Hoi An: Marble Mountain Caves & Monkey Mountain Private Tour

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1/23

Duration4h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Two Mountains in One Day: Marble Caves and a 67-Meter Buddha Statue

You're picked up from your hotel and driven to Marble Mountain, where you explore stone-carving workshops and climb to three caves with Buddhist temples inside. After that, you head to Monkey Mountain to see the 67-meter Lady Buddha statue and panoramic views of Da Nang, with a chance to spot resident monkeys. Entry tickets and an English-speaking guide are included, and the whole day is private, so the pace is yours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Marble and Monkey Mountains

Pick up from hotel
Transfer to Marble Mountain
Climb and explore Marble Mountain caves
Visit Buddhist temples on Marble Mountain
Travel to Monkey Mountain
Enjoy panoramic views of Da Nang
Observe local monkeys at Monkey Mountain

The Experience

The stone workshops at the base of Marble Mountain are where you start, watching craftspeople shape blocks that have been quarried from the mountain itself for centuries. It's not a museum — it's active work, dust in the air, chisels hitting stone in rhythm. Your guide will walk you through the process, and then you climb. The caves open up as you go higher: Tàng Chơn, Huyền Không, Vân Thông — each one a hollow in the mountain with Buddhist shrines tucked inside, some lit by shafts of light from openings in the rock. The climb takes time but it's steady, not technical, and the views down to Da Nang start appearing between the trees.

After Marble Mountain, the tour moves to Monkey Mountain, a peninsula about 10 kilometers away where the landscape flattens and opens toward the water. The Lady Buddha pagoda dominates the skyline here — a 67-meter statue that's visible from most of Da Nang on a clear day. You'll have time to walk around, take in the panoramic views of the city and the coast, and if the resident monkeys are active, you might see them moving through the trees. They're not guaranteed, but they're part of why people come. The whole day runs at a pace that lets you absorb each place without rushing between stops.

Your hotel pickup is included, so you don't arrange transport yourself, and your guide speaks English throughout. Entry tickets to both mountains are covered in the price. Water is provided during the day. The private format means the group stays small and the timing is yours — no waiting for a bus to fill up or a group to assemble.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation to both Marble Mountain and Monkey Mountain, entry tickets to both sites, water throughout the day, and an English-speaking guide who will walk you through the stone workshops, lead you through the caves, and point out the Lady Buddha statue and views of Da Nang.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by TC Hoi An Travel

Is this one for you?This works well if you want to see two distinct mountain sites in one day without arranging transport or buying tickets separately — the private pickup and included entry fees mean you can focus on exploring instead of logistics.