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Private tourNEW 2026Da Nang & Hoi AnSmall group · Local experience
Marble Mountains, Lady Buddha and Am Phu Cave Morning Tour
The Lady Buddha at Linh Ung Pagoda on the Son Tra peninsula, looking out over the bay. The Marble Mountains, where you climb to... Ava Travel price: from $22.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Da Nang & Hoi An
Duration
Flexible itinerary
Pickup support available
Choose your tour option
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Group tour
Small group departureJoin a small group on the same route
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
Best value—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
Private tour
Your group onlySame route, your own pace and departure time
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Da Nang & Hoi An tour overview
Why this trip
- The Lady Buddha at Linh Ung Pagoda on the Son Tra peninsula, looking out over the bay.
- The Marble Mountains, where you climb to old pagodas and walk into caves with altars inside the rock.
- Am Phu Cave, laid out as the Buddhist underworld, strange and a little theatrical.
- A stop with the Non Nuoc stone carvers and a bowl of Mi Quang for lunch.
An honest note: the Marble Mountains mean stairs: 146 steps to the first tower and 136 more to the caves. There is a paid lift for the first part only. Lunch on the group departure is one local dish.
At a glance
| Duration | About 5.5 hours, 07:30 to 13:00 |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in Hoi An, or on the Da Nang beachside |
| Group size | Up to 12 on a group departure. Private for 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Moderate. Many steps and uneven cave floors |
| Best for | Temples, caves and a short morning out |
| Guide | English-speaking guide |
Price
Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.
| Per adult | $22 |
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $132 | $132 |
| 2 people | $157 | $78 |
| 3 people | $193 | $64 |
| 4 people | $257 | $64 |
| 5 people | $252 | $50 |
| 6 people | $302 | $50 |
| 7 people | $302 | $43 |
| 8 people | $345 | $43 |
| 9 people | $362 | $40 |
| 10 people | $403 | $40 |
| 11 people | $381 | $35 |
| 12 people | $416 | $35 |
Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $38, shown in the booking box before you pay.
Children. Children under 5 travel free when they share a seat and a meal with a parent. Ages 5 to 9 pay 75 per cent of the adult price, and from 10 years the adult price applies. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in Hoi An, or on the Da Nang beachside.
- On the day. About 5.5 hours, 07:30 to 13:00. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Hotel pickup and drop-offMarble Mountains and Am Phu Cave entranceEnglish-speaking guideLunch: one bowl of Mi Quang on the group departure, a set menu on a private departureA bottle of water
Your itinerary
Son Tra, the Marble Mountains and Am Phu Cave
Meals: lunch.
- 07:30 to 08:00 pickup in Hoi An, or 08:00 to 08:20 in Da Nang.
- Son Tra peninsula: Linh Ung Pagoda, the Lady Buddha statue and the bonsai garden.
- Marble Mountains: the Non Nuoc stone carving workshops, then the climb to the old pagodas and the Huyen Khong and Tang Chon caves.
- Am Phu Cave.
- 11:45, lunch at a local restaurant.
- 12:30 to 13:00, drop-off.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Hotels on the beachside, up to Tho Quang. If you stay between the Han River bridges and the city centre, we meet you at an easy point on the beachside instead.
You can take the lift for the first section, paid on the spot, and wait at any point your legs say stop. The caves themselves are on foot.
Yes, rain or shine. Most of the Marble Mountains is sheltered in caves.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
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★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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