Cam Tu Cau Flower on the mountain

Dao Chuong Flower blooming in spring only

Ba Na cable in the cloud

Top of the mountain in cloud

Panarama view with white cloud

A 26m height Buddha’s statute

Da Nang has a coastline of 30 kilometres long, famous for many beautiful seashores stretching from the north to the south such as My Khe, Thanh Binh, Tien Sa, Son Tra and so on. Non Nuoc Beach also pertains to Da Nang Sea and has been voted as one of the most beautiful and attracting beaches of the planet, 2005, according to Forbes, the leading magazine of America. This beach has gentle slope, mild waves, and purely blue sea water during the four seasons. The unpolluted water source here has attracted a number of tourists coming to bathe, enjoy local special sea foods and take a rest for weekends. The beach Non Nước is also a place that exist precious and rare seaweeds such as gracilarias “yellow thread” and glacilaria “screw” that have high value of exporting.

With green water and white sand, Non Nuoc Beach stretches five kilometers along the shore of Hoa Hai Ward at the foot of Ngu Hanh Son (The Marble Mountains). The beach is
famous for its seaweed, which reaches exportation standards. Many five-star hotels were built in Non Nuoc to accommodate the domestic and foreign tourists in the area. Together with its feature of wave degree, climate, weather and salinity, Non Nuoc Beach is suitable for water sports, especially surfing. In 1993, there took place an international champion with the participation of nearly 40 athletes from many countries around the world.

Along the beach, on the white sand is a forest of age-old casuarinas which is shady, green and is waving in the whistling wind. This is an ideal place for resting and camping. When the darkness falls and the moon rises, you can set yourself free on smooth benches along the beach to listen to melodious sounds of the waves and enjoy the occult space.

The beach is managed by the Non Nuoc Tourism Company that has  three hotels with more than 100 rooms on the beach. They provide entertainment services including photographs for souvenir, handicraft shops, massage, restaurant, tennis and some gymnastics. A chain of tourism resorts is planned to cater for international tourists including seaside hotels and restaurants, especially an international standard golf court.

Besides convalescence and bathing, tourists to Non Nuoc Beach can also combine their journeys with traveling the relic Marble Mountains, which boast some ancient pagodas and sacred  monumental caves, go around fine art stone handicraft villages right at the foot of the Mountains or go boating on Co Co River (Stork Neck River) to enjoy peacefulness of the Marble Mountains.

My Khe Beach is located about 6km east of Da Nang and about 24km north of Hoi An. It is a nine-kilometre stretch of smooth sand with an average width between 50m and 70m. The gradient is gentle, and its sheltered position in the lee of the Son Tra peninsula softens the autumn winds that restrict swimming further down the coast.

It is an ideal and huge beach with smooth sand and a slight slope. Behind the beach is a dark green poplar forest, and beside, the Kinh River carries crystal water to the sea. The beach has coral, abundant plants and creatures along bankside and under sea. Especially, the beach is next to the city centre, in roads easy to come and by various means of transport. Sea water in My Khe is cool with little wave so you can bath all year’s round, especialy in summer from May to August. The lack of large waves, less than average pollution, and an annual mean temperature around 25oC, makes it a safe place to swim for adults and children alike.

The beach has hotels, pleasure-houses and various abundant services, creating favourable conditions for tourists to relax on the seashores. There are 50 well-equipped and comfortable bedrooms and lots of services in My Khe hotel. Many luxurious seaside villas with over 100 rooms are available for families. You can come here to play and rest at weekend. Around the hotel area, there is plenty of seafood restaurants and stalls, and large numbers of local vendors traverse the beach selling all kinds of foods and drinks. Coastal specialties like shrimps, crabs, fish, cuttles, etc. in hundreds of small shops are at reasonable price. They can be irritating sometimes – if they are too persistent, you should ignore the nuisance since that is the best strategy.

American soldiers occupied a part of the beach before 1975. They established some premises for their relaxation and recreations. With some enabling conditions such as being near the city’s center, large space, beautiful landscapes, and qualified services (hotels, restaurants, vehicles keeping site, fresh water bathing, sunshade and buoy lease), My Khe Beach is now convenient for developing kinds of services such as fishing, water-skiing, diving, yatch race and so on.

Moreover, the safeguard team of Da Nang seashore work from 5 a.m to 8 p.m every day to guarantee safety for visitors to bath and relax on the beach. There has been a steady increase in the number of tourists visiting the beach.

Han River suspension bridge was completed, it links the east to the west area, making transportation possible. As a result, My Khe Beach becomes an attractive resort and ideal destination for holiday makers.

Area: 1,257.3 sq. km
Population: 788.5 thousand habitants (2006)
Administrative divisions:
Districs:Hai Chau, Thanh Khe, Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son, Lien Chieu, Cam Le.
Rural districts: Hoa Vang, Hoang Sa.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Co Tu, Tay…

Location:

Da Nang is located in the middle of central Vietnam, 759km from Hanoi and 960km from Ho Chi Minh City. Da Nang borders Thua Thien-Hue Province in the north, Quang Nam Province in the south and the west, and the Eastern Sea in the east with 150 km of seacoast.

Situated on the 1,500 km World Heritage Road of central Vietnam, from Da Nang, traveling along Highway 1A, visitors can easily and conveniently access to the four of five UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites in Vietnam including of Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park, Hue ancient citadel, Hoi An ancient town and My Son holly land.

Weather and climate:

Da Nang is in a typical tropical monsoon zone with high temperature and equable climate. The city’s weather is a combination of climatic features of northern and southern Vietnam, with the northern having the more distinct influence. There are two seasons. The wet season lasts from August to December and the dry from January to July. Cold spells are occasional in winter but they are not severe and are short.

The annual average temperature is 25.9oC. The highest temperature is 28-30oC in the months of June, July and August. The lowest is 18-23oC in December, January and February. 1,500-meter-high Mountain Ba Na has an average temperature of 20oC. Average rainfall is 2,505mm per year that concentrates during October and November.

Transportation:

- Highways: Da Nang is 108 km from Hue, 130 km from Quang Ngai, 763 km from Hanoi, and 947 km from Ho Chi Minh City. The national highway 1A crosses the city. From Da Nang, visitor can easily reach other destinations by overland transfer.

- Airways: The Da Nang International Airport is 2.5km south-west of the city center. There are domestic flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot and Pleiku.

- Railways: Thong Nhat Express train, which connects Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, stop in Danang.

- Waterways: There are marine routes to international and domestic ports. Tien Sa and Han River ports are located in a very wonderful position.

Tourism:

On regional and international scale, Da Nang is considered one of the important gateways to the sea of the central Highlands of Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Northeast Asian nations via the East-West Economic Corridor linking Tien Sa Seaport as an end point. Situated in one of the international sea and air routes, Da Nang City has a very advantageous geographic location for quick and sustainable socio-economic development.

Da Nang is an ancient land, closely related with the Sa Huynh cultural traditions. Many imposing, palaces, towers, temples, citadels and ramparts, the vestiges from 1st to 13th century are still to be seen in Cham Museum.

Da Nang has other various interesting attractions as Ba Na Tourist Resort, Hai Van Pass, Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains), Non Nuoc stone carving village as well as the Linh Ung Pagoda, Han River. Da Nang boasts many beautiful beaches stretching on dozens of kilometers such as Son Tra Beach, Non Nuoc Beach, My Khe Beach and Bac My An Beach.