My An

My An is not a separate beach so much as a quieter chapter of the same long city strand, sitting just south of the busy My Khe access points. The sand is identical, soft and pale and wide, but the crowds thin out and the mood is more relaxed, which is why expats and longer stay visitors tend to gravitate here. For a family it offers the same easy swimming as My Khe with a little more room to breathe.

The real draw of My An is what sits behind it. The An Thuong area is a compact grid of cafes, restaurants, bakeries, spas and beach bars, so you can swim in the morning, walk two minutes for a proper lunch out of the sun, and come back for an afternoon paddle without ever needing a car. With children that walkable rhythm is worth a lot, and it makes My An a comfortable base for several days rather than a single visit.

Be clear eyed about the sea, though. Because My An shares the open coastline with My Khe, it shares the same conditions: calm and gentle on settled dry season days, but subject to the same building surf and rip risk once the wet season arrives from September. Lifeguard cover on this quieter stretch is best treated as limited, so you carry more of the responsibility yourself. Keep young children in the shallows and read the water before each swim.

Who should come: families and longer stay visitors who want soft sand, easy water and food and downtime on tap just behind the beach. Who should look elsewhere: anyone after a remote, undeveloped cove, who would prefer Bac My An or Non Nuoc. For variety across a trip, alternate My An mornings with the well equipped public beach at Pham Van Dong and the calmer sand at Bac My An.

My An sits along Vo Nguyen Giap just south of the main My Khe entrances, around ten to fifteen minutes by taxi or ride app from the city centre. Most visitors come by Grab car, taxi or scooter, and the An Thuong area behind the beach is easy to reach and walkable once you are there. Parking is available near the beach access points and around the An Thuong streets.

Because there are fewer concessions on the sand than at My Khe, it helps to rent an umbrella or use one of the beach bars for shade. Swim in the morning or late afternoon to dodge the strongest sun, and lean on the An Thuong cafes for an easy lunch and a midday break indoors. Keep children in the shallows and check the sea before each swim, since conditions change and cover is limited.