Btw, Bana Hill is more like a European styled theme park, not really a town.
Hue is more to historical and is an original town.

just to update prices for GRAB

Danang Airport to Hoi An - 300k plus
Hoi An to Ba Na Hills (foothills) - 630k
Ba Na to Danang City - 400k

this is 1 way?

best to charter a car to drive u around

i chartered a 12 seater for VND2m whole day

So expensive? I took mine from Da Nang to Ba Na 316k then return route 300k

weather so hot

i had a MPV from Ba Na to Da Nang. Not sure if the price will be similiar if it's a car, but i didn't request for one. That said, i was there during their 5 days holiday period, so that could have affected pricing due to lesser available cars.

I was there during 5 days holiday too. Grab assigned me Veloz (lucky). I guess if MPV will be different.

perhaps i was unlucky then....haha....still ok la. parang not that sharp....

is november 10th suitable to visit danang area? I googled there are people saying November is the 2nd most wettest month and it might flood, but some are saying it's the end of the raining season.

If it rained, still ideal to walk around hoi an?

Just back from Da Nang and I have to say the weather is a killer. Not sure how is it hotter than Malaysia even though we stayed next to the beach. I noticed many tourists walking around with a neck mounted portable fan. Looks silly but given the weather, seems like a good decision.

Travelling around is easy as there are many Grab vehicles available and they are all pretty new and I notice an affinity for MPV type vehicles there hence travelling in a group is easy. We thought we were scammed at the airport as one driver approached us and cancelled our ordered Grab as he claimed that the Grab pickup point was too far away and ushered us into his vehicle instead. He however did charge us the same price and Grab and subsequently gave his contact and throughout our stay it was either himself or his colleague/family member who drove us around. They seem to have this system among them to recommend each other for tourists they pick up at the airport. There were no hanky-panky though and they were very helpful and supportive. Vietnamese seem to drive like madmen though, so even as a passenger any trip is a harrowing affair

We visited several places but Ba Na Hills was the standout for me. The whole setup was a mish mash of themes which I felt was pretty strange but the cable car ride (not for people who are afraid of heights) and the view at the top alone was worth the admission price.

Language is a concern but everyone seem to use Google translate which makes things slightly easier.

Another thing we noticed is how clean the place actually is. From the beach to the streets, it is all well taken care of. It makes walking around a very pleasant affair. Just watch out for the traffic as they don't care about the laws of traffic lights either. There is no right of way for pedestrians in Vietnam

All in all, it was a pleasant experience overall for a one time trip. Probably worth a return if one is planning to score Korean mois as there are plenty of Korean tourists there

many of the "tourist" u saw there aren't really tourist
some are, some not
there is actually a large population of koreans residing in da nang
which is why there is a huge lotte mart there...the whole mall is lotte
go inside you'll realize there's a lot of korean shopping eating inside

and that was quite a few years ago...now should be even more
there's an area which major residences of that area are korean in saigon too....go there, it feels like mini korea

Yeah, figured there may be alot of Korean investment there from the Lotte duty free at the airport. Many drivers using Hyundais and Kias as Grab vehicles too.

Counted 6 flights to Korea out of Da Nang as well, can see there's a sizeable population there.

saigon alone expanded from 1 lotte mart few years ago till now they have 3 lotte mart in saigon alone
i'm not sure what are they doing in vietnam for income but there's a lot of them in vietnam....some of them somemore are really rich

in 3-4 years span, vietnam seem to dump all their toyota innova taxi and replace all with diesel kia carnival....a RM200k car here in MY

A few questions,

For Hoi An is it have to be lantern festival only will lit up? Still worth going non-lantern festival?

Any recommended area to stay in Danang? I prefer City part as wont be going for beach as i find Msia ones better lol..

Thanks.

latern is lit up every night !

the lantern and the street are lit up everyday
danang, just stay at the city center near the bridge, near the lotte mart
just walk or cycle across the bridge to the other side of the beach

Thanks for the suggestions.

Ba Na hills
1. What's the best time to visit?
2. Should use Grab or car rental? Anyone knows how much if grab?


Marble mountain
1. Best time of visit

Don't go after rain. It will fully coverd by fog. If you plan go up by morning but yesterday night raining also dont go.
Used Grab / booked transport from Klook. Grab approx. 300-350k

Every parking night.