Into Nha Trang's Depths — Hon Mun Diving + the Oceanography Institute — Nha Trang

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Into Nha Trang's Depths — Hon Mun Diving + the Oceanography Institute

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4 stops · Full day

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Last checked 6/2026

My Trip

Nha Trang is Vietnam's representative mainland diving spot. By morning, see coral and fish on a snorkel or dive around the Hon Mun reserve; by afternoon, look at the sea academically through specimens and aquariums at the 100-year-old Institute of Oceanography right next to the harbor — a full-day course for ocean buffs.

Full day4 stopsEst. budget 130,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Cau Da Port (Departure Point)Cảng Cầu Đá
Pier · 30 min stay
The port where diving and snorkel boats head to islands like Hon Mun and Hon Tam. Professional dive shops like Rainbow Divers cluster here, so you get a gear check and briefing before heading to sea.
07:30 집합
Boat 40 min
2
Hon Mun (Marine Reserve)Hòn Mun
Activity · Snorkeling · 150 min stay
The reserve with the highest coral and fish density in Nha Trang Bay. Beneath volcanic basalt cliffs you meet soft- and hard-coral colonies and varied tropical fish — the core point of Vietnam mainland diving and snorkeling.
Boat 20 min
3
Hon Mot / Hon Tam (Second Point)Hòn Một / Hòn Tằm
Snorkeling · Rest · 90 min stay
A second anchorage calmer than Hon Mun, good for beginner snorkeling and rest. Have lunch on the boat and play lightly over the shallow coral beds to ease the morning dive's fatigue.
Taxi 15 min
4
National Institute of OceanographyViện Hải dương học
Museum · Aquarium · 90 min stay
The exhibition hall of one of Southeast Asia's leading marine research institutes, founded in 1922. With a large whale skeleton, tens of thousands of marine specimens and tanks of live coral and tropical fish, it's a perfect way to academically review the creatures you saw at sea. Right next to the port, so the route is efficient too.