Vietnam a country that conjures up many visions to many people, from mystical tropical and exotic to a hard working industrious developing country. Vietnam has a coastline over 3,260 km long with most facing the South China Sea. The topography is very diverse with mountain ranges, rivers, forest, sea, and deltas. Although it is a country located in a tropical region, it also has temperate zones such as SA Pa or Da Lat HCMC is Vietnams largest city, economic capital and cultural trendsetter. HCMC has many sights from the harrowing war remnants museum, to the beautiful museum of HCMC. This teeming city offers the traveller a myriad of experiences. Phan Thiet is the provincial capital of Binh Thuan Province and is located 200 km east of Ho Chi Min City. It takes around 31/2 to 4 hrs to drive from HCMC to Phan Thiet along Highway one. Binh Thuan Province is considered to be the driest area in all of Vietnam. Mui Ne Bay is situated 10 kilometers out of Phan Thiet and offers a stretch of more than 16 km of pristine white sandy beaches, bordered with coconut trees and the endless red sand dunes. Mui Ne has a large fishing fleet with hundreds of colourful boats that provide an amazing back drop during the day and night with lights stretching endlessly out to sea.