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Da Nang travel experiences

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Take note these following travel experiences in Danang from Explore Vietnam Travel, you will be ready for your vacation in Danang with blue sea, golden sunshine and many exciting activities in the most livable city in Vietnam.

 1. Travel Experiences in Danang

Danang is not only has blue sea with long white sand beaches, but also has majestic beauty of mountains and forests. In order to conquer this beautiful city, the detail of Danang travel experiences provide many information which you can’t ignore. There are diverse Danang tours on Explore Vietnam Travel website, you can consider to research and choose carefully.

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Danang is known as the most livable city in Vietnam. It is sastify the needs of any demanding visitors with rich natural scenery, mordern pace of life, diverse culinary culture and the hottest entertainment experiences. If you have chosen this coastal city for your next independent trip, the following travel tips about Danang from Explore Vietnam Travel will help you plan an unforgettable vacation.

In this article, the useful information for self-sufficient trip in Danang which we will reveal to you are:

• – The most ideal time to visit Danang
• – Means of transportation to Danang and tips to find the plane and train tickets at preferential prices.
• – Popular vehicles to transfer in Danang
• – “ Where to stay in Danang?”, and all options of booking hotels in Danang
• – Travel experiences that you do not miss when you come to Danang
• – Discover Da Thanh’s cuisines with a series of tasty local dishes.

2. What season is the best to travel in Danang?

The most crowded time for tourists visits Danang is in the summer, it starts from the beginning of April and lasting until the end of August. At this time, the weather is dry, sunny and less stormy. It is suitable for swimming, discover the forests and mountains and participate outdoor activities. However, with a large number of visitors come to Danang during this peak time, airfare and hotel prices in Danang will also increase slightly so you need to buy the flight tickets and book rooms early.

( Dragon Bridge – tour danang hoi an)

With the remaining months of the year, even though it is not a perfect time to visit Danang but it still has special beautry for you to discover. Do not forget to check weather forecast carefully when you plan your vacation.

3. How to get to Danang?

In order to reach Danang safety, you can refer the following types of transportation. In additon, you have to select vehicles carefully depend on your needs and budgets:

3.1. Travel by airplane to Danang

Currently, the domestic airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Pacific Airlines or Bamboo Airline operate the flights to Danang with avarage duration time from 1 to 1,5 hour. It is for the time flights which depart from big cities.

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Departure Destination	Arrival Destination	Price ( VND)
Hanoi ( HAN)	Danang ( DAD)	From 680,000 VND
Ho Chi Minh city ( SGN)	Danang ( DAD)	From 560,000 VND

3.2. Travel by train to Danang

Besides airplanes, train is also the popular transportation for tourists. With a perfect location in city center of Danang, the train has made an easy transfer to travelers. Spending 17 to 20 hours on the train, you will have an opportunity to admire the beauty of nature and other landscapes in all provinces and cities along the journey.

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Departure Destination	Arrival Destination	Ticket Type	Price ( VND)
Hanoi ( HAN)	Danang ( DAD)	One-way	From 400,000 VND
Ho Chi Minh city ( SGN)	Danang ( DAD)	One-way	From 450,000 VND

3.3. Travel by bus to Danang

For tourists who don’t have too much travel budget, a bus is not a bad choice. With a network of bus stations stretching across provinces and cities, you can easily buy bus tickets to Da Nang from any province.

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Departure Destination	Arrival Destination	Ticket Type	Price ( VND)
Hanoi ( HAN)	Danang ( DAD)	One-way	From 310,000 VND
Ho Chi Minh city ( SGN)	Danang ( DAD)	One-way	From 450,000 VND

4. Transportation vehicles in Danang

4.1. Renting a motorbike/scooter in Danang

This is a convenient, cheap price and easy transfer option. Travel by motorbike is a favorite choice of many travelers. The cost is only from 100,000 – 150,000 VND per day, you will have mulitple choices to choose with different brands of motorbike from manual to automatic bike.  Usually, in order to rent a motorbike, you can ask the services at your hotel or homestay.

