🏖️ This article is part of the NovaWorld Phan Thiet & Tien Thanh Travel Guide cluster.
A family of four traveling on a weekday spends about 9.7 million₫. A household of eight traveling on a weekend spends around 20.5 million₫. But per person, those two figures come out nearly the same. This article lays out the full math, with a source for every price.
Five line items that make up the total
Every trip here breaks down into five items. Ranked by how much they vary — meaning how much control you actually have:
| Item | How much it varies | How much control you have |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Accommodation (2 nights) | Very high — can differ by multiples | The most: room tier, day of the week, booking early |
| 2. Tickets | High | A lot: how many parks, single tickets or a combo |
| 3. Food | Moderate | Some: where you eat, how many restaurant meals |
| 4. Transportation | Low — fairly fixed | Little: splits per person when traveling in a group |
| 5. Incidentals | Hard to predict | Budgeting ahead is the only real control |
The room rates below are the actual selling prices of the 13 villas MH Travel operates directly in the resort, not reference prices found online. Ticket prices come from the site's own park-ticket article. Expressway tolls and fuel prices are current rates, dated.
One thing worth stating plainly: room rates change by season and day of the week, and fuel prices adjust every ten days. The figures here are current as of 28/8/2026. Use them as a benchmark to estimate from, then confirm availability and price for your actual travel dates.
Unit prices for each item
| Item | Current rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Whole villa, weekday | 3.0–4.0 million₫ / night | MH Travel operating portfolio, 13 units |
| Whole villa, weekend | 3.5–4.9 million₫ / night | MH Travel operating portfolio, 13 units |
| Guest beyond standard occupancy | 200,000₫ adult · 150,000₫ child / night | Portfolio surcharge table |
| Wonder Hill single ticket | 110,000₫ (listed at 125,000₫) | Ticket & combo pricing article |
| Combo 3 — Tropicana + Wonder Museum | 170,000₫ | Best-value package, saves up to 55,000₫ |
| Combo 2 — includes the water park | 430,000₫ | Ticket & combo pricing article |
| Expressway toll, HCMC → Phan Thiet | 240,826₫ each way, standard car | 112,126₫ + 128,700₫, tolling since 2/3/2026 |
| E10 RON 95 fuel | 22,668₫ / liter | Pricing period 20/8/2026 |
| Limousine van, HCMC–Phan Thiet | 340,000₫ each way | Common rate on this route |
Transportation: the easiest item to calculate, and it's gotten pricier
The distance from HCMC to NovaWorld is about 200 km. Driving your own car, round trip is 400 km:
| Item | Calculation | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| HCMC – Long Thanh – Dau Giay toll | 112,126₫ × 2 ways | 224,252₫ |
| Dau Giay – Phan Thiet toll | 128,700₫ × 2 ways | 257,400₫ |
| Fuel | 400 km × 8L/100km × 22,668₫ | 725,376₫ |
| Total | — | ≈ 1.21 million₫ |
The Dau Giay–Phan Thiet stretch started tolling on 2/3/2026. If you've driven this route before that date, note that this one item alone adds over 257,000₫ to a round trip that didn't have it before.
Worth noting: that 1.21 million₫ figure stays the same whether there are four people in the car or seven. Split four ways it's just over 300,000₫ per person; split eight ways it's 151,000₫. By comparison, a bus or van seat costs a full 680,000₫ round trip per person. The larger the group, the more a private car pays off.
Three real scenarios with numbers
Same destination, the same three days and two nights, but different ways of traveling produce very different totals. The three tables below reflect three genuinely common types of travelers.
| Item | A · 4 people weekday, own car, budget meals | B · 8 people weekend, own car, moderate meals | C · 10 people weekend, van, comfortable dining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation, 2 nights | 3.0M × 2 = 6.00M₫ | 4.5M × 2 = 9.00M₫ | 4.9M × 2 = 9.80M₫ |
| Tickets | 170,000 × 4 = 680,000₫ | 430,000 × 8 = 3.44M₫ | 430,000 × 10 = 4.30M₫ |
| Food, whole trip | 450,000 × 4 = 1.80M₫ | 850,000 × 8 = 6.80M₫ | 1.5M × 10 = 15.00M₫ |
| Transportation, round trip | 1.21M₫ | 1.21M₫ | 340,000 × 2 × 10 = 6.80M₫ |
| TOTAL | ≈ 9.69 million₫ | ≈ 20.45 million₫ | ≈ 35.90 million₫ |
| Per person | ≈ 2.42 million₫ | ≈ 2.56 million₫ | ≈ 3.59 million₫ |
| Plus 12% buffer | ≈ 10.85 million₫ | ≈ 22.90 million₫ | ≈ 40.21 million₫ |
Group A pays 1.5 million₫ per person for lodging. Group B pays 1,125,000₫, and Group C pays only 980,000₫ — despite renting the most expensive villa and traveling on the exact weekend.
