Golden Hands Bridge (Da Nang) is one thing not to miss across Vietnam today. It is a wow factor with a unique, inspirational architecture, and is extremely perfect for taking pictures. However, because of the high mountain location (at an elevation of 1,414 meters), the weather there isn’t the same throughout the day and even different from the city where visitors stay. Meaning that it’s difficult to know when the best weather is to travel. On the other side, the bridge daily welcomes huge crowds of tourists thanks to its high popularity on social media platforms. In this article, HoiAn Day Trip Company tells you the best time to visit Golden Hands Bridge, to enjoy the best weather and to avoid/escape from the crowds.
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Must Knows about Golden Hands Bridge Vietnam
– Location/address: Ba Na Hills, Hoa Ninh commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city, Vietnam (near Marseille station)
– Other name(s): Golden Bridge (original), Golden Bridge Vietnam, Da Nang Hands Bridge, Cau Vang, Golden Palm Bridge, Golden Buddha Hand Bridge
– Opening hours: 8 AM to 9 PM daily
– Ticket price: 900,000 VND for adult & children whose height is above 1,4 meters (2024)
– Type: pedestrian bridge, tourist bridge
– Length: 150 meters (approx 490 ft)
– Width: 5 meters (3m for walking, 1m each side for flowers)
– Height: 23,3 meters from the ground
– Elevation: 1,414 meters (approx 4,600 ft)
– Years of construction: July 2017 to April 2018
– Opened to public: June 2018
– Reason(s) to visit: a world-famous bridge, one of the most popular instagrammable places in Vietnam, unique architectural design, great natural scenery, pollution-free air
– Best time to visit: early morning, late afternoon
– Time to spend: 30 minutes
– Wheelchair accessible: yes
– How to get there: cable cars, walking
– Recognition(s): world’s leading iconic tourist bridge from 2020 to 2023 by the World Travel Awards, top 10 new world’s wonders by the Daily Mall (2021), the most impressive pedestrian bridge of the world by the Guardian (2018)
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/golden-hands-bridge
– Where to see reviews?: Google reviews, TripAdvisor
– Tour guide: contact +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo)
– Food & drink: yes available
– Shopping: yes available
– Fact: Golden Bridge at Vietnam has been copied in many places around the world
Best Time of the Year to Visit Golden Hands Bridge
The best time to visit Golden Hands Bridge Vietnam in the year is from February (after the Vietnamese new year festival or Tet) to the end of August. During these months, it’s dry and the sky is clear, allowing visitors to best enjoy the bridge and its greater park Ba Na Hills. The temperature is always lower than below areas, and it’s cool, comfortable. In the late afternoon, it often rains (but quickly), making visitors feel a bit cold. At night, it’s cold (temperature may drop to 15oC) and of course, most tourists need a jacket. The air is also very fresh due to vast forests in the surroundings. While walking on the bridge, it’s breezy.
Golden Hands Bridge is like an observation deck, giving visitors a great chance to admire breath-taking bird’s eye views from there, a dreamy sea of cloud as well as brilliant sunrise, sunset. Sure, the best time is from February to the end of August, when it’s clear and without a high rate of humidity.
The hottest months of the year – peak of the summer are May, June, July when the temperature may rise up to 40oC. It’s lower in Golden Hands Bridge, but solar radiation is still high that is harmful to skins and is bad for pictures. This period is high time for local tourists when lots of families travel to Da Nang/Hoi An.
In September, the weather is lovely if it doesn’t rain. The heat isn’t so strong like May, June and July, and the crowds are less.
From October to January, it rains most in the year. Typhoons may come to the area, causing heavy rains, very strong winds in the mountain where Golden Hands Bridge is located. For safety reasons, the cable cars may be shut down. Therefore, visitors should check the weather forecast carefully before going, especially when hearing a typhoon is upcoming.
Best Time of the Day to Visit Golden Hands Bridge
During the Best Months of the Year
During the dry season, from February to the end of August, the best time of the day to visit Golden Hands Bridge is when it’s sunny (dry). Depending on traveling purpose or personal preferences, it’s also the time when the bridge has no crowds or it won’t be too hot.
To know about sunny days, visitors just need to use Google and search “Golden Hands Bridge weather” on the days/the week/the month you prefer to go. When the day is closer, please check it again to know the most updated weather forecast and details, to choose the exact day to visit Golden Hands Bridge. The weather forecast also shows what’s going on each hour of the day, therefore visitors can see the best hours to be there and explore.
To avoid the crowds, it’s needed to be in Golden Hands Bridge when it’s just opened or in the late afternoon. In 2024, the bridge opens at 8 AM (the cable cars to it have the same operation hours). To get the first cable car at 8 AM, visitors have to leave the hotel early. From Da Nang city centre or My Khe Beach area or Non Nuoc Beach area or Nam O Beach area, the best time to go is 6:30-7 AM. From Son Tra Peninsula, it should be 6:30 AM (better if it starts earlier). From Hoi An, it should be 6-6:30 AM. Not all about the transfer to get to Sun World Ba Na Hills, visitors also spend time for tickets, walking to cable car stations. From 9 AM onwards, groups of tourists flock the bridge and it’s not enjoyable and comfortable anymore to see, photograph there.
