Tet or Lunar New Year is the biggest and the most important traditional festival for Vietnamese people. It’s also the longest public holiday in the country. During it, people will go home to see family, commemorate ancestors, make and eat special dishes, meet up relatives and friends, go to temples to pray, or travel. For that reason, there are many visitors in Ba Na Hills during this special occasion. Now, let’s HoiAn Day Trip Company share all information about Ba Na Hills during Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
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Must Knows about Ba Na Hills in Da Nang
– Location/address: An Son village, Hoa Ninh commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city, Vietnam
– Entrance address: in the end of Ba Na – Suoi Mo Road (from the city)
– Name pronunciation:
– Other name(s): Ba Na Suoi Mo Tourist Area, Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort, Ba Na Hill Station, Disneyland of Vietnam, Ba Na Nui Chua Nature Reserve
– Elevation/altitude: 1,400 to 1,487 meters (around 4,800 ft)
– Opening hour(s): 8 AM to 10 PM everyday
– Ticket price: 850,000 to 1,250,000 VND for adults, 750,000 to 950,000 VND for children (2024)
– Discovery: 1901 by French people
– Establishment day: 25th March 2009
– Getting there: cable car, car/van, motorbike
– Reason(s) to visit: world-record cable cars, Golden Hands Bridge, cool and fresh atmosphere, breath-taking sceneries, many attractions and exciting activities, lots of photo opportunities, more
– Best time to visit: dry season (February to September), sunny days
– Time to spend: at least 1/2 day
– Emblem: bell-shaped cherry blossom which blooms in every spring
– Owner: Sun Group (Vietnam)
– Recognition(s): Asia’s leading theme park by World Travel Awards, Vietnam’s leading tourist attraction by Vietnam National Authortity of Tourism
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/ba-na-hills-travel-guide
– Food & drink: yes available
– Shopping: yes available
– Tour guide: contact +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo)
– Official website: https://banahills.sunworld.vn
– Fact: Ba Na Hills is established by French people in 1900s with purposse to escape the heat in Da Nang
Ba Na Hills (Vietnam) on Map
Does Ba Na Hills Open During Tet?
During Tet or the Vietnamese New Year Festival, Ba Na Hills still opens as normal. None of the attractions, activities and restaurants will be shut down if the weather is not bad. Actually, Vietnamese people just do not work on the Lunar New year days (around a week, decided by the government) to take a rest and celebrate the holiday. However, Ba Na Hills is a privately owned tourist area (owned and managed by Sun Group Vietnam), so even during the Lunar New Year, it’s always open. Everyday, the park’s opening hours and cable car schedule are from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and the ticket price is the same. Hotel rooms will be more expensive than common days like anywhere in the area.
Even on the first day of the year, everything at Ba Na Hills is still ready for visitors. All attractions open, all activities/celebrations take place, all staff are excited and all restaurants serve food. No prices are higher than common and no extra fees. For that reason, this park is still one of the best places to visit during Tet.
Better to Know about Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)
Tet or Lunar New Year or New Year is the biggest and the most important traditional festival in Vietnam. Additionally, it’s also the longest public holiday for Vietnamese people. This is one of the best times in the year to travel to Vietnam because of cultural experiences and good weather.
– Origin: marking the new cycle of wet rice cultivation in the Red River Delta, cradel of Vietnamese civilization.
– Dates: 8th to 14th February (2024), 25th January to 2nd February (2025), around 17th February (2026), around 6th February (2027).
– Traditions: cleaning up and decorating the house (by red lanterns, pink cherry blossom or yellow apricot, kumquat), giving lucky money, going to temples to pray, visiting ancestor’s tombs, setting up a new year tree (by a bamboo pole, known as cay nieu), making and cooking sticky rice cakes, lion dance, ancestor, heaven and earth commemoration in new year’s eve, making a meal to thank and invite ancestors to celebrate the festival together and then sharing with family members, friends and neighbors, making first meal of the year as ancestor offspring (vegetarian in buddhist families), giving good wishes and greetings, choosing the first person entering the house to have good fortune throughout the year, singing folk songs, playing folk games,…
– Foods: banh chung & banh tet (sticky rice cakes), candied fruits, fried spring rolls, pork sausage, chicken clear noodle soup with dried bamboo shoots, bitter melon stuffed with pork (kho qua nhoi thit), caramelized pork and eggs (thit kho hot vit), pickled shallot and root vegetables,…
See also: Da Nang During Tet, Hoi An During Tet
Weather in Ba Na Hills During Tet
Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year which occurs in late January/February, marks the beginning of the spring (northern Vietnam) or new cycle of rice growing (in terms of agriculture) or the dry season (southern Vietnam). During it, the weather is beautiful, making it one of the best times to visit Ba Na Hills and Da Nang. In other words, it’s always sunny or not rainy in the daytime. At night, it’s a little bit cold. Remember to bring sun cream, sun glasses, walking shoes, cash, phone/camera to take pictures, extra clothes.
