White Sand Dunes Mui Ne

Off the alarm set at 4.15am, I put the alarm on snooze half asleep, but the next 10 minutes went quick and before we knew it our 4WD jeep was waiting for us! I was told it could be cold first thing, so I wore a shirt over my vest. Though in all honesty I didn’t really need it. We were all half asleep as we all made our way over to the sand …

Am naechsten Tag ging es nach Mui Ne an den Strand. Der Himmel war voll mit den bunten Drachen der Kite-Surfer, und der Wind war sehr stark! Wir machten einen Ausflug zu den riesigen Sandduenen. Das Hochlaufen in den Duenen fiel mir unheimlich schwer, und ich hatte das Gefuehl, gar nicht vorwaerts zu kommen! Fuer die Israelis war es ein leichtes …

... Seeing as I figured I wouldn't be doing much else at 4am I decided yesterday to go watch the sunrise over the Red Sand Dunes (Mui Ne's other attraction besides the beach) and after the debacle that was the My Son sunrise tour (see previous entry here) I ...

... guide called Moet, delivered the true reward of the visit. Thirty kilometres out of town and simply known as the 'White Sand Dunes', this collection of immense sand ridges dotted by foliage-ringed lakes induced mirage-like scenes in my mind. The lush ...

... that long ago, nature always has a way of coming back again, it's a survivor no matter what humankind does to it. The white sand dunes stretch for about 4km and are just on their own, you can see the tree tops where the sand has shifted with time and ...

... to chill out on a sunbed whilst Mikey, Dan and I headed 30km south on moped’s to have a closer look at the white sand dunes. It was a hairy ride out there against the wind with sand blasting our faces, but Dan loved the coastal views we’ve ...

... we staggered out of the restaurant...bloated...all for less than 4 pounds for both of us! There are some red and white sand dunes to explore nearby, and a river with some sandstone rock formations...so if we can pull ourselves off of the sand and out ...

... the highway onto the unfinished coast road. It was a fantastic short cut, although very hot and dusty. Eighteen miles from Mui Ne we saw the white sand dunes it’s famous for. They are incredible – East Head on a massive scale with no grass to ...

... Silly boy...soggy Scott... Explored the Fairy Stream and the non-existant 'Waterfall', saw the fishing village and even explored the White Sand Dunes and the many Sarlac mounds. Who knew the Sarlac had migrated to Viet Nam. (little hard to see so use ...

... is plenty, and fun to watch.. lessons cost $240/5hrs so we passed) Mui Ne is famous for it's stretch of red and white sand dunes. Instead of booking a tour we decided to rent a bike and drive the 25km to see the white dunes on our own. We arrived ...

... net and days catch and chatted with some local kids who were trying to sell seashells. Our next stop was the white sand dunes.  This involved an off-road scoot along a long dirt road and a first hand experience of vietnamese road ...

... , took the best way to explore and got lost.    Not only did we see the awesome sights of desert-like, pure white sand dunes but we found ourselves in what I can only assume is the real Mui Ne, a busy but ramshackle fishing village where women ...