том, что вход платный, кстати)
Ни разу никто не приставал с подобными просьбами и требованиями .
Written March 4, 2017
Своими глазами видела,молодые ребята решили прилечь на песочке рядом с нами,мы на шезлонге,на чистом песке,их трое ребят выгнали с ухоженной пляжа на дикий и не очень чистый, а мы заплатили за шезлонги и пользовались туалетом,душем вообще с комфортом,смыли соль обратно поехали свежими и довольными
Written January 20, 2020
Впервые слышу о том, что вход платный, кстати)
Ни разу никто не приставал с подобными просьбами и требованиями .
Written March 4, 2017
Вход на пляж платный при условии если вы проходите на него через территории отелей при посещении через турагентства. Но фактически можно попасть на него абсолютно бесплатно, пройдя на пляж между двумя соседствующими отелями, в месте автостанции городского автобуса 3-его маршрута.
Written March 4, 2017
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