Marble Mountains Morning Tour – Monkey Mountain Lady Buddha & Am Phu Cave
Da Nang city
Duration : 5 Hours
Price From : $ 27
Start Location : Hotel pick-up in Hoi An or Da Nang
This Marble Mountains morning tour covers Da Nang’s two best-known spiritual sites in half a day: the giant Lady Buddha on Monkey Mountain and the Marble Mountains, with their stone carving workshops, 19th-century pagodas and caves, including Am Phu Cave. Lunch at a local restaurant is included.
Highlights of the Marble Mountains morning tour
- Monkey Mountain: the giant Lady Buddha statue and a large bonsai garden
- Stone carving village: local marble sculpture workshops
- Marble Mountains: 19th-century pagodas and Huyen Khong or Tang Chon Cave
- Am Phu Cave: the largest cave in the complex
- Lunch: one My Quang dish at a local restaurant
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Price for the Marble Mountains morning tour: US$27 per adult, US$21 per child (5–9 years). The price is all-inclusive: every service, ticket and meal listed below, with no hidden fees. To book, message us on WhatsApp at +84 981 286 066 or +84 343 431 858, or email booking.amgotravel@gmail.com.
Departure times
- From Hoi An: pick-up 7:30–8:00 AM, finish at about 1:00 PM in Da Nang
- From Da Nang: pick-up 8:15–8:30 AM, finish at about 1:00 PM in Hoi An
What is included in the Marble Mountains morning tour
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (about 90 km round trip)
- Entrance fees for the Marble Mountains and Am Phu Cave
- English-speaking guide
- Lunch: one My Quang dish (frog, shrimp, egg, pork or vegetarian)
- A bottle of water
- Elevator ticket at the Marble Mountains (first 146 steps)
What is not included
- Personal expenses and services not mentioned
- Tips for guide and driver
Children
- Children 5–9 years: US$21.
- Children under 5: free (sharing a seat and meals with parents).
- Children 10 years and older pay the adult price.
Good to know
- There are 146 steps from the foot of the Marble Mountains to the first stop (Xa Loi Tower), then 136 steps to the cave system.
- The elevator ticket for the first 146 steps is included.
- The tour runs rain or shine; the schedule depends on the weather.
- Free hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hoi An city and Da Nang city; other areas on request.
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Schedule Details
MARBLE MOUNTAINS – MONKEY MOUNTAIN – AM PHU CAVE MORNING TOUR (L)
07:30 – 08:00: Pick-up at your hotel and transfer to Da Nang city (about 30 km).
08:30: Visit Monkey Mountain (Son Tra Peninsula), where the giant Lady Buddha statue at Linh Ung Pagoda stands against a backdrop of mountains and a large bonsai garden. Take a gentle walk through this "heavenly garden", listen to its stories and feel the fresh sea breeze.
09:30 – 10:00: Explore the Marble Mountains and walk around the local stone sculpture workshops, one of Da Nang's most impressive traditional handicraft villages. Climb to the top of the Marble Mountains (elevator optional) to see 19th-century pagodas built under Vietnam's last dynasty and explore Huyen Khong or Tang Chon Cave.
Am Phu Cave: Continue to Am Phu Cave, the largest and most fascinating cave in the complex. Learn about Buddhist philosophy and photograph its remarkable natural rock formations.
11:45: Lunch at a local restaurant with authentic Vietnamese food.
13:00: Drop-off at your hotel. Tour ends.
