Binh Chau & Ho Coc 1-Day Tour From Vung Tau: Beach & Spa

Overview of Binh Chau & Ho Coc day tour from Vung Tau

A Binh Chau & Ho Coc 1-day tour from Vung Tau combines two of southern Vietnam’s quiet coastal gems into one unhurried day.

Located 75 kilometres west of Vung Tau, this tour takes you to Ho Coc Beach for a relaxed morning by the sea, followed by a soak at Binh Chau Hot Springs in the afternoon, where natural geothermal pools reach 82°C, hot enough to boil quail eggs at the source.

You’ll enjoy a fresh seafood lunch at a beachside restaurant, walk the 5-kilometre arc of white sand at Ho Coc, and unwind in warm mineral baths, an open-air 37°C swimming pool, and a traditional mud bath set among Melaleuca forest.

Binh Chau & Ho Coc 1-day tour from Vung Tau itinerary

9:00 AM: Drive to Binh Chau

Your driver collects you from your hotel lobby between 9:00 and 9:30 AM.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Drive from Vung Tau to Ho Coc Beach

The Binh Chau & Ho Coc 1-Day Tour From Vung Tau journey covers dragon fruit farms, pepper plantations, and small coastal villages as the landscape shifts from urban sprawl to rural Vietnam.

A 15-minute coffee stop is built in around the halfway mark, usually at a roadside café where you can stretch your legs and try a Vietnamese drip coffee with condensed milk.

Your guide uses parts of the drive to share local stories about the Ba Ria – Vung Tau coastline and the eco-tourism movement that has slowly grown around Ho Coc and Binh Chau.

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Ho Coc Beach morning

You’ll arrive at Ho Coc Beach around mid-morning, with two full hours to enjoy the shoreline before the sun reaches its peak.

The beach is a 5-kilometre arc of fine white sand, framed by large smooth boulders at the southern end and shaded by casuarina trees inland.

The water here is calm, clear, and noticeably cleaner than the busier beaches around Vung Tau.

You can swim, walk barefoot along the shore, photograph the boulders, or simply sit under a thatched umbrella with a coconut. Locals come here for the quiet, and so will you.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Seafood lunch at a beachside restaurant

Lunch is served at a family-run restaurant set just behind the beach, known among local guides for its grilled seafood.

The setting is open-air with sea breeze coming in straight from Ho Coc, an easy hour to slow down before the afternoon soak.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Short drive to Binh Chau Hot Springs

After lunch, it’s a relaxed 15-minute drive of around 10 kilometers north along the coastal road to Binh Chau.

The route runs through the edge of the Binh Chau – Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, one of the few protected coastal forests left in southern Vietnam.

Keep an eye out for wild peacocks and migratory birds, both of which are sometimes spotted from the road.

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Binh Chau Hot Springs and mineral bath afternoon

The afternoon belongs to Binh Chau Hot Springs, the heart of Binh Chau & Ho Coc 1-day tour from Vung Tau that goes the extra step toward wellness.

You’ll have two and a half hours inside the resort grounds to enjoy whichever activities you choose, all included in the entrance fee.

Start at the famous egg boiling pool, where the natural spring reaches 82°C and you can dip quail eggs in a mesh basket and watch them cook in under 10 minutes.

From there, work your way through the warm mineral foot baths, the open-air hot mineral swimming pool kept at a comfortable 37°C, and the natural mud bath that locals swear by for skin and joints.

A traditional fish foot massage is also available for a small extra fee, where tiny garra rufa fish gently nibble away dead skin.

Wooden walkways thread between the pools through Melaleuca forest, making the whole area feel more like a quiet Japanese onsen than a Vietnamese theme park.

You’ll leave Binh Chau around 4:30 PM after a final shower and change. The return drive runs roughly three hours back to Vung Tau City, with one short comfort stop along the way.

Before stepping out at your hotel, take a moment to check the seat pockets, footwells, and overhead area for personal belongings.

Swimsuits, sunglasses, cameras, and phone chargers are the items most often left behind after a long day.

You’ll arrive back at your hotel between 6:00 and 6:15 PM, tired in the best way.