THE
 VIETNAM
 SITE
 

     

   


  DA NANG
  -- Danang
  -- Danang Ba Na Hills
  -- Danang China Beach
  -- Danang Golden Bridge
  -- Danang Highlights
  -- Danang Hotels
  -- Danang L. Ung Pagoda
  -- Danang Marble Mnt
  -- Danang Market
  -- Danang P. Lam Pagoda
  -- Danang Son Tra
  -- Danang Railway Station
  -- Danang War Museum
 

  Home

 -- Climate

 -- Distance Chart Vietnam

 -- Festivals

 -- Foreign Embassies

 -- Minorities

 -- Tet/ Vietnam New Year

 -- Travel Documents

 -- Vaccinations

 -- Vietnam Buses

 -- Vietnam Map

 -- Vietnam Trains

 -- Vietnamese People
 

  North Vietnam

  Hanoi

  Cao Bang

  Cat Ba

  Dien Bien Phu

  Duong Lam

  Ha Giang

  Ha Long Bay

  Hai Phong

  Hoa Binh

  Lai Chau

  Lang Son

  Lao Cai

  Mai Chau

  Ninh Binh

  Sapa

  Son La

  Vinh City
 

  Central Vietnam

  Buon Ma Thuot

  Cham Islands

  Da Nang

  Dak Lak

  Dong Hoi

  Hien Luong Bridge

  Hoi An

  Hué

  Kon Tum

  My Son (temple complex)

  Nha Trang

  Phong Nha - Ke Bang

  Pleiku

  Quy Nhon

  Thien Mu Pagoda (Hué)

  Tuy Hoa

  Vinh Moc (tunnels)
 

  South Vietnam

  Ho Chi Minh City

  Ben Tre

  Can Tho

  Chau Doc

  Con Dao Islands

  Cu Chi (tunnels)

  Dalat

  Floating Markets

  Ha Tien - Phu Quoc

  Long Xuyen

  Mekong (by bike)

  My Tho

  Nam Du Archipelago

  Phan Thiet/ Mui Ne

  Phu Quoc Island

  Rach Gia - Phu Quoc

  Vung Tau
 

  The Rest

  Hotels

  Links

  Contact
 

   

 


 

Son Tra
the Peninsula

"The trip up on the moped was a bit steep but once you ate there the views are breathtaking and the temples are stunning.
Hidden gem - there are people sat on the side of the road showing you where to park your moped, you then take a path down onto the beaches with beautiful restaurants and bars on stilts over the sea. Very easy to miss if you didn't know."


Beaches of Son Tra

          Son Tra - is the peninsula, which is located 10 kilometers from Da Nang. Son Tra is gradually an ideal tourist attraction. Tourists are overwhelmed with breathtaking views, pristine beaches and a fascinating blue sea. The peninsula has a length of 13 to 5 kilometers; the narrowest part is two kilometers. Son Tra is also known as Monkey Mountain.
With a height of 693m above sea level on top of Son Tra, you can enjoy fresh, cool breeze from the sea. You look out on a beautiful setting with lush greenery. Further away you see'll Da Nang City and the Marble Mountains. You have a beautiful panoramic view.
 

 


Da Nang has many beautiful sights. There is in each district a special atmosphere, because the city of Da Nang is spread at different heights.


Da Nang and the Son Tra peninsula
 

The beautiful peninsula has a fresh and cool climate. There are several on the peninsula known international hotels such as the Intercontinental and the Son Tra Resort & Spa.
Thanks to the beautiful natural landscape, with diverse flora and fauna, it has become a destination for many tourists. They come to Son Tra for their leisure and vacation. They can camp here, picnic or explore the pristine jungle.
The peninsula has a large jungle with many rare animals. Off the coast are colorful coral reefs, and a fascinating coastline ... It is a wonderful gift that nature has bestowed on Son Tra. They call it "the precious natural jewel of Da Nang" for tourism. Son Tra is the only piece of jungle in Vietnam, which is so close to town.

 

Son Tra is a diverse and rich nature reserve, largely covered by forest and hills. On the outskirts of the city is already the industry. In terms of nature you will find here the dividing line between North and South Vietnam. The peninsula is a refuge for rare animals such as deer, monkeys, gibbons and orangutans ...
It is the home of approximately 1000 different species of plants, 51 birds, reptiles, 15, and 42 species of coral.
Son Tra is mostly covered with dense rainforest, where the rare Red Shanked gibbons live. This is a species of monkey, which is common in the jungle of Son Tra, but elsewhere in Southeast Asia is very difficult to find.


The high statue at the Linh Ung Pagode

Apart from the aforementioned jungle coastal area has many beautiful beaches. The nature is a harmonious combination between the mountains and water. They create a unique beauty that much different from other beaches. Son Tra has a series of beautiful beaches, where several hotels lie: namely, My Khe Beach, Pham Van Dong Beach, T20. Furthermore, tourists have the chance to admire a thousand year-old banyan trees on the mountain Ban Co Peak. The Linh Ung Pagoda is located on the mountainside of Son Tra.
The Linh Ung features perfect harmony between modern and traditional architecture of the Vietnamese pagodas, especially in the three-entrance gate, the main room and the "home of the ancestors."
Tourists are also asked to look into the surrounding gardens and admire the lively Buddha statues. They illustrate fascinating myths and stories in Buddhism.
The most prominent part of the pagoda complex is the tallest statue in Southeast Asia from the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (or the Goddess of Mercy). This image is 67 meters high and has a diameter of 35 meters.


A bay at
 

 


"The only way to see Monkey Mountain is on a motorcycle. You can take a car or minibus but you won't get to see the wildlife.
The top was an important radar station during the Vietnam war and that part of it is still used by the military but the rest of it is fairly free to explore.
The roads are good up to the military base and around the Lady Buddha, but are decidedly worse on other parts of the mountain. However, it is on the rougher stretches that I saw a weasel crossing the road, a family of macaques just chilling and even a great road-side sighting of the rare Red-Shanked Duoc Langur.
There are several look-outs which give a glorious view either out to sea, or back over Da Nang city.
The summit can quickly be covered in fog, but may also clear just as quickly."


Copyright © 2014 - 2023 WINT. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy |