Place · Mỹ Khê beach and An Thượng
Mân Thái fishing beach (basket boats at dawn)
The working end of the city beach: round basket boats come in and the catch is sold on the sand around sunrise. Go 05:00–06:30 for 30–45 minutes, stand back from the trading, and ask before close-up photos; after 08:00 there is little to see.
- Basket boats at sunrise
- A working beach
- Before 06:30
- Go 05:00–06:30
- Free entry
- Works with kids
- Hard in a wheelchair
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- Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
- Vietnam ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra.
- Vietnam ↗Crossing streets: walk slowly and steadily; motorbikes flow around you — do not stop or run.
- Vietnam ↗Carry Vietnamese đồng in small notes; many stalls and taxis are cash-only.
- Central Coast ↗September–December is typhoon and flood season on this coast: build a spare day into any plan and check the storm forecast before booking boats, passes or beach nights.
- Da Nang ↗At Mỹ Khê and the other city beaches, a red flag or an empty lifeguard post means no swimming; rip currents peak from September to January.
- Da Nang ↗From September to December keep one spare day in any central-coast plan: storms close beaches, the Hải Vân Pass and some flights at short notice.
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours unknown
- Crowds
Go 05:00–06:30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: Free
- Time to spend
- 30–45 min · up to 70 min if you linger
Best time to go
Fishermen and buyers 05:00–07:00; photographers on weekends; empty by mid-morning.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Fri, busiest Sat, Sun.
Opening hours
- Note
- Open beach; the catch arrives around first light and trading is over by about 07:30 (desk estimate, varies with sea and season).
- Hours note
- Best 05:00–06:30; trading is usually over by about 07:30.
Which month is quietest
- Janlight
- Feblight
- Marbusy
- Aprbusy
- Maybusy
- Junbusy
- Julbusy
- Augbusy
- Seplight
- Octquiet
- Novquiet
- Declight
Quietest Oct–Nov · busiest Mar–Aug.
Estimate: desk reasoning from sea conditions and weekend photographers; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Beach road (Hoàng Sa) at the Mân Thái section, north of Phạm Văn Đồng beach (check the access lane)
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- beach: Steps or a ramp down to the sand at the access lanes
- Shoes
- Sandals you do not mind getting wet and fishy.
Accessibility
- NoStep-free entrance · beach: Steps or a ramp down to the sand at the access lanes
- NoLifts
- NoAccessible toilet
- NoWheelchair
- NoStroller · poor
Sensory load
- Sensory load2/5 Low
Exposure: high
What to bring and the rules
- Footwear that suits the rule · Sandals you do not mind getting wet and fishy.
- Water, a hat and sun or rain cover · Rated high exposure: little shelter while you walk.
- Ask first; drones are a nuisance here.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- heat: Seafood restaurants and cafés on the beach road (check which open early)
- rain: Café on the beach road
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Beach access by Phạm Văn Đồng (lifeguard post, showers)
Problem
Red lines
- This is a workplace: keep out of the way of boats being hauled up and of the buying and selling.
- Ask before photographing people close up; some fishermen and sellers do not want it.
- Do not swim among the boats or when the sea is rough.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
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Nearby places
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Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- No ticket needed.
- Photos
- Ask first; drones are a nuisance here.
- What's closed
- Storms and rough seacheckBoats stay out of the water in bad weather, mostly Sep–Dec: no catch, nothing to see.
- Around TếtcheckFewer boats go out in the holiday days.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | — |
| Car from the Mỹ Khê hotels | ₫40,000–80,000 (≈ US$2–4) each way (2026 estimate) | — |
What to see, in order
01
Basket boats (thúng chai)
Round woven boats, sealed with resin, paddled or pulled in through the surf; dozens rest on the sand.
02
The dawn catch
Fish, squid and crabs sorted and sold straight off the boats to restaurants and home cooks.
03
Sunrise over the sea
Sơn Trà peninsula to the north, the beach strip running south.
How to do it well
- 1Take a car from the hotel at about 05:00; sunrise is earliest (about 05:15) in June and latest (about 06:15) in January (check the day).
- 2Walk the sand slowly and watch from a few metres back; buyers and boats move fast.
- 3Buy nothing unless you have a kitchen; restaurants on the beach road will cook seafood you choose from their own tanks.
- 4Combine with Linh Ứng Pagoda on Sơn Trà, which opens early, before the heat.
Facilities
- toilets
- None on the sand; cafés on the beach road.
- tickets
- Free.
- shade
- None: it is a dawn visit.
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
70min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (45 min).
Nothing else in our notes is a short enough walk from here for the time that is left.
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Inside, in order
Basket boats (thúng chai)
Round woven boats, sealed with resin, paddled or pulled in through the surf; dozens rest on the sand.
The dawn catch
Fish, squid and crabs sorted and sold straight off the boats to restaurants and home cooks.
Sunrise over the sea
Sơn Trà peninsula to the north, the beach strip running south.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: no · nobeach: Steps or a ramp down to the sand at the access lanes
- Lifts: no · no
- Accessible toilet: no · no
- Wheelchair: no · no
- Stroller: no · nopoor
Soft sand, wet in places; the view from the beach road promenade is the step-free option.
Rules on site
- sand
- Stay off nets laid out to dry.
With kids
- with kids
- Children like the boats and the fish; hold hands near the surf and the boat haul-outs.
Combine with
Combine with
- 3 minBeach road seafood restaurants — Most open for lunch and dinner, not dawn (check).
- 30 minMỹ Khê Beach — Or a 10-minute car.
- 90 minLinh Ứng Pagoda — Car 15 minutes up the peninsula road.
Walk the Mỹ Khê beach and An Thượng area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
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Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Can I ride in a basket boat here?
Not as a tourist activity; this is a working beach. Basket-boat rides for visitors are sold at Cẩm Thanh near Hội An.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Is it worth getting up for?
If you like photography or markets, yes: 30–45 minutes, then a swim or breakfast. If not, the beach road at sunrise shows you the boats from a distance.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
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Sources
- officialDa Nang tourism portal
- secondaryWikivoyage — Da Nang
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