DA NANG · VIETNAM
Beach city, Golden Bridge, the long road north.
Marble Mountains and Lady Buddha. Hoi An lanterns and My Son temples. Ba Na Hills, Hai Van Pass, and the imperial city of Hue at the end of it.
The Da Nang day
If you only do one day out, do this one.
Marble Mountains, Lady Buddha, the cave shrines. The half-day tour Da Nang is built around.
The classics
Da Nang's Most Popular Day Tours
Golden Bridge, Marble Mountains, Hoi An lanterns. The trips most travellers fly into Da Nang for.
By how far you'll go
Pick your day, by distance.
Da Nang puts you within a short drive of three UNESCO sites, a French hill station with a golden bridge, and one of the world's great coastal roads. Plan the day around how far you want to go.
Half an hour from your hotel
Stay in town. Caves, beach, Marble Mountains.Marble Mountains. Lady Buddha. Monkey Mountain. The Han River at night. All within 15 minutes of central Da Nang.
One hour out and back
The big day trips. Golden Bridge, Hoi An, My Son.Ba Na Hills cable car to the Golden Bridge. Hoi An ancient town and lantern walk. My Son Cham temples. One full day each, easy by car.
The long day north
Up the Hai Van Pass to Hue and back.Two and a half hours over one of the great coastal drives. Imperial citadel, royal tombs, the train ride back along the cliffs.
Three UNESCOs in a day
No other city in Vietnam puts three of them this close.
Hoi An to the south. My Son in the jungle valley behind it. Hue up the coast over Hai Van Pass. Each is a full day in its own right — together they’re the reason most travellers fly into Da Nang in the first place.
UNESCO · 30km south
Hoi An Ancient Town
A 15th-century trading port that escaped the bombs and the bulldozers. Yellow merchant houses, the Japanese covered bridge, the night markets where they hang silk lanterns over the river. UNESCO listed it in 1999. Most travellers do it as a day trip from Da Nang. Some end up staying the night.
- 1 From Da Nang/Hoi An: Golden Bridge Ba Na Hills Full-Day Tour
- 2 Da Nang & Hoi An: Food, Sightseeing, Culture & Hidden Gems
- 3 Marble Mountains – Hoi An Ancient Town Sunset Daily Ingroup Tour
UNESCO · 70km southwest
My Son Sanctuary
A jungle valley of red-brick Hindu temples built by the Cham kingdom between the 4th and 13th centuries. Long predates Angkor. American bombing damaged the central group during the war, but the towers that remain still hold the carved sandstone reliefs of Shiva and the apsara dancers. UNESCO listed it in 1999.
- 1 Hoi An/Da Nang: My Son Sunset Tour, Boat Trip with Brunch
- 2 Da Nang/Hoi An: My Son Sanctuary and Marble Mountain Tour
- 3 My Son Sanctuary Guided Tour with Rice Paper Making from Da Nang
UNESCO · 100km north
Hue Imperial Citadel
The Nguyen dynasty’s 19th-century capital, walled like a smaller Forbidden City and ringed by the seven royal tombs along the Perfume River. You reach it over the Hai Van Pass — one of the world’s great coastal drives. UNESCO listed the whole complex in 1993.
- 1 Da Nang: Hue Imperial Day Trip, Hai Van Pass Train, & Lunch
- 2 Hue City and The Citadel via Hai Van Pass Daily Small Group Tour
- 3 Hue Citadel tour by authentic Train via Hai Van Pass from Da Nang
After dark in Da Nang
Da Nang gets better when the lights come on.
A river that runs through neon. A bridge that breathes fire on Saturday and Sunday. A coastal city that does its best work after sunset.
By place
Pick a corner of central Vietnam.
Hoi An for the lanterns. Ba Na Hills for the Golden Bridge. Hue for the imperial city. My Son for the Cham temples. Marble Mountains for the caves. Cham Island for the snorkel day.
By activity
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Cruise the Han River at night. Cook five Vietnamese dishes with a market trip. Ride the Hai Van Pass by motorbike. Walk a food alley with someone who lives there. Or just sit by the beach with a coffee.
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