Top places to travel in Vietnam (Part 6): Bana Hills - Little Europe in the heart of Danang
1. General Information about Bana Tourism
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.
- 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.
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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
- French village
- Du Dome Square
- Le Jardin flower garden
5. Famous tourist spots
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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Debay Ancient Wine Cellar stores many worth wines. This is an interesting place for those who are passionate about wine.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Bana Hills Mountain Resort Guide Map
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6. Other notices
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!