Situated in the south and 9km from Danang city center , the superb mountains also known as Les montagnes de marbre (name given by the French colonist in the late 19th century) are the cluster of limestone and marble. To be exact, the mountains are located within the territory of Hoa Hai townlet, Hoa Vang Province. The pilgrimage site is renowned with peaks, tunnels, caves and buddism temples dating back in the 17th century. The cluster features a group of five marbles and limestone moutains which have their own name based on the ancient oriental philosophy: earth, fire, wood, water and metal. All those limestone scatters within a radius of 1km.
The scenery is a part of Vietnamese history since it used to be the military base of Vietnamese army, where soldiers hid and spied on the enemies stationing at the China Beach below. The mountain possesses a complicated system with caves and grottoes.
Among five marbles, Thuy Son, Water Mountain, stands out as the highest one and attracts a great deal of tourists come and climbing upon its magnificient observatory spots: the Riverview Tower or Vong Giang Tower. The building credit of those towers come to Minh Mang Emperor. Vong Giang tower and Riverview Tower provide a amazing view to Kim Son Metal Mountain, Truong Giang, Cam Le rivers and fantastic beachfront area.
In addition to mountains, you can found a load of caves in the zone, for instance, Hoa Nghiem, Huyen Khong, Linh Nham, Lang Hu, Van Thong, Thien Long, Ban Co, Tang Chan, Chiem Thanh, Vong Hai Dai, Vong Giang Dai; and some Buddist temples. To name a few: Tam Thai, Tam Ton, Linh Ung
The mountains site are the neighbour to a blue-watered and white-sanded beach, where you can lie down in the sun and relax your body after hours of climbing.
Before channeling your effort into climbing the splendid mountains, you can make a stop at the Non Nuoc village and make tour around for souvenir since the village is famous for creating stone sculptures and handicrafts. The arts and crafts produced ranges from beautiful little things such as earrings, necklaces, vases to bulky Budda, Lady Buddha statues. The materials of the products used to be directly exploited from the Marble Mountains. However, for preservative purpose, the materials are now extracted and transported from neighboring provinces including Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa.
Find the site worth your visit? If you stay at Hoi An, it is 20km from your town so you can grab a taxi or motorbike taxi, which takes about 25 mins to reach the site.