Luxury Da Nang Holidays

Da Nang practically fizzles with energy. Located between Hanoi to the north and Ho Chi Minh City to the south, this coastal city on the Han estuary is changing rapidly. With new hotels, restaurants and buzzing nightlife, as well as a fine museum of Cham sculpture, it provides an enticing introduction to modern Vietnam.

Its main attraction are its pristine beaches, such as those of the Lang Co peninsula where crystal waters lap at the soft white sands. Surfers tend to make for Non Nuoc beach, which is fast becoming a fashionable playground with exclusive resorts, restaurants and international golf courses.

Non Nuoc beach is just a short distance from the Marble Mountains, five limestone hills studded with caves and pagodas. Each hill is said to represent one of the five elements: earth, fire, metal, water and wood. Another elemental attraction, this time in the city centre, is the dragon bridge, which spans the river and spouts fire and water from its head on weekend nights.