Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam | Private Stays with EVC

Ninh Van Bay, Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa · Vietnam: sixty-two pool villas on a bay reached by boat

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A bay on Vietnam’s south-central coast that can only be approached by water, where sixty-two villas, each with its own pool and a full view of the sea, sit on the beach, at the water’s edge, among granite boulders and high on the hillside, with a hilltop spa, a house reef and forested mountains behind. Arranged privately by Exclusive Villa Collection on inquiry.

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The house

In stills

A first reading of the stay: rooms, light, and the quiet between them. Each still is a note, not a catalogue.

A beach pool villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay from above: thatched roofs, a private pool and garden in the trees behind the sand — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The bedroom of a Beachfront Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a white canopy over the bed and timber doors open to the garden — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The open living room upstairs in a Beachfront Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, cushioned sofas and a hanging chair facing the bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A daybed with bright cushions beside the private pool of a beach pool villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, tropical garden around it — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A Hill Top Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay on the forested slope, looking out over the bay and the islands beyond — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The lofted bedroom of a Hill Top Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a daybed by the window and the sea beyond the deck — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Timber interior of a Hill Top Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, the bed beneath a white canopy and the ocean through open doors — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Rock Pool Villas of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay from above, thatched roofs among granite boulders at the western end of the bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The bedroom of a Rock Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a canopied bed and timber shutters open to the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A handcrafted wooden bathtub in a Rock Pool Villa bathroom at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, with the bay through the open walls — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Water Pool Villas of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay from the air, set on the water’s edge among granite rocks above a clear sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The bedroom of a Water Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a white canopied bed and timber walls opening to the water — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The bathroom of a Water Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a handcrafted wooden bathtub beside open timber doors — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The sun deck and pool of a Two-Bedroom Hill Top Pool Villa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, white umbrellas and loungers above the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The pool deck of the Hill Top Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, high on the hill with the bay and mountains beyond — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The master bedroom of the Hill Top Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a daybed by the window and the bay below — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A wooden bathtub in the Hill Top Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, with a view over the forested coast — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Water Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay on the eastern tip of the bay at dusk, its pavilions and pool lit among the rocks — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The open living pavilion of the Water Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, long sofas facing the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A bathroom in the Water Reserve at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, twin vanities beneath round mirrors and the sea through the open doors — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Rock Retreat at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay: a pool among great granite boulders on the western tip of the bay, the sea all around — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The sun deck of the Rock Retreat at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, white umbrellas and loungers on the rock above the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The outdoor bathtub of the Rock Retreat at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, set on a timber deck beneath the trees — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The open deck of Dining by the Bay at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, timber tables beneath a thatched roof above the beach — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Dining by the Rocks at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a hilltop terrace laid for dinner among the trees above the bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Drinks by the Bay at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, lounge seating on a timber deck looking across the water — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A table laid for dinner in the natural stone Wine Cave at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, bottles racked along the walls — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Farmhouse at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay at sunset, a dining pavilion open to the jungle and the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A lantern lit table on the boardwalk over the water at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay at night, the bay dark beyond — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The entrance to Six Senses Spa at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, a stone walled pavilion lit at dusk beside a reflecting pool — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Aerial yoga in the Wellness Pavilion at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, silk hammocks hanging from the timber roof — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A sound healing session with singing bowls at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, in a timber pavilion open to the forest — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A traditional wooden boat on the water at sunset off Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A snorkeler among striped reef fish over the house reef at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

A castaway picnic on a quiet beach near Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, cushions laid on the sand facing the sea — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Hikers at the reservoir in the forested hills above Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Clear kayaks glowing with soft light on the bay at night at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Vegetable beds growing beneath the solar panels of the in-resort solar farm at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Timber climbing frames and rope bridges in the play garden of Vooc Village, the kids club at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The water play garden at Vooc Village, the kids club at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, fountains rising among the trees — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The Experience

How the days feel

Ninh Van Bay feels like an island and is not one. It lies on the Heo Peninsula in Khanh Hoa province, just across the water from Nha Trang, a crescent of white sand closed in by granite rock formations and towering green mountains, and because no road runs to it, the last of the journey is always by boat. Six Senses Ninh Van Bay sits on the bay, looking out to the open sea.

