1. Introduction to Tra Co Beach
Tra Co beach is one of the most beautiful coastline in Quang Ninh with a length of up to 15 kilometers. Tra Co beach is located about 8 kilometers from Mong Cai city and about 200 kilometers from Ha Long city. This place is known for its wild natural beauty as well as containing many unique cultural features. When talking about Tra Co, people can immediately think of a peaceful beach like a gentle "country girl" amid the blue sea.
2. Suitable time to visit Tra Co Beach
Tra Co beach is one of the beaches that when you come here at any time of the year, you will be impressed by its unique beauty. But from April to July every year, Tra Co Beach can fully display its unique beauty. Under the gentle sunshine, playing freely on the yellow sand or immersing yourself in clear blue water will surely be an experience that will leave many impressions on you when you have the chance to come to Tra Co at this time.
In particular, when visiting Tra Co Beach on May 30 - June 3 of the lunar calendar every year, you will have the opportunity to witness many interesting activities within the Tra Co festival such as: Ong Voi procession Festival, God Procession Festival, Boat Procession Festival.
3. The wild beauty touches people's hearts of Tra Co Beach
With romantic souls, Tra Co Beach is called Vietnam's most lyrical beach with rows of casuarinas running along the white sand beach and is covered with mountains looming in the distance. The thing makes Tra Co leave a deep impression in the hearts of tourists is the calm, blue sea surface, extending in succession with the sky, creating an infinite space, giving one a feeling of being embraced by nature. At each time of the day, Tra Co is flexible to cover with various colors, making visitors go from one surprise to another.
4. Interesting activities in the Tra Co Beach
4.1. Swimming at Tra Co beach is the most wonderful thing
When visiting Tra Co beach, surely the first thing everyone wants to do is relax with the clear blue water of this place. Tra Co beach is impressive with its wild scenery, the blue sea water, and the gentle waves throughout all seasons, making many tourists miss it forever. The beach is beautìul, on the shore is even more wonderful, with fine white sand beaches, many rows of green casuarina trees creating an extremely wonderful scene.
4.2. Watching the sunrise and sunset
In the early morning or late afternoon, Tra Co beach also entertains visitors with beautiful sunrise and sunset views. At this time, you will see Tra Co beach with a completely new beauty.
Tra Co Beach at sunset no longer has its inherent purity and innocence, but carries a bit of sadness and nostalgia. Under the cool afternoon light, Tra Co Beach seems to carry within it many thoughts that any human being can hardly understand. Coming here at this time, we seem to be able to calm down, have time to contemplate life or simply think about previous memories.
4.3. Visit Da Den beach
Da Den Beach, also known as Ngoc Son Beach, is a beach located quite near Tra Co beach. As its name, Da Den beach possesses many black rocks with diverse shapes from small to large. They lie side by side on the sand bank and form a mysterious and attractive landscape. On the shore of Da Den beach, there is also a white sand beach, blue water and beautiful wild scenery. Coming here, you will also find the pretty check-in corners.
4.4. Visit many famous places in Tra Co
After you have finished exploring the Tra Co beach area, remember not to miss other famous attractions here. Some suggested locations for you would be:
- Sa Vi Cape: The headquarters of the Fatherland and an important symbol of Quang Ninh province's easternmost tip. Sa Vi Cape was built in 2013 with unique and majesty architecture with imbued national identity.
- Mong Cai Central Market: Is a super large and scale market in Quang Ninh province. Located on Tran Phu Street, Mong Cai market sells all kinds of products from ordinary to high-end such as shoes, wallets, jewelry, food,... at a affordable price.
- Tra Co Temple: Is one of the ancient works on a very large scale in Quang Ninh province. The temple was built during the reign of King Le Thanh Tong in the 15th century and is now more than 600 years old. This place is often used to organize many famous festivals from May 30 to June 6 of the lunar calendar. Remember not to miss it.
- Tra Co Church: Was built in the late 19th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the Northeast region of Vietnam. Now Tra Co Church is not only a spiritual place but also attracta many tourists.
4. Important notes when traveling to Tra Co beach
- You should prepare sun protection items when going to the beach such as hats, hats, umbrellas, and sunscreen.
- You should bring a spare battery for your phone to conveniently take "virtual living" photos.
- Don't litter indiscriminately when traveling to ensure the wild beauty of Tra Co beach.
- Tourists should book hotel rooms in Mong Cai city a few weeks in advance to avoid running out of rooms.
Tra Co beach not only overwhelms visitors with its vast space, but also gives people a peaceful and gentle feeling. Let's come here quickly to explore this beautiful sea.
