Ba Na Hills – Vietnam Travel Diary – 3

Sun World Ba Na Hills − the European-themed recreational complex is in the Trường Sơn Mountains, about 30km from Da Nang.

The only way up to Ba Na Hills is via the cable-cars. This infrastructure is among the 10 most impressive cable-car systems in the world. There are various cable lines and stations, depending on where you want to reach. We started at the famous Golden Bridge by taking the Hoi An (05) ground station. We were rewarded with a picturesque ride boasting incredible, 360-degree views.

Golden Bridge, a 150-metre-long bridge, has two giant hands holding the walkway.  This attracts huge crowds every day.

At the top, the French Village has everything one would expect from a medieval village – a town square, cute cafes, a cathedral and fountain. It looks realistic  as you walk the cobbled streets.

At the Linh Ung Pagoda one of the biggest Buddha statues in the land, which sits serenely on a five-metre wide circular base, and is 27 metres tall can’t be missed. Unfortunately the day we were there it was nearly covered by dense mist.

Another attraction that we visited is a 4D theatre where we had to wear glasses. The story was fun and the animation was good.

Outside of Luna Castle  is Lava Castle, which is bright pink. One end is ‘held’ up by an Atlas statue, so make sure you stop and see that!

Rather than walking back to the main area, in the depths of Luna Castle  there is a 400 year old funicular railway that takes 2 minutes to reach a building back in the main plaza.

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