The busiest months in the dry season are April to July. Visitors traveling to Golden Hands Bridge are mostly Vietnamese and Asians, so the best time to escape from crowds is definitely late afternoon.
Timings we recommend above are for visitors who reach the Golden Hands Bridge by car. If you use other vehicles, please go earlier to make sure that you are on it before crowds appear.
Staying in the hotels at Ba Na Hills is also another way to get the first cable car to Golden Hands Bridge. Now, there is only Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills (hotel) available to book a room. In the morning, from here, the guests have to walk to Louvre station and get one of the cable cars there. The earliest car is still 8 AM (earlier if lucky) but the ride is definitely shorter than the ones boarding from the foot of the hills. Sure, will be on the Golden Hands Bridge before day trippers. One thing that visitors should consider is the cost (maybe too expensive).
To avoid the heat, early morning or late afternoon is a nice time. Just follow our above recommendations to be the first person on the Golden Hands Bridge when like to go in the early morning. If don’t prefer an early departure or not an early bird, visitors should be there in late afternoon, 4 PM onwards. If lucky, it’s also possible to see the sunset from the bridge and have really fantastic photos. To know the exact sunset time to plan the trip, use Google and search ‘Golden Hands Bridge sunset time’. Please make sure that you will be on the bridge at least 1-1,5 hours before it’s dark because of needing to sightsee in other places too. Another option, you can see around the park first and come to the bridge 30 mins once the sun disappears. In many days, the direct cable car to Golden Hands Bridge (from the Hoi An station) is under maintenance, so visitors must go up by other cable cars and sure, will spend more time walking to the bridge.
To save time, visitors can think about booking a tour to Golden Hands Bridge to avoid crowds with a local expert.
During Rainy Months
During the wet/rainy months, September to January, the best time to visit Golden Hands Bridge is when it’s dry (more lucky, when it’s sunny). Absolutely, visitors don’t have to think about the heat because the temperature isn’t high in this season. However, the crowds are still seen, especially from October to mid-January.
It seems that in September, visitors can see sunny days (although not full days). That’s great already in this season because it rains frequently and Golden Hands Bridge is densely clouded. The thing visitors should do is select a sunny day and put it into the travel itinerary (other places will be fine when raining).
From October to mid-January, it’s usually wet, cold, windy, and foggy at Golden Hands Bridge. Nearly all cloudy photos or negative reviews about the bridge and Ba Na Hills mentions this period. Therefore, the best time to visit is when it’s just dry. Due to the high mountain location, when it’s dry at the bridge it is not easy to know also. Local experts recommend checking the weather forecast in advance and in days you’re in the area. After that, check the chance of rain each day, and choose the time with least chance of rain to go (when the day is closer, it’s more correct).
Itinerary to Visit Golden Hands Bridge for First Timer
Golden Hands Bridge is an attraction in Ba Na Hills, a huge theme park atop the mountain. To get there, cable car is the only way. So, travel itinerary to explore this bridge and the rest of the park depends on the cable car schedule.
In 2024, there are 4 cable cars to reach up to Golden Hands Bridge. The quickest cable car departs from the Hoi An Station. After 15-20 mins, visitors will land at Marseille Station and then go upstairs to see the bridge. From Suoi Mo Station, the cable car carries the passenger to the Ba Na Station. From here, visitors can climb stairs to Linh Ung Pagoda and then keep going uphill (through Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden) to the bridge OR take a funicular ride up to the hilltop and then walk to the bridge. After sightseeing Golden Hands Bridge, visit attractions in the same mountain, including Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden, Debay Wine Cellar, Big Buddha Statue, Linh Ung Pagoda. After that, go back to the bridge, reach Bordeaux Station to take the cable car (free) to the other mountain where visitors can see French Village, Fantasy Park, Helios Waterfall, Saint Denis Church, Ba Na Hills Brewery, King Peak, Wax Museum, Lunar Castle, Atlas Statue, Eclipse Plaza, alpine coasters, funicular ride, watch shows,… To go back to the parking lot, take the cable car from L’Indochine Station or Taiga Station.
From Thac Toc Tien Station, visitors will arrive at L’Indochine Station in French Village. From Champa Station (the highest station), the cable car carries the passenger to Taiga Station in French Village too. After that, explore attractions in the area such as Fantasy Park, Helios Waterfall, Saint Denis Church, Ba Na Hills Brewery, King Peak, Wax Museum, Lunar Castle, Atlas Statue, Eclipse Plaza, alpine coasters, funicular ride, watch shows,… The next attraction is Golden Hands Bridge. To get there, walk to Louvre Station to take the cable car (free) to Bordeaux Station and after taking off, then go downstairs. After this place, go downhill to visit Le Jardin d’Amour Flower Garden, Debay Wine Cellar, Big Buddha Statue, Linh Ung Pagoda. To return to the parking lot, go back to the bridge and board the cable car from Marseille Station (in a lower location) if it’s available. Unless, go upstairs again to Bordeaux Station, take the cable car to Louvre Station and then walk to L’Indochine Station or Taiga Station.
See more information & details in https://hoiandaytrip.com/ba-na-hills-self-guided-tour
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HOIAN DAY TRIP CO.,LTD daily organizes tours and transfers to Da Nang and Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo) or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
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