Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang

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Date/time of update: May 2, 2024, 9:40 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Light Rain

Temperature: 28.95°C
Temperature feels like: 34.39°C
Minimum Temperature: 28.95°C
Maximum Temperature: 28.95°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1006hPa
Humidity:79%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 3.6m/sec
Wind Direction: 90 degrees
Cloudiness: 40%
Sunrise: 2024-05-01 10:22:43
Sunset: 2024-05-02 11:06:24

The Peninsula is 10km northeast of Da Nang City center where a stretch of land protrudes into the sea. The peninsula is covered in forest teeming with wildlife. The trail on the peninsula offers panoramic views of Da Nang City and the beaches as well as the Hai Van Pass.

Son Tra is home to hundres of macaques and about 1,300 Red-shanked Langurs (doucs, Pygathrix nemaeus). The latter is endemic to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and is listed as critically endangered species in Vietnam’s Red Book.

Red-shanked doucs are beautiful and distinct with long white beard, the red shanks, white hands. On the peninsula, the doucs live in pack of 5-7 individuals.

Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang, Vietnam
Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang, Vietnam

What To See, Things to Do

AdventureGreen offers wildlife tours and trekking tours on the Son Tra Peninsula. Each tour takes a full day.

A panoramic view of Da Nang City from the Son Tra Peninsula
A panoramic view of Da Nang City from the Son Tra Peninsula

1/ Hiking Tours

The Son Tra Peninsula is a great place to go hiking in Da Nang. But it is easily lost in the forest and it has happensed several times that solo adventurers got lost in the dense forest here. It is advisable to have an experienced local guide before you venture into the wilderness of Son Tra.

2/ Langur-Watching Tours, Wildlife Tours

The most beautiful moments for watching wild doucs at the Son Tra Peninsula is in the early morning or late afternoon. Doucs are shy which is different from macaques. Watching doucs, we have to have binoculars and stand from 500m afar.

How to get there

The Son Tra Peninsula can be reached easily by following the waterfront road of Hoang Sa northward. The landscape on the way is beautiful with blue sea and patches of white sand. Apart from amazing wildlife, Son Tra also offers great natural landscape: dense forest, pristine beaches, hiking routes...

 


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