Vietnam has many stunning beaches from the North to the South, with crowded coastal fishing villages that appeal to both domestic and foreign tourists. Visiting these villages, you will have a chance to admire pristine natural scenery and learn about the daily life of the fisherman. Let’s explore the top 09 fishing villages in Vietnam with Handspan Travel!

Through this blog post, you will find detailed information on these fishing villages below. 

Vung Vieng Fishing Village

Vung Vieng fishing village is one of the fishing villages in Vietnam you should not miss.  It is about 20 kilometers from the mainland of Halong. More than 160 residents living in the fishing village still retain the traditional activities of the locals on Halong Bay. Visiting the village, you will have a chance to immerse yourself in the tranquil atmosphere and learn about the daily life of the fishermen in the village. Let’s see how attractive the village is with Handspan Travel!

Admiring the scenery of the Vung Vieng Fishing Village

Located fairly separate from other areas in Halong Bay, Vung Vieng Fishing Village has its own unique beauty. You can move here by boat, ship, or kayak. Coming here, you will see a simple and rustic floating village surrounded by mountains. The village is outstanding with the images of fish farms along the cliffs mixed with floating buoys lined up in straight rows. The deeper you go inside the village, the more distinct the fishing village space becomes. In the middle of the village appears a community house which is the common living space of the residents. Surrounding are floating houses of the people living and the aquaculture area. 

Vung Vieng Fishing Village

Experiencing exciting activities in the fishing village

Visiting the Vung Vieng Fishing Village, you should not miss taking a boat tour around the village driven by the locals. Besides, you can join the fishermen in fishing to learn more about aquaculture in the fishing grounds. Additionally, let’s participate in environmental protection activities and pick up trash on the beach with the fishermen.

Boating in Vung Vieng Fishing Village

In general, the Vung Vieng Fishing Village gives you a chance to learn about the fishermen’s lives while admiring the scenery. So, don’t miss out on the opportunity to explore the village.

Cua Van Fishing Village

Cua Van Fishing Village, located in a calm seawater area of Lan Ha Bay, nestled on the limestone mountains of Va Gia, is also among the fishing villages in Vietnam that you should visit. The fishing village attracts tourists with the peaceful scenery, colorful floating houses on the bay, and the rustic life of local people.

Cua Van Fishing Village

Coming here, in addition to admiring the magnificent scenery of the bay, you can join many exciting activities. You will have a chance to experience the daily life of fishers here, from rowing to netting and fishing. Besides, you can learn and see many historical artifacts and documentaries of coastal people in the Cua Van cultural center. This is where traditional activities take place and where you can interact with fishermen. 

Fishing in Cua Van Fishing Village

Cai Beo Fishing Village

Cai Beo Fishing Village is also among the great fishing villages in Vietnam. It is one of the oldest fishing villages in Vietnam, with more than 500 families living on the fishing. In the majestic mountain scenery of Cat Ba Island, you will see floating houses connected by a small bridge and fish cages.

Cai Beo Fishing Village

Coming to Cai Beo Fishing Village, you can experience the daily life of local people here. The boat is both the means of livelihood and home for local people. They travel, exchange, buy, and sell everything from fishing nets to daily necessities in this floating house. By hiring a boat, you can see how local people do fishing and agriculture, admire the majestic scenery of the bay, and enjoy the unique dishes made from fish, shrimp, etc., made by local people. Let’s visit Cai Beo Fishing Village and enjoy the tranquil pace of life here!

Floating houses in Cai Beo Floating Village

Lang Co Fishing Village

Lang Co Fishing Village

Lang Co Fishing Village, nested in the Dap An Lagoon and Lang Co Bay, is also among the attractive fishing villages in Vietnam. This is an ideal spot for those who love immersing themselves in the pristine beauty and the lives of fishermen in Hue. With an age of more than 250 years old, the village is extremely peaceful and quiet. Unlike other fishing villages in Vietnam, Lang Co Fishing Village is not totally a floating village; it still has small alleys and hamlets. The village is surrounded by majestic mountains and vast seas. Let’s see some amazing activities in the fishing village with us!

Admiring the sunrise/ sunset on the Lang Co Beach

Lang Co Beach is the most stunning during the sunrise and sunset. Visiting the Lang Co Fishing Village at these times, you will have a chance to admire and immerse yourself in the peaceful and stunning scenery of the beach. At dawn, the majestic Bach Ma mountain range reflects on the crystal clear Lap An lagoon near Lang Co. This blends with the boats of fishermen, creating a natural masterpiece. During the sunset, the bay also has a poetic beauty, when the sunlight gradually disappears behind the mountains.         

Sunrise on Lang Co Fishing Village

Exploring the daily life of the fishermen

The people of Lang Co fishing village still maintain a simple lifestyle, attached to the sea for generations. You can walk around the village, watch the boats return to the dock, the holds full of fish and shrimp, or listen to stories about the difficult but also very interesting fishing profession. 

Joining the fishermen in catching seafood   

If you want a real experience, you can ask to go out to sea with the fishermen or join them in pulling nets and catching fish. If you don’t go to sea, you can still try fishing and squid fishing right at Lap An lagoon, which is a relaxing and interesting experience.      

Trying delicious seafood

Lang Co Bay is famous for delicious fresh seafood. Visiting the Lang Co Fishing Village, don’t miss out on the opportunity to try oysters, lobsters, crabs, groupers, etc. You can enjoy seafood right at the coastal restaurants. 

Thanh Nam Fishing Village

Like other fishing villages in Vietnam, Thanh Nam Fishing Village appeals to tourists through its peaceful scenery and simple life of the local people. It is a stunning fishing village in Cua Dai Beach, attracting tourists when they travel to Hoi An. On traveling to Thanh Nam Fishing Village, you will catch up with the fish sauce area, where there are rows of brightly painted houses with yards full of fish. Besides, there are many fish farms and roadside restaurants where you should stop to enjoy seafood cuisine.               

