Vung Tau Day Trip: Christ Statue & Cape Nghinh Phong Tour

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 25

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

A full coastal day without arranging the drive or the stops

This 10-hour guided day trip from Ho Chi Minh City takes you to Vung Tau's main sights: the 32-meter Christ Statue overlooking the coast, the 19th-century Bach Dinh colonial mansion, Cape Nghinh Phong headland, beach time, and the Whale Temple with its maritime heritage exhibits. The tour includes round-trip transport, an English-speaking guide, lunch at a local seafood restaurant, all entrance fees, and a bottle of mineral water; you depart in the morning and return to the city in late afternoon. Bach Dinh closes Mondays, so the itinerary shifts to an alternative cultural site on those days.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Vung Tau coastal and cultural tour

Depart Ho Chi Minh City in morning
Visit Jesus Christ Statue viewpoint
Explore Cape Nghinh Phong coastal panoramas
Tour White Palace (Bach Dinh) museum
Enjoy seafood lunch at local restaurant
Relax at Vung Tau beach
Visit Whale Temple (Thang Tam Temple)
Return to Ho Chi Minh City in late afternoon

The Experience

The day starts with a morning pickup from Ho Chi Minh City and a scenic drive south to the coast. Your first stop is the Christ Statue, a 32-meter monument standing above Vung Tau with panoramic views of the bay and shoreline. The climb is straightforward, though the operator asks that you wear long pants and avoid sleeveless tops out of respect for the site. From the top, the curve of the coast and the fishing boats below come into view.

After the statue, you head to Cape Nghinh Phong, where the headland juts into the sea and the ocean breeze picks up. Then comes Bach Dinh, the White Palace—a 19th-century colonial mansion perched on a hill with rooms, gardens and exhibits on the region's history and the blend of European and Asian architecture that marks Vietnam's colonial past. (If you're visiting on a Monday when Bach Dinh is closed, the guide will swap in another cultural site so the day stays full.) Lunch follows at a local restaurant where the kitchen focuses on seafood—grilled fish and prawns caught that morning by fishermen in the area, paired with regional vegetables and herbs. The meal is included, as is a bottle of mineral water for the day.

After lunch, you get beach time. Depending on the weather and what the group wants, that means swimming in the ocean, sunbathing on the sand, or a quiet walk collecting shells along the shore. The guide adjusts the length and pace to suit the group. Later in the afternoon, you visit the Whale Temple (Thang Tam Temple), a site dedicated to whales as protectors of fishermen, with whale skeletons and relics inside that reflect the spiritual connection between the local fishing community and the sea. The drive back to Ho Chi Minh City happens in the late afternoon, arriving as evening sets in.

What’s included

Round-trip air-conditioned transport from Ho Chi Minh City.
English-speaking guide for the full 10 hours.
entrance fees to the Christ Statue, Bach Dinh, Cape Nghinh Phong and the Whale Temple.
lunch at a local seafood restaurant.
one bottle of mineral water per person.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by TNK Travel

Is this one for you?At 10 hours door-to-door, this tour fills most of a day but leaves your morning free if you arrive early or your evening open after return. Choose it if you want Vung Tau's main sights—the statue, the colonial mansion, the temple, the cape and the beach—without driving yourself or deciding which stops to skip; the itinerary holds them all and the guide handles the timing and the route.