Over the past decade, Da Nang has boosted its profile as an international tourist destination with its beautiful beaches, fine dining and luxury hotels.
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The New York Times has taken notice of the city’s meteoric rise, ranking it number 43 on it’s list of “52 Places to Go in 2015” which features untrammeled oases and once-avoided destinations in addition to familiar cities which offer new reasons to visit.
The publication said of the coastal city:
“For the last couple of decades, Danang, on the central coast of Vietnam, has been the place travelers flew into to get to historic Hoi An, a Unesco-protected but tourist-swarmed neighbor 20 miles to the south. But this city of almost a million people has become a worthy destination in its own right. After an airport expansion in 2011, resorts began popping up along the coast. Last year, two luxury lodgings were added: Premier Village and A La Carte Danang Beach. And Danang’s charms — long, sandy beaches and kiosks selling bahn mi sandwiches overflowing with pork and pickled papaya and fresh herbs — are even easier to reach since Dragon Air began direct flights from Hong Kong in 2013.”
Nearly equidistant to HCMC and Hanoi (605km and 628, respectively), Da Nang provides a nice getaway option for domestic travelers in addition to the international variety.
[Photo via Anh Dinh]
