Boat tours in Da Nang give both domestic and foreign visitors the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Son Tra Peninsula and, especially in the evening, the colourful bridges which cross the Han River.

There are now 2 main sightseeing boat tours operating on the river.  They are the Han River-Son Tra Peninsula-Hon Chao tour, and the Han River-Marble Mountains-K20 relic site-Tuy Loan Village Communal House tour. 

Tourist boats on the Han River

In addition, local travel agencies are offering other new tours for domestic and foreign visitors, especially the “Kham Pha Bai Cat Vang” (Discovering Yellow Sand) tour operated by the Hoang Long Yen Tourism Company.  This tour sets sail from the Han River to the Da Den (black rock area) on the Son Tra Peninsula, where visitors can relax at floating wooden huts and take part in many water sports and entertainment activities.  Another tour, called “Du Ngoan Song Han Ve Dem” (The Han River at Night), gives visitors the chance to enjoy the beauty of Da Nang’s unique bridges at night, watch musical performances, and float candle-lit flower garlands on the river.

However, the local sightseeing boat tours have not yet attracted many visitors due to a lack of tourist boat piers, entertainment and vacation services.

In addition, the small-capacity tourist boats do not operate in the rainy season because they cannot ensure the safety of their passengers.

Top priority will be given to increasing the number of high-capacity boats to fully tap the advantages of local boat tours on the river, and make them a tourism product which will attract more domestic and foreign visitors.