Ba Na Mountain is about 45km to the west of Da Nang, and there is winding road to the 1,487m summit. The mountain area is estimated to host 136 families, 379 genuses and over 453 species of flora, including 251 medicinal species. It is also home to 266 vertebrates, 61 species of mammals, 178...

The Han River flows through the central area of Da Nang and it has played an important part in the development of the city’s tourism sector. The river has become an attraction for everyone touring the city. The Han River Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting the east and west sides of the city,...

The Hai Van Pass crosses over a spur of the Truong Son mountain range that juts out into the sea and serves as a geological and geographical dividing line. It forms a physical boundary between the north and the south of Viet Nam, and in the past has been considered an important strategic frontier...

30 km west of Da Nang, the Suoi Hoa (Spring Flower) eco-tourism site is located in Phu Tuc Village, Hoa Phu Commune, Hoa Vang District.  It is an ideal destination for those who want to explore new places and see the sublime beauty of nature.    It boasts diverse and abundant...

The Phuoc Nhon thermal springs tourist area is situated in Phuoc Son Village, Hoa Khuong Commune, Hoa Vang District.  It is 25 km to the southwest of Da Nang.   Developed by the FOCOCEV Trade and Tourism JSC, the site covers an area of 24,000m2 and cost more than 50 billion VND to...

Located in Tuy Loan Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, this communal house was built in the first year of King Thanh Thai’s reign (1889). Like Nai Nam and Bo Ban, Tuy Loan Communal House is used to worship the gods, and past sages of the village.   In the past, people held a...

Dien Hai Citadel, built on the western side of the Han River in the twelfth year of King Gia Long’s reign (1813), was formerly known as Dien Hai Fortress. It was moved inland and rebuilt in brick on a high mount in the fourth year of King Minh Mang’s reign (1823). It was renamed as Dien Hai Citadel...

Nghia Trung Phuoc Ninh is a burial ground for heroic martyrs who struggled and died in attacks on the city by French troops between 1858 and 1860.   Nguyen Quy Linh and Truong Tai Phu selected the land at Phuoc Ninh village to establish this cemetery. They found the graves of 1,500...

In 1864, at the suggestion of Dang Huy Truoc, King Tu Duc issued a royal decree to relocate about 1,300 graves of heroic martyrs who had struggled and died during the attack on the city by French troops between 1858 and 1860. They were reinterred at Hoa Vinh Cemetery, a burial ground in Nghi An...

A joint Franco-Spanish expedition, under the command of Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly, landed at the port of Tourane (now Da Nang) in September 1858 and occupied the city after a brief bombardment.   However, the allies were soon placed under siege by the Vietnamese and, unable to...