Snorkelling is the cheapest way to see the reef in Nha Trang and, for most visitors, the one that gives the most hours in the water. Eight products with published prices leave the city every morning, from 35 US dollars to 46, and they differ less in what you look at than in what else is bolted onto the day: a mud bath, a fishing rod, a set lunch, a group of twenty-five or a boat with the instructor and you.
Here is the whole published price list of the bay, what each trip includes, and the one thing the city does not sell.
The published range. A snorkelling day in Nha Trang costs 35–46 USD or 600,000 VND (about $23), and it takes you to two or three stops between Hon Mun, Hon Tam, Dam Bay and Hon Mot. Six of the trips publish what is inside the price: Vietnam Active, VictorDivePro, divenhatrang.ru, Vuongland Travel and both Vietnam Fantastic trips. DIVE FOR YOU and Russian Divers Team publish no list, and Vietnam Fantastic picks up only from hotels in the centre.
What does a snorkelling trip cost?
| Operator | Trip | Price | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam Active | Nha Trang bay, 2 snorkelling stops | 35 USD, unit not stated | 07:30–14:00 |
| divenhatrang.ru | Dam Bay and Hon Mun | 40 USD | 07:30–13:00 |
| Russian Divers Team | Snorkelling | 40 USD | — |
| DIVE FOR YOU | Private snorkelling trip | 40 USD | — |
| VictorDivePro | Reef snorkelling, 2 spots | 45 USD per person | — |
| Vietnam Fantastic | Fantastic Tour: snorkelling, fishing, BBQ, Mini Beach | 43 USD/pax | 07:45–15:30 |
| Vietnam Fantastic | Deluxe Ocean Tour: Hon Mun, Hon Tam, mud bath | 46 USD/pax | 07:45–15:00 |
| Vuongland Travel | 3 spots at Mun and Mot, group up to 25 | 600,000 VND (about $23) per person | 08:30–14:30 |
What is inside the price?
Vietnam Active at 35 USD is the fullest published list of the eight: an air-conditioned hotel transfer, a licensed snorkelling guide, mask, snorkel, fins and life jacket, 60 to 90 minutes at each of two islands, a light breakfast with coffee, tea, water and fruit, a Vietnamese set-menu lunch on board, and «all fees».
VictorDivePro at 45 USD per person adds a wetsuit to the mask, snorkel and fins, and includes the hotel transfer both ways. divenhatrang.ru at 40 USD runs a two-deck boat with tea, coffee, fruit and lunch and states plainly that photo and video are not included.
Vuongland Travel at 600,000 VND (about $23) includes an air-conditioned van, an English-speaking guide, snorkel gear and life jacket, a traditional Vietnamese lunch, travel insurance and admission fees, sun-deck chairs and mineral water — and warns that whether you get the speed boat or the wooden boat depends on the weather.
From a boat or from the shore?
From a boat. Every snorkelling product with a published price in Nha Trang starts at a pier and ends at a pier, because the coral is on the islands and the city beach is a long sand strip. Nothing is sold as a walk-in from the beach.
The closest thing to a shore entry in the city is scuba rather than snorkelling: DIVE FOR YOU sells a try dive from the shore for 70 USD, against 90 for the same programme from the boat. If sea-sickness rather than budget is your reason for asking, that is the option to ask about.
What do you actually see?
Shallow coral and the fish that live in it. VictorDivePro describes its route as the island of Mun, turtles and coloured reef, and says in the same breath that the route is chosen by the weather and the visibility of the day. Nobody promises a turtle, and the honest reading of that sentence is that the operator picks the clearest water available rather than the most famous name.
The stops themselves repeat across the operators: Hon Mun for the outer reef, Hon Tam for shelter and the mud baths, Dam Bay for calm water, Hon Mot on the Vuongland route.
How long are you in the water?
Longer than on a dive. Vietnam Active gives 60 to 90 minutes at each of two islands, which is two to three hours of actual swimming. A first-time diver on the same bay gets two dives of 30 to 50 minutes. Snorkelling is the format that fills the day rather than punctuating it.
The trade is what happens on deck. The Fantastic Tour at 43 USD per pax fills the surface intervals with fishing tackle, a BBQ lunch and SUP or kayak at Mini Beach; the Deluxe Ocean Tour at 46 USD per pax uses them for the mud bath on Hon Tam.
Children, and people who cannot swim
Both are catered for, with numbers. VictorDivePro takes snorkellers from six years and writes that swimming is not required because the jacket holds you up. Vietnam Active calls its trip suitable for all skill levels from beginners upward and sets no age limit on the page.
Child prices are published where the trip is a big-boat product: 420,000 VND (about $16) against 600,000 at Vuongland Travel, 30 USD per pax on the Fantastic Tour and 32 on the Deluxe for children between 1 and 1.39 metres, free below a metre.
Questions before booking
Is the gear included?
At six of the eight operators the gear is listed in the inclusions: mask, snorkel, fins and life jacket, with a wetsuit added at VictorDivePro. DIVE FOR YOU and Russian Divers Team publish no list, so ask before you pay.
How big is the group?
Published only by Vuongland Travel, which caps it at 25. DIVE FOR YOU sells its trip as private. The others do not state a number, which is worth asking before you pay.
What happens if the weather turns?
The stop changes rather than the day: Vietnam Fantastic moves from Mun Island to the nearer coral reef, Vuongland Travel swaps the speed boat for the wooden one.
Can I cancel?
Vuongland Travel is the only operator publishing a rule: cancelling within 24 hours of the scheduled time is charged in full.
Snorkelling or a first dive?
If you want hours in the water, snorkelling. If you want to be next to the reef instead of above it, a first dive at Hon Mun is 55 USD per pax — twenty dollars more than the cheapest snorkelling day.
Updated 4 September 2026. Prices, schedules, inclusions, group sizes, child rates and cancellation terms are quoted from the operators' own pages as published on that date.
