City guide Vung Tau
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Bai Sau and the Thuy Van corridor are best for longer stays because of newer apartments… The centre around Bãi Trước and Võ Thị Sáu: the library, the market, the bus station and…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Bai Sau (Back Beach) for beach access, seafood, and easy walks; Ward 1 near Front Beach… Bãi Sau (Thùy Vân) is the swimming beach, with Lotte Mart in neighbouring Tam Thắng. Bãi…
- Best Beach Nearby Bai Sau (Back Beach) on Thuy Van Street is the easiest and most popular beach for long… Bãi Sau (Thùy Vân), the long eastern beach, is the swimming beach. Bãi Trước, between the…
- Best Cafe for Work Highlands Coffee at 81 Ba Cu Street for reliable Wi-Fi and seating; Starbucks at Lotte… none
- Best Coworking Space The Song Office & Business Center near The Song Vung Tau, Thuy Van Street, Bai Sau area —… e-Building, 80 Nguyễn Văn Cừ (the site still lists the old Phường 9), offers shared desks…
- Best Dessert Spots Kem Alibaba on Thuy Van Street for ice cream and sea views, plus local bakeries around Ba… none
- Best Food Delivery App GrabFood is the most useful delivery app in Vung Tau; ShopeeFood is also available in… Grab lists food delivery (Đồ ăn) on the same Vietnam app as rides. An inexpensive…
- Best Hospital Lazada? No — the most practical major option is Vung Tau General Hospital at 22 Le Loi… Raffles Medical, room 116, PetroVietnam Towers, 08 Hoàng Diệu, Phường Vũng Tàu, (0254) 385…
- Best Local Dish to Try Banh khot Vung Tau — mini crispy savory rice pancakes, especially famous at Goc Vu Sua… Bánh khọt, the local shrimp rice-cake, eaten with greens and nước chấm. Wikivoyage…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Grab is the most useful app for cars and motorbikes in Vung Tau; Be is a good backup. For… Grab (car and motorbike) is the app Wikivoyage recommends for foreigners here. A taxi…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Motorbike rentals are widely available near Bai Sau, Thuy Van, and Ward 1 guesthouses… GOMOTO lists a Vision at ₫150,000 a day or ₫2.4 million a month, and a Wave Alpha at…
- Birdwatching Locations Limited within the city, but coastal wetlands and mangrove edges toward Long Hai and… none
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Beach bonfires are generally restricted on public beaches, including Bai Sau. Check… none
- Budget Accommodation Budget-friendly choices include hostels and basic hotels around Phan Chu Trinh, Ba Cu, and… HikersBay (updated 18 October 2026) puts a hostel at about ₫154,000 a night and a one-star…
- Cashless Friendly Moderately cashless friendly. Hotels, chains, and mid-to-upscale cafes accept cards, but… Mixed. Cards are widely accepted in major cities; many urban streets are still cash only…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Gambling options are limited in Vung Tau itself. The closest major legal casino-style… The Grand Hồ Tràm casino, Ấp Hồ Tràm, Xã Hồ Tràm, about 45 km (about an hour) from central…
- City Vung Tau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam — a coastal city on the southern Vietnamese… Vũng Tàu, on the southern coast of Hồ Chí Minh City, about 95 km southeast of Sài Gòn…
- Community Centers Vung Tau Cultural Center on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street and local ward cultural houses host… none
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules No broad OECD-style CFC regime comparable to some Western countries, but anti-avoidance… Vietnam has no CFC rules. Related-party transactions follow transfer-pricing rules (Decree…
- Cooking Classes Cooking classes are usually arranged privately through resorts, homestays, or local travel… none
- Corporate Tax 20% standard corporate income tax in Vietnam. Standard corporate income tax is 20%. Oil, gas and some mining rates are higher…
- Cultural Districts Ward 1 around Front Beach is the most central cultural district; Bai Sau is the modern… Bãi Trước and the Trần Phú shore are the old resort centre, with Bạch Dinh on the slope of…
- Currency & Banking Vietnamese Dong (VND). Rough exchange rate in March 2026: 1 USD ≈ 24,500–25,500 VND, 1 EUR… Vietnamese dong (VND). Vietcombank showed an update at 10:53 on 19 October 2026; the…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Thuy Van beachfront promenade is the best walking and running route, while the Tran… The coast loop Wikivoyage names: Thùy Vân, Hạ Long, Quang Trung and Trần Phú, around both…
- Dividend Withholding Tax Generally 0% withholding tax on dividends for many standard corporate structures, though… Individuals pay 5% on dividends. Dividends a Vietnamese company receives from another…
- E-commerce/Online Store Shopee, Lazada, and Tiki are the main online shopping platforms in Vietnam, with delivery… Shopee Vietnam (shopee.vn) is the main local marketplace for everyday goods.
