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Amanoi sits inside Nui Chua National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on Vietnam's Vinh Hy Bay, with pavilions and pool villas across a clifftop, a private beach, and a lakeside spa.
Amanoi sits inside Nui Chua National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on Vietnam's Vinh Hy Bay, with pavilions and pool villas across a clifftop, a private beach, and a lakeside spa. Here's who it fits.
In short
Amanoi is an Aman resort in Ninh Thuan Province, built into the edge of Nui Chua National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve overlooking Vinh Hy Bay. Accommodation spans pavilions, pool villas, multi-bedroom residences, and two Wellness Pool Villas, spread across a clifftop, a lakeside, and a private beach. Dining runs through three venues — The Restaurant, The Beach Club, and The Bar — and the lakeside Aman Spa anchors hydrotherapy suites, a Pilates studio, and a Lotus Lake yoga pavilion.
The verdict
Amanoi Review: A National-Park Resort on Vinh Hy Bay for Trekking, Diving, and Wellness in Ninh Thuan
Amanoi's case rests on its address — a resort sited inside a 29,000-hectare national park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on Vinh Hy Bay, with accommodation spread across a ridge, a lakeside, and a private beach rather than one building.
Who should book
In favour
- Travelers who want national-park trekking and reef snorkeling without leaving the property
- Groups who want a multi-bedroom Residence rather than a standard villa
- Travelers who want a spa stay built around a dedicated Wellness Pool Villa
Worth knowing
- A walkable resort core — the property spreads across a ridge, a lake, and a beach
- City proximity — Amanoi is 75 minutes from the nearest airport, 5 hours from Ho Chi Minh City
- A large dining scene — three venues plus private-dining setups, not a multi-restaurant lineup
The property
Amanoi sits within a 29,000-hectare national park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve the resort describes as spanning 14 tropical ecosystems, from forest to coral-rich sea to semi-desert scrub. Rather than one block, the resort spreads across the terrain: pavilions and pool villas along a ridge above the bay, the spa and yoga pavilion at a separate lotus-covered lake, and a private golden-sand beach holding the Beach Club.
Wellness
The lakeside Aman Spa sits apart from the pavilion cluster, with two lake-view hydrotherapy suites (heated stone tables, steam rooms, jacuzzis, plunge pools), five double treatment suites, a Pilates studio, a gymnasium, floodlit tennis courts, and a lake-set Yoga Pavilion for daily classes. Two Wellness Pool Villas — Lake, with a hammam, and Forest, with a timber-clad banya — each pair a 15-metre pool with a steam room, cold plunge, jacuzzi, and a treatment suite staffed by a dedicated therapist.
Dining and bars
- The Restaurant — Central Pavilion, 180-degree bay views, Vietnamese and international dishes.
- The Beach Club — on the golden-sand shore, serving lunches, poolside drinks, and grilled seafood through the day.
- The Bar — styled after Vietnamese teahouses, with cocktails and live performances several nights a week.
Private dining can also be arranged at a beach pavilion, a clifftop spot beside the pool, the lake pavilion, and the Rock Studio, a structure built into the property's natural boulders.
Setting and experiences
Amanoi adjoins a marine reserve home to hawksbill and green sea turtles, staghorn and brain coral, and reef fish. On-site experiences include guided national-park treks (including a full-day, 21-kilometre King Mountain route), snorkeling and glass-bottom kayaking, day and night catamaran excursions, and visits to the Cham Museum and the 12th–13th-century Po Klong Garai Cham Towers.
Location
Amanoi is roughly a 75-minute drive from Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) and about 5 hours by road from Ho Chi Minh City. Its national-park location means the surrounding land is protected rather than developed — the trade-off for its remoteness, with no adjacent town or second resort within walking distance.