What is worth knowing in advance: how the service works, what to ask, what to look at. Written for Nha Trang and linked to the listings in this directory.
Where to go out in Nha Trang: rooftop bars at the Sheraton and Premier Havana, Sailing Club and Louisiane on the beach, small cocktail bars in the backstreets, clubs until 1:30 and 3:00. Addresses, hours and how to get home.
Where to eat seafood in Nha Trang: the row of restaurants on Cù Huân by the Bờ Kè riverside, live-tank places near Hòn Rớ harbour, spots downtown, plus fish noodle soup, nem nướng and charcoal beef. Addresses, hours and how to order by weight.
Nha Trang gyms and yoga studios with addresses and hours: a beachfront club open until 22:00, yoga with Indian teachers, gyms in the north near Hòn Chồng, a women-only gym and where it's cooler.
In Nha Trang, food, groceries and even pharmacy orders come through ShopeeFood and GrabFood. Which app to install, how to set your address so the rider finds you, and what to do when the rider calls in Vietnamese.
Nha Trang vet clinics with addresses and hours: 24-hour emergency help, home visits, where to board your pet while you travel, and a few Vietnamese words for the vet.
24-hour ATMs at bank branches in central Nha Trang, which one reviewers in 2026 used without an ATM fee, what to do about the currency conversion offer on screen, and how not to lose your card on a weekend.
Nha Trang spas with addresses and hours: where you can get a massage until 11 pm, who comes to your hotel, what a Vietnamese head wash is, and what to tell the therapist before you start.
How to check a Nha Trang tour company in the government register in a minute, international vs domestic licences, how to check a guide and what to ask before paying.
How to buy medicine in Nha Trang without Vietnamese: what to show the pharmacist, which drugs need a prescription, which pharmacy is open until 23:30 and what to keep for insurance.
VinBus electric buses along Tran Phu and from Cam Ranh airport, bus No. 18, city routes and how to get to Dalat: hours, where to board and what to bring.
Dam Market, the night market, Vinh Hai and Xom Moi, the seafront malls and hypermarkets: where to buy souvenirs and fresh fish, where to go with kids, and how to bargain.
How to get a taxi in Nha Trang: how Grab, Xanh SM, Maxim and Be differ, what to do without mobile data, getting from Cam Ranh airport, and how not to overpay.
The order for your first day in Nha Trang: SIM, money, getting in from Cam Ranh airport, a bike, what to do if you fall ill, a place to stay for a month. Short answers and where to find addresses.
Mud baths in Nha Trang — Galina in the centre, Thap Ba, I-Resort, 100 Egg and Hon Tam island: where each one is, opening hours, how to get there and what to bring.
In Nha Trang you can only change currency at a bank or a bank agent with a "Đại lý đổi ngoại tệ" sign. How to spot an agent, roubles and worn notes, when an ATM is easier, and the penalty for street exchange.
On a tourist visa you will usually be turned down; a business visa and BIDV give better odds. A table of central banks, documents, ATMs and opening hours.
In Nha Trang you buy a SIM with your passport at an operator store: Viettel, MobiFone, VinaPhone or Vietnamobile. Store addresses, tourist eSIMs, and why a SIM from a street seller may stop working after April 2026.
English-language international schools, bilingual kindergartens and Russian mini-kindergartens: who takes children short-term, from what age, and what to ask on the first call.
At night — the emergency department at the provincial hospital, 22-12 or Vinmec; by day — Tín Đức polyclinic. A where-to-go table, phone numbers and the papers your insurer needs.
Two kinds of fishing trip in Nha Trang, six tour firms with offices and what each trip includes, when the sea is calm and what to ask before paying. Guides at these firms speak Vietnamese — here is how to manage.
Eight vegan and vegetarian places in Nha Trang with addresses and hours, the word "chay" on the sign, five phrases for ordering in an ordinary café, and why meat-free canteens get busy on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month.
Six áo dài rental shops in Nha Trang with addresses and hours, which outfit suits which occasion, why you should come for a fitting in advance and what to ask about the deposit.
Agencies with real offices, scam warning signs, what the contract must say, why the power bill is high and who registers a foreign tenant.
Clean every six months, why it drips or smells, clean versus regas, seven workshops with hours and three Vietnamese phrases for a call-out.
Half a day in the bay, shared boat or private yacht, when the sea is calm, seven companies with boarding points and why to ask about children's life jackets first.
Nha Trang salons and spas with addresses and hours: Russian-speaking nail technicians, massage until 11 pm, a therapist who comes to your hotel. Plus three questions about sterile tools to ask before you sit down.
The season runs from February to August, with monsoon in autumn. Seven dive centres with training systems and languages, a try dive without a certificate and 12–18 hours before flying.
Nha Trang has surf from September to May, and lessons mostly happen at Bãi Dài, about 40 minutes from the centre. Four schools with locations and languages, what to ask before you pay, and what about kitesurfing.
A 1968 Vienna IDP plus a motorcycle category, a helmet, no passport as deposit, a video at pickup — and a few rentals with addresses and hours.
Clinics that speak English or Russian, who opens evenings and Sundays, how many visits a crown takes and why an implant won't fit into a holiday.
35 km, 40–50 minutes by car. Grab or Xanh SM from arrivals, bus No. 18 timed to flights, or a transfer — where to meet your car and what to confirm when booking.