In recent years, Vietnam International Seaports have been well-evaluated by many foregin tourists as one of the ideal stopovers when coming to Vietnam. To be mentioned, from the 4 th lunar month of Lunar New Year (19/2/2018), Nha Trang seaport has welcomed 5 international tourist ships from many countries in the world such as Liberia, Bahamas, Italy, … with total number of tourists and boats nearly 6,900 people. Vietnam International seaport always plays a very important geographic role in connecting with tourist destinations in Vietnam, tourists just need to catch a taxi or take a tour within 15-30 minutes is possible to admire the beauty of the interesting scenes in Vietnam. Especially, the connection between seaports and tour agencies to popular tourist destinations is both cost-effective and time-consuming for visitors to choose the places that they want to visit. Today, international seaports in Vietnam have allowed cruise ships to dock in favor of large-scale cruise ships thanks to the upgrading of the modern infrastructure system together with international 5-star international pickup service with full facilities at the wharf, promising the very large prospective development with many large and reputable ships from all over the world. Below are the 10 main International Seaports of Vietnam.

Cai Lan port, Quang Ninh

Cai Lan port is a deep-water port of Hon Gai, Quang Ninh province, being built and expanded into one of the largest ports in Vietnam with 8 piers, 2 container docks and 2 berths, and its cruise capacity is from 1 to 50 thousand tons that prepares for the largest tourism cruises to Vietnam from all over the world. Specifically, Cai Lan port also plays strategic position as the ideal departure for the Ha Long tour with about only 15-20 minutes for transition. With two reception dock facilities, modern design on an area of 200ha, located in the windy, and large capacity, tourists can receive 2,000 tourist ships with thousands of tourists at the same time, Cai Lan port is regarded as one of the most popular means of receiving and transporting tourists to Vietnam.
This is the most modern, and convenient terminal with over 3,000 square meters of floor space, accommodating 1,000 seats at the same time serving for 5,000 tourists. To support the passengers, the port is arranged according to the functional subdivision: Procedure area; supermarket area; children’s play area; clinics; traditional music and dance; post office and travel information area. Along with that, to supplement the passenger, support center will update full information about the schedule of cruise ships to visit Ha Long Bay and other extra services like free wifi, standard toilet, roof covering system around 1,500m in length for tourists taking a rest.

Referring to Cai Lan port, annually the port welcomes thousands of tourists from different countries in many reputable cruises in the world, especially in the Autumn and the Spring, the seasons of Vietnamese festivals and beautiful lively natures. To be mentioned here are Seabourn Spirit cruise from Bahamas nationality with over 200 European tourists visiting Ha Long, or the Peace Boat of Japan with over 1000 tourists from Japan, Canada, USA, Singapore, China, UK, …

Phu My port, Vung Tau

As one of the most active port in Vung Tau, Phu My port also displays an important role in the transportation in Vietnam with area of 385m x 27m, its cruise capability is 70.000 DWT, promising to welcome thousands of tourists visiting Vietnam per day. With the 1,340 employees, Majestic Princess has brought 3,560 international guests on board to visit Ho Chi Minh City (Ba Ria-Vung Tau) at Phu My port. The 330,000-ton and 143,000-tonne Majestic Princess, operated by Princess Cruises, departs its first international voyage in Italy from Singapore to Shanghai with stops at Bangkok, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Taipei, Yokohama, Osaka, Incheon and finally Shanghai (China), Phu My is the second destination after Laem Chabang (Bangkok, Thailand). Otherwise, Princess, Princess Sapphire, Diamond Princess, Golden Princess, Sun Princess and Princess Coral cruises will make 35 voyages to Vietnam with about 79,000 passengers at Phu My port, Vung Tau.
From Phu My port to the center of Ho Chi Minh city, tourists have to take about 70km for a half and one hour. Tourists can choose the most convenient movements from the port to the center by car. Phu My port is planned to meet the requirements of welcoming the world-class ships in upcoming time thanks to its international standard infrastructure and equipment along with professional services to receive and welcome thousands of tourists annually. Specifically, some significant events of Phy My port expected in 2019 are at the port of the Diamond Princess ship caring tourists from many countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Germany with the most professional services. Otherwise, to impress international tourists as soon as Phu My has stepped up the reform of administrative procedures on the border.

Khanh Hoa Seaport

Khanh Hoa seaports, the reputable modern ports in Vietnam being considered as the lighthouses of Vietnam, have already succeeded in welcoming thousands of international tourists from all over the world to visit Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, a familiar destination for tourists by boat to Vietnam. According to the statistics of the Tourism Department, in 2015, the seaports received over 49 international tourist ships with 53,000 passengers, and in 2016, welcoming over 54 international ships with 93,800 visitors, and in 2017, the number is over 120,000 passengers.

