Trip length: Full day

Trip style: Private tour

Start / End cities: Hoi An / Hoi An

Vehicle: Car

TOUR INTRODUCTION

As Vietnam’s fourth largest city and a major international gateway, Da Nang boasts strategic importance and a fascinating origin rooted in the ancient Champa kingdom.

Our comprehensive tour provides an insightful overview of Da Nang’s history and must-see attractions. Visit the Marble Mountains (Ngu Hanh Son), witness the Lady Buddha Da Nang at Linh Ung Pagoda, traverse the scenic Hai Van Pass, and relax at Lang Co Beach. This tour offers a complete Da Nang experience, highlighting its cultural and natural highlights.

ITINERARY

Begin your journey at the Marble Mountains, a sacred pilgrimage site comprised of five limestone hills representing metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Discover ancient caves, pagodas, and temples as you ascend these natural wonders. Located 10km south of Da Nang, this coastal area is also renowned for its stone carving heritage.

After Marble Mountains, we take the route northwards following the coastal road to the Son Tra Peninsula. Here we visit the gleaming white Lady Buddha Da Nang overlooking the city, the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam, which is located inside the Linh Ung Pagoda. This is the famous Quan Am (Goddess of Mercy) statue, which faces the Eastern Sea. On the left is Cham Island, to the right is the Hai Van Pass. Linh Ung Pagoda occupies 12 hectares of land on Son Tra Mountain. It symbolizes belief and the nation and marks the development of Vietnamese Buddhism in the 21st century.

Following lunch at a traditional local restaurant, we continue our trip heading northwards and join the 21km long Hai Van Pass along national highway 1. This pass, which means Ocean Cloud Pass, is one of central Vietnam’s major outstanding attractions and the highest pass in the country (500m above sea level). It winds like a giant dragon stretching from Hue to Da Nang City and it is considered an important natural wall blocking wind from the north. Therefore, Da Nang and the provinces from Quang Nam province to southern Vietnam have warmer weather and no winter season. For centuries, the Hai Van Pass has been a source of inspiration for Vietnamese and foreign writers, poets and photographers.

From the pass, we descend to the village of Lang Co and the white sands of Lang Co beach. Then, we return southwards to Hoi An and our tour ends after you come back from Hoi An.