Bà Nà Hills Explained

Bà Nà Hill Station (or Bà Nà Hills or Sun World Ba Na Hills) is a hill station and resort located in the Trường Sơn Mountains west of the city of Da Nang, in central Vietnam. The station, advertised as "the Da Lat of Danang province" by local tourism authorities, was founded in 1919 by French colonists, and later expended by Sun Group. Being located 1,500 metres above sea level, it has a view of the East Sea and the surrounding mountains.^[1]

Due to the elevation of the resort, the temperature is cooler than the environment near the coast.^[2] Linh Ứng Temple is situated near the station, with a cable car nearby to carry tourists to and from the resort.^[3]

Ba Na cable car

The Ba Na Cable Car, opened on 29 March 2013, holds the world record for "longest non-stop single track cable car", at in length.^[4] Its latest tourist attraction is the Golden Bridge (Cầu Vàng).

The hill station is located at an elevation of, from Da Nang.^[5]

in 2021, Ba Na Hills added their sixth cable car to the park, made by Doppelmayr and managed by Sun World, Sun Group.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Zohar . Erica Wertheim . Ba Na Hills, Vietnam: The Must-See Resort Built For Instagram . 2022-10-20 . Forbes . en.
2. Web site: Do . Cuong . 2018-11-21 . A Complete Guide to Bana Hills . 2022-10-20 . You in Da Nang . en-US.
3. Web site: Ba Na Hill Station . .
4. Web site: Longest non-stop single track cable car. Guinness World Records . 23 April 2013.
5. Web site: Sun Group, Doppelmayr and the Untold Story of the World’s Longest Cable Car Routes. 2021-09-05. vietnamnews.vn.