A new feature in welcoming cruise tourists of Khanh Hoa is that in 2017, Cam Ranh International Port has received 11 train travel with more than 17,800 guests. The port of Cam Ranh International Airport, which can accommodate passenger ships of 100,000 GT, allows the cruise ship to dock to facilitate the arrival of large size cruise ships, contributing to attract tourists to Khanh Hoa ports. Recently, the Vietnam tourism department has coordinated closely with Nha Trang Port Authority to create favorable conditions for the international ships such as ensuring security and orders; restricting predators, hawking, begging, or harassing visitors. Tourism products for tourists are also more focused than before with many professional services and time-saving procedure procession.

Quy Nhon seaport, Binh Dinh

Quy Nhon port or Ham Tu port in areas 6 and 7, Hai Cang ward, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh is the place where boat moorings are docked, as well as where seafood trading and supply of raw materials off the coast. Quy Nhon port is considered as the hub of buying and transiting seafood in Binh Dinh and the central Vietnam. With modern and convenient facilities, wharves, Quy Nhon port is formed as the base of fishing vessels offshore. This is also the place to receive, and welcome many international tourists in different countries, especially, the port also welcomes the Marvel ship, one of the largest ship in the world, with thousands of tourists visiting here.

Also, choosing Quy Nhon seaport as the terminal, tourists have opportunities to discover the Quy Nhon Ham Tu fish market located right next to the port. Ham Tu fish market has many types of fresh and healthy organism such as mackerel, pink, red snapper, grouper … with the number of tens of tons. The most impressive features are the fresh flagstones, weighing a hundred kilograms. Taking a look around, Ham Tu port is the last place for tourists to travel on the island of Cu Lao Xanh. In Cu Lao Xanh, tourists can choose the means at Ham Tu wharf, either canoe or the market boat to see the goods and the breath of the mainland island of Cu Lao, Quy Nhon.

Dragon House port, Sai Gon

Dragon House port, Khanh Hoi, Sai Gon is the new-established port being planned to be the most critical departure for international tourists visiting the South of Vietnam. The port of Dragon House, Khanh Hoi, thanks to the complete port system and favorable waterway connection, has an important position in the development of transportation and tourism in Vietnam. To be mentioned, the most reputable cruise ship of Genting Cruise Lines, Hong Kong, World Dream chose Dragon House Port is its destination for over thousand tourists visiting HCM, Nha Trang, and other landscapes in the South of Vietnam.
With modern facilities and infrastructure, Dragon House port is recently confirmed its reputation for its two largest tourisms. Dragon House Port has already received 50 tourist vessels with over 30,000 international visitors in this year. Especially, the Sea Bourn Pride about 200 passengers and the Aegea Odyssey with 300 passengers, mostly from Europe and America were welcome in Dragon House port. Dragon House seaport is the ideal terminal for many tourism ships because its central position nearly many different signature tourist attractions in Vietnam, like Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Con Dao, Quy Nhon, and so on. Also, the concentration in the seaport services for relaxation right at the seaport will be the objective of Dragon House seaport, beside limiting time for procedure procession.
In the upcoming time, Dragon House port Khánh Hội, will be the initial port connecting the network protocol as the way of convenient routes for transportation and tourism supporting for other crowded ports in Sai Gon. In order to be the modern port welcoming thousands of tourists from all over the world, Dragon House continues to upgrade and rearrange its functional areas and onshore support services to ensure convenience and efficiency in the exploitation of internal passenger and tourist transport.

Cua Lo seaport, Nghe An

2017 is the Nghe An tourism year, welcoming nearly 6 million visitors for its professional services, and its central position nearly many attractive destinations in Vietnam like Ho Chi Minh hometown in Nghe An, Hue, and Da Nang. In the southern area of Cua Lo porst are general ports, containers for ships of up to 30,000 tons, wharves for ships of up to 10,000 tons of coastal transport specialized for welcoming tourist, passenger coming to the Central area of Vietnam. With the plan to develop Cua Lo, Nghe An into a tourist resort, the use of small and medium vessels is feasible for tourism. Geographically, ships from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia Islands can take to Cua Lo only a few days on the ships. Passenger ships are a big business developed in Nghe An, which is an ideal way to visit the different islands of Southest Asia from Cua Lo port. Thanks to the best position in the North of Vietnam, the Central area of Vietnam, Cua Lo seaport is easily for the development of marine services market. The possibilities of shore excursions to the most beautiful places in Vietnam have created Cua Lo as an ideal terminal for both cruise ships to the surrounding ports.

