Danang Airport is the third airport in the country, received international status. It is located just a few kilometers from the city center. It takes 30 minutes by taxi from the airport to the port, public transport does not operate on this route.

 

There are taxi drivers near the port gate, but the trip from the port to the center will be very expensive. Better to take a shuttle from the cruise company and come to the city center. Taxi prices there will be much lower than at the port.

The city of Hue is the former capital of the empire, located 102 km from the port. The city was the capital of the Jang Trong kingdom from 1738 to 1775 and the Nguyen dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The main attraction is its huge 19th century citadel, surrounded by a moat and thick stone walls. It covers the Imperial City, there are palaces and shrines, the Forbidden Purple City, which was once the home of the Emperor and a replica of the Royal Theater.

 

The city of Hoi An (or Hoyan), recognized as a surviving example of a Southeast Asian commercial port dating back to the 15th to 19th centuries, its buildings and street plans reflect a combination of indigenous and foreign influences. An outstanding place in the ancient city is its covered "Japanese Bridge", which dates back to the 16-17th century.

 

Museum of Cham Art. The museum houses the world's largest collection of Cham sculptures and is a popular tourist destination.

 

Pass Khaivan ("Sea Cloud"). A mountain pass that is part of the 1A National Highway in Vietnam. The name refers to fogs rising from the sea, reducing visibility. Historically, this pass represented the physical separation between the Kingdoms of Champa and Daiwiet.

 

The Marble Mountains are a chain of five mountains entirely made of marble. They are located on a plain 11 km south of Da Nang. Each mountain is named after a natural element: wood, fire, metal, earth and water. There are several natural caves in the mountains, in which Hindu and then Buddhist sanctuaries were built.