The resort is a village of sixty-two villas, each with its own pool and a full view of the sea. Some stand directly on the beach, some on the water’s edge, some between the boulders at the western end of the bay and some on the mountain slope, reached by hillside walkways. Every one has a handcrafted wooden bathtub and an outdoor shower. At the tips of the bay and high on the hill are three houses of three bedrooms apiece: the Hill Top Reserve, The Water Reserve and The Rock Retreat, the last two reached by private speedboat.

The days are shaped by the bay. A house reef stretches from the Experiences Center to the water villas, with a marked snorkeling trail; kayaks, paddleboards and Hobie Cats set out from the Experiences Center; and a trail climbs Heo Mountain past a reservoir, where the critically endangered black-shanked douc langur may be seen, before dropping to the private beach of Bai Nho. Above it all, Six Senses Spa is perched in the hills, while an in-resort solar farm, the first in Vietnam, shades the organic beds of Ninh Van Greens.

Your Exclusive Villa Collection advisor arranges the stay directly with the resort: the villa that suits how you travel, the car and boat from Cam Ranh, and the days on the water, in the hills and beyond the bay, shaped around the week you want.

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay belongs to our Southeast Asia guide, which sets the bay beside Angkor, Luang Prabang and Phuket.

In motion

The Rock Retreat

A pool villa among the granite boulders at the water’s edge, the bay and its green hills behind.

Why EVC loves it

Why we would send you here

Reached only by water About an hour by car from Cam Ranh International Airport to the resort’s own lounge, then twenty minutes across the water by boat.
A pool for every villa Sixty-two villas, each with a private pool, a full sea view, a handcrafted wooden bathtub and an outdoor shower.
Three houses at the edges The Hill Top Reserve high on the hill, The Water Reserve on the eastern tip of the bay and The Rock Retreat on the western tip, each of three bedrooms for up to six.
A reef at the door A conserved house reef runs from the Experiences Center to the water villas, with a designated snorkeling trail and guided tours.
The langurs in the hills Working with GreenViet, the resort has helped the critically endangered black-shanked douc langur population grow from 109 to 194 since 2019.

Accommodations

Nine ways to stay on the bay

Sixty-two villas, every one with its own pool and a full view of the sea: on the beach, on the hillside, at the water’s edge, among the rocks, and three Reserves of three bedrooms at the edges of the bay.

Room 01

Beachfront Pool Villa

176 square meters · Up to 2 adults · Direct beach access

Twenty-four villas directly on the sand, each with a private garden and plunge pool, an open-plan living area upstairs, an ensuite with a separate vanity, a handcrafted wooden bathtub and an outdoor shower.
Room 02

Family Beach Pool Villa

207 square meters · Up to 4 adults · Two bedrooms

Eleven duplex villas on the beach with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a private garden and plunge pool, and a spacious living area upstairs, a few steps from the sand.
Room 03

Hill Top Pool Villa

158 square meters · Up to 2 adults · Lofted bedroom

Ten villas on the slope, reached by a scenic hillside walkway, with panoramic views of the ocean, a private plunge pool, a lofted bedroom with walk-in closet space and a handcrafted wooden bathtub.
Room 04

Two-Bedroom Hill Top Pool Villa

267 square meters · Up to 4 adults · Two bedrooms

Five villas high on the hill, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a private garden and plunge pool, and a separate open air living room with a daybed looking out over the bay.
Room 05

Water Pool Villa

154 square meters · Up to 2 adults · On the water’s edge

Five villas set on the edge of the water overlooking the bay, each with a private plunge pool, a deck for sunbathing and a separate open air living room with a daybed.
Room 06

