Hai Van Pass motorbike tour from Da Nang: Legendary loop ride

Ride the curves and switchbacks of Vietnam's most famous mountain pass

A guided motorbike tour from Da Nang that follows the legendary Hai Van Pass loop, stopping at Linh Ung Pagoda on Son Tra Mountain, Lang Co Beach, and a working fish sauce village. You ride the mountain switchbacks, swim in rock pools at Lap An lagoon, watch local fishing at dawn, and interact with villagers along the route. The tour runs seven to eight hours with an English-speaking guide and hotel pickup.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Linh Ung Pagoda1h · entry included
2. Son Tra Mountain1h · entry included

Hai Van Pass motorbike day trip

• Travel through Da Nang beach fishing
• Visit Lady Buddha at Monkey Mountains
• Ride Legendary Hai Van Pass
• Visit fish sauce village and Lang Co Beach
• Lunch at local restaurant Lang Co Beach
• Ride around Lap An lagoon and swim
• See monkeys at Son Tra Mountain
• Stop trip in Danang or continue to H.A

The experience

The ride starts early, taking you through Da Nang to a local fishing beach where you watch how residents work the water for their daily catch. From there the motorbike climbs toward Linh Ung Pagoda, the largest in the city, set high on Monkey Mountain (Son Tra Mountain) where a massive Lady Buddha overlooks the coast. The pagoda itself is a working temple, not a museum stop, and the ride up gives you the scale of the landscape you're crossing.

The Hai Van Pass itself is the centerpiece: a mountain road famous enough to appear on BBC, with sudden curves and blind corners that open onto views of mountains dropping to ocean. This is not a highway. You're on roads locals use daily, and the guide stops to let you talk with villagers, see how they live, and understand what the pass means to the region. You'll visit a fish sauce making village where the work happens in front of you, then pull over at Lang Co Beach for photos and the landscape to settle. A swim in the rock pools at Lap An lagoon breaks up the ride, and if the day is clear, you might spot monkeys still living on the mountain.

Lunch happens at a local restaurant overlooking Lang Co Beach. The ride back to Da Nang (or Hoi An if you prefer) follows the same roads but the light and your sense of the terrain have shifted by then. Parking is covered. You bring your own food budget beyond lunch.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup in Da Nang.
• English-speaking guide.
• parking fees.
• lunch at a local restaurant on Lang Co Beach.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (12 to 70 years) · Under 12: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Vietnam Easy Riders - Rew Rew Adventures

Is this one for you?At seven to eight hours, this tour fills most of a day but leaves room for an evening in Da Nang or a morning elsewhere. You need at least a moderate level of fitness for the motorbike ride and the mountain terrain, and the minimum age is twelve. It's not suitable if you have spinal injuries or are pregnant.

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Top questions

What is Linh Ung Pagoda and why is it on this route?

Linh Ung Pagoda is the largest pagoda in Da Nang, built at scale on Monkey Mountain with a massive Lady Buddha statue overlooking the coast. It's a working temple, not a tourist site, and the ride up the mountain gives you the elevation and the view that defines the region.

Is the Hai Van Pass really as dramatic as people say?

The Hai Van Pass has sudden curves and blind corners with views that open from mountain to ocean. It's famous enough to have been featured on BBC, and the road is narrow enough that you feel every switchback. The guide stops along the way so you can see the landscape and talk to locals who use the pass daily.

Can I swim during this tour?

Yes. You stop at Lap An lagoon where there's a local stream with rock pools deep enough to swim in and refresh yourself during the ride.

What happens at the fish sauce village?

The fish sauce making village is a working place where the production happens in front of you. It's a stop to see how locals make one of Vietnam's essential ingredients, not a staged demonstration.

How much of the day is actually riding versus stopping?

The tour runs seven to eight hours total, with multiple stops built in: the fishing beach, the pagoda, the Hai Van Pass itself with photo and local interaction time, the fish sauce village, Lang Co Beach, the lagoon swim, and lunch. The ride is continuous but broken into sections by these stops.