Attractions & day tripsBy Clever Tourists · Published
Suspended 1,400 meters above sea level in the Truong Son Mountains outside Da Nang, Vietnam, the iconic Golden Bridge (Cau Vang) at Sun World Ba Na Hills is held aloft by two colossal stone hands emerging from the forest canopy. While famous across social media, reaching the hilltop resort requires taking one of the world's longest single-track cable cars. Here is the full guide to booking tickets, transit, and avoiding dense crowds.
Access to Ba Na Hills is achieved via a 20-minute ride on a world-record cable car spanning over 5.7 kilometers through mountain clouds and jungle waterfalls. The ride itself is breathtaking, rising from coastal plains into cool alpine mist.
A standard adult Sun World ticket (around 900,000 VND (≈ $35) / ~$36 USD) covers round-trip cable car transit and admission to the Golden Bridge, the French Village, the Fantasy Park theme park, and the Le Jardin D'Amour flower gardens.
Between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, dozens of tour buses arrive from Da Nang and Hoi An, packing the 150-meter-long walkway with thousands of selfie-sticks and umbrellas.
To experience the bridge with minimal crowds: take the very first cable car up at 7:00 AM, or stay for late afternoon light after 4:30 PM when tour groups depart for Da Nang dinner cruises.
Ba Na Hills is located 30 kilometers west of downtown Da Nang (45 minutes by car) and 55 kilometers from Hoi An (75 minutes).
Hiring a round-trip private driver via Klook or Grab is the most convenient option (costing around 600,000–800,000 VND (≈ $23–31) for private air-conditioned cars). Your driver waits at the bottom cable car station parking area while you explore the mountaintop.
Yes, significantly. Due to its 1,400-meter elevation, temperatures at Ba Na Hills are typically 7 to 10 degrees Celsius cooler than coastal Da Nang, and the mountain is frequently shrouded in fog and mist. Bring a light jacket or windbreaker.
Sun World offers combo tickets including an international lunch buffet at Beer Plaza or Arapang. The buffet is expansive and decent value compared to paying for individual à la carte mountaintop restaurants.
Plan on spending between 4 and 6 hours. This allows ample time for the cable car rides, walking across the Golden Bridge, exploring the French Village replica, and riding the alpine coaster.
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