Thanh Nam Fishing Village

One of the most exciting experiences in this fishing village is visiting the fish market in the early morning. Here, you will see fishermen busily transporting fresh fish, shrimp, and squid just caught from the sea. If you want to learn more about fishing village life, you can take a boat out to sea at dawn. Sitting on a basket boat or wooden boat, you will be instructed on how to cast a net, pull in the net and feel the joy of harvesting the first catch of fish. In the afternoon, you can take a walk along the beach and watch the sunset. Not as crowded as the central beaches of Da Nang and Hoi An, this place brings a peaceful and poetic feeling, which is extremely suitable for relaxing. 

Bich Dam Fishing Village

Bich Dam Fishing Village is also among the wonderful fishing villages in Vietnam. This village is located on the Bich Dam Island, the farthest island from the mainland in Nha Trang. Like other fishing villages in Vietnam, Bich Dam Fishing Village attracts tourists by its stunning scenery and peaceful atmosphere. From the center of Nha Trang, you need to go to Cau Da port and take a boat for about 1.5 hours to get to Bich Dam. On the way, you will admire the vast sea and sky, large and small islands. 

Bich Dam Fishing Village

This fishing village stands out with the  basket boats, sampans along the coast and shrimp farms on the sea. Coming here, you can try fishing with the traditional net method of Khanh Hoa province. The tools are 5 types of nets: basket net, back net, hom net, coated net, side net and retractable net. You will become a real fisherman when building rafts, spreading nets on the water surface, spreading lead, anchoring the net, throwing nets to catch fish, etc. Besides, you can walk around the village and enjoy the peaceful space which is different from the hustle and bustle of the city. 

Mui Ne Fishing Village

Mui Ne Fishing Village

Mui Ne Fishing Village is also among the amazing fishing villages in Vietnam. The fishing village is located in Huynh Thuc Khang Street, 23 kilometers to the North from the city center of Phan Thiet. Coming here, you will see an idyll place with the simple lifestyle of fishers. Let’s find things you can do and admire in this charming fishing village with Handspan!

Seeing the sunrise on the fishing village beach

Your trip to the Mui Ne Fishing Village will be greater if you come here in the early morning and enjoy the sunrise. The sun rises slowly, covering the sea surface and creating a stunning view of the beach. Besides, you will have a chance to see the colorful boats coming back and anchoring at the port after the night journey.

Sunrise in Mui Ne Fishing Village

Visiting Mui Ne Fishing Village Market

Coming to Mui Ne Fishing Village Market, you can enjoy the bustling atmosphere here. This is the place in which local people buy and sell fresh seafood taken from the basket boats coming back from the sea.

Experiencing the daily life of local people in the fishing village

From 10 a.m. onwards, the market does not have a crowded atmosphere like it is in the early morning. There are only some of the sellers left, and the market is back to its tranquility. At this time of the day, you should go deep into the fishing village to see the daily life of the local people here. You will have a chance to watch and learn about the methods people use to make dry seafood. The seafood is put into the drying tray, under the energy of the sun. Besides, you can also learn about the accurate processing of fish sauce.

Watching the daily life of local people in Mui Ne Fishing Village

For more detailed information and things to do in the Mui Ne Fishing Village, please refer to our blog post here: Visiting Mui Ne Fishing Village in a day.   

Phuoc Hai Fishing Village

Phuoc Hai Fishing Village

Phuoc Hai Fishing Village is also one of the attractive fishing villages in Vietnam. This fishing village has a beautiful and sparkling beach and is only about 16 kilometers from the center of Vung Tau. Below are some amazing activities in this fishing village.

Walking, swimming, and taking photos 

Although Phuoc Hai does not have many tourist services like other beaches, it attracts tourists through the clear blue water, poetic golden sand and wild, majestic rocks. Visiting the Phuoc Hai Fishing Village, you can swim, walk, and take sparkling photos. 

Admiring the sunrise and sunset in the Phuoc Hai Fishing Village

Only when you look at the scenery of the fishing village on the coast at dawn can you fully appreciate the beauty of this place. Besides, the village in the sunset is also stunning. 

Sunrise in Phuoc Hai Fishing Village

Experiencing the daily of the fishermen

Coming to the Phuoc Hai Fishing Village, you can also experience the simple life of the fishermen here. You can try fishing, rowing, and netting. 

Ham Ninh Fishing Village

Ham Ninh Fishing Village is also one of the most popular fishing villages in Vietnam. This village is located in Ham Ninh commune, Phu Quoc Province, about 15 kilometers from Duong Dong town to the Southeast. It is a rustic village with the cottage thatched-roof houses. You can see Ham Ninh mountain covered with the green color of the moss behind the fishing village. The dawn is the best time to enjoy the scenery here. The sun shines on the sea and reflects the image of the mountain and the fishing boats. 

Ham Ninh Fishing Village

In the early morning, you will catch the fishermen's image of going offshore to the net, catching fish, cucumber sea, diving to find the pearl, etc. The fishermen’s income depends mainly on these activities. You will have a chance to admire and experience the daily life of the fishermen.

The seawater in the village is shallow and crystal clear. When the tide is up, the sea stretches to the mountain and forest. When the tide ebbs, the vast sandy bank runs will appear. This scenery will impress you.       

In conclusion, you have just known about the top 09 fishing villages in Vietnam. If you would like to immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere, enjoy the stunning scenery and learn about life in the sea, don’t miss out on the opportunity to visit these villages. If you want to have more information, book a Vietnam tour package, or tailor your itinerary, don’t hesitate to contact our team.