Top places to travel in Vietnam (Part 6): Bana Hills - Little Europe in the heart of Danang

Located at an altitude of 1.487m above sea level, Sun World Ba Na Hills is renowned as the "fairyland" with a wonderful climate and amazing natural landscape. Come to Sun World Ba Na Hills, tourists have a great chance to experience 4 seasons in a day with many festivals, entertainment activities, attractive cuisine.

1. General Information about Bana Tourism
 
From 2015-2018, Sun World Ba Na Hills won the title of Vietnam Top Tourist Area, awarded by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Through 11 years of operation and continuous development, Sun World Ba Na Hills has become a familiar destination of many domestic and foreign tourists coming to Da Nang.
 Opening hours: Monday - Sunday: 7:00 to 22:00
Address: An Son village, Hoa Ninh Commune, Hoa Vang District, about 30 km southwest of Danang city centre.

4 interesting explanations about the name of “Bana”
  • Some people believe that when the French came here, seeing a mountain with lots of bananas. So they named the mountain as "banane". After a long time, Vietnamese people changed ‘banane” into Vietnamese spelling: “Bana”.
  • According to writer Nguyen Ngoc, Bana is Katu language, meaning "my house"
  • In addition, others argue that "Bana" is named by the local people, "Bà" refers to sacred animals, "Na" is a large area of land on the mountainside.
  • There is a hypothesis that Bana is a short name of the holy mother Y A Na.
 
2. Climate and the best time to visit Bana Hills
 
In Bana Hills, the climate is cool all year round, the average temperature is from 17°C - 20°C. The difference in Ba Na compared to other tourist destinations is having 4 seasons within a day: Spring morning, Summer afternoon, Autumn evening, Winter night. 
  • If you like bustling atmosphere, let come here around April to August because this is the high season of Bana tourism
  • If you like quiet space, let go in the spring (January - March), or winter (October-December). These times are low season, the weather is cool so you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Ba Na Hills slowly and slowly.

3. Transportation

From the center of Da Nang city to Bana Hills, visitors can travel by various means such as motorbikes, taxis or car rental packages.

(Google Map)

Based on the map above, you can see there are 3 ways to get to Ba Na Hills from Da Nang city:
  • Route 1: The shortest path is straight from Suoi Mo to Ba Na with a distance of 37 km.
  • Route 2: Take the provincial route 602 with a distance of 42 km. 
  • Route 3: Take national highway 14B route with a distance of 41 km.

4. Foods
 
At Sun World Ba Na Hills, visitors can easily find restaurants in 3 main areas:
  • French village
  • Du Dome Square
  • Le Jardin flower garden
With more than 30 restaurants, Sun World Ba Na Hills serves a variety of Asian-European cuisine. Guests can choose buffet or set menu options. The food here is quite fresh and clean, the restaurant space is spacious and airy.


5. Famous tourist spots
 
Golden Bridge was honored by TIME magazine in "Top 10 most wonderful destinations in the world in 2018". The Guardian website recognized Golden Bridge as “The world's most impressive walking bridge”


 
French village - " Litile Europe in the heart of Da Nang”. You will experience the magnificent architecture of European Renaissance in Vietnam with unique classic buildings such as squares, churches, towns, ancient villages, and hotels.



Fantasy Park entertainment area
is known that this is the largest indoor park in Asia with a total area of 21 thousand square meters. Fantasy Park owns 3 floors with lots of interesting games, more than 90 free games. Not only that, Fantasy Park also owns a quite large dining area, divided into 3 small areas serving many delicious dishes: Vietnamese food area, Asian food area and European food area.


 
Bana Cable Car system reached many world records and meets the needs of millions of visitors to Ba Na. Sun World Ba Na Hills has 5 cable car routes, many of which have world records and international award with a total capacity of nearly 7,000 guests / hour. (5 routes: Mo Stream - Ba Na, Debay - Morin, Thac Hair Tien - L'Indochine, Hoi An - Marseille, Bordeaux-Louvre)


 
Le Jardin D’Amour Flower Garden (8206 square meters): The climate here is quite fresh and cool with thousands of beautiful and colorful flowers. The garden is divided into 9 small gardens, each of which has a different architectural style and meaning.



Debay Ancient Wine Cellar stores many worth wines. This is an interesting place for those who are passionate about wine.



Linh Ung pagoda: the pagoda owns a statue of Gautama Buddha with 27 meters height, which is the largest one in Southeast Asia. The pagoda is also famous for many beautiful and exquisite worship structures.



