Bai Xep

Bai Xep is a small cove south of Quy Nhon with a fishing hamlet on it, boats pulled up on the sand and thung chai basket boats stacked at the top of the beach. It was effectively unknown until the 2010s, when a couple of small guesthouses opened and it circulated as the quiet alternative to the developed coasts further north; that reputation brought the usual sequence, and resort building has now started on the headlands around it. The village still fishes. It works as somewhere to sit for a day or two rather than as a place with anything to do.

What to look for

• A fishing cove with boats on the sand - the village still working.
• Basket boats stacked on the beach - the local thung chai.
• A backpacker discovery of the 2010s - and what followed it.
• Resort building on the headlands - the current stage.

When to go

February to August; the monsoon brings surf and rain from about September. A full day.

Good to know

There is very little to do, which is the point but not for everyone. The beach is shared with a working fishery and is not manicured. Currents can be strong. Accommodation is limited and books out.

Nearby

Quy Nhon is north; Ky Co and Eo Gio are further round the peninsula.