Vietnam’s largest mud bath area on island opens in Khanh Hoa
The MerPerle Hon Tam mud bath on Hon Tam Island in Nha Trang Bay of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa was inaugurated on June 12.
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It is the fourth destination of its kind in Nha Trang city. On the occasion, it received a certificate from the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records for being the country’s largest mud bath complex on an island.
The area, covering 42,000 sq.m in the eastern part of Hon Tam island, was built at a cost of 115 billion VND (4.92 million USD) by the Hon Tam Nha Trang Sea Joint Stock Company.
Along with the MerPerle, Nha Trang city is home to three other mud bath areas in the 100-Egg Theme Park, the I-resort Nha Trang Hot Mineral Spring and the Thap Ba Hot Springs Centre.
Mud bath is claimed to be an effective remedy against inflammations and skin problems thanks to its healing and therapeutic properties. It is one of the most famous tourism products of Khanh Hoa province, drawing hundreds of thousands of customers annually.