This modern beach city is known for Marble Mountains, My Khe Beach and Ba Na Hills, where the Golden Bridge is found.
A museum with a leading collection of sandstone sculptures from the Cham civilization, shown in an elegant open-air-style building and covering Hindu gods, dancers and temple carvings between the seventh and fifteenth centuries.
A cluster of five limestone and marble hills with caves, tunnels, Buddhist shrines and pagodas. Steps lead to viewpoints, and stone-carving workshops line the road at the base.
A forested peninsula north-east of the city, with winding roads, viewpoints over the bay and a chance to see langurs and other wildlife.
A mountain resort reached by a very long cable car, with cool air, gardens, a French-style village and the Golden Bridge, held up by two giant stone hands.
A long, wide sandy beach on the east side of the city, popular for swimming, surfing and morning walks, backed by cafes and seafood restaurants.
A winding mountain road between Da Nang and Hue with long views of the coast and the sea. It is popular with motorbike riders and offers photo stops on clear days.
A long steel bridge shaped like a dragon across the Han River. On some evenings the dragon's head breathes fire and water, drawing crowds along the riverbank.
It is about 3 km in a straight line from Da Nang.
It is about 65 km in a straight line from Da Nang.
It is about 91 km in a straight line from Da Nang.
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Vietnam page
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
Driest months: Feb, Mar, Apr. Wettest months: Sep, Oct, Nov.
Prices here are about 29% of US prices (World Bank, 2024). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
festival
Over several weekends, international teams take part in a competition above the Han River.
Police 113. Ambulance 115. Fire 114.
local government
Helps with: Emergency numbers on Vietnam's official tourism site: 113 for the police, 114 for the fire brigade and 115 for an ambulance.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Vietnam, including visitors, who needs the police urgently.
Phone: 113
local government
Helps with: Ambulance number listed with the police (113) and fire brigade (114) numbers on Vietnam's official tourism site.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Vietnam, including visitors, who needs an ambulance.
Phone: 115
local government
Helps with: The national tourism authority. Its official website vietnam.travel carries trip-planning information, including the emergency numbers. No visitor helpline was shown on the pages read.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning or taking a trip to Vietnam.
ngo
Helps with: Vietnam's national Red Cross society. Its headquarters is in Hanoi, with a southern representative office in Ho Chi Minh City; its contact page gives phone and email.
Who qualifies: People in Vietnam seeking help from the Red Cross, including disaster relief.
Phone: 024 38 224 030
Email: international@redcross.org.vn
Address: 82 Nguyen Du Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi
un agency
Helps with: The UN migration agency, with a main office in Hanoi and a sub-office in Ho Chi Minh City. It works on migration management, crisis response and international cooperation.
Who qualifies: Migrants and migration-affected people in Vietnam. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +84 24 38 500 100
Email: iomvietnam@iom.int
Address: Green One-UN House, 304 Kim Ma Street, Ngoc Ha Ward, Hanoi
embassy
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The foreign ministry runs a searchable directory page titled Foreign Representative Agencies in Vietnam; its entries did not load when read.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.