Nghinh Phong Tu is a large, ancient and majestic tower with a total of 9 floors. A special feature is that each tower floor has 4 small bronze bells hanging in 4 corners to create beautiful sounds.



Bana Wax Museum store many wax statues portraying famous people in the world. These include the US President Obama, singer Victoria Adam, actor Thanh Long, football star Beckham, Harry Porter…



Bana Hills Mountain Resort Guide Map



6. Other notices
 
Ba Na is a large tourist area, however, due to its location in the high mountain area, the number of hotels, motels and restaurants is quite limited. In Ba Na, there is only one expensive 4-star French village hotel - Mercure Ba Na Hills French Village Hotel. The price for one night stay here ranges from 3,000,000 VND / double room.
Therefore, you can stay at Danang hotels and choose to Bana day tour to not only visit the Bana tourist area, but also save much money of booking hotel.  
 

7. Bana Tours
 
Vietnam Scenery is proud of having many Bana day tours and packages mixed with other MUST-GO places nearby. Click Links below to know more about our tours.

Hopefully, with the experience we shared above, you will get many useful travel tips for your upcoming Ba Na Hills trip. Wish you soon have a fun and safe trip to Da Nang - Ba Na Hills!




TOP 3 BEST PACKAGE TOURS 2019/ 2020

Hanoi 6D5N - Best Northern Vietnam Package Danang 5D4N - Most Charming Destination in Central Vietnam Phu Quoc 4D3N - Best Island Exploration in Vietnam[...]

Discover Our Honeymoon Packages

Not only operating traditional tour packages, Vietnam Scenery Travel Agency has been pleasure to organize HONEYMOON package tours for many newly married couples.[...]

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: “Warm Meals for the Homeless in Hanoi”

In the early of 2019, Vietnam Scenery Travel Agency organized an activity to support for the homeless in Hanoi Area. We prepared 200 dinner boxes in the afternoon. In the evening, we all together pres[...]

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: “Warm Winter” for mountainous children in Sapa

In the end of 2018, Vietnam Scenery Travel Agency organized a Project named "Warm Winter" to help poor kids in Sapa. We were calling for funds within 1 month before conducting the project. After that,[...]

Fight Against Child Labor in Tourism Industry in Sapa

Sapa is one of the interesting tourist destinations attracting many tourists, especially foreign tourists. While Sapa is increasingly developing tourism, there are many bad issues that make people hea[...]

Great deals for best services: Let us keep your special dietary during the tour

Vietnam Scenery Travel Agency knows clearly about the importance of having suitable diet on having a good health. Therefore, during the tour, besides food tastes, we always try our best to arrange nut[...]

Great Deals for Best Services: Kindly Supports for Senior Tourists

Based on our mission: "Ensure about our customers' satisfaction and safety", Vietnam Scenery Travel Agency does research about the elder tourists and understands that the tourism behavior and interest[...]

Top Souvenirs in Vietnam

Vietnam is a tourist attraction country in Southeast Asia in particular and Asia in general. Besides the magnificent natural scenery and the hospitality of the Vietnamese people, the unique local prod[...]

TOP SPOTS TO ENJOY PHU QUOC’S STUNNING SUNRISES & SUNSETS

Phu Quoc Island is an absolute dream for those who like the beauty of untouched nature. With its vast acres of tropical jungles and white sand beaches, there are many incredible spots to enjoy the bre[...]

Dalat - The Fairyland of Flowers

Known as the fairyland of flowers, visitors can easily see and enjoy thousands of flowers in all corners of Dalat. However, each and every time of the year, Dalat city is beautiful and charming with a[...]

Request Today
Check tour suitable with your requirement, read our refering itinerary and read reviews. Pick the most suitable tour. Then send your request to us
Book Your Tour
You’ll get an email / text from our professional travel consultants who will give you all best recommends about travelling Vietnam. If feel interested in, you can confirm to book our tour
Enjoy Forever
Pack your luggage and travel to Vietnam. For sure that you’re  gonna have the best time ever with your loved ones.
Sale Support
NEED HELP: IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US
Email: info@vietnamdailytravel.vninfo@vietnamscenery.com 
Hotline:   (+84) 964585602     Fax:           (+84) 246864858
Phone:  (+84) 366620390       Whatsapp: (+84) 366620390
Or You can send us your request based on the form below. We will reply during 24 hours.
Take your Requirement now

VIETNAM DAILY TRAVEL

Follow us on social
We Accept: