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Explore Mui Ne: White & Red Sand Dunes Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh

Day trips

  • 12 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

One of the most rewarding day escapes from Ho Chi Minh City takes you to the coastal charm of Mui Ne. Travel in comfort on a roundtrip sleeper bus before diving into a day of highlights: stroll along the magical Fairy Stream, visit a traditional fishing village, and capture stunning photos at the White Sand Dunes. Add a thrill with an ATV or Jeep ride, wander past serene lotus lakes, and end the day watching a glowing sunset over the Red Sand Dunes. Led by a friendly local guide and skilled Jeep driver, this experience blends adventure, scenery, and culture into one unforgettable journey.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Discover Fairy Stream, Fishing Village, White Sand Dunes, Red Sand Dunes
  • Free drinks and delicious local street food for dinner
  • Pick up 8:00 AM at Meeting point: 229 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Friendly Driver and Comfortable Jeep while in Mui Ne Tour
  • Great local English speaking guide
  • Round trip Luxury sleeper bus from Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne and back

What's not

  • Lunch, Personal expenses & Happy Tip
  • Quad Bike (ATV), Sand Sliding Board, Jeep Car in white sand dunes
  • ATV ride is 300,000 - 350,000 VND per person, if the driver take you
  • Rent a ATV for 20 minutes is 800,000 VND. Sliding board is 50,000 VND
  • 1 quad fit for 2 people + the driver
  • Holiday surcharge & Other services are not listed above

Itinerary

  1. 7:50 AM: Pick Up and Drop Off Point: 229 Pham Ngu Lao Street, Dictrict 1, Ho Chi Minh. Kindly make your way to get there 15 minutes before the tour departs. From Saigon to Mui Ne we will go with the new express way takes 2 hours 45 minutes, please go to our meeting point office the address 229 Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, be here at 7:50 AM. There will be another transit to take you to a comfort sleeping bus station to go to Mui Ne. Once you arrive around 11:00 you will have 1 hour 30 minutes to have your own lunch and refresh before going on our tour.

    3 h

  2. 12:45: We will pick you up at our office then heading to the Fairy Stream. Visiting Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien)- Beautiful landscape with the stunning view. Leave your shoes on the rack then walk through the entrance gate. You’ll be wading in ankle-deep cold water all the way to the natural stream and here you will see all the sand blocks with many different colors where the small stream runs through the middle and here you will have a chance to ride the ostriches riding (pay extra).

    1 hAdmission included

  3. Discovering the fishing village. Our one day tour you will be surprised by the local fishing village in Mui Ne, where you can see the thousands of the wooden boat from the local fishermen.

    1 h

  4. Exploring White sand dunes. Once we arrive to the white sand dunes you also have a chance to rent a quad bike or a jeep to ride up to the dunes (additional charge).

    1.5 hAdmission included

  5. Visiting Red sand dunes, slopes are less steep than the White sand dunes, great opportunity for taking the photo as red colour of the sand is great contrast to background scenery and observing the spectacular sunset over the sand dunes is a amazing view. After the the sunset at the red sand dunes our driver will take you back to our office and waiting for the bus to take you back to Ho Chi Minh City.

    1.5 hAdmission included

  6. 18:10: Returning back to our office. We will enjoy a local food for dinner, then the bus will come and take you to Ho Chi Minh around 18:30. You will reach the same meeting point office around 22:00 PM.

    4 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

Meeting point
Tour Departure every day at 8:00 AM. Please make your way to get there 15 minutes before the trip departs and check your email or WhatsApp the day before the tour for confirmation of your pickup time and further details.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 20 travellers
Operated by
Vietnam Cultural Tours
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 518 day trips we list in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • It is longer than most of them.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, still widely called Saigon, is Vietnam's buzzing commercial hub of French colonial landmarks, war history and superb street food.

District 1 holds the main sights within walking distance: the red-brick Notre-Dame Cathedral, the elegant Central Post Office with its vaulted hall, the colonial Opera House and the ornate City Hall. The Independence Palace preserves its rooms as they were at the end of the war, and the War Remnants Museum tells the story of the conflict with sobering directness.

Top-ranked sights in Ho Chi Minh City: Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon Opera House (Opéra de Saïgon), Saigon Central Post Office.

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