Nha Trang, Vung Tau named among world’s top 10 global beaches

A recent study conducted by UK luxury holiday company Destination2 has listed Nha Trang beach and Vung Tau beach in Vietnam among the top 10 most popular beaches worldwide.

Nha Trang is renowned for being one of the top beach holiday destinations in Vietnam

The travel company compiled a list of the most popular beaches on TikTok using their hashtags before ranking them based on the number of views.

Nha Trang beach, situated in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, ranked third with 64.6 million views, while Vung Tau beach in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau racked up 61.9 million views.

Bondi Beach of Australia topped the rankings with a whopping 445.8 million views, three times higher than Pattaya beach in Thailand which finished as runner-up with 128.5 million views.

This was followed by Waikiki Beach in the United States with 43.7 million views, JBR Beach of Dubai with 30.3 million views, Kelingking Beach of Indonesia with 30 million views, and Santa Monica Beach of the US with 29 million views. Other sites making the list include Airlie Beach of Australia with 27.8 million views and Whitehaven Beach of Australia with 23.5 million views.

Nha Trang is renowned for being one of the top beach holiday destinations in Vietnam, where visitors are able to enjoy a range of activities such as boat cruises, hot air balloon rides over the scenic coast, and scuba diving.

In a poll conducted in 2015 by TripAdvisor, Nha Trang was named among the leading 10 cities in the world as voted for by global travelers for being among the newly-emerging destinations in Asia.

To most local and foreign tourists, Vung Tau is one of the most interesting destinations and is much loved due to its extensive array of beaches. Tourists typically prefer sightseeing at Front Beach, known locally as Bai Truoc, and going swimming in Back Beach, also known as Bai Sau.

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