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Especially, you also can contact the motorbike rental shops which receive quality reviews from previous travelers below:

– Motorbike Rental Shop Service In Han River, Danang

Address: 86/26 Thi Sach street, Hoa Thuan Chau, Danang

Tel: 0986 862 986

– Motorbike Rental Shop Service Duong Khue

Address: 36 Ta Mu Duat street, An Hai Bac, Son Tra, Danang

Tel:  0905 304 050

– Motorbike Rental Shop Service Anh Tuan

Address: 141/16 Tieu La street, Hoa Cuong, Hai Chau, Danang

Tel: 0905 708 090

Almost all motorbike rental shop in Danang provide the delivery motorbike services, give 1 liter of initial gasoline, prepare 2 helmets and raincoats follow the clients’ requests. One small note that you should check the condition of motorbike carefully before departure especially remote destinations.

4.2. Renting a car in Danang

Normally if you travel to Danang with family or a large group of friends, the car rental option will both ensure costs and be proactive throughout the trip. You can refer to Da Nang tourist bus companies as follows:

– Nhat Phong Travel

Address: 57 Phan Thanh street. Thac Gian, Thanh Khe, Danang

Tel: 0905 434 437

– Car Rental Shop Minh Duc

Address: K63/6/9 Binh Thai 4 street, Hoa Tho Dong, Cam Le, Danang

Tel: 0905 914 368

– Car Rental Shop Da Giang:

Address: 7 Vu Van Dung street, An Hai Tay, Son Tra, Danang

Tel: 0906 100 044

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It depends on the quantity of your group, you can choose the car 4 seats or 7 seats to accommodate your travel purposes. Normally, the price of rental a car is from 800,000 VND per day.

4.3. Public Bus in Danang

Danang has 06 public bus operate in inside and outside of the city, travel around Danang is an interesting activity and save cost. From the city center, you can visit Hoi An or Tam Ky district with the price from 20,000 – 35,000 VND/ one way ticket.

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4.4. Grab or taxi

In Danang, you can book transportations easy by Grab or taxi. The names of vehicles are not strange to every traveler which are Mai Linh (0236 2 56 56 56), Vinasun (0236 3 82 72 82)… . The price is affordable and it is clearly listed cost. The taxi operate in all provinces in Vietnam. However, if you plan to travel a lot, you can consider to use taxi or grab because the price might be higher compare to other transport vihicles.

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5. Hotels and Homestays in Danang:

The question “ Where to travel in Danang” become extremely farmiliar to you when you tend to plan a holiday. Being famous is a center of tourism, Danang attracts many investments and the city develops impressively with hotel services. From resorts to homestays or even simple motels, you can have multiple choices for travel’s accomodations in this coastal city.

With travelers who have high budget, 4- 5 star Danang hotels are perfect choices for your trip. The quality of hotel services with chill sea views such as Pullman Danang resort, Fusion Maia Danang, …etc will definitely bring a great experience and “worth with the price”.

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In order to serve middle class clients, the hotels with 2 – 3 stars are the countless options for visitors. With location in the city center, convenient transportations, clean and comfortable rooms will cost from 400,000 – 800,000 VND/ night. Some names of hotels will sastify your travel needs such as Sea Garden Hotel, Princess Hotel Danang. Bamboo Green Hotel,etc….

Guest houses and homestays are suitable options for students who tend to travel in Danang. You might travel independently or simply enjoy to delve to local experiences of accommodations. Some beuatiful homestay and cheap cost in Danang such as Moc House, Rose Homestau Danang, D-Green Hostel, Like Backpacker Hostel, …etc.

6. The impressive travel attractions in Danang

6.1. The attractions near city center in Danang

6.1.1. My Khe beach

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It is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. My Khe beach with blue water, clean beach, white sand will make you fall in love. Coming here, you not only swim but also have other opportunities to participate interesting activities such as windsurfing, canoening or jet skiing, …etc…Especially, don’t miss the opportunity to watch the sunrise and sunset in this beautiful coastal city. Joining Danang city tours from Explore Vietnam Travel will take you visit this attraction informatively.

Location: It is located in the city center of Danang, you only need to across Han bridge, then you go straight to Pham Van Dong Street about 1,5km to reach My Khe beach.

