Ba Na – Sapa of the central region

02:09, 07/09/2006

Ba Na – Suoi Mo tourism site, about 30 kilometres west of Da Nang, is considered Sapa of the central region. Tourists can follow National Highway 1A to the north, turning westwards at the Hoa Khanh T-junction and following Au Co road for about 16 kilometres, tourists will arrive at the reception centre of the tourism site.

Ba Na – Suoi Mo tourism site, about 30 kilometres west of Da Nang, is considered Sapa of the central region.

 

Tourists can follow National Highway 1A to the north, turning westwards at the Hoa Khanh T-junction and following Au Co road for about 16 kilometres, tourists will arrive at the reception centre of the tourism site.

 

There, tourists can relax themselves by calling at the ecological showroom and then continue the itinerary to the peak of Ba Na by car on 1,400 metres above sea level. On the mountain peak, the climate is cool around the year with fog hanging in mid air.

 

One of the reasons why the French colonialists selected Ba Na to build a tourism site was that the climate there was viewed as the spring of France. Tourists can feel the climate of four seasons in only a day on Ba Na: Spring in the morning, summer at noon, autumn in late afternoon and winter in the evening.

 

On the peak of the mountain, tourists can view Hai Van mountain range; Bac My An, My Khe and Non Nuoc beaches, Thu Bo river, and Cu Lao Cham (an islet).

 

Ba Na is now populated with villas, hotels, rest houses and bungalows, and tourists can even camp out in the forest.

 

Food and drinks are supplied by restaurants, along with recreational activities such as karaoke, billiards and electronic games.

 

What attracted tourists when they first arrived were the flowers – dao chuong (bell peach) – the clusters of pink flowers looked very beautiful as they swung in the wind. At dawn, tourists should climb the Chua mount to watch sunrise from its peak

 

Enjoying overview of Ba Na on cable car is also a good idea for tourists. The cable is over one kilometres long, including 16 cars which can meet the demands of 300 tourists an hour.

 

The cable car in Ba Na is one of the most modern systems in southeast Asia. It takes tourists to view Chua Mountain, Rainbow Waterfall, Ba Temple, Li Ung Pagoda and Vong Nguyet (Moon Viewing) Hill.

 

A trip to Ba Na would not be complete without a stop at Suoi Mo (Dream Spring) – the area comprises of Suoi Mo, Thuy Duong Lake, and Kim Hien and Toc Tien waterfalls – all in close proximity to Ba Na.

 

(Source: Nhan Dan)