Ba Na Hills & the Golden Bridge

What you see at Ba Na Hills

• The cable car. The ride up the mountain is a highlight in itself, gliding over the jungle with views towards Da Nang and the sea.
• The Golden Bridge (Cau Vang). A 150-metre walkway at around 1,400 metres, held up by two enormous moss-covered stone hands. It opened in 2018 and quickly became one of Vietnam’s most photographed places.
• The French Village. A recreated French town square, cathedral and streets, built to recall the hill station the French founded here in 1919.
• Gardens, wine cellar and pagodas. Le Jardin d’Amour flower gardens, the old Debay wine cellar and the Linh Ung pagoda with its large white Buddha.
• Fantasy Park. An indoor amusement park with rides and games, popular with families.

Getting to Ba Na Hills from Hoi An

Ba Na Hills is about 65 km from Hoi An, roughly 1.5 hours by road, and about 40 km from Da Nang. You have three options:

1. A guided tour with hotel pickup. The easiest choice: transport, queues and timing are handled, and most full-day tours include the cable car ticket. Check the inclusions of the tour you pick.
2. A private car or taxi plus a ticket bought at the gate. More flexible, but you queue yourself.
3. A motorbike. Only for confident riders; the road is busy with tour buses.

Weather on the mountain

The top of Ba Na Hills is much cooler than the coast, often 5–10°C cooler, and it can be foggy or rainy even when Hoi An is sunny. Bring a light jacket and check the forecast for the mountain, not the town. Clear mornings give the best views; fog has its own atmosphere on the Golden Bridge but hides the panorama.