6.1.2. Dragon bridge

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As a symbol of Danang and a methaphor for reaching out to the ocean, Dragon bridge becomes the most beautiful attraction which is in the evening. It is the time of 1500 LED lights which are lit with extrememely shimmering color effects. Travel to Danang, you should try at least one time to see unique fire and water spray performance every Saturday and Sunday night. Especially, our 1 day tour Danang itinerary will take you visit this attraction in if you decide to join with our compassionate local tour guide from Explore Vietnam Travel.

Location: Depart from Vo Nguyen Giap street, you will turn left to Vo Van Kiet street, then you continute to go straight to reach Dragon bridge. Or if you depart from Tran Phu street, you only need to turn left to reach the foot of the bridge.

6.1.3. Marble Mountain – Ngu Hanh Son

(da nang marble mountain tour)

Marble Mountain is a complex of 5 limstones which are include metal, water, wood, fire and earth. These are five elements of nature in marble mountain. This destination is not only attracting the visitors not only majestic beauty and mossy buildings but also the cultural architectures which imbue the history. You can choose two ways to visit this attraction which are elevator transfer or climbing to all the strairs. We are sure that you will enjoy the panoramic view from marble mountain,

Location: Hoa Hai, Ngu Hanh Son, Danang

6.1.4. Tien Sa lighthouse

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The lighthouse is put on the beautiful yellow color and the height is over 200m. This is one of the most beauciful acient lighthouses in Vietnam. This is also wonderful spot to see the harmony of heaven and earth that you can visit when traveling to Danang.

Location: Tho Quang, Son Tra, Danang

6.1.5. Han market

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With 2 gates are located on 2 major streets which are Bach Dang and Tran Phu, Han marker is an attraction for locals and tourists. Coming here, you can find variety of goods such as clothes, bags, souvernirs, specialty gifts (various types of fish sauce, dry foods, etc…). There are many attractions can visit at the same day beside Han market, you can have a look at Danang private tours to see other options for your vacation in this coastal city.

Location: 110 Tran Phu street, Hai Chau, Danang

6.1.6. Con market

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Con market is not only a place for trading goods but also a paradise for snack lovers. With many food stores from small to big which show diverse type of cuisines from market entrance in the afternoon. Some popular cuisines you must try are snails, grilled pork with lemongrass, beo cakes,…etc. The question “ What to eat in Danang?” will not make you disapointed at this culinary market.

Location: 290 Hung Vuong street, Hai Chau, Danang.

6.1.7. Night market Helio

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This market operates from 17:00pm to 22:30pm daily. Helio is an entertainment place in Danang at night which you definitely visit. The attraction includes 3 main areas with hundreds of food stalls, accessories and themed events monthly. This is a farmiliar place of youths in Danang to hang out.

Location: September 2 Street, Hoa Cuong, Hai Chau, Danang.

6.1.8. Asia Park – Sunworld Danang

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Asia Park owns the various types of entertaintment and attract many visitors with different ages. Vistitors travel with children will not worry when you choose Asia Park because beside adventerous games, the children can participate light activities such as  giant ferris wheel, morail, etc. Especially, do not forget to check-in with man made wonders to own pictures with “million like” photos.

Ticket price: 200,000 VND/ adult ( the height from 1,4 meter, and 150,000 VND / child for all the games.

Location: 01 Phan Dang Luu street, Hai Chau, Danang

6.2. Da Nang tourist destinations outside the city center

6.2.1. Bana Hills

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In order to answer the question “ What attraction to see in Danang?, Bana hills is certaintly a hottest place in Danang. Being away 35 km from the city center, Bana Hills is reminded by visitors as a paradise place with diverse attractions. From the architecture of Western to religion, from charming scenery on the train mountain to entertainment spots. Especially, you defintely do not miss the Golden Hands bridge with prominent giant hands in the forest and mountain. This is the virtual check-in place which is famous to everyone on social networks nowadays. If you want fully discover all attractions in this place, you can consider to take a look at Danang group tours for Bana Hills in one day with compassionate tour guide and door to door car service from your hotel.

Price ticket:

• With visitors come from outside of Danang: 800,000VND/ adult and 650,000 VND/ child.
• With visitors from Danang: 500,000 VND/ adult and 400,000 VND/ child.

The ticket is included cable car and entrance fee, it is not included the buffet or other expenses.

