« Bana Hills - the most expensive tour available in Da Nang, primarily due to the exorbitant price of the longest cable car in Asia: 600,000 VND (about $25). As they say, if you desire French luxury - you must pay the French price.
There are a few ways to get to the hills: taxis, motorbikes, or as part of an organized tour. You can also hire a driver with a car for the whole day, which costs around 600,000 VND ($25), while taxis there and back will total around 900,000 VND ($38).
I chose a different route and ended up in a tour group because the price there is very enticing, especially considering that most of the guides barely speak English: 90,000 VND ($3.75).
When acquaintances asked me about the tour price, we had a hilarious dialogue:
- How much does the tour cost?
- Nine-zero-thousand.
- Ninety thousand?
- Nine-zero.
- Nine hundred thousand?
- Just nine zero.
Well, you get it, right? Yes, that’s surprisingly cheap!
Additionally, I had lunch in a restaurant with a buffet that cost me 170,000 VND ($7). In total, the full day tour with transportation, a guide, entrance tickets, and a delightful lunch cost 870,000 VND ($37), plus I paid an extra 70,000 VND ($3) for a funicular ride to the lower levels, making Bana Hills absolutely worth the money spent. »
There are a few ways to get to the hills: taxis, motorbikes, or as part of an organized tour. You can also hire a driver with a car for the whole day, which costs around 600,000 VND ($25), while taxis there and back will total around 900,000 VND ($38).
I chose a different route and ended up in a tour group because the price there is very enticing, especially considering that most of the guides barely speak English: 90,000 VND ($3.75).
When acquaintances asked me about the tour price, we had a hilarious dialogue:
- How much does the tour cost?
- Nine-zero-thousand.
- Ninety thousand?
- Nine-zero.
- Nine hundred thousand?
- Just nine zero.
Well, you get it, right? Yes, that’s surprisingly cheap!
Additionally, I had lunch in a restaurant with a buffet that cost me 170,000 VND ($7). In total, the full day tour with transportation, a guide, entrance tickets, and a delightful lunch cost 870,000 VND ($37), plus I paid an extra 70,000 VND ($3) for a funicular ride to the lower levels, making Bana Hills absolutely worth the money spent. »