VOV.VN - National Geographic, one of the world’s leading travel publications, has published an article highlighting Mui Ne in Vietnam as an emerging destination for watersports in Southeast Asia.
In the piece, reporter Daniel Stables wrote that over the past two decades, Mui Ne has transformed from a whale-worshipping fishing village into one of the region’s top watersports capitals.
“Nobody knew about Mui Ne until 1995, when thousands of people came to the beach to watch the total solar eclipse,” said Nguyen Tan Hung, a kitesurfing instructor.
“After that, nothing was the same,” Hung added.
According to National Geographic, eclipse chasers discovered much to enjoy in Mui Ne: white- and red-sand dunes shaded by casuarina trees, golden beaches, and consistent waves. But it was the reliable winds that most attracted kitesurfers. As word spread, Mui Ne became a quieter alternative to more crowded watersports hubs in Thailand and the Philippines.
Tan Hung, who grew up in a fishing family, said he was once a fisherman like his father before the area’s growing watersports scene led him to take up kitesurfing.
“They represent Nam Hai,” he said, referring to the traditional boat eyes seen along the shore. “The whale god.”
Stables noted that Mui Ne’s fisherfolk follow a folk religion predating the arrival of Buddhism in Vietnam. The whalesm, believed to be Bryde’s whales frequenting the coast, are revered as sea gods said to rescue fishermen during storms.
The same winds that once inspired storm-bound prayers are now drawing kitesurfers, windsurfers, sailors, and surfers to Mui Ne. According to the article, the area enjoys about 260 days per year with winds exceeding 12 knots, ideal conditions for watersports.
VOV.VN - Travel website Booking.com has named Mui Ne in the southcentral province of Binh Thuan among the top six budget-friendly fall escapes for World Savings Day that falls on October 31, a day dedicated to highlighting the benefits of saving for the future.
VOV.VN - A boom in upscale resorts, the development of attractive investment policies, and the completion of a new expressway are all factors in the rise in popularity of the beach resort town of Mui Ne in southeast Vietnam, TTGAsia newspaper of Singapore wrote in its recent article.
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