Vietnam is one of the popular travel location in Asia. Aside from Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh you can also visit Da Nang. Da Nang is located in South Central Coast of Vietnam and this is where you can visit Sun World Ba Na Hills, conveniently located 20km away from the center of Da Nang City. Sun World Ba Na Hills is Vietnam’s leading tourism and entertainment destination. Perched at an altitude of 1,414m above sea level, Sun World Ba Na Hills is a fairy land in the clouds, with a spectacular natural landscape and a mild, comfortable climate. Experience four seasons in one day, seasonal festivals and events’ live entertainment, international cuisines, and thrilling riles and attractions. Ba Na Hills came from the word “Banana” because of many banana trees in the mountain and Ba Na is the Katu meaning “my mountain”.

How we get to Ba Na Hills, Da Nang

Because there’s no direct flight from Manila, Philippines going to Da Nang, Vietnam, we planned to visit Ba Na Hills during our Indochina trip. Our last destination in our Indochina trip was Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam so we searched for the directions how to get there and the most convenient way is via plane; Ho Chi Minh to Da Nang. I booked our flight via Skyscanner and the cheapest roundtrip flight is around $60. We choose the earliest flight going to Da Nang and the latest flight going back to Ho Chi Minh, and yes we did this as a day tour trip. We also booked our day tour via Klook which cost us around $52 with no hassle. After we arrived in Da Nang, we ride grab going to the hotel pick up location of our tour. By the way, here’s the inclusions of our day tour package:

• Hotel pick up/drop off in Da Nang city center only
• Roundtrip transfers between Da Nang and Ba Na Hills
• English speaking guide
• Ba Na Hills admission ticket transfer by cable car
• Bottled mineral water and wet tissue
• Lunch buffet
• Insurance provided by the operator

Heading to “Gateway to the Heavens”

From Hoi An station, it will take 15 minutes cable car ride to reach Marseille station. This station is the lower part of Ba Na Hills where you can find the Golden Bridge, Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden, Ancient Wine Cellar, Linh Ung Pagoda and many more.

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Golden Bridge

Opened in June 2018, the Golden Bridge has quickly become an international phenomenon and is an icon of Vietnam. A visit to Da Nang is not complete without a walk across the Golden Bridge. Please expect that a solo picture with the Golden Bridge is impossible due mass of tourist, but you can enjoy the cold temperature while crossing the bridge.

Opening Hours: 8:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m

Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden

Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden consists of nine gardens, each with their own unique theme: Love Garden, Secret Garden, Legend Garden, Memory Garden, Heaven Garden, Osaka Garden, Thought Garden, Mo Spring Garden and Sacred Garden.

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Opening Hours: 8:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m

Ancient Wine Cellar

The ideal place to store wine with a temperature always at 16-200C. Explore the wine cellar dug 100m deep into the earth, enjoy intense European wines and shop for unique souvenirs.

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Opening Hours: 8:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m (until 6:30 p.m in peak season)

Linh Ung Pagoda

Never got the chance to reach this place because we only have an hour to enjoy Golden Bridge, Flower Garden, Wine Cellar and other beautiful spots in this area.

After exploring the the lower part of the Ba Na Hills you need to get back to Marseille station and go up using escalator going to Bordeaux station and have a 3 minutes cable car ride going to Louvre station. This is the upper part of Ba Na Hills where you can walk around the French Village and enjoy the rides and games in Fantasy Park.

French Village

Classical and romantic France village on the mountain top – complete with unique renaissance architecture, a church, boutiques, sidewalk cafes and international restaurants. The structure is really classic and who would have thought that you could stay in one of those. Yes! There are hotels in this French Village where you can relax and experience the romance of nineteenth century French style.

They recommend the 4-star Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills Hotel. Get ready to relax and indulge as you enjoy the hotel’s luxurious spa, gym, indoor swimming pool, bar, shops, cafes and restaurants.

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Particularly, hourly room service server at the price just from 435,000VND ++ / 3 hours

Fantasy World and Alpine Coaster

Enjoy the unlimited indoor rides and arcades. Families can enjoy this attraction.

As per our tour guide, the peak season of Ba Na Hills is from May-August and the waiting line for cable car is approximately 1 hour before you can ride. On our recent tour, there are mass of visitors but luckily the waiting line for cable car is less than 5 minutes, but it still depends on the number of visitors so expect long waiting line in cable car and in other attractions. We enjoyed Ba Na Hills and I highly recommend this place, it’s all worth it.