My Son

I would definitely recommend going with a tour guide to fully appreciate the site. The ruins themselves are being renovated and restored, and the story of the ruins is very interesting.
From the car park, a speedy electric cart takes you the 2k to the site of the ruins. Expect to be there for around 2 hours. Plenty of restrooms and places for food and drink.
The was a wonderful 15 minute show at 2pm with dancers and music at the entrance to the temple complex.
You can also see some bomb craters.

A historical site that evokes so much and set in such beautiful surroundings… the private guide made this visit particularly informative, would recommend one. The amazing technology used to build these structures that modern day science cannot even come close to replicating, mind boggling.

Excellent ruins complex of Cham structures. You could easily spend half a day (or more).
There's plenty of parking options for all types of transport. There's also an array of cafe and small restaurants outside and inside the complex.
Access to the ruin sites (9 areas) is via an electric cart, which departs and returns very frequently.
Upon reaching the ruins there is a bit of a walk to commence viewing (approx. 1km) but the road is good.
At the ruins there is a cafeteria and a theatre that holds performances at scheduled times.
The only downside is that it does get busy (bus loads of tourists). However the worst thing I found were the ignorant spectators who not only want to take many, many selfies (in way too many silly poses) but then hang around at the prime spots to view their "masterpieces". Instead of moving off to side areas to let others enjoy the ruins. As if they are some special VIP or fashion model doing a Vogue cover shot (ignorant morons)....many are female Asians.

My Son Sanctuary is an amazing part of Vietnamese history. The partially ruined Hindu temple is a group of smaller temples located across the area. It was ruined during the times of War. There is also a music and dance show performed mainly by the Cham people. Overall experience was very good.

Truly wonderful location to visit ! Especially since it’s also classified as UNESCO world heritage site.
I booked a tour that organised a pick up at 5:30 am meaning we were there early morning (I think around 7am), beating the crowds. A truly wonderful and peaceful experience ☺
Definitely worth going

Rich in historical background. Better go to the museum for some background info before heading to the groups of sanctuaries. I personally enjoy going to Group F because there were some bomb craters as well as sanctuary that are facing collapse possibility. You could feel the damage that had been done to this place from wars. Other groups of sanctuaries are also great to see but there were too many tourists around taking pictures.

This place is great part of history, thank you to Vietnam and India for this beautiful culture.
They are trying to maintain this place as best as they can but clearly you see the lack of not enough capital.
People need to come and see and support them as they can.
Also again shows how USA just drops bomb the area that has nothing to do with anything, almost you start to believe they want to erase history

Another fascinating part of Vietnamese history. Go there if you are interested in cultural experiences.

I also recommend buying the audio guide (app-based — so you better bring your AirPods) in order to learn so much more. It’s really worth it.

World heritage - My Son ❤
If you enjoy visiting shrines around South East Asia, then you will definitely enjoy this!
Great place to walk around and the area is MASSIVE!
you can totally take your own time to go in and out of the places.

And you can even watch some small shows which were supposed to be a replicate of the past histories.

Simply remember to prepare lots of water and sun protector.

Really beautiful temples in the forest. Go early to avoid the crowds and you probably only need a couple of hours at most. Cool electric buggies take you from the main car park to the ruins.

A wonderful historic site to visit!

We drove 1h by scooted from Hoi An to get here. There's safe scooter parking outside. I would recommend the one close to the entrance that is not free, but only costs 5000vnd. The "free parking" charges more for drinks, apparently.

After entering the sanctuary and crossing a bridge, there was a small open, electric bus that took us to the point that we could walk from. Entrance tickets cost 150.000 and the transport inside was free. For the hungry visitor, there's tons of food places outside and inside the sanctuary.

The ruins were bathed in the late afternoon sun. They were built between the 4th to the 13th centuries AD, and mostly consist of clay bricks with some details made in sandstone. Altogether, there's 70 buildings in the sanctuary. It was so atmospheric and impressive to look upon these ancient structures, of which many are still standing today. We bought one audio guide, which was alright, though it would probably be even better with a human guide.

I would warmly recommend the My Son Sanctuary to anyone interested in history, architecture, and religion. It's also just a nice, calm place to visit for the atmosphere itself.

Beautiful and mesmerising place that offers a good understanding of the Cham people. They have different shows throughout the day if people are interested in that kind of stuff. If you’re there to take some good photos, the lighting is very good close to closing time. It’s also less people there then, we almost had the whole place to ourselves at 4/5pm.

This is an interesting site built by a little known extinct civilization called the Champa. You will definitely need about two hours to explore these ruins. For your comfort, there are clean, stocked restrooms throughout the park, as well as several cafés and giftshops. There are numerous free shuttles which take you to the ruins from the entry gates and back.

It's an amazingly tranquil place. It was hot and steamy, and I was sweating in 5 the mountains, the still water, and the ruins just took all the uncomfortable feeling away. The air filled with the fragrance of ripen star fruit and unknown flowers and that typical smell of a tropical forest. It's quiet and beautiful. The history wrapped in stone and bricks triggers your mind, and you wonder how must it had been. Wondering through the well-kept and clean sanctuary, you look down and realise you're walking on all those little brick pieces... you're walking on history - how much more must have been lost in the war, how much more must have been buried in those misty mountains!

It's a must visit location. Definitely need to go first thing in the morning to beat the heat and the crowds. When we got there we were the first ones as you can see by the lack of people in the photos. By the time we left there were buses full of people arriving and the parking lot was full.

Take a guided tour to appreciate the background of this historic site.
Well worth the visit, easy walking with minor exertion on small inclines.
Also shows bomb craters from the war, when My. Son was damaged.

Absolutely fantastic! Amazing architecture and artifacts, well maintained, and modern with the audio guide providing all the information you need to enjoy the visit. I wholeheartedly recommend, 10/10!

This time I took a trip which was booked from my hotel! The price is around 599,000 vnd. Incloud picks and drops the same spot, tour guide, and water, at the local house lunchtime.
My son's entrance ticket fee is 150,000vnd.
For this experience when I was in My Son, I think it was pretty nice and unforgettable. As the tour guide explained I can understand the historic buildings and religious stories that happened in this place. Also, the unexplained building skill is still a question on Earth.
Last but not least, when you are here, put sunscreen on your face and skin, and try to accept the information and the feeling of the historical heritage.

My Son is worth seeing. If you decide to visit the ruins, please consider the following:
1. If you like history, get a tour guide who can speak English well. It makes huge difference.
2. If you are interested in the architecture of the ruins, I recommend first My Son and then, if your itinerary allows, Ankor wat.
3. Choose a tour, which takes you direct to the place and back. Do not go on the tour where you will be taken back by "boat during the sunset". It all boils down to the fact that you will be driven back by car/minibus and before Hoi An they will put you on a boat that will take you through the unattractive parts of Hoi An. You see nothing from the "sunset" and it makes the tour unnecessarily long.

The sanctuary capital's is impressive and spiritual. The architecture's definitely unique and has its own styles.

The surrounding landscapes are also astounding and magnificent.

Parking fee is 5,000đ.