Things to See & Do in Ba Na Hills During Tet
During Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, in Ba Na Hills, visitors can go to these attractions: Golden Hands Bridge (the bridge with two giant hands), Le Jardin d’Amour (a cluster of flower gardens), Debay Wine Cellar (a 100-years-old French wine cellar), giant Shakyamuni Buddha Statue (27 meters tall), Linh Ung Ba Na Pagoda (the oldest and holiest temple), French Village (a complex of medieval style buildings), Saint Denis Church, Helios Waterfall, Ba Na Hills Brewery, King Peak or Top of Nui Chua Mountain at elevation of 1,487 meters, Lunar Castle, Fantasy Park (amusement park), Wax Museum, Atlas Statue, Eclipse Square,… Around the park, these activities are also fun to do: alpine coasters, funicular rides, rock climbing, amusement rides, Vietnamese folk games,…
Around the park, decorations and celebrations for Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year are always seen, bringing a joyful, cheerful atmosphere and great photo opportunities. In the Vietnamese lunar calendar, each year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals. In turn, they are rat, water buffalo, tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig (in Chinese culture, water buffalo and cat are replaced by ox and rabbit). In this year 2024, the year of the dragon, dragons are decorated everywhere across the park. It also means that in the next years, 2025 and 2026, visitors will see many beautiful decorations about snakes and horses.
New year’s eve party and countdown is organized at Ba Na Hills for guests who stay in the hotel. Day trippers can participate, for free. On the last day of the old year, the cable car is still in operation to serve visitors as normal.
There are many pagodas and temples in Ba Na Hills where visitors can go to pray as the locals do. They are Linh Ung Pagoda (near the big buddha statue), Linh Phong Thien Tu Pagoda and Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple on the highest peak. People often pray for a lucky year, good health, good business, their parents, husband/wife and children, or anything they wish for in their life. If want to visit any temple, make sure that your outfit is respectful enough. Your pants must cover the upper knees and your shirt must cover the armpits, navel, shoulder or breast.
The best clothes to wear during Tet is Vietnamese traditional dress or national costume. Because no rental places or shops are opened after new year’s eve, so visitors need to buy it before. In Da Nang, Han Market or Son Tra Night Market are good places for tourists, while in Hoi An, there are Hoi An Ancient Town and Hoi An Night Market. If have time, let’s see a local tailor and get a dress made to fit your style and size. Please keep in mind that tailors are very busy in weeks once the festival begins because locals all want to make new clothes, so make sure everything is in time.
To eat, all restaurants and stalls are opened during Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year. So, visitors still have many food options to choose from. Book a buffet if want to try different Vietnamese and Asian dishes at an affordable price. Unless, just go to restaurants where the favourite cuisine or type of food is served (such as western, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Korean, etc). At outdoor food courts, barbecues and craft/draught beers are available throughout the day. See more information & details
Shops still open during Tet too. So visitors can visit and buy something as souvenirs.
Itinerary to Visit Ba Na Hills During Tet
First time visitors will be a bit confused when sightseeing Ba Na Hills. To make the trip easier, please remember to take a map in ticket offices at the park’s main entrance or in the cable car (available in English/Vietnamese/Korean/Chinese/Thai). Secondly, if possible, go to the Hoi An Station and take the cable car to Golden Hands Bridge first. After that, explore other areas in the same mountain. The other portion of Ba Na Hills is located on another mountain, so visitors need to take the cable car again (at the station near Golden Hands Bridge, Bordeaux Station). After taking off the cable car, continue discovering the park. See full itinerary for self-guided visitors
Vietnamese New Year Food at Ba Na Hills
During Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, buffet restaurants at Ba Na Hills serve traditional dishes that are made and eaten specifically for this festival. If visit earlier or later, visitors will not have a chance to try them. There are banh chung or banh tet (squared or cylindrical sticky rice cake wrapped in banana leaf, tied by bamboo threads, with filling of pork belly and mung beans), fried banh tet slices (banh tet chien), fried spring rolls (nem ran), red sticky rice (xoi gac), pork sausage (cha lua), boiled chicken with lime chilli salt, Vietnamese coriander and sliced white onion, chicken clear noodle soup with dried bamboo shoot, meat jelly (thit dong), head cheese (gio thu), pickled shallot (cu kieu muoi), sweet candied fruits (mut),…
At stalls along main paths in Ba Na Hills, some of Vietnamese traditional new year dishes are also sold. Fried spring rolls (nem ran) or fried sticky rice slices (banh tet chien) are popular.
How to Avoid the Crowd at Ba Na Hills During Tet
During Tet or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, it’s very crowded at Ba Na Hills. So, if do not want to see too many people or long queues, visitors should go in the early morning or late afternoon-evening. The park and the cable car open at 8:00 am, so it’s needed to start the trip at 6:45-7:00 am in Da Nang and 6:15-6:30 am in Hoi An. If going from Hue city, please try to visit Ba Na Hills in the afternoon. Private transport is a must to save time (actually not expensive to book) and tickets should be reserved in advance to cut the queue at ticket offices. Going with a local guide is a smart choice because he/she knows the park well, and can tailor the itinerary that is just for you. See more information & details
How to Get to Ba Na Hills During Tet
If travel during Tet, visitors must reserve a private transport to Ba Na Hills in advance. A small surcharge will be required because Tet is a public holiday in Vietnam. Tickets are sold at the main entrance as normal.
