Kitesurfing Vietnam - Mui Ne Vietnams Top Kitesurfing Spot

Kitesurfing in Vietnam - Mui Ne Spot Guide by KSB Kitesurf Barcelona - Kitesurfing Barcelona

KSB organised a trip to Mui Ne. Here a tiny Spot overview.

When to go?

Best season from December to March but November to end of April is good.

Mui Ne is small town 240km north east of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh Town). It takes about 5 hours to get there by bus. Most accommodation and bistros are on the key beach, about 5km out of town. Nightlife is cool as there are plenty of bars and discos directly on the beach and the atmosphere is laidback. The people in Mui Ne are a mix of backpackers and kite surfers, although resorts with generally Russian holiday makers can be found near the beginning of the beach.
In Mui Ne there are several spots that can be easily reached by taxi, motorbike or even kiting up and downwind. Here are our fave spots that are a must see if you're kiting in Mui Ne:

Mui Ne main beach (Rang Beach) :

The wind blows usually cross shore and is reasonably gusty close to the beach as it passes first over the Mui Ne Headland. That's the reason why the conditions are best if the wind turns more onshore. There is also a gigantic shore break that makes entering and water start quite difficult for for newbies. At summer season it could also get crowded near to the main launching areas as for instance Wax beach club, where compressors for pumping up the kite are available. The primary advantage of this spot is that it is in front of the beach side accommodations and there's usually good crowd to hang with.

Mui Ne Village:

After a 5min ride, just before getting into the village you can obtain access to the beach from the road. There aren't a lot of folks kiting here. Water is clean and flat, but the beach is reasonably tiny and the wind is influenced from obstacles of Mui ne Village. There are some points with very little wind like on the beach itself. Only few meters into the water the wind gets stronger. This is a total flat water spot excellent for free style. I had one of my best sessions on that spot but look out for glass and other dangerous stuff on the beach and your belongings as it is just about in the hamlet.

Malibu Beach (Hon Rom Beach) :

Malibu beach at Malibu beach resort is on the opposite side of the Mui Ne Headland. By taxi it’s about 15min and $6 to get there. The wind here isn't so gusty, as it comes straight from the sea and is usually also much stronger than those on the main beach. There are good waves and I actually loved the onshore wind as you can just park the kite overhead and surf the wave in both directions as there's no pull to one direction or the other. It was actually the most like surfing where all the force is in the same direction as the wave. Only if the wind gets truly robust (above 30kn) the wave start to break to early what makes the wave riding on that spot just about impossible.

Turtle Island (Suoi Nuoc) :

It's the most distant spot from Mui Ne. A relaxed motorbike ride will take you about only 40 min for you to get there. After passing the red dunes you just have to follow the main street till you see the small island. It's the 2nd bay after the Mui Ne cape and the ride is definitely worthwhile. There are white dunes that need to be crossed while walking to access the spot. The launching area is good and the beach is incredibly clean. It is a gorgeous place. Behind the island there's flat water but also just about no wind. Sadly, the flat water area is reduced to about 30 meters. There is a really strong current that makes it quite difficult to stay upwind. With a crowd this spot would be terrible for amateurs, but customarily there are only very few kites there anyway.
Watch out for the fishing nets a touch more downwind and downstream because one guy got tangled when we were kiting there. He was fortunate as he could cut himself free of the net with his line-cutter.

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