Rock Pool Villa

187 square meters · Up to 2 adults · Among the boulders

Four villas at the western end of the bay, set between the granite rocks, with a private plunge pool, an open air living room with a daybed and a handcrafted wooden bathtub.
Room 07

Hill Top Reserve

727 square meters · Up to 6 adults · Three bedrooms

A single house high on the hill with panoramic views of the ocean: three bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, a separate living space with dining room, lounge and bar, and a large sun deck for eight to ten.
Room 08

The Water Reserve

900 square meters · Up to 6 adults · Three master bedrooms

The largest house on the bay, on its eastern tip and reached by private speedboat: three master bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, an air-conditioned living and dining pavilion, and a waterslide into the private pool.
Room 09

The Rock Retreat

770 square meters · Up to 6 adults · Three master bedrooms

On the western tip of the bay, reached by private speedboat or a trekking walkway: three master bedrooms, an outdoor bathtub and rain shower, a living and dining pavilion, a waterslide into the pool and a large sun deck on the rock.

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Inside the stay

The house, in notes

Where you sleep, what you eat, and how you arrive: the essentials, in brief.

The Rock Retreat at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in the late light, pavilions among the boulders at the edge of the bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

The villas

Sixty-two villas, each with its pool

Sixty-two villas, each with a private pool and a full view of the sea, set on the beach, at the water’s edge, between the rocks or on the mountain slope. All have handcrafted wooden bathtubs, outdoor showers, a sun deck and an outside dining area.

On the beach. Twenty-four Beachfront Pool Villas of 176 square meters, with direct beach access, a private garden and an open living area upstairs, and eleven Family Beach Pool Villas of 207 square meters, duplexes of two bedrooms and two bathrooms for up to four adults.

On the hillside. Ten Hill Top Pool Villas of 158 square meters with a lofted bedroom, and five Two-Bedroom Hill Top Pool Villas of 267 square meters for up to four, each with panoramic views from the slope.

On the water and the rocks. Five Water Pool Villas of 154 square meters on the water’s edge, and four Rock Pool Villas of 187 square meters at the western end of the bay, each with an open air living room and daybed.

The three Reserves. The Hill Top Reserve of 727 square meters high on the hill, The Water Reserve of 900 square meters on the eastern tip and The Rock Retreat of 770 square meters on the western tip, each with three bedrooms for up to six adults.

Dining

From the bay to the hilltop

Three restaurants, two bars and a run of destination dinners, from the bay to a cave and the hilltop.

Dining by the Bay. The resort’s Vietnamese restaurant, open and breezy, overlooking the bay: a breakfast buffet of local, Asian and Western favorites in the morning, then traditional dishes and seafood caught in the bay in the evening.

Dining by the Pool. Italian and Mediterranean cooking beside the main pool and garden, over two levels, with an open kitchen and a pizza oven.

Dining by the Rocks. Contemporary Western cooking on the hilltop, open twice a week with a creative set menu, panoramic views of the bay and the night sky, and just twenty-four seats inside and twenty-four outside.

The bars. Drinks by the Bay for the sunset and afternoon tea, and Drinks by the Beach at the main pier, with nets to lounge in and its own story cocktails.

Destination dining. Grandma’s Kitchen; The Farmhouse beside the Alchemy Bar, cooking farm to table with views of the jungle; dinner in the Wine Cave, a natural wine cellar; and a romantic dinner on the sand at Bae Beach.

A spa treatment pavilion at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, among boulders and trees on the hillside — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Wellbeing

A spa in the hills

Six Senses Spa Ninh Van Bay is perched in the hills, a sanctuary of traditional Vietnamese therapies, locally inspired body treatments and holistic wellness journeys.

The spa. Six couple treatment rooms and one family-size room, steam and sauna, a Wellness Pavilion, a Meditation Shala, a biohacking room, a yoga deck and a relaxation area, with the Alchemy Bar close by.

Integrated Wellness. In-house experts measure key physiological biomarkers, including sleep patterns, and shape a personal program of treatments, fitness and nutritional advice.

