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Golden Bridge on a not too busy day
Ba Na Hills (Bà Nà Hills) is Vietnams Disneyland: a mountaintop resort complex at an elevation of 1500 metres, that looks like a medieval castle and a French village with European style buildings and cobblestone streets. And there is Da Nang's new Instagram star: Golden Bridge, held by gargantuan god-like stone hands and giving you the impressions of walking in the sky. Close by Linh Ung Pagoda attracts visitors - the third Linh Ung Pagoda in Danang. On top you will find the attractions of a Fantasy Park. Adventurous people head to the Alpine Coaster or the Drop Tower, where you’re dropped 29 metres into a cave based on two Jules Verne novels: Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
From Ba Na Hills you can enjoy spectacular views of Da Nang and the surrounding forests. Take a sweater or a warm jacket with you. The top of the mountain can be fairly chilly, especially in the winter months. Monitor the weather and try to go on a clear day. If it’s raining or overcast, you won’t really be able to see anything as you get closer to the top.
Grand Cascade, opened in spring 2022, with cable cars in the background
Some construction works on Ba Na Hills are still ongoing. In spring 2022 for example the Grand Cascade was inaugurated. A cluster of artistic sculptures with the theme of ancient Greek mythology. It represents The Grand Cascade, the largest fountain system in the Peterhof Palace, on the southwest coast of St Petersburg, built in the early 18th century by order of Peter the Great.
Da Nang city has also presented plans for a casino on Ban Na Hills to the Vietnamese government.
How to get to Ba Na Hills from Danang: Take a taxi to the Sun World Ba Na Hills Gateway, from where the cable cars are going up. The easiest way arranging a set fee with a taxi driver. They’ll wait for you at the base of the mountain to bring you back. Try to negotiate for a price between 500'000 Vietnamese Dong ($22 USD) and 900'000 Dong ($40 USD). Danang Green Travel offers bus from your hotel and ticket vor the cable car for 940'000 Vietnamese Dong.
Cable Cars: There are 5 cable cars with 12 stations. A possible itinerary for you: From Hoi An station you drive to Marseille station, from where you access the Golden Bridge. Afterwards you go to Jardin station. With the Funicular you drive up to D'Amour station, from where you visit the flower garden and Linh Ung Pagoda. Then you go to Debay station and drive with the cable car up to Morin station, from where you visit the French Village and the Fantasy Playground. The way back you start from L'Indochine station and you ride with the cable car down to Toc Tien Waterfall station. On the way you will admire this waterfall. The cable car return ticket costs 29 USD.
French Village:
Golden Bridge: The 150-metre-long bridge, suspended 1400 metres above sea level, opened in June 2018 and is part of a project to increase tourism in Danang. It is part of Thien Thai Garden complex, divided into eight sections, lined with purple Lobelia Chrysanthemums. Read more: Hands-on approach to designing Vietnam’s Golden Bridge
The Alpine Coaster:
A funicular takes you to the Giant Buddha, it carries you also to D'Amour flower garden, old Debay wine cellar and Linh Ung Pagoda.
Linh Ung Pagoda: Situated on Ba Na Mountain, at the height of 1400m, this Linh Ung Pagoda was built in 2004. The pagoda has a large stone yard. A pine tree with 3 different types of leaves stands in front of it. A 2.4m high drum is placed in the sanctum. And there is a 27m high concrete Buddha statue made by Nguyen Quang Xo.
Fantasy Park:
Trú Vũ Trà Quán Teahouse:
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