Da Nang Sightseeing for One to Three Days

October 20, 2026

Da Nang suits a short, well-ordered visit, and the sights fall naturally into three layers of effort. This page stacks them as plans for one, two and three days, so you can stop at whichever layer your trip allows. Prices are in Vietnamese dong (VND) and approximate, so confirm them at the ticket window.

One day: Cham art and the Han River

Spend the morning at the Museum of Cham Sculpture, at the corner of Bach Dang and 2 Thang 9 streets. The French School of the Far East founded it in 1915, and it now keeps more than 400 sandstone and terracotta works from the 7th to the 13th centuries, among them the Tra Kieu Altar, the My Son E1 Shiva Altar, a bronze Tara and winged garudas. Entry is about 60,000 VND.

From there the Bach Dang riverside leads to the Dragon Bridge, 666 meters long and modeled on the royal dragon emblem of the Ly Dynasty. Come back on a Saturday or Sunday at 21:00 and traffic is halted for the fire and water display, which costs nothing to watch. The Han River Swing Bridge, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is reported to pivot 90 degrees at about 23:00 on weekends to let cargo boats pass.

Two days: add the mountain and the peninsula

Take the second morning in two parts. Marble Mountains first, about 40,000 VND at the gate. Thuy Son, the Water Mountain, is the one visitors enter; its neighbors are named for metal, wood, fire and earth. Inside, Huyen Khong Cave opens to the sky through gaps in its roof, so daylight falls across a stone Buddha altar. Am Phu Cave runs about 300 meters through scenes of Buddhist judgment before it rises to an illuminated lookout called Heaven, and its ticket is quoted at 20,000 to 40,000 VND, so ask at the entrance. The Tam Thai Pagoda dates from the 19th century. The glass elevator is about 15,000 VND one way. At the foot of the hill, Non Nuoc village has carved stone for some 300 years, and its sculptors now work with imported marble because quarrying on the mountain is prohibited. These are working places of worship, so wear modest clothing and keep your voice low.

Then, for the peninsula, go early. Son Tra rises to nearly 700 meters northeast of the city. Linh Ung Pagoda at Bai But is free to enter, and its 67-meter white Lady Buddha looks out over the bay. Wild red-shanked douc langurs, a critically endangered primate, are best looked for between 6:00 and 8:00 in the morning, and they should be watched from a distance. Ban Co Peak, at the summit, has views across the curved shoreline and a statue of a Taoist immortal at a stone chessboard. Da Nang bans automatic scooters on the road beyond the Linh Ung checkpoint because of brake failure on the steep descents, so continue on a manual or semi-automatic bike, a 4x4 jeep tour or by taxi.

Three days: Ba Na Hills

Sun World Ba Na Hills fills a day by itself. It stands at 1,487 meters, about 25 km west of the city. The Golden Bridge, a 150-meter walkway held up by two giant stone-textured hands, opened in June 2018. The resort also has a French Village replica, an alpine coaster, indoor Fantasy Park and the Debay wine cellar, a tunnel cut by French settlers in 1923. Its cable car system includes a single non-stop run of 5,801 meters. The all-inclusive adult ticket is about 1,000,000 VND, and Sun World lists current fares and passes. A day trip beyond the city, such as Hoi An, is the other way to fill day three.

Sightseeing in storm season

From September to December, typhoon weather peaks in October and November. Heavy rain can pause the Ba Na Hills cable cars and cause mudslides on Hai Van Pass, so put the indoor museum on the days that turn wet and save the mountain for the clearest morning. The beaches (My Khe, Non Nuoc and Man Thai, all free) are for looking at rather than swimming in during red-flag days.

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