Nha Trang, Vietnam: Mud baths and rooftop bars

Nha Trang is most well known for its beautiful beaches, coral reefs and water sports – and is especially popular with Russian tourists. We figured this out pretty quickly because instead of trying to start conversations and sell us things in English (like the Vietnamese locals usually do), we’ve been mostly talked to in Russian the whole time we’ve been here!

The Lotus Tower on Nha Trang's busy coast

As well as being known for its amazing coastline, Nha Trang is also pretty famous for its hot mud baths, so we had to try them out before we left.

We went to the Galina Mud Bath and Spa and got given our own pod of hot beige mud, as well as access to the sauna, foot spas and pool. The mud in the mud baths was as thin as water and it actually felt like a really relaxing hot bath - but still wasn't something I’d ever choose to do often!

For me, the highlight of Nha Trang was the amazing rooftop bars we visited while there.

On our first night, we treated ourselves to dinner and drinks at the Skylight Havana rooftop bar. We got an amazing panoramic view of Nha Trang at night there, and the outside pool and bar area turned into a nightclub later in the evening.

Views from the Skylight Havana rooftop bar

The next evening, we also had a great time at another rooftop bar called Altitude. This place (which was at the top of the Sheraton hotel) felt really glamorous, looked out over the coast and turned out to be the perfect place to watch the sunset from.

At the Altitude rooftop bar

So, while Nha Trang definitely didn't top Hôi An for me, I’ve had a really fun, relaxing time here. I can definitely see why it’s become so popular with so many Russian tourists!