Golden Bridge – Golden Giant Hands Bridge In Bana Hills

Many bridges in Vietnam have their own distinctive designs and stories. Especially, the highlight is Golden Bridge as It has become famous with impressive achitectures in Danang nowadays. The famous news such as BBC, CNBC, The Guardian, CNN, etc..have talked about this tourist attraction globally. With two giant hands design, international and domestic tourists love to visit and take many fascinating photos to post freely on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok….etc. Beside the purpose of sighseeing for pedestrian travellers, this place also an ideal for fashion show and wedding photoshoots of many people. Do not hesitate to buy a ticket to visit the hottest attraction in central Vietnam with us.

Location

Golden Bridge belongs to Sunworld Bana Hills, the only way to reach to the bridge is by cable car. This is well-known longest cable car system in the world. You have to buy the entrance ticket in advance to enter the attraction.

Locating away from the city center 20km from Danang downtown, Sunworld Bana hills is the most significant resort and recreational complex of Vietnam. The Golden Bridge in Vietnam is a new architectural construction that sets the location inside the entertainment-tourism complex Ba Na Hills.

Map of Golden Bridge

The architectures of Golden Bridge

This special bridge does not cross any lakes or rivers but it streches cross middle of the mountains. With the height of over 1400 meter from the sea level, Golden Bridge is called the “heaven on earth”. Spectacular designs of god hands bridge is amazed visitors with streching 150 meter long and 12,8 meter wide. It was made up of 8 arches.

The bridge consists 8 spans and the largest is 21,2m with 7 piers and 2 abutments. It is made by concrete and the peirs are made of steel pipes. Impressively, the bridge shell is made of gold-plated steel sheet with shinny titaium plating. When the sun come, the bridge becomes sparkling and conspicuous in the vast pace.

Being renown as a new symbol of Danang’s tourism since its opening in June 2018. Forunately, the bridge has been awarded by many global architecture competitons, it featues a harmonious blend of groundbreaking architecture and spectacular nature.

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Golden Bridge, a striking architectural marvel located in the Ba Na Hills near Da Nang, has rapidly become a must-visit attraction in Vietnam. Opened in 2018, this unique pedestrian bridge is held aloft by two giant stone hands, offering visitors breathtaking panoramic views of the lush landscapes below. The bridge, stretching 150 meters in length, is a blend of nature and artistry, designed to make one feel as though they are walking on a shimmering thread held by the gods. As part of a Da Nang 4 days itinerary, the Golden Bridge provides a perfect escape from the bustling city, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in the serene and picturesque surroundings. Exploring this iconic landmark is a highlight for many, capturing the imagination and hearts of all who visit.

What to do in Golden Bridge

Capturing attractive photos with giant hands

Different angles at Golden Bridge are waiting you to capture memorable photos. You can take selfie photographs, portrait photos, full-body photos, etc… Colossal hands are unique attractions in your photographs. To capture instagramble pictures at the bridge, you should come to catch spectacular views at the sunrise and sunset hours in the hill.

Bana Hills always attracts dozen of tourists come daily, it is always crowded, you should visit early to take attractive photos. In the morning, the surrounding is always foggy and you will have mysterious photos. In the afternoon, the sky is clearer with sunset and its appropriate time for you to go for a loose-limbered walk around including capturing photos.

Discovering other attractions in Bana Hills beside Golden Bridge

Beside famous golden hands bridge in Bana Hills, there are some exciting entertainments and sightseeing attractions that you can visit at the same time such as Wax Museum, Le Jardin D’amour Flower Gardens, 100 year old Wine Collar – Debay Wine Cellar, The French Village, Linh Ung pagoda, etc…. This entertainment park is huge and travelers usually spend one full-day to discover.

The best way to visit around Bana Hills is cable car and walking. Especially, you can experience informative and memorable trip is book our 4 days trip itinerary in central Vietnam with us. We are operating travel package for tourists visit the central coast of Vietnam including golden hands bridge.

How to get to Golden Bridge?

There are many ways to travel from Danang travel to Golden Bridge. Firstly, you have to enter Sunworld Bana Hills, then you can reach the bridge by cable car. We are introducing the transfer vehicles you might consider for your trip below:

Motorbike rental: This is the best choice for young travlers. You can save cost with motorbike transfer. Usually, you only spend aroun 7 USD – 9 USD/ bike for full-day rental. Bana Hills has parking lot, you will leave your bike there when you arrive and continute travel by cable car to visit Golden Bridge in Bana hills.

