Brett Davis - AsiaLIFE Magazine

www.sailingclubvietnam.com
Open bar overlooking the sea, spacious
rooms, restaurant, swimming pool and
day spa.
Shades Apartment
Khu 1, Ham Tien Tel: 062 3743 237
www.shadesmuine.com
Design-led boutique hotel that uses
minimal materials and draws on natural
textures to achieve a sense of timelessness.
Serviced apartments are soundproof
with blackout curtains. Pool and
beachside veranda outside.
Victoria Phan Thiet Resort and Spa
Mui Ne Beach Tel: 84 62 3813 000
www.victoriahotels-asia.com
Located on a private beach, 60 cosy bungalows,
natural spa experiences among
other great activities on offer at the resort.
activities
C2Sky Kitesurfing
Sunny Beach, 64-66 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Tel: 0916655241
www.c2skykitecenter.com
Operates two schools roughly 500m
apart, staffed by IKO-certified instructors.
Offers a half dozen course types, as well
as instructor training. Equipment rental
and repair.
Forester Spa & Mini Golf
65 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Tel: 062 3743 447
www.forestrestaurant.com
Terraced nine-hole miniature golf course
with distinctly Vietnamese terrain: rice
paddies, palm trees, stilt homes and a
fish pond.
Jibes Beach Club
84-90 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Tel: 062 3847 008
www.windsurf-vietnam.com
IKO-licensed kitesurfing centre offers
highly structured kitesurfing classes
taught by experienced watersportsmen.
Also offer windsurfing lessons and retails
in watersports equipment (bodyboards,
kayaks, surfboards, windsurfs).
Mui Ne Beach.net
www.muinebeach.net
Informative website run by local writer
Adam Bray covering news, events, community/environmental
issues and more in
Mui Ne and Phan Thiet. Also issues safety
advisories regarding crime and tour bus
accidents.
Mui Ne Cooking School
Sunshine Beach Resort, 84 Tuyen
Quang Tel: 062 383 0755
Al fresco classes begin with a trip to Rang
Market and focus on the provincial cuisine
of Binh Thuan, like crepes with beef or
seafood and seafood salad.
Surfpoint
217 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
www.surfpoint-vietnam.com
Offers private and group kiteboarding
courses and equipment rental (from
$40-50/hr). Also runs group and private
surfing lessons, as well as kayaking trips
to Song Quao Lake.
WindChimes School
Saigon Mui Ne Resort, 56 Nguyen Dinh
Chieu
www.kiteboarding-vietnam.com
Surf school situated on 235m of beach
offers kiteboarding, windsurfing and surfing
classes in multiple languages taught
by IKO-certified instructors. Equipment
rented and trips organised. Satellite
school at Bamboo Village Resort.
PHU QUOC
La Veranda
Ward 1, Duong Dong Beach
Tel: 077 3982 888
www.laverandaresort.com
Set amid tropical gardens along a beach.
Features a highly-rated spa, beach grill,
Vietnamese, Asian and European cuisine.
Mango Bay
Ong Lang Beach, Phu Quoc
Tel: 0903 382 207
www.mangobayphuquoc.com
Low-cost seaside resort with ecological
outlook promotes nature activities, forest
walks, snorkelling, open-air seafood
restaurant. No TV or telephone.
SAPA
Victoria Sapa Resort
Sapa District, Lao Cai Province
Tel: 020 0871 522
www.victoriahotels-asia.com
Mountain chalet perched over the village
wth cosy but modern guestrooms
overlooking the lawn and garden. Ta Van
restaurant overlooks Mount Fansipan and
Ta Fin bar has a stone hearth fireplace.
Connection from Hanoi by private train.
SCUBA DIVING
Note: AsiaLIFE only lists dive centres
recognized by international dive training
programs, such as the Professional Association
of Dive Instructors (PADI) and
Scuba Schools International (SSI). We
strongly advise against diving with unaccredited
dive centres in Vietnam.
Rainbow Divers
55 Nguyen Dang Giai, An Phu, D2
Tel: 3744 6825
www.divevietnam.com
Diving tours and career/instructor
development offered by Vietnam’s first
PADI centre. established in the mid-90s.
All courses can be started at the state-ofthe-art
dive centre in An Phu, from beginner
pool work and theory to divemaster
and instructor certification. Operates dive
centres in Nha Trang, Whale Island, Hoi
An and Phu Quoc.
Octopus Diving
62 Tran Phu, Nha Trang
058 826 528
www.divenhatrang.com
PADI/SSI dive centre based in Nha Trang
and affiliated with the Sailing Club Co.,
with additional centres in Mui Ne and Hoi
An. Offers a range of services, including
children’s Bubblemaker classes, courses
in specialised techniques and divemaster
certification.
TRAVEL AGENTS
Buffalo Tours
Suite 601, Satra House, 58 Dong Khoi
D1 Tel: 3827 9170
www.buffalotours.com
Tailor-made itineraries, community-based
tourism, cultural tours, adventure trips,
golfing and premium trips offered by locally
run and well-respected travel agent.
Exotissimo
HCMC: 20 Hai Ba Trung St, D1
Tel: 3827 2911
infosgn@exotissimo.com
HANOI: 26 Tran Nhat Duat St,
Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3828 2150
infohanoi@exotissimo.com
www.exotissimo.com
French-owned agency specializing in
flight bookings, package holidays and a
range of well-run cultural and historical
tours of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
iViVu
www.ivivu.com
Offering the traditional services of a travel
agent – airline tickets, tours, packages
and hotels - as well as tips and up-todate
travel news on Vietnam.
Trails of Indochina
10/8 Phan Dinh Giot, Tan Binh
Tel: 3844 1005
www.trailsofindochina.com
Specialists in custom-made tours offering
cultural and adventurous experiences
throughout the region. Exclusive
resources and locations.
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