The reason is simple: a villa is priced by the unit, not by headcount. A 4-bedroom villa that holds up to fourteen guests still costs the same. This is the single biggest difference between renting a whole villa and booking a hotel room, and it only pays off when traveling in a larger group.
The food figure is an estimate, not a listed price. 450,000₫ per person for the whole trip means eating at casual local spots and cooking one meal yourselves; 1.5 million₫ means eating at restaurants for nearly every meal. This is the most flexible line item, and also the one we're least certain about.
Exceeding standard occupancy adds a surcharge. A group of ten staying in a villa rated for eight will incur 200,000₫ per extra guest per night.
Holidays are a different pricing tier entirely. This table doesn't apply to major Vietnamese holidays or Tet.
The most variable item: accommodation
On a 3-day, 2-night trip, accommodation is almost always the largest item and also the one with the widest range. Three things decide it:
For choosing where to stay, see our guide to choosing accommodation.
Tickets: where you save the most
This is the item where one decision made before the trip saves the most money — and also the one people most often miscalculate.
Ask directly whether tickets include a locker, floats, and towels or charge separately; whether re-entry is allowed the same day; and whether certain rides in the park carry an extra fee. These three questions usually shift the total more than people expect.
Food: three price levels, three approaches
| Approach | Cost level | Works well when |
|---|---|---|
| Buy seafood at the beach, have a stall prepare it | Lowest per person | Early morning, traveling in a group, want it fresh. Remember to ask the per-kilo price before it's weighed |
| Restaurants outside the resort | Moderate | You have transportation, want variety |
| Restaurants inside the resort | Higher | Convenient, no travel needed, good for dinner |
| A room package with breakfast | Already included in the room rate | Almost always worth it — saves both money and morning time |
A combination that saves money while staying pleasant: breakfast included in the room package, one seafood meal bought yourselves, the rest flexible. See our food map to choose by taste.
Four levers that cut cost without cutting the fun
How to build your own budget table
Build a simple table in advance and fill in your own numbers. Below is a table already filled in for Scenario A so you can see what it looks like. This takes fifteen minutes and avoids a budget blowing up mid-trip.
| Item | Quantity | Unit price | Cost | Where to check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 2 nights | 3,000,000₫ | 6,000,000₫ | Ask the operator directly, for your actual dates |
| Tickets | 4 people | 170,000₫ | 680,000₫ | Official sales channel |
| Food | 4 people, whole trip | 450,000₫ | 1,800,000₫ | Estimate based on your chosen approach |
| Transportation | Round trip, own car | — | 1,207,028₫ | Fuel plus both expressway tolls |
| Buffer | — | 12% | 1,162,443₫ | Incidentals always come up |
| Scenario A total | — | — | 10,849,471₫ | Substitute your own numbers row by row |
Incidentals happen almost every time: a ride with an extra fee, an unplanned meal, renting a float and locker, souvenirs. Setting aside 10–15% turns those into a normal part of the trip instead of a source of stress.
If you don't end up using it, that's money you bring home — nothing lost.
With a budget table ready, choosing an itinerary gets much easier: see our 2-day/1-night and 3-day/2-night itineraries.
Frequently asked questions
- Related guides in this cluster: best time to visit, choosing accommodation, park ticket and combo pricing, food map, 2-day/1-night and 3-day/2-night itineraries — each cites its own sources.
- MH Travel operating portfolio, updated 8/2026 — selling prices and surcharge table for the 13 villas currently taking guests.
- Document 2248/BXD-CĐBVN, 2026 — Phan Thiet–Dau Giay expressway toll rates, in effect since 2/3/2026; and the HCMC–Long Thanh–Dau Giay toll schedule in effect since 5/5/2025.
- Fuel pricing period 20/8/2026 — E10 RON 95 at 22,668₫/liter.
- Vietnamese Wikipedia — Phan Thiet–Dau Giay Expressway: distance and travel time from HCMC.
- VnExpress, Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper (Vietnamese-language sites) — seaweed season along the South Central Coast, June to August.
Figures current as of 28/8/2026. Room rates vary by season and day of the week, and fuel prices adjust every ten days, so the numbers above are a benchmark to estimate from, not a quote. The food figure specifically is an estimate based on eating style, not a listed price from any vendor. Before booking, confirm price and availability for your actual travel dates.
Photo: NovaWorld Phan Thiet / Ai Van Real Estate, used for illustrative purposes.
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