I read on line that they will sometimes offer to hold your bags and then steal your valuables as you are sliding down the hill. I didnt really want to slide at all because the dunes werent too high so i didnt bother paying the 25 cents that they were asking for the sheets.
Walked around and took a few photos and then we were on our way to the white sand dunes.
These ones were alot further out of town, about 25 km. The roads were pretty good most of the way but eventually we kind of just ended up in the middle of no where but the local people we asked just said to keep going. Eventually we could see 2 sets of white sand dunes in the distance. We decided to keep going for the second one because it looked bigger and more impressive. But after 15 mins of heading towards it the dunes didnt seem to get any closer so we turned around and headed back to the other one. Turns out the closer ones were the one that everyone goes to so it worked out in the end. Once there you can rent an ATV for some ridiculously high price or just walk around.
The dunes were pretty high and once you got to the top there was a great view.
right in the centre there was a little oasis which was pretty cool to see in the middle of this sandy place. surprisingly the sand that i walked on wasnt dry and hot.
was was actually pretty cool and moist which was nice because the sun was blaring down. I spent probably about 45 min there walking around. It was so big that at times you couldnt see anyone so you felt like you were lost in the desert which was an interesting feeling. After a bit the wind started to pick up and blow off the peaks. The only thing that touched the ground while i was there were my feet but by the time i left my whole body was covered in sand from it being blown around everywhere.
Headed back to town and stopped at a beach that we saw beside the highway on the way there. the water was super shallow for a while out so the waves broke multiple times on their way to shore. Lots of fun to play in like the ones at Nha Trang. Back in town we had some lunch before going out to find the Fairy Spring. We had to return our moto so we just walked to the stream and it was only about 15 min.
You have to find the little dirt path that leads off the main road to get to the stream and once there a bunch of little boys came up and tried to tell us that we had to take off our shoes. Being smarter than that and able to see that other people walking in the stream didnt take theirs off i told the boy that i wasnt going to and i didnt need a guide. I also read that they will walk with you up the stream and then ask for a tip for being a “guide". A guide isnt needed because all you are doing is walking up the stream so its pretty hard to get lost.
On one side the the stream it looks like the grand canyon and on the other it is just jungle. Really cool sight. The stream is very sandy from the run off of the canyon like side on the left. As you walk up the sand changes between white, yellow, and red. All super fine sand and feel great on your feet. There is a waterfall at the end which we found out was super unimpressive and lots of trash caught in the rock around it.
So we headed back and amused our selves by letting our shoes float down the stream and following them where they went.
A really good and and i am glad i decided to go to Dalat and Muine and didnt pick between one or the other.
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Looks fascinating! Sounds like you are wise to the ways of the little kids. Imagine having to make a living like that, and here in North America parents freak if their kids talk to "strangers". Those kids spend their days doing just that.
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