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Sơn Trà peninsula

Forest, Linh Ứng Pagoda, viewpoints, luxury resorts at the far end.

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Key facts

Suits
A morning drive
Sights here
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What it's like

Feels:
Forest peninsula, big statue, monkeys, empty coves
Suits:
A morning drive
Best time:
Early
Watch out for:
Riding down after dark.
In short:
Forest, Linh Ứng Pagoda, viewpoints, luxury resorts at the far end.

About these names

Since July 2025 addresses use merged wards; locals still say Hải Châu, Sơn Trà and Ngũ Hành Sơn. Search apps by street and number.

West bank of the Hàn: the old centre, markets and the station. East bank: the beach strip from Sơn Trà south to the Marble Mountains and on towards Hội An. The airport is 3 km south-west of the centre; nothing is more than 25 minutes by car.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Sơn Trà peninsula on the Da Nang mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Hàn River centre: City base, short stays, foodMỹ Khê beach strip: Beach holidays, families, first visits

Sơn Trà peninsula

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Forest, Linh Ứng Pagoda, viewpoints, luxury resorts at the far end.

Suits: A morning drive

On the map: Linh Ứng Pagoda (Sơn Trà)

District guideWalk: Sơn Trà peninsula (Linh Ứng Pagoda)In the districts table

Off the map: Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) (12–25 min by the usual route).

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Thanh Khê, Liên Chiểu, Hòa Vang (rural west). They are in the neighbourhood cards below.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Hải Châu (river centre): Cham Museum, markets, cathedral, restaurants; walkable along the river. Suits: City base, short stays, food. Price band $$.
  • Mỹ Khê and An Thượng: Beach hotels; An Thượng backstreets for cafés, bars and international food. Suits: Beach holidays, families, first visits. Price band $$.
  • Sơn Trà peninsula: Forest, Linh Ứng Pagoda, viewpoints, luxury resorts at the far end. Suits: A morning drive.
  • Mân Thái and Phước Mỹ (north beach): The working fishing end of the beach and local seafood restaurants. Suits: Dawn photographers, seafood.
  • Ngũ Hành Sơn (south beach): Marble Mountains, Non Nước stone village and the long resort beach south. Suits: Resorts, the way to Hội An.
  • Hòa Cường and the south river bank: Asia Park and the Sun Wheel, Helio Center; few hotels. Suits: An evening with children.
  • Thanh Khê: Residential, near DAD and the railway; nothing to see. Suits: Airport and station hotels.
  • Liên Chiểu: Industrial zones, the central bus station and the start of the Hải Vân Pass road. Suits: Nam Ô village, the road north.
  • Hòa Vang (rural west): Countryside and hot springs; 40 km (25 mi) to the Bà Nà cable car. Suits: Bà Nà Hills day.
  • Sleep area Hàn River centre: suits City base, short stays, food, price band $$.
  • Sleep area Mỹ Khê beach strip: suits Beach holidays, families, first visits, price band $$.
  • Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), 12–25 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Hải Châu (river centre), Mỹ Khê and An Thượng.

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Linh Ứng Pagoda (Sơn Trà)Book a time

    Go by car early morning or late afternoon for the 67 m white Lady Buddha facing the bay and the view back over the city; 45 minutes on site, 20–25 minutes each way.

    Hours:
    Day hours.(check)
    Entry:
    Free
Show 5 sectionsHideGetting there and around, Half-day walk, Photo and sunset spots, Safety at night and noise, Nearby districts

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Pagoda car park on the Sơn Trà peninsula road · for Linh Ứng Pagoda (Sơn Trà)

On to the next area

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Half-day walk

The Sơn Trà peninsula (Linh Ứng Pagoda) route, about a 90m. Best: 07:00–09:00 or 16:00–17:30.

  1. Car park and gate — Toilets and water.
  2. Main hall — Shoes off where signed.
  3. Lady Buddha statue — Facing the sea; the view over the bay to the city.

In the day plans: Day 3 — Sơn Trà, mì Quảng, car at 13:00 (Đà Nẵng in 3 days); Day 3 — Mân Thái at dawn, Sơn Trà, mì Quảng, car at 13:00 (Đà Nẵng in 4 days)

Photo and sunset spots

Safety at night and noise

  • Sơn Trà roadsday: oknight: caution

    Unlit mountain road with steep bends; monkeys on the road.

After dark (lively until about 18:00)

Nothing.

Closed by then: The pagoda at dusk; the peninsula road is unlit.

Watch: Unlit mountain road: do not ride a scooter down after dark.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Da Nang districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.