Mũi Né

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Mui Ne is a fishing village in Vietnam. It is located in the Binh Thuan province, about 220 km from Ho Chi Minh City and 20 km from the provincial capital of Phan Thiet on the coast of the South China Sea. Increasing awareness attained the place in by the pool and kitesurf tourism.

Name

" Mui " means " nose " or " peninsula ", " Ne " means " shelter, to hide ". The name comes from the fishermen ago that found before a stormy sea in Mui Ne protection and their boats even today, depending on weather conditions on one or other side of the headland on which the fishing village of Mui Ne lies, mooring.

Economy

In addition to some fish sauce factories tourism is the main source of income of the people in Mui Ne. On the sandy beach, many hotels have settled, others are under construction. On the land side of the coastal road are restaurants, tour offices and souvenir and grocery stores alternate. The restaurants were partially built with great attention to detail. You can dine on the roof terrace under palm trees or at tables, which consist of slices of a tree trunk.

Another source of income is fishing, the fish cutters or round basket boats, the so-called Thung chai, from operating. ( The basket boats were an invention of the population in order to avoid taxation of ships by the French colonial rule. )

Attractions

• The harbor with tons of colorful fishing boats
• The red and white sand dunes
• A river canyon with a
• The mountain Tà Cú
• The Cham (also: Champa ) towers ' Po Sha Nu '