From Wikitravel

Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Vietnamese: Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu) [1] is a province in Southeastern Vietnam. Located 120km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau is known for weekend short trips and an ideal destination for seaside tours. It also include Côn Đảo islands, some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast.

[edit] Regions

• Vung Tau Peninsula : Vung Tau City.
• Inland : other seaside towns, former revolutionary bases, historical sites and Bình Châu Hot Stream.
• Côn Đảo Islands : about 185 km from Vũng Tàu and 230 km from Hồ Chí Minh City.

[edit] Cities

• Vung Tau : major commercial and tourist center and former provincial capital.
• Ba Ria (Bà Rịa): the newly-developing capital
• Long Hai (Long Hải) : seaside town

[edit] Other destinations

[edit] Beaches

• Ho Coc (Hồ Cốc)
• Ho Tram (Hồ Tràm)

[edit] Parks

• Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu Forest
• Con Dao National Park
• Binh Chau Hot Stream

[edit] Historical sites

• Minh Dam Tunnel
• Long Phuoc Tunnel
• Former Con Dao Prison : "hell on earth"

[edit] Islands

• Con Dao Islands (Côn Đảo)
• Long Son (Long Sơn) small isle with unique belief.

[edit] Understand

Ba Ria-Vung Tau province was founded on August 12th 1991, belonging to the South East with the border length of 162km on the mainland. It is the smallest province by area among Southeastern provinces.

[edit] Ethnic groups

• Kinh (Viet) make up the majority, about 97.25%.
• Hoa (Chinese): 1.73%.
• Tay : 0.07%
• Khmer : 0.15%
• Chau Ro or Chro : 0.06%

[edit] Topography

The provincial topography includes mountains, hills, small deltas, and sand banks along the seashore. The two districts of Long Dat and Xuyen Moc are delta and mountain areas along the sea.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau has a tropical climate: a rainy season with a southwest monsoon from May to October, a dry season with a northeast monsoon from November to April of the following year. Annual average temperature is 27C, with little storm wind and a lot of sunshine.

[edit] Economy

Ba Ria–Vung Tau with its special location is a gateway for the southeast provinces direct to East sea with strategical mean of international seaway, seaport system where is approaching with South-east Asian nations. The natural resources are very rich and various with potential prospects to develop sea economy quickly, such as oil, seaports and shipping lines, seafood, tourism, and conditions to develop transport: road, seaway, railway, and airway, which would promote commerce and investment co-operation with foreign countries.

[edit] Talk

Vietnamese, spoken by most of the population. It is written in Latin alphabet plus the five diacritical marks. Many young people have a basic grasp of English, especially in bigger towns. Russian is also spoken by about 1,250 Russians in Vung Tau and some older Vietnamese working for the oil industry.

[edit] Get in

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

[edit] Itineraries

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Get out

This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!