---
node: spot_da_nang_ba_na_hills
type: spot
slug: ba_na_hills
destination: dest_da_nang
title: "Bà Nà Hills"
lead: "Bà Nà Hills is a hilltop resort an hour west of Da Nang, reached by one of the longest cable cars in the world and built as a French-style village with a theme park attached. The Golden Bridge, held up by two giant stone hands, is what put it on every feed."
published: 2026-08-12
updated: 2026-08-12
image_file: spot_da_nang_ba_na_hills.jpg
image_source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba_Na_Hills_Resort_view_20250718.jpg"
image_author: "DvTor8303"
image_license: "CC0"
---

## Overview

The French established a hill station here in 1919 to escape the coastal heat, and it was abandoned after independence; the present complex was built from 2007 on the ruins, and none of what you see is old. The Golden Bridge opened in 2018 and the hands were designed to look weathered from the start. At 1,487 metres the hills are usually in cloud, which is the point of the place and also why the view is often nothing at all.

## Highlights

Go on a clear morning and go early; by midday the bridge is shoulder to shoulder. Bring a jacket — it is ten degrees cooler than Da Nang. The cable car ticket covers everything, and the theme park rides are included rather than extra.