Location: Hoa Phu, Hoa Vang, Danang

6.2.2. Hoi An ancient town

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After going through thousand years, Hoi An still maintain the ancient beauty of East and West harmonizing. It is a tourists destination recoginized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. The “unknown Hoi An” places below will help you go back in time to the once prosperous port town:

• Tan Ky Ancient House: With 200 years old, this is the oldest house in Hôi An which preserve the old achitectures and features. This house is located in 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Minh An, Hoi An.
• Cantonese Assembly Hall: Influence by Chinese architectures, the assembly hall has an elaborate and sophisticated beauty. Currently, this place is used for exhibition of handed down ceramic artifacts. You can visit this attraction at 176 Tran Phu street, Minh An, Hoi An.
• Japanese bridge (Covered bridge): Locating in the heart of Hoi An ancient town, the bridge across over Hoai river, this attraction is the fist stop place when you visit Hoi An.

Follow all the historical roads in this ancient town, you will find many tailor shops with exquiste clothes, handicraft shops, lantern shops and shops selling flavorful specialties of Quang Nam town. All create an ancient but not old town, it make your trip to Hoi An from Danang even more memorable.

To explore all the corners of the ancient town, you should book the Danang and Hoi An Tour with local tour guide. With this way, you are not only visit all the famous attractions but also have an opportunity to listen the history of all places and experience the interesting folk activities.

6.2.3. Than Tai Hot Springs Park

(danang city tour 1 day)

Located in Ba Nui Chua ecological reserve, Than Tai Hot Springs Park is one of unique Danang tourism attractions that you should stop by. Coming here, tourists will have fun at a water park located in the middle of the mountains and forests. You will feel relax and get treatment with mud batchs or wine bạthes to dispel fatigue.

Price ticket: 290,000 VND/ person

Location: QL14G Hoa Phu, Hoa Vang, Danang.

6.2.4. Vinpearl Nam Hoi An

(private tour danang)

Only appearing recently, Vinpearl Nam Hoi An has attract a large number of visitors to travel and enjoy all the entertainment services in this mordern park. Vinpearl Nam Hoi An owns a system of all indoor activities up to 95 games, a series of unique and thrilling experinces such as a fall from the height of 85 meter, a whirlwind spaceship and a modern water music stage with technology with capacity of 2,500 seats.

Ticket price: 550,000 VND/ adult and 410,000 VND/ child.

Location: Phuoc Hai, Cua Dai, Hoi An, Quang Nam.

6.2.5. Son Tra Peninsula

Son Tra peninsula is considered as a precious gem in the heart of Danang. This place attract many visitors because of the charming nature such as green forest, beautiful beaches, white sand, beautiful coral reefs, and picturesque roads.

The following attractions you must visit when you come to Son Tra peninsula:

• Linh Ung pagoda: Locating in the Bai But area of peninsula, Linh Ung is renown with traditional and modern architectures. The main areas are lecture hall, ancestral house, main hall,..etc….that you will not be able to ignore. This place specially owns a statue of lady buddha with the 67 meter height and behind is majestic maountain and a vast blue sea in front.

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• Ban Co peak: Being famous with the playing-chess sculture statue, Ban Co peak will not make you feel disapointed because the roads lead you to the top. It is like paradise of the breathtaking view of Danang city and beaches.

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• Mui Nghe: If you are a fan of scuba diving or a lover of colorful coral reefs, Mui Nghe is a perfect place for your you. With 42 species of precious coral, you are ready to spend the whole afternoon exploring the beauty of ocean.

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You can easy to find many tours operarte to visit Son Tra peninsula by visiting local websites. Do not hesitate to contact us for any travel requests.

7. What to eat in Danang? Some local cuisines must try in Danang.

7.1. Quang Noodle

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Although this food is orginally from Quang Nam but it is a must try dish for whoever come to Danang. It is included many simple ingredients such as chicken, pork, shrimp…which cook together with fragrant broth. Quang noodle are put into a bowl, it is eaten with sauce, some rice papers and mixed raw vegetable. All have created irresistible flavor.

Some famous restaurants in Danang with Quang noodle:

– Quang Noodle ( My Xu Quang): 02 Phan Dang Luu street, Hai Chau, Danang.

