The Deserts of Mui Ne, Vietnam

On Monday morning we took a bus further South to Mui Ne, a quiet fishing village on the coast.  We booked 3 days at a beachfront guesthouse.  I'm not sure what we expected, but the shores have eroded back to the steps of the properties along the beach.  There was a nice strip of sand with loungers and palapas and during the day the ocean was out far enough to wade in the water.  The temperatures were in the 30's, so we were happy to have the ocean at our front door!

Courtyard Restaurant at our guesthouse

Ocean View!

Narrow beaches

Our lounge area just above the ocean

We booked a private Jeep tour of Fairy Stream, the fishing village, the Red Canyon and sand dunes Mui Ne is famous for.  There are 3 types of sand in Mui Ne, red, yellow and white.  Fairy Stream is actually fresh water through the sand, and looks really muddy, but is actually the red sand.

Fairy Stream

Mui Ne Fishing Village

A Vietnamese woman repairing fishing nets on shore

An Ice Deliver "truck"

Red Canyon

Andre carving our legacy in the canyon

Voila!!

Our guide locking the wheels before heading to the dunes

White Sand Dunes

My National Geographic photography moment...we found ourselves in the middle of a cattle run

:-)

Lastly, Yellow Sand Dunes

There isn't much more to do in Mui Ne, unless you are a kite surfer.  It is very windy year round and that is the primary reason most visit.  We did, however, find a Phat Hamburger joint that had the best burgers and fries!  A little western treat!

And after 3 days, we hopped on another bus for a 5 hour ride back to Saigon.  Our plan for Saigon was to arrange our 90 day Thai Visas and fly out to Koh Lanta, where we have booked an apartment for 1 month.