Da Nang's Landmark Attractions
Three fixed-fee sights carry most of Da Nang’s day-trip traffic, and every one of them posts a published gate price rather than a vague donation ask.
Marble Mountains, priced by the door
Thuy Son, the tallest and most-visited of the five marble and limestone peaks south of the city center, charges 40,000 VND general admission at the gate. The one-way glass elevator to the upper terraces adds 15,000 VND, worth it on a hot afternoon since the stone stairs climb steeply from the car park. Am Phu Cave, the cavern depicting Buddhist judgment scenes, has a separate ticket that local operators price anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 VND depending on whether it is bundled with the general entry that day, so check the board at the cave mouth (verify locally). Huyen Khong Cave, lit by sunlight falling through a collapsed ceiling vent onto a stone Buddha altar, and the 19th-century Tam Thai Pagoda are both covered by the base ticket. At the foot of the mountain, the 300-year-old Non Nuoc stone carving village still works imported marble into statues and homeware, since quarrying the mountains themselves has been against the law for decades.
Sun World Ba Na Hills, the one that takes a full day
Ba Na Hills is the single attraction on this list worth clearing an entire day for. The all-inclusive adult ticket, covering the cable cars, the Golden Bridge, the French Village replica and Fantasy Park, runs 1,000,000 VND (800,000 VND for children between 1 and 1.4 meters tall, free under 1 meter). Sun World’s own site carries the current ticket tiers , which is worth checking before you go since promotions and multi-day passes shift through the year. The Golden Bridge, a 150-meter walkway appearing to be held up by two giant stone-textured hands, draws the crowds by mid-morning; arriving near opening buys clearer photos across the span. Ba Na Hills entry can also be booked through GetYourGuide if bundling transport with the ticket suits your plan better than arranging both separately.
Museum of Cham Sculpture, an easy add-on
Founded in 1915 by French archaeologists, this museum holds the largest collection of Champa sandstone and terracotta art anywhere, more than 400 pieces spanning the 7th to 13th centuries, including the Tra Kieu altar and a bronze Tara Bodhisattva. Admission is 60,000 VND per adult. It sits downtown at the corner of Bach Dang and 2 Thang 9 streets, close enough to a riverside walk that it does not need its own morning the way Ba Na Hills does.
Timing a visit around the Dragon Bridge
If a stay includes a Saturday or Sunday, hold the evening open for the Han riverfront: the Dragon Bridge breathes fire and then water at 21:00 sharp, free to watch from either bank or from a river cruise boat below. Da Nang’s tourism authority keeps the current show calendar posted . Riverside rooms near Bach Dang put a traveler a five-minute walk from the show without needing a taxi back after dark.
Carry small-denomination VND for the gate fees. None of these three sites takes cards at the ticket window, and the elevator staff at Marble Mountains rarely have change for a large note.
Read more: the walking tours guide covers the same riverfront circuit on foot, and the Da Nang overview fills in the wider city context.