See also: How to Get to Golden Bridge in Ba Na Hills
Ba Na Hills main entrance is in the end of Ba Na Suoi Mo Road, An Son village, Hoa Ninh commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang, Vietnam.
Da Nang to Ba Na Hills: The distance from Da Nang city centre or My Khe Beach area to Ba Na Hills is around 25 kilometers. Visitors can get a car/minivan/bus or ride the motorbike. A drive by car is 35-45 mins long each way. We advise booking a roundtrip transfer by private car, instead of one way, to save. If like riding the scooter by your own, find the quickest way to Ba Na Suoi Mo Road and then follow it until can not go further (signs showing direction to Ba Na Hills are many). Security men will tell you location of parking lot. It’s free to park.
Da Nang Airport to Ba Na Hills: Da Nang International Airport is the nearest airport to Ba Na Hills. This airport is in Da Nang city downtown, so it’s very easy and convenient for visitors to pick up and then go to Ba Na Hills. The distance is about 30 kilometers, so if get there by car, the drive is 40-60 minutes, depending on weather and traffic.
Da Nang Railway Station to Ba Na Hills: Many travelers like traveling to Da Nang by train (from Hue, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, Nha Trang, Ninh Binh). In this city, the train will arrive at the Da Nang Railway Station. Like the airport, it also lies within city downtown. The distance is about 30 kilometers, so if get there by car, the drive is 40-60 minutes, depending on weather and traffic.
Hoi An to Ba Na Hills: The distance from Da Nang city centre or My Khe Beach area to Ba Na Hills is around 35 kilometers. Visitors can get a car/minivan/bus or ride the motorbike. A drive by car is 45-60 mins long each way. We advise booking a roundtrip transfer by private car, instead of one way, to save. If like riding the scooter by your own, find the quickest way to the coastal road Lac Long Quan, then Ba Na Suoi Mo Road and then follow it until can not go further (signs showing direction to Ba Na Hills are many). Security men will tell you location of parking lot. It’s free to park.
Hue to Ba Na Hills: The distance from Hue to Ba Na Hills is around 110 kilometers. So, the best way to get there is by private car/minivan/bus. The drive is approx 2,5 hours long. We advise going early in the morning to have more time to explore Ba Na Hills and then transfer to nearby Da Nang/Hoi An cities.
Chan May Port to Ba Na Hills: The distance from Hue to Ba Na Hills is around 60 kilometers. So, the best way to get there is by car/minivan/bus. The drive is approx 1,5 hours long (without Hai Van Pass). We advise booking a private roundtrip transfer.
Tien Sa Port (Da Nang Port) to Ba Na Hills: The distance from Hue to Ba Na Hills is around 45 kilometers. So, the best way to get there is by car/minivan/bus. The drive is approx 1,5 hours long (without Hai Van Pass). We advise booking a private roundtrip transfer.
HOIAN DAY TRIP CO.,LTD daily organizes tours and transfers to Ba Na Hills from Da Nang/Hoi An/Hue. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo) or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Guided Tours to Ba Na Hills Da Nang Vietnam
– Ba Na Hills & Golden Bridge Day Tour – Best Ba Na Hills Tour
– Ba Na Hills Half Day Tour with Golden Bridge
– Ba Na Hills Private Tour with Golden Bridge & Lunch Buffet
– Ba Na Hills Afternoon Tour with Golden Bridge
– Ba Na Hills Night Tour with Dinner
– Ba Na Hills Instagram Tour with Golden Hands Bridge (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
– Ba Na Hills Muslim Tour with Halal Buffet & Prayer Room (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills & Marble Mountain Tour (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
– Ba Na Hills Day Tour with Chinese Speaking Guide (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
– Ba Na Hills Day Tour with Thai Speaking Guide (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills & Lady Buddha Tour (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills & Hoi An Tour from Da Nang (9:00 AM-9:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills & Hoi An Pottery Village (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills & Hoi An Coconut Village (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Tour from Da Nang Cruise Port
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Tour from Chan May Cruise Port
– Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Private Tour from Lang Co
– Hoi An to Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Private Transfer
– Hue to Hoi An Private Transfer via Ba Na Hills
– Hoi An to Hue Private Transfer via Ba Na Hills
– Da Nang to Hoi An Private Transfer via Ba Na Hills
– Da Nang Cruise Port to Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Transfer
– Chan May Cruise Port to Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Transfer
HOIAN DAY TRIP CO.,LTD daily organizes tours and transfers to Ba Na Hills from Da Nang/Hoi An/Hue. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo) or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Photos, Videos about Ba Na Hills During Tet
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