Programs. Sleep with Six Senses, Detox, Fitness, Female Wellness and Yoga, with aerial yoga and sound healing sessions in the Wellness Pavilion.

Movement. A fitness center open around the clock, an outdoor jungle gym circuit shaded and surrounded by lemongrass and kumquat, morning tai chi, and tennis.

A Hobie Cat sailing across the calm water of Ninh Van Bay beneath forested hills, seen from above — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Experiences

The bay, the reef and the hills

The bay is sheltered and calm, and the Experiences Center between Drinks by the Beach and the lobby sets every day on the water and in the hills.

On and in the water. Snorkeling on the house reef, kayaking along the shore past the fishermen’s nets to Bai Nho, paddleboards, Hobie Cat and catamaran sailing, and a night neon kayak, the first in Vietnam, floating over the coral reef in crystal-clear kayaks bathed in soft LED light. Waterskiing and wakeboarding are kept outside the bay, and there are no jet skis, for the quiet.

On foot. Trails to the Fairy Beach of Bai Tien and over Heo Mountain past the reservoir, where black-shanked douc langurs may be seen, to the private beach of Bai Nho and back by boat, and rock climbing at the Hangout Zone.

By boat. Island hopping in Nha Trang Bay, beginning at the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area; a sunset cruise on Nha Phu Bay in a traditional wooden boat; a sunrise cruise; fishing with the captain; and a castaway picnic on a beach of your own.

Into Vietnam. The Cham towers of Po Nagar, a sacred site dating to the seventh century, and Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang; craft villages making conical hats, mats and rice paper; or a day in Da Lat, four hours by car and 1,475 meters above the sea.

The garden and the forest. A cooking class in the organic garden, the beehives and the Earth Lab, and an in-resort solar farm, the first in Vietnam.

A couple at a table on the beach at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay at sunset, the mountains across the bay — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Who it is best for

For two, or for the family

Family
Two travelers

A bay that suits two travelers as easily as three generations.

Couples. A Water Pool Villa on the water’s edge or a Rock Pool Villa among the boulders, a sunset cruise on a wooden boat, and dinner on the sand at Bae Beach.

Families. The Family Beach Pool Villas, two bedrooms on the beach, and Vooc Village, the kids club, with fifty-eight arts, crafts, discovery, sports, ecology and outdoor activities for ages four to twelve and a Grow With Six Senses passport to fill. Babysitting can be arranged.

Groups and generations. The three Reserves, each with three bedrooms for up to six, a large sun deck and outdoor dining, The Water Reserve and The Rock Retreat with waterslides into their pools.

Wellbeing. A hilltop spa, Integrated Wellness screening and programs for sleep, detox, fitness, female wellness and yoga.

Drinks by the Beach at the main pier of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, lounge seating under a yellow umbrella by the water — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Arrival

By car, then by boat

Ninh Van Bay lies on the Heo Peninsula in Khanh Hoa, across the water from Nha Trang, and is approached only by sea.

By air. The gateway is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), on the coast south of Nha Trang, where guests are met on arrival.

By car and boat. About sixty minutes by car to the resort’s own lounge, then a twenty-minute boat ride across to the bay.

Good to know. Because the resort is remote, all transfers to and from Cam Ranh are arranged through Six Senses Ninh Van Bay. The Water Reserve and The Rock Retreat are reached by private speedboat, and a trekking walkway also leads to The Rock Retreat. Your advisor sequences flights, car and boat as one plan.

A hiking trail on the headland above Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, the bay and the forested coast below — Courtesy of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Seasonality

A bay for most of the year

Most times of year are excellent at Ninh Van Bay.

For divers. February to October brings the best visibility underwater.

For sailing and hiking. March to November brings the most settled weather on the water and on the trails.

On rainier days. The resort runs a Nha Trang day of temples, pagodas and handicraft shops that ends in the warm mud baths of the hot springs.

Good to know. Your advisor confirms villas and transfers for your dates when you inquire.

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