White sand dunes and Lotus Lake, Mui Ne - review by Rusty Compass
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White sand dunes and Lotus Lake, Mui Ne

| 07 Dec 2011
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White sand dunes and Lotus Lake, Mui Ne
Towards Nha Trang along coast road 45kms
7.30 - 5.00pm - they seem to allow visitors to walk around later
10,000VND

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07 Dec 2011

About 1 hours towards Nha Trang (45 kms) from Mui Ne by car or motorcycle, the White Sand Dunes, the other sand dunes of the Mui Ne area, are less visited but beautiful in the early morning or later afternoon light.

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The White Dunes are located about 60 minutes’ drive north of Mui Ne, well beyond the red dunes on the road towards Nha Trang.

Try to go early, or at sunset. The dunes are striking and worth a visit by themselves but they border a serene lake filled with lotus blossoms.

A few years ago this place was virtually unknown but now there is a parking area and quad bikes that can ruin the serenity of the place. At times when the dunes are crawling with tourists and the quad bikes are out, try heading clockwise around the lake from the parking area where you’ll find the thickest patches of lotus blossoms and you can view the dunes from  a distance usually all by yourself.

The lake shore is quite stunning with a wonderful array of plants and waterfowl.


Travel tips
You can hire a bike and get there yourself but the last bit of road is unsealed and only to be taken by people confident on two wheels. A xe om (motorcycle taxi) may be better. Tours are also operated from Mui Ne.

Mark Bowyer
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