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Da Nang
Centrally-governed city of Vietnam

Da Nang

Da Nang, is the fourth largest city in Vietnam by population and the second largest by geographical area and located in the South Central Coast and Central Highlands.

Plan a trip to Da Nang→From Nha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam Ranh

As one of the country's nine centrally-governed city, it falls under the administration of the central government. Da Nang's port and its location on National Route 1 and the North–South Railway makes it a transport hub. APEC 2017 was hosted in Da Nang. Da Nang has a Human Development Index of 0.800, ranking fifth among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.

Get in

Getting to Da Nang

  1. 01
    Da Nang International Airport
  2. 02
    Đà Nẵng Railway Station

    The Reunification Express makes a stop in Da Nang and takes around 2½ hr to Hue.

  3. 03
    Đà Nẵng Bus Station

    It's a few kilometers out of the city but is served by local buses such as #2 which goes to the town centre and #1 to Hoi An.

See

Worth seeing

For years, tourists have bypassed Da Nang on their travel itineraries, preferring to spend their time viewing the ancient imperial court at Hue or walking the streets of the old town in Hoi An. And yet, as those who call it home are aware, Da Nang has plenty of interesting and beautiful sights of its own.

  1. 01
    Ba Na Hill Station

    Ba Na is 1,487 m above sea level in the Truong Son Mountains.

  2. 02
    Golden Bridge

    A 150m long pedestrian bridge, used as viewpoint.

  3. 03
    Dragon Bridge
  4. 04
    Han River Promenade
  5. 05
    Linh Ung Temple
  6. 06
    Marble Mountains
Do

Things to do

Danang is justly famous for its beaches. My Khe Beach — known as China Beach during the Vietnam War, although the name is rarely if ever used locally — to the east is the top draw, gently curving nearly 40 km south towards Hoi An.

  1. 01
    My Khe Beach

    Across the Han River from the city centre, My Khe Beach is a wide, sandy beach long known for its beauty.

  2. 02
    Motorbike ride up Monkey Mountain

    If you feel like a ride with an amazing view, rent a motorbike and make your way up the side of Monkey Mountain (aka Son Tra Mountain), where an American army base used to be.

Eat

Where to eat

Although not a culinary capital like the ancient imperial capital Hue, Da Nang still has more than enough variety to keep you well fed throughout your stay. Seafood (hải sản) is popular, so you shouldn't be surprised to see plenty of fish (cá), shrimp (tôm), squid (mực), clams (nghêu), snails (ốc), the list goes on.

  1. 01
    Phở 29 - Phở Hà Nội

    Bun cha, banh xeo and the fried rice are nice.

  2. 02
    Edo Sushi

    27 Thái Phiên, Phước Ninh, Hải Châu.

  3. 03
    Cơm gà A.Hải

    The chicken rice that the locals also enjoy is nice.

  4. 04
    Bánh Mì̀ Bà Lan

    One of the most famous sandwich carts in the city.

  5. 05
    Mi Quang

    Hải Châu (take Lê Duẩn heading east, turn left onto Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, first right onto Hải Phòng; it's on the right),.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.