Da nang is the fourth largest central city of Vietnam, after Hochiminh city (Saigon), Hanoi and Hai Phong. It has an area of nearly 1,260 km², and a population of 752,493 people. Together with Hue, Da nang is the city in the South Center Coast, on the coast of South China Sea, the middle of Vietnam.
The city itself has neither the atmosphere of Hanoi nor the hustle-bustle of Ho Chi Minh City, but has its share of sights, and is close to the charms of Hoi an and the imperial capital of Hue. Why do they call it the seaside and riverside city? Because Da Nang is a picturesque city by the Han river, and by the coast of the East Sea with distinctive attractiveness in comparison with other sea cities, luring hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world!
The city is in the site of the East Sea and Han River with special different charms. Nature has offered the city a great position among three World heritages generously: ancient royal capital Hue, ancient city Hoi an and Holy land My Son. Thanks to this, Da Nang plays an important role in hosting, serving and transferring visitors. Not only being in the middle point of three world heritages, but also does it has numerous unforgettable beautiful scenes, such as Han River, Hai Van Pass, Son Tra Peninsula, Ba Na Mountain, Marble Mountains, etc.
Besides the bustle of the city center, there are ancient villages and traditional trade villages hidden by the range of bamboos in the city's suburban areas of Da nang. Outside the city, Phong Nam ancient village, Tuy Loan ancient village have a vast view of rice fields, small paths under bamboo shade and sometimes feeling peaceful atmosphere of hens' sound in the afternoon. In the village, there still remain the old-aged communal houses through ups and downs of the city history. However, there are sacred holy atmosphere but to be very close to the spirit of Quang Nam and Da nang people.
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I will start introducing this tour by telling you a story about my friend, Tuyet Mai. She has the great passion on traveling so that we all call her a name “a traveling girl”. She spends most of her times on traveling to all region of Vietnam, exploring the traditions and customs of each region, and living with the local people experiencing their way of living. Luckily, I had a chance to interview Mai after her trip to Bana Mountain in Danang city, the Central of Vietnam. She said that she had a great and unforgettable time during her journey from Hoi an to Bana Mountains and ending tour in Hue City. As you may know, Bana mountainous resort, which stands at the altitude of 1,487m above sea-level, has an average annual temperature that varies between 17 and 20°C. Mai shares that she had chance to enjoy four seasons which appears within a single day in Bana: spring in the morning, summer at noon, autumn in the afternoon and winter at night. One particular characteristic is that the clouds are at the mid-height of the mountain, so the peaks are always clear. Additionally, Bana also possesses very beautiful forests with green pine hills which once boasted 200 villas, restaurants, and clubs … All are waiting for you ahead!
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One of our dear customers, who have returned from her travel to the Central of Vietnam, expressed her great impression on one of our tours to Hoi an and the last imperial citadel lasting for five days and four nights. The tour will offer you a chance to visit the two of famous World Cultural Heritages of Vietnam: Imperial Hue City and Hoi an ancient town. As you know, Hue was the former feudal capital of Vietnam during Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. This small and quiet city is widely known for magnificent architecture, pagodas and royal tombs laid in many small villages and surrounding hills. Additionally, the ancient architecture of Hoi an is a fascinating combination of Vietnamese traditional characters with Chinese and Japanese influence. There are plenty to see in this delightful and tranquil town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tam Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda, the vibrant market. Let yourself be our customers to experience this tour!
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Between the 4th and 13th centuries a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Vietnam. This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence. For those who want to discover the Champa Culture, we offer you a tour to discover this original culture at one of the World Heritages of Vietnam: My Son Holy Land. It is said that after the My Son complex had been discovered, many of its artifacts, especially statues of female dancers and genies worshipped by the Cham people, worship animals and artifacts of the daily communal activities, were collected and displayed at the Cham Architecture Museum (established from 1915) in Da nang city.
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It would be your miss if on a journey to the central of Vietnam, but not visiting the Marble Mountain (in Danang City) and Cham Museum. As you know, the Marble Mountains, also referred to as Ngu Hanh Son or Mountains of the Five Elements, consist of five marble mountains: wood, metal, soil, fire and water which is the highest one. This place is also famous for their traditional stonemasonry activities, 600 families chisel stone statues, jewellery, and art work. Stone from the Marble Mountains has been exported to many countries. Besides, we continue to make your journey fascinating by offering you to Cham Museum – which was built in 1915 with the financial support of the French Far-East Research Institute in Vietnam. At present, the museum displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta from the period between the 5th and 15th centuries …
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