– Mua Quang Noodle: 19 -21 Tran Binh Trong street, Hai Chau, Danang

– Lu Quang Noodle: 126 Ham Nghi street, Hai Chau, Danang

7.2. Pork rice paper rolls

(danang ground tour)

Pork rice paper rolls are a semmingly dish but it make an impression to travelers when we mention about Da Thanh’s cuisines. A piece of boiled fatty pork is sliced thinly,  a little raw vegetables, cucumber,then rolled up with rice paper. When we eat pork rice paper rolls, we usually dip in fragant garlic and chili fish sauce. It has made decious taste multiple times whenever we try this specialty.

The following addresses you can visit to try pork rice paper rolls food:

– Mau pork rice paper rolls: 35 Do Thuc Tinh, Cam Le, Danang

– Huong Dai Loc pork rice paper rolls: 56 Dang Dung, Lien Chieu, Danang.

– Hoang Tin pork rice paper rolls: 12 Le Hong Phong, Phuoc Ninh, Danang.

7.3. Danang fish cake noodle soup

(city tour danang)

A proper bowl of fish cake noodle soup are made from simple ingredients such as cabbage, pumpkin, tomato, pineapple….. The ingredients are stewed together with the broth and seasoned with typical spices from shrimp paste. Finally, along with steamed and fried fish cakes that are fragant and sweet. Especially, a portion of vermicelli bowl will be served with fresh raw vegetables.

Famous Danang fish cake noodle soup must visit below:

– 109 Danang fish cake noodle soup: 109 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hai Chau, Danang

– Lu Danang fish cake noodle soup: 317 Hung Vuong, Hai Chau, Danang

7.4. Nam O fish salad

(tour hoi an da nang)

If you are a true gourmet, you won’t miss Nam O fish salad dish when you visit Danang. The fish in the salad usually is herring. It is carefully prepared which remove the bones and then mixing fresh fish meat with minced ginger, galangal and garlic. You eat the salad with rice paper, raw vegetables and a special dipping sauce. A delicious fresh salad, some cold beers for an afternoon in Danang, why not?

Some places where you can enjoy Nam O fish salad:

– Thanh Huong Restaurant: 1026 Nguyen Luong Bang street, Lien Chieu, Danang

– Some restaurants locate in the coastal road of Nguyen Tat Thanh street or at the foot of Nam O bridge.

7.5. Cau Mong Roasted Veal

The Cau Mong roasted veal is popular everywhere because of delicious taste. When being sereved, the chef slices the calamari thinly and it is still hot. It is rolled with rice paper, raw vegetables, sour star fruit, cucumber, cilantro, banana, etc….When it is dipped in a bowl of anchovy sauce, you will taste the sweetness of meat, the strong aroma of the coriander and the spicness of the chili. All have created unforgetable taste.

The following addresses of veal restaurants:

– 100 Dien Bien Phu street, Thanh Khe, Danang

– 8 Bac Son, Cam Le, Danang.

8. Travel itinerary 4 days 3 nights in Danang

With an area is not too large and most of tourists’ attractions are loccated in the center. Danang is a perfect place for short trip but do not miss fun travel experiences. If you need self-sufficient travel recommendations, the program to explore the most livable city in Vietnam in 4 days 3 nights will help you enjoy fully experiences.

Date	Activities
Day 1: Tourist attractions which are located outside of city center	In the morning: Visit Son Tra peninsula with famous attractions such as Linh Ung pagoda, Ban co peak In the afternoon to evening: Visit Hoi An ancient town.
Day 2	In the morning: Visit Marble Mountain and Tien Sa lighthouse. In the afternoon: Visit Hot spring Than Tai.
Day 3	In the morning: Visit Bana Hills ( You can travel on your own or book a tour service from travel agents). In the afternoon until evening: Visit Dragon bridge and Heilo nigh tmarket.
Day 4: Visit all the attractions in the center of Danang city	Visit My Khe beach, Han market, Asia park

With tourists have more time, you can stay in Hoi An 1 – 2 nights to enjoy the peace atmostphere of ancient town and experince fun activities at Vinpearl Nam Hoi An. In addition, spending one day to taste all Danang cuisines is also not a bad idea.

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