What is worth knowing in advance: how the service works, what to ask, what to look at. Each guide is written for its own city and links to that city’s listings in this directory.
Vietnam's ambulance number is 115. What is in Mui Ne itself: Vita clinic, Dr Dong, the district clinic. Which Phan Thiet hospitals are 20 km away, which pharmacies are open and how insurance works.
Sun Taxi, Duy Sang, Hải Hồ, Mai Linh, Quốc Tế and Vinasun: phone numbers, Grab and Green SM in Phan Thiet and Mui Ne, the ride from the station and how to avoid overpaying.
Which licence you need for a bike in Mui Ne, three rentals from the directory with addresses and contacts, what to check at pickup and the ride to the white and red dunes.
White and red dunes, the fishing village at dawn, Fairy Stream, Ke Ga lighthouse and the Cham towers. Where things are, when to go and how to fit Mui Ne into 1–2 days.
In Mui Ne a foreigner registers a SIM with a passport at a Viettel, VinaPhone or MobiFone store. What you need, how eSIM works and what to do if your SIM is blocked.
In Mui Ne, withdraw dong at an ATM or change cash only at a bank or an agent with a Đại lý đổi ngoại tệ sign. Where the banks are in Phan Thiet, roubles and Mir cards, what to pay with at small places, and the fines for street exchange.
Mui Ne is dry from November to April and rainy from May to October. Kite wind runs late November to March; the sea is clear April to August. Month-by-month weather, dunes and what to pack.
Mui Ne is 200 km from Ho Chi Minh City: bus or limousine 4-5 hours, train to Phan Thiet about 4 hours, then 26 km by taxi. From Nha Trang, a bus to Phan Thiet takes about 4 hours. Phan Thiet airport is still being built.