Dung Quat seaport, Quang Ngai

Quang Ngai has Dung Quat port, a big seaport with an ideal depth for large capability of tourist transitions. Quang Ngai is a province with a long history, many historical and cultural relics , and scenic spots such as the beautiful mountains, Tra Khuc River, Co Loi coconut trees, Sa Huynh beach, architectural vestiges of ancient Chau Sa, adjacent to the northern side of the Tra River near the sea. Also, thanks to its convenient location in the Central Coast area of Vietnam, its back rests on the Truong Son Range, facing the East Sea of VIetnam, to the North, Binh Dinh Province, and to the South, is Kon Tum, near Ly Son island, Dung Quat seaport is the ideal terminal for tourists to travel to different tourist attractions of Vietnam, and experiencing the most professional and modern equipped services in here.

Chan May seaport, Hue

Thiên Huế, Hội An, and Đà Nẵng are three main tourist attractions in the Central of Vietnam. With the convenient locations for transition to these places, Chan May seaport annually succeeded on welcoming thousands of tourists from over the world. Especially, Diamon Princess, the international ship from USA brought more than 2,700 visitors, mostly from US, Canada, UK and around 1,200 crews to Chan May port. To exploit the potential of Chan May port, being considered as the most safety, friendliness and quality port for tourists, Hue will continue to invest in and implement service activities to meet the requirement of tourists. At the same time, the promotion of tourism and cruise tourism activities at domestic and international tourism will bring a lot of benefits for tourists coming here.

Receiving 34,000 tourists to Chan May port, this place is one of 46 seaports selected by the Asian Yachting Association to build a stopover for yachts in Southeast Asia. It is the main port between the sea lanes connecting Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong. In addition, Chan May port is located in the center of Vietnam, between the two largest urban centers in central Vietnam (Hue – Da Nang), the national key tourist area (Canh Duong – Lang Co – Hai Van, National Park). On the other hand, Chan May port is the nearest gateway to the East Sea and the most convenient for transportation connecting the Central Vietnam with Laos, Northeast Thailand, and Myanmar. Especially, at present, Chan May port has a pier of 420m in length and 12.5m in depth, being capable of receiving ships of 30,000 DWT and large international cruise ships of 3,000 passengers.

Tien Sa port, Da Nang

Tien Sa port in Da Nang city, one of the most important ports in the Central Vietnam with an extremely favorable location is the largest deep-water seaport in central Vietnam. In 2007, the port handled a total of 2.7 million tons of cargo and thousands of critical tourism crews visiting Vietnam. The post is always the number one selection for tourists because of its strategic position, the important traffic hub of the East-West Economic Corridor in Vietnam, having a road system linking smoothly between the port with Da Nang International Airport and Railway Station, taking 1km from National Highway 1A and near the international maritime route.
Tien Sa port, Da Nang is the most selective destination by many international vessels not only for its modern infrastructure but also its convenient departures to ranges of Vietnamese landscapes in the Central Vietnam. Tien Sa port with charming landscape has long become one of the attractive tourist destination for tourists. Coming here, tourists can participate in exciting recreational activities in the Tien Sa eco-tourism area. Located 10 km north-east of Da Nang city, Tien Sa eco-tourism area is not only a great resort destination, but also a tourist attraction of Da Nang that is especially attractive to visitors by its beautiful surroundings’ nature.

Like other reputable port in Vietnam, Tien Sa port also welcomes thousands of international tourists visiting Vietnam annually, especially in festival seasons. The famous Taisan cruise from China with 900 tourists from this country entered Vietnam in Tien Sa port, or Genting Dream, SS Virgo convey a large volume of European, UK, US, and other west countries to visit Da Nang. Impressively, in 2016, the port welcomed 58 cruise ships with 81,271 visitors, up 3.6 times compared to 2015 (47 cruises with 22,314 passengers). Especially, recently, on March 5, 2018, US Naval Vessels including US Carl Vinson, US Lake Champlain and US Wayne E. Meyer arrived at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang from 5-9 / 3/2018. This is the first visit of a US carrier to Vietnam, promising the large potential relationship development of Vietnamese tourism with US and EU as well.

Hai Phong seaport

Hai Phong, the ideal destination to discover the diversity in the Hai Phong beaches, is the selective port for tourism ships coming to Vietnam. Hai Phong seaport has capability to welcome 900,000 international visitors annually. In 2014, Hai Phong seaport received the largest number of ships ever. These ships and boats have brought 74.55 million tons of cargo to Hai Phong seaport, up 13% compared to that in 2014, creating great strength for Hai Phong seaport. Thanks to its update procedure procession, and services to serve tourists right at the Hai Phong port, the port had received over 130 ships, including 80 international ships with a tonnage of thousands of tons, and over 150,000 tourists. Especially, the EUROPA-flagged Bahamas ship has a length of 198.6m, hauling tourists to visit Hai Phong to Quan Hoa Temple, Opera House, Du Hang Pagoda and so on, performing the potential of this port. Otherwise, the convenient locations near Ha Long bay, the most world-class attraction in Vietnam, will promise to bring many large and reputable ships to the port.