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Ba Na Hills: Golden Bridge, Cable Car & French Village

Ride one of the world's most spectacular cable cars to a misty mountaintop resort, stroll the iconic Golden Bridge held aloft by giant stone hands, and explore a fairy-tale French village at 1,400 m. Utterly otherworldly — and genuinely unmissable.

What to expect

The 5.8 km cable-car ascent — a world record holder — glides through rolling cloud and dense jungle canopy before depositing you at a Provençal hilltop village complete with cobblestone squares and a Gothic cathedral. The Golden Bridge, draped between two monumental stone hands, delivers the single most photographed moment in central Vietnam. The Fantasy Park amusement complex, wax museum and terraced French gardens fill a full half-day effortlessly. A dedicated guide ensures context and seamless logistics throughout.

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Sun World Ba Na Hills (official)
VND 1,148,110 (~USD 46) per adult all-inclusive cable car & attractions; private guided transfers from ~USD 120 pp via Man Nguyen Private Vietnam Tours
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Good to know

Ba Na Hills is ~45 min from Tien Sa Port; allow a full day (6–7 hrs on site). Pre-book your cable-car ticket online to skip ticket queues. Confirm all-aboard time and depart the hill by 3 pm to be safe. Dress in layers — the summit is 6–8 °C cooler than the coast.

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Luxury cruises that call at Da Nang — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.

Seabourn · Seabourn Encore
14 nights · calls at Da Nang
from $8,798
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Holland America · Noordam
14 nights · calls at Da Nang
from $1,714
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Holland America · Westerdam
14 nights · calls at Da Nang
from $1,909
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