Da Nang itinerary
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- 1
My Khe Beach - Da Nang's Main City Beach
My Khe Beach runs roughly 10 km along Vo Nguyen Giap street and it is the single reason many travellers put Da Nang on the itinerary at all. The sand is pale and fine, the shelf drops away gently, and the water stays…
- Address
- Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Phuoc My Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus route 08 runs the length of Vo Nguyen Giap street; a Grab or taxi from Han Market takes 8 minutes and costs around 50,000 VND
- 2
The Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills - The Stone Hands Holding a Walkway
The Golden Bridge opened in June 2018 at 1,414 metres above sea level, and the pair of giant weathered hands appearing to lift a 150-metre walkway made it one of the most photographed structures in Southeast Asia within…
- Address
- Sun World Ba Na Hills, An Son Hamlet, Hoa Ninh Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- No public bus reaches the summit; a Grab or taxi from central Da Nang takes 50 minutes to the cable car station, then the Ba Na cable car runs to the top
- 3
Marble Mountains - Five Limestone Peaks Full of Cave Temples
The Marble Mountains are five limestone and marble outcrops named after the five elements, and only Thuy Son (Water) is open to visitors. Entry costs 40,000 VND (about 1.50 EUR), with another 15,000 VND for the glass…
- Address
- 81 Huyen Tran Cong Chua, Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus route 01 (Da Nang to Hoi An) stops on Le Van Hien street, a 300 m walk; a Grab from the city centre takes 20 minutes
- 4
Dragon Bridge - The Fire-Breathing Crossing Over the Han River
Cau Rong, the Dragon Bridge, opened in March 2013 on the thirty-eighth anniversary of the city's liberation and carries a 666-metre steel dragon across the Han River. At 21:00 every Saturday and Sunday, plus public…
- Address
- Nguyen Van Linh Street, An Hai Trung Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus routes 05 and 12 stop near the western approach on Tran Phu street; a Grab from Han Market takes 5 minutes
- 5
Son Tra Peninsula and the Lady Buddha at Linh Ung Pagoda - The Green Headland Above the City
Son Tra Peninsula is a forested headland of roughly 4,400 hectares northeast of the city, and it holds the closest population of endangered red-shanked douc langurs to any Vietnamese city. Linh Ung Pagoda sits on the…
- Address
- Linh Ung Pagoda, Hoang Sa Street, Tho Quang Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- No public bus serves the peninsula road; a Grab or taxi from the city centre takes 20 minutes and costs around 150,000 VND each way
- 6
Museum of Cham Sculpture - The World's Largest Collection of Champa Art
The Museum of Cham Sculpture opened in 1919 in a French colonial building at the western foot of the Dragon Bridge and holds close to 2,000 pieces of Champa stone and terracotta work, with around 500 on display at any…
- Address
- 02 Duong 2 Thang 9, Binh Hien Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus routes 05, 07 and 12 stop on Trung Nu Vuong street, a 2-minute walk; a Grab from Han Market takes 5 minutes
- 7
Han Market and the Riverfront - Where the City Shops and Eats
Cho Han, the Han Market, has traded at the corner of Tran Phu and Hung Vuong since the 1940s and still works as the practical centre of Hai Chau district. The ground floor sells dried squid, coffee, Nam O fish sauce and…
- Address
- 119 Tran Phu, Hai Chau 1 Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus routes 05, 07, 08 and 11 stop on Tran Phu street directly outside the market; walkable from anywhere in central Hai Chau
- 8
Hai Van Pass - The Mountain Road Between Two Weather Systems
Hai Van Pass climbs to 496 metres over a spur of the Truong Son range and marks a genuine climate boundary - Da Nang can sit in full sun while Hue, on the far side, is under rain. Its 21 km of switchbacks carried all…
- Address
- Hai Van Quan gate, National Route 1A, Hoa Hiep Bac Ward, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- No public bus stops at the summit; a Grab or taxi from the city centre takes 45 minutes and runs around 400,000 VND one way, or ride it by motorbike
- 9
Non Nuoc Beach - The Quieter Southern End of the Sand
Non Nuoc Beach is the southern continuation of the same sand as My Khe, running below Marble Mountains towards Hoi An, and it is noticeably emptier. The trade-off is facilities. Most of the Truong Sa street frontage is…
- Address
- Truong Sa Street, Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang 550000
- Nearest transit
- Bus route 01 towards Hoi An stops on Le Van Hien street, an 800 m walk; a Grab from the city centre takes 20 minutes
- 10
A Hoi An Day Trip - The Lantern-Lit Ancient Town Down the Coast
Hoi An Ancient Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site 30 km south of Da Nang, and it works either as a day trip or as a base of its own. The old quarter is a preserved trading port from the fifteenth to nineteenth…
- Address
- Hoi An Ancient Town ticket office, 78 Le Loi, Minh An Ward, Hoi An, Quang Nam 560000
- Nearest transit
- Bus route 01 from Da Nang central bus station runs to Hoi An every 20 minutes for around 30,000 VND, taking 70 minutes; a Grab or taxi does it in 40 minutes
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