1.
Han River Bridge
Danang is named “the
city of bridges”,Visiting Da Nang,
shouldn’t miss the poetic Han River with the most famous bridge is the Han
River Bridge - the first swing bridge in Vietnam symbolising the city’s renovation
process.
At 0:30 every midnight,
traffic is stopped from crossing the Song Han Bridge, the middle part of the
bridge turned 90 degrees around its axis to allow the large boat to pass and at
3:30 am, it returns to its position.
Walking along river
side and waiting for the moment when the bridge spinsare the interest of many local people and
visitors as well, brings them emotions that’s hard to express. Some people say
that not seeing the Han River Bridge spin means not coming Danang.
2.
Dragon bridge
Dragon bridge is one of
new success symbols of Da Nang City. Da Nang’s Dragon Bridge was awarded with
an Engineering Excellence Grand Award by the American Council of Engineering
Companies (ACEC) at the awards gala of this association held in New York, U.S.A.
It is a breathtaking blend of artistry and functionality, and a new prime
tourist attraction. The Dragon Bridge breaths water and fire at 9:00 PM at
weekend to serve the local residents and visitors to enjoy.
Especially, from Sky
Bar Restaurant of our hotel – D&C hotel, you can enjoy the moment Dragon
Bridge breaths water and fire.
3.
Sun Wheel Da Nang
Sun Wheel
has the impressive height of 115 meters and weight of 980 tons, includes 64
cabins, each cabin contains 6 people, so Sun Wheel can carry up to 384
passengers each turn with the speeds of 15 minutes per one cycle.Sun Wheel in Da Nang is one of the top 10
largest ferris wheel in the world.
Tourists play the game having a
great opportunity to not only admire Da Nang from many different heights, but
also enjoy a statue of 20-tonne Maitreya Buddha which was built near the wheel
Located in the Asian park on 2/9 Street.
Ticket price: 50.000 VND/each turn, this price will
be just applied from 18th July to 31st December, 2014.
The child under 1 meter is free.
Open time: from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
4.Cham Museum
The Cham Museum showcases the
sculptures from the Champa or Cham people who inhabited and ruled Central
Vietnam from 192 AD to 1835. The museum was built by the French with heavy Cham
influence showcased in the architectural design. The Cham Museum in Danang is
the largest collection of Cham sculpture and artwork in the world. Whenever
visiting the museum, you still perceive an individual atmosphere particular to
this place, the reverie of reminiscences.
Address: 02 - 2/9 Street.
Ticket price: 30.000 VND/pax, and 5.000 VND/pax for
student.
The child under 6 years old is free.
Open time: from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
4.
Son Tra Peninsula
Son Tra Peninsula is
10km from center of Danang city to the North-east and is 693 m high above sea
level with its primeval forest has been attracting more and more tourists with
each passing year.
Coming to Son Tra
Peninsula, The destinations you should not ignore such as:
-
Linh Ung Pagoda
Son Tra Linh Ung Pagoda
is located on top of the backrest firmly Son Trawhich a height of 67m and 30m in diameter
lotus, is the largest pagoda in Da Nang in terms of scale and artistic
architecture.
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Son Tra Giant Banyan Tree
An amazing and unique
giant banian tree with dozens of roots spanning down to ground. The tree may
reach up to 1,000 year – old, 20m hight, 9 root- clusters. Largest roots reach
up to 1m in diameter.
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Chess board Peek
If you have a chance to climb here
at dawn or sunset, the scenery is fantastic. The clouds are all pink and appear
so close to you. The sun is hidden but the light reflects on the sea surface
and makes the water glistening. From “Chess board Peek” you can take a look at
the whole Da Nang city and the bow-shaped seashore forming Da Nang Bay.
5.
Hai Van Pass
Hai Van Pass is located along the
Hai Van mountain side, between Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang city. It is the
highest and the most beautiful pass in Vietnam (about 500 meters above sea
level), and it is the final mountain belonging to Truong Son.
Here, tourists also see Tien Sa,
Son Tra peninsula… and the sand-bank.
Coming to Hai Van, you will be sunk into natural space and historical trails of
ancient Vietnamese.
6.
My Khe Beach
My Khe Beach in Danang is one of
the most spectacular beaches in Vietnam. The leading American economic journal
named it as one of the six most attractive beaches on the planet.
My Khe Beach is famous for its fine
white sand, moderate waves, warm water year round, with poetic, beautiful
coconut surrounds. Tourists can swim almost year-round, but summer is the most
appropriate, ranging from May to August. Not to mention, due to shallow coast,
guests will feel comfortable just to relaxing swim, just to watch the majestic
Marble tops and Cham island…
6.
Marble mountains
Driving 9km south of Danang city
center on the famous beach front boulevard Truong Sa, travelers can find one of
the most popular attractions of the region, the Marble mountains. It is a group
of five marble and limestone mountains, named after the five elements of the ancient
oriental philosophy: metal “Kim Sơn”, wood “Mộc Sơn”, water “Thủy Sơn”, fire “Hỏa
Sơn” and earth “Thổ Sơn”. Climbing up the mountain can be done in 2 ways: by
elevator or by stairs. From there, you can visit the pagodas and beautiful
natural-made caves and explore and plenty of views out over the beach.
Tickets price for “Thuy Son”: 15.000 VND/pax.
Tickets for the Hades cave: 15.000 VNĐ/pax.
Fares elevator service: 15.000VND/pax/one way
(roundtrip: 30.000 VNĐ/ pax ).
Open time: 07: 00 AM - 05:30 PM.
7.
Ba Na Hills
Located in the Truong Son mountain range 30 km
to the Southwest of Da Nang at an altitude of 1487m. So the temperature of this
place is cool, the average temperature in the summer is about 18 degree
Celsius. Come to Ba Na Hills, you will feel four distinguish seasons within a
day: morning- spring, noon- summer, afternoon - autumn and evening- winter and
admire the Cable Cars system achieved 4 Guinness World Records
“the longest one line car cable in the
world (5,771.61m); the highest difference height between departure and
destination (1,368.93m); the longest non-stop cable (11,585m); and the world
heaviest cable rolls (141.24 tones)” . when enjoying the feeling of
floating on a cloud right on Cable car.
The cable car tickets:
+ For Da Nang People:
Ticket for adult: 350,000 VND/pax.
Ticket for child from 1 m – 1.3 m: 250,000 VND/pax.
Child under 1m : free.
+ For Vistor:
Ticket for adult: 500,000 VND/pax.
Ticket for child from 1 m – 1.3 m: 400,000 VND/pax.
Child under 1m: free.
Open time : From 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM.
8.
Hoi An
Hoi An is a small town on the bank
of Thu Bon river in the central of Quang Nam province. It is one of the most
famous destinations in the middle part of Viet Nam, 30km far from Da Nang. The
town was the very important trading port of South - East Asia from the 15th to
the 19th century, where Chinese from various provinces as well as Japanese,
Dutch and Indians settled. These caused a lot of effect with the architecture
of Hoi An and was recognized as the World heritage by UNESCO.
Especially, if you visit Hoi An on the night of the
full moon (14th or 15thlunar month) - You will have the opportunity to admire the town is lit
up with thousands of lanterns, locals dress up in traditional costume, and
music and dance shows are performed throughout the old town.