Vietnam and Cambodia - Nha Trang

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Hello, well we managed to escape the rain in Hoi An, this morning was torrential when we are at the airport ... but the plane managed to get up up and away ....and we arrived in Nha Trang. (is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district. The city has about 300,000 inhabitants. Nha Trang is well known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba divingand is fast becoming a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers ofbackpackers as well as more affluent travelers on the Southeast Asia circuit. It is already very popular with Vietnamese tourists. Nha Trang Bay is widely considered as amongst the world's most beautiful bays. Tourists are welcome to participate in the Sea Festival, held biennially.
Historically, the city was known as Kauthara under the Champa. The city is still home to the famous Po Nagar Tower built by the Champa. Being a coastal city, Nha Trang is a center for marine science based at the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute. The Hon Mun marine protected area is one of four first marine protected areas in the world admitted by the IUCN). A short transfer from the airport to the Novotel on the beach front, beautiful location. (see pics below). Yet another free afternoon to relax and enjoy the surroundings, at least the sun is shining and the temperature has also increased to around 30 degrees. 

Nha Trang Beach and Promenade 

Nha Trang Beach 

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