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Marble Mountains & Da Nang City Highlights: Private Tour

Climb the sacred Marble Mountains — five marble-and-limestone peaks riddled with Buddhist sanctuaries and war-era tunnels — then sweep through Da Nang's iconic Dragon Bridge and golden-sanded My Khe Beach on a seamless private day.

What to expect

Your guide leads you up the stone steps of Thuy Son, the Water Mountain, through cave-mouth pagodas where incense smoke curls into shafts of natural light and monks chant in the chambers beyond. The panorama from the summit — a sweep of coastline, the Da Nang skyline, and the East Sea — is superb. In the city, the bridge-studded Han River provides the backdrop for lunch at a riverside restaurant before a stroll along My Khe, consistently ranked among Asia's finest urban beaches. The Dragon Bridge completes the itinerary — catch it by day before the evening fire-and-water show if timing allows.

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Culture Pham Travel
From USD 115 per adult (private, price varies by group size); Marble Mountains entry VND 40,000 (~USD 2) separately
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Good to know

Da Nang is approx 80 km from Chan May (~1.5 hrs). Wear flat, closed-toe shoes for the Marble Mountains — surfaces are uneven and steep in places. The Dragon Bridge breathes fire only on weekend evenings, so daytime photography is the cruise-day option. Pre-book your private transfer to lock in a guaranteed return time.

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