Da Nang Sights: Marble Mountains to Lady Buddha

Da Nang’s sights fall into three groups: sacred and ancient places, modern engineering, and coast and wildlife. Choosing by theme helps you decide how to spend a limited trip. Fees quoted here are Vietnamese dong (VND) estimates for 2026 and can shift, so confirm at the ticket window.

Sacred and ancient

Marble Mountains. Five limestone and marble hills named for metal, wood, water, fire and earth stand by the coast, and Thuy Son holds the caves and pagodas. Entry is about 40,000 VND and the one-way elevator is about 15,000 VND. Huyen Khong Cave is lit by daylight through its roof, and Am Phu Cave is a deep labyrinth of Buddhist afterlife scenes whose ticket is quoted at 20,000 to 40,000 VND, so confirm it at the gate. Behave as you would in any working temple: modest clothing, quiet voices.

Non Nuoc stone village. Artisans have carved here for about 300 years. Direct quarrying on the mountain is banned by law, so the sculptors now use imported marble and stone.

Museum of Cham Sculpture. Founded in 1915 on Bach Dang street, it displays Champa sandstone and terracotta pieces from the 7th to 13th centuries. Entry is about 60,000 VND.

Chua Linh Ung, Son Tra. The 67-metre white Lady Buddha stands over the bay, and the grounds are free. Automatic scooters are banned on the roads beyond the Linh Ung checkpoint, so ride a manual or semi-automatic bike or go by taxi or 4x4.

Modern engineering

Dragon Bridge. At 666 metres long and shaped like a golden dragon, it breathes fire and then water on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00. Watching is free. Crowds fill Tran Hung Dao street, and anyone near the head gets drenched.

Han River Swing Bridge. Vietnam’s first swing bridge turns 90 degrees at around 23:00 on weekends to let ships through. Times can change.

Sun World Ba Na Hills. This 1,487-metre-high resort is an attraction built for visitors rather than a historic site. The Golden Bridge opened in June 2018, and the adult ticket of about 1,000,000 VND includes the cable cars, French Village and Fantasy Park. The wine cellar there was built by French settlers in 1923.

Coast and wildlife

Beaches. My Khe, Non Nuoc and Man Thai are free to visit. March to August brings hot sunny weather and calm water. From September to December, rough surf and rip currents take over and red flags mean no swimming along My Khe.

Son Tra forest. Wild red-shanked douc langurs can be seen in the early morning, from about 6:00 to 8:00. Ban Co Peak rises to roughly 700 metres, with views over the curved bay and a statue of the Taoist deity Tien Ong at a stone chessboard.

Hai Van Pass. The 21 km road climbs to 496 metres with old bunkers and views over Lang Co bay. Fog, wet surfaces and landslides after storms call for care, and low gear on the descent.

Practical tips

  • Group the Marble Mountains, Non Nuoc and the museum into one day, and keep Son Tra for an early start.
  • Storms between September and December may close the elevator and pause the Ba Na Hills cable cars.
  • Taxis and Grab handle short hops for about 30,000 to 60,000 VND.

Read more: the walking tours guide turns the riverfront sights into a route, and the attraction tours guide shows tickets side by side. Browse Da Nang sightseeing tours on GetYourGuide . City events are listed at Danang FantastiCity .