Da Nang
Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ
The castle at the top of Ba Na · Kirandeep Singh Walia · Pexels License
A livable coastal city with My Khe Beach, the Son Tra Peninsula, and Ba Na Hills in the clouds.
Da Nang is dynamic and modern, yet keeps the ease of a seaside city. My Khe Beach stretches with white sand, the Dragon Bridge breathes fire on weekends, and Ba Na Hills features the world-famous Golden Bridge. It is an ideal transit hub for exploring central Vietnam.
Best time to visit: March–August, beautiful seas and little rain
Local specialties
- Mi Quang
- Pork rice-paper rolls
- Fish noodle soup
- Seafood
Places (18)
Ba Na Hills
A mountaintop resort the French opened early last century, now an entertainment complex with the Golden Bridge.
My Khe Beach
A long white-sand beach down the city's eastern edge, where Da Nang's day starts earliest.
Dragon Bridge
A steel dragon across the Han River that lifts its head at weekends and breathes fire and water over the crowd.
Golden Bridge
A bridge held aloft by a pair of giant hands, suspended among the clouds atop Ba Na Hills.
Marble Mountains
Five marble hills named for the five elements, hollowed inside into Buddhist grotto shrines.
Son Tra Peninsula
Primary forest on the sea at Da Nang's edge, home to the red-shanked douc langur.
Non Nuoc Beach
A quiet beach below the Marble Mountains, emptier than My Khe and right on the road to Hoi An.
Museum of Cham Sculpture
The largest collection of Cham sculpture in the world, in a French building open since 1915.
Linh Ung Pagoda Bai But
A 67-metre Lady Buddha with her back to Son Tra mountain, facing the sea and watching over the city.
Con Market
Da Nang's largest market, and where locals go to eat — the food hall is the real destination here.
Han Market
A riverside market where visitors buy dried goods to take home, and haggling is simply expected.
Son Tra Night Market
A night market at the east foot of the Dragon Bridge — where to go once the dragon has finished breathing fire.
APEC Park
A sculpture garden from the APEC economies under a kite-shaped canopy, right on the Han River.
Han River Bridge
The first swing bridge designed and built by Vietnamese engineers, still turning sideways in the small hours.
Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village
A centuries-old stone-carving village under the Marble Mountains, chisels ringing the length of the street.
Da Nang Cathedral
A pink Gothic church in the middle of town, known to everyone in Da Nang as the Rooster Church.
Hai Van Pass
'The grandest gateway under heaven' — a pass over the Bach Ma range with mountain on one side and sea on the other.
Ban Co Peak
The highest point on the Son Tra peninsula, with an abandoned stone chess game and a view all the way round.