- Gaming Lounges Internet cafes and gaming rooms are found around Ba Cu, Le Hong Phong, and residential… none
- Grocery Delivery WinMart, Co.opmart online, and GrabMart are the most practical grocery delivery options in… Lotte Mart Vũng Tàu lists hotline 0901 057 057, and Grab has a grocery section (Đi chợ). A…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Popular gyms include California Fitness & Yoga at Lotte Mart Vung Tau, 3 Le Hong Phong… A named gym was not reconfirmed. HikersBay (updated 18 October 2026) puts a monthly…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 35% personal income tax for residents. 35% on annual taxable employment income above ₫1,200 million (above ₫100 million a month)…
- Highway Access Excellent road access via CT01/QL51 from Ho Chi Minh City and the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau… Highway 51 is the older road from Biên Hòa through Bà Rịa. The Biên Hòa-Vũng Tàu…
- Historic Buildings Bach Dinh, old French villas on Tran Phu, the colonial-era lighthouse structures, and the… Bạch Dinh on Trần Phú, a three-storey villa of 1898, and the Vũng Tàu lighthouse on Núi…
- Historical Sites Bach Dinh (White Villa) at 10 Tran Phu Street, the old French-era villas along Tran Phu… Bạch Dinh (Villa Blanche) on Trần Phú, built in 1898 for Governor-General Paul Doumer on…
- Internet Speed Generally good in central Vung Tau and tourist areas; fiber in apartments/co-working spots… Ookla Vietnam median fixed download was about 361 Mbps in August 2026 (country figure; no…
- Language Classes Vietnamese language tutoring for foreigners is usually organized privately through local… none
- Laundry Services Laundry shops are common around Thuy Van, Ba Cu, and Hoang Hoa Tham streets. Standard… none
- Libraries & Study Spots Vung Tau General Library and quiet cafe spaces around Lotte Mart, Ward 1, and Le Hong… Thư viện Vũng Tàu. Opening hours were not on a library page.
- Local Brewery The craft beer scene is small but growing; look for local taps and Vietnamese craft brands… none
- Local Heritage Vung Tau heritage is shaped by coastal fishing culture, French colonial history, and… A fishing anchorage the French called Cap Saint-Jacques, the Nghinh Ông whale rite at Đình…
- Local Markets Xom Luoi Market on Le Lai Street for seafood, Cho Vung Tau near Ba Cu Street for daily… Chợ Vũng Tàu is on Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, near Bến xe Vũng Tàu at 192 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa.
fix pass: Power set to the shared country-prep sentence (Wikivoyage A/C/E/F and power-plugs-sockets.com A/C/D, 110/220 V). Affordable Shopping Spots, Street Food Stalls and Local Markets: Chợ Vũng Tàu moved off Xô Viết Nghệ Tĩnh, which the market OpenStreetMap page does not show, to Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa near the bus station. Street Food Stalls no longer calls Nguyễn Trường Tộ a bánh khọt strip. Libraries & Study Spots dropped Lê Quý Đôn. Tech Repair Services, Best Local Dish to Try and Main Train/Transit Hub dropped Phường Vũng Tàu where the cited page does not show that ward. Museums & Art Venues and Religious Sites now take the street from Wikivoyage or Vietnamese Wikipedia. Accommodation says Pullman is near Bãi Sau at 15 Thi Sách, as Wikivoyage does. Scenic Viewpoints, Nearby Nature Escapes, National Parks Nearby and Best Area to Stay for Tourists reworded to what those pages state, including the Cầu Đá hydrofoil landing. OpenStreetMap cites that do not show the stated address removed from Accommodation, Must-See Landmarks, Scenic Viewpoints, Historic Buildings, Nearby Nature Escapes, Cultural Districts, Casino & Gaming Halls and Best Area to Stay for Tourists; Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads now cites the beach pages that name Bãi Trước and Bãi Sau (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Vietnam, https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/vietnam/, https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C5%A9ng_T%C3%A0u_(th%C3%A0nh_ph%E1%BB%91), https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Vung_Tau)