Private Car Service: This is a comfortable option for travelers who prefer having professional and friendly driver assist their trip to Golden Bridge. Our driver will wait you patiently when you take time for sightseeing in Bana Hills. At Explore Vietnam Travel, our drivers take care well customers and you definitely sastify with your trip. The price is more expensive than renting a bike but it worth it for almost 20 km drive journey. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

Bus to Bana Hills: Danang has a public bus transfer visitors to Bana Hills. The round trip ticket cost around 7 USD – 8USD. However, this bus only picks up tourists in Danang from 7:30 am to 8:30am and in Bana from 14:30am to 15:30om, which is quite restrictive time for visitors.

Entrance fee and notes when visit Golden Bridge

Entrance Fee

In order to visit Golden Bridge in Danang, you must buy the entrance tickets to enter Sunworld Bana Hills. After reaching Bana Hills by car, you will start travel by cable car to visit all the attractions in this amuseum park of central Vietnam. The tickets enter Bana Hills has different purposes.

For example, you can purchase a ticket of cable car only or combo ticket with lunch. The price of Bana hills ticket for chidlren is different than adults so be careful when you purchase the entrance fee. In 2024, the ticket for adult is 1,250,000 VND = 50 USD and children is 900,000 VND = 38 USD. You can book the tickets in advance by online or purchase directly at the ticket center in Bana Hills.

Some notes when visit Golden Bridge

Visiting the famous site is a must-do list among all travelers. However, you should take some important notes below:

The best time to visit Golden Bridge before 9:00am and after 17:00pm. These hours have less tourists discover so you might take wonderful photographs.

The opening hours of Bana Hills is from 8:00am to 18:30pm daily.

Bring small jacket follow your trip in case the weather might change suddenly in Bana hills because four seasons can appear here in one day such as summer,winter, fall and spring.

As you absolutely want to check-in the iconic bridge in the clear skies, attempt to visit between March and September. In which, June to August is the warmest time and also the peak tourist season.

Unfortuncately, the local authority has banned the flycam at Bana hills, and using flycam at the bridge will require a special permit document. Therefore, cameras and mobile phones will become effective tools for travelers who want to take photographs here.

If you tend to stay overnight in Bana hills, you can book a room there. Only one hotel is located in Bana Hills which is called Mercure Danang French Village Hotel.

The best time to visit the Golden Bridge

Golden Bridge in Bana Hills attracts thousand visitors come to explore dailly. This destination is always packed with tourists. In order to capturing some moments without the crowd, you should visit the bridge before 9:00am and after 17:00pm. These hours always have less tourists. Kindly take note that the openning hours is from 8:00am to 18:30pm daily. Sometimes, Bana Hills opens until the evening for visitors discover at night. If you want to have an experience in the eveming, make sure that you check the news carefully.

Who designed the Golden Bridge in Danang?

Impressive designs have made many tourists feel curious who is the “father” of this famous bridge. Architect Pham Thi Ai Thuy and chief designer Vu Viet Anh of TA Landscape Architecture are the authors of this unique project. The bridge was invested and built by Sun Group from July 2017 to April 2018.

The trophies and world records of the Golden Bridge

As we mentioned above that this is the only bridge that does not cross a river in Da Nang city, visitors can take in the view of majestic mountains and endless primeval forests. In the far distance is a beautiful panorama of Da Thanh. On sunny and cloudy days, the scenery here is sparkling and magical, like a fairyland on earth that is hard to describe. Therefore, Danang Golden Bridge has received many compliments.

There are some series of titles and rare world records. For example, The World Travel Awards organization awarded the Golden Bridge the title “World’s leading iconic tourist bridge 2020”; British daily newspaper The Guardian honored this as one of the “Top 10 bridges with the most unique and beautiful architecture in the world”; The Independent newspaper announced that the Golden Bridge is in the “Top 10 incredibly beautiful bridges”; and the News Site Insider (USA) rates this as “one of the 28 most impressive bridges in the world”.

Conclusion:

The iconic symbol of Danang’s tourism, “ Golden Bridge”, is waiting you to explore. With spacious and huge amusement, we can not wait to see beauftiful photographs you will capture in your vacation. We hope this useful article has given you many information of Golden Bridge ( Bana Hills), do not hesitate to contact us for more travel services. Consultant team at Explore Vietnam Travel always support you with any travel requests.