Top places to travel in Vietnam (Part 5): Danang – The city of Vietnam Tourism
1. General Information about Danang Tourism
Population: 992,800 people (2010)
Places to visit: My Khe Beach, Son Tra Peninsula, Ngu Hanh Son, Linh Ung Tu Pagoda, Bana Hills…
Danang is a coastal city located in Central Vietnam, is the center of the distance between Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City. Owning many diversal natural landscapes, Da Nang not only attracts tourists with coastal line (more than 60 km long), but also has many impressive landscapes such as Son Tra Peninsula, Ba Na Hills tourist area, Ngu Hanh Son ....
2. Climate and the best time to travel
- Rainy season: from August to December, storms often land directly in the city in September and October every year.
- Dry season: from January to July
According to Da Nang tourism experience, summer is considered as the best time to travel to Da Nang.
3. Transportation
Plane:
- From Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku have many direct flights to Danang by domestic airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, VietJetAir, Jetstar. Air ticket price to Danang depends on the airline and travel time is around 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Da Nang has an international airport and currently has many international flights to Danang. There are 5 international direct flights to Da Nang from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Siem Reap, Taipei and Singapore with 5 airlines: Vietnam Airlines, PB Air, Siem Riep Air way, Far Transportasion and Sil Airway.
Train:
Da Nang Station is in the center of the city, very convenient. In addition to not being car sick, visitors can comfortably ẹnoy the view of Vietnam river. Depending on the type of train and class of seats, the fare may range from VND 300,000; the travel time from Hanoi / Saigon is 14-20 hours.
Car/ Van/ Bus:
Bus station is very close to the city center. Travel time is 18 - 20 hours from Hanoi / Saigon to Da Nang
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5. Famous tourist spots
Da Nang Golden Bridge: Built at 1400m above sea level. Special point is that the gold-plated stainless steel railing frame. As part of Ba Na Hills Tourist Area, Golden Brigde attracted the huge number of tourists in 2018.
Marble Mountains are 7 km from the city center. It is a collection of 5 rocky mountains (Mental Mountain, Wood Mountain, Water Mountain, Fire Mountain and Earth Mountian). Coming to Marble Mountains, tourists often visit Non Nuoc Village, visit Tam Thai pagoda, discover Huyen Khong cave, Tang Chon Cave ...
My Khe Beach was voted as one of the 6 most charming beaches on the planet Forbes Magazine. Especially, for those who love sports activities, they can also participate in diving, fishing, surfing, canoeing, beach football ... My Khe Beach is not too far from the center so it is very convenient for travelers to go and enjoy the beach.
Son Tra is a peninsula that looks like a mushroom, about 10km northeast of Danang city centre. Here, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the majestic nature, experience interesting activities such as exploring old forests, fishing, diving, visiting Linh Ung Pagoda...
Hai Van Pass is located in the middle of Thua Thien Hue province and Da Nang city. With a height of nearly 500m above sea level, Hai Van Pass is famous as the most beautiful and also the most dangerous pass road in Vietnam.
Han River Bridge, Dragon Bridge, Thuan Phuoc Bridge: In the evening, you will be very impressed with the beautiful scenery of the bridges across the Han River.
Love Brigde is located at the beginning of the Dragon Bridge, on Tran Hung Dao Street, Son Tra District. The Love Bridge is a tourist destination in Da Nang and the ideal place for couples in particular and all tourists in general. Standing at the bridge, visitors can see the beauty of the Han river banks. In the evening, there are hundreds of red heart-shaped lanterns that are lighted, shining on the water, creating an extremely romantic scene.
Other Amazing Places surrounding Danang
Hoi An Ancient Town: 30km from Da Nang, Hoi An - belonging to Quang Nam province - was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999. When night coming, Hoi An Ancient Town is more and more sparkling with thousands of colorful lanterns. Visitors can also take boats to see the beauty of riverside scenery and drop flower garlands and coloured lanterns into the river. At that time, you can capture many amazing pictures.
Hue Ancient Imperial Complex is the most typical relic of architecture, sculpture and aesthetics of the ancient Vietnamese people. The complex of Hue Imperial Citadel was built by the Nguyen Dynasty in the period from the beginning of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. Most of these relics are now under the management of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO on December 11, 1993.
- Danang Day Tour
- Danang - Bana Hill Tour
- Danang Package Tours (mixed with other outstanding places such as Hoi An, Hue...