Da Nang is the most convenient gateway to Vietnam's finest concentration of championship golf, and a seven-day itinerary here — done correctly — covers four world-class courses, an iconic mountain attraction, a day trip to one of Asia's most beautiful ancient towns, and enough time by the beach to remember that this is also one of the better stretches of coastline in Southeast Asia. This is what a perfect week in Da Nang looks like.
Day 1: Arrival and Settling In
Da Nang International Airport receives direct flights from major Asian hubs — Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Taipei — and connects via domestic services from Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities. Most international groups will arrive from the north (Hanoi) or direct from Singapore and Hong Kong. The airport is 15 minutes from the main beach hotel strip, and check-in is efficient.
The afternoon of Day 1 is best spent lightly. Walk the Han River bridge, explore Hoi An Beach, eat at a local seafood restaurant, and sleep well. The golf starts early tomorrow.
Where to stay: The main hotel strip along My Khe Beach — known locally as China Beach — runs for several kilometres and offers a wide range of accommodation from modest guesthouses to five-star resort properties. The ASEAN Links tours use well-positioned beachside hotels that keep transfer times to the courses manageable.
Day 2: Montgomerie Links
Begin at Montgomerie Links — Colin Montgomerie's coastal test along the beach north of the city. This is the course that establishes the tone for a Da Nang golf week: links-style, wind-affected, strategically demanding, and visually anchored by the South China Sea to the east. Aim for a 7:30am tee time to catch the course in its calmest conditions.
The morning round leaves the afternoon open. The Dragon Bridge — Da Nang's most distinctive landmark — is worth the short trip. The bridge breathes fire on Saturday and Sunday evenings, a spectacle that draws crowds from across the city. If you time your week correctly, Day 2 or Day 7 evening will coincide with the show.
Day 3: Ba Na Hills Golf Club
Day 3 requires an early departure — the 25-kilometre drive west and uphill to Ba Na Hills Golf Club is part of the experience, and morning cloud on the mountain means an early tee time is preferable. Luke Donald's mountain design plays in conditions that are meaningfully different from the coastal courses: cooler air, elevation change within the layout, spectacular views over the bay, and the ever-present possibility of early-morning cloud drifting through the fairways.
The afternoon belongs to the Marble Mountains — a cluster of five limestone and marble hills 9 kilometres south of Da Nang, containing Buddhist sanctuaries, cave systems, and panoramic views of the coast. The climb takes 30-45 minutes and is well worth the effort.
Day 4: Laguna Lang Co
Day 4's drive north — 30 kilometres along the coast road to Laguna Vietnam — passes through some of the most scenic coastal landscape in Vietnam. Laguna Lang Co, Sir Nick Faldo's lagoon-and-beach design, is where most golfers find their favourite hole of the week. The course plays best in the morning before the sea breeze builds, and the early light on the Lang Co lagoon makes the round feel like a photographic assignment as much as a golf game.
After the round, the Lang Co fishing village a few kilometres along the coast is worth the detour for lunch. Fresh seafood from morning catches, at prices that reinforce why Vietnam is one of the world's great-value travel destinations.
Day 5: Rest and Hoi An Ancient Town
A rest day from golf on Day 5 is not a waste of time — it is essential. Four rounds in four days is good work, and the body and the golf both benefit from a day of walking rather than swinging. Hoi An Ancient Town, 30 kilometres south of Da Nang, justifies the entire trip on its own. The UNESCO-listed Old Town — a trading port preserved from the 15th to 19th centuries — is an extraordinary collection of merchant houses, assembly halls, temples, and tailor shops, all along a river that glitters with lanterns after dark.
Visit in the afternoon, stay for dinner, and be in position for the full lantern market as evening falls. The white rose dumplings and cao lau noodles at virtually any restaurant in the Old Town are excellent.
Day 6: Hoiana Shores
Day 6 pairs naturally with the Hoi An excursion from the previous evening, as Hoiana Shores sits 30 kilometres south of Da Nang, adjacent to the Hoiana resort complex. Robert Trent Jones Jr's links-style design on natural white sand dunes is, for many golfers, the highlight of the Da Nang week — the most authentically links golf experience in Southeast Asia, on a piece of coastal land that very few course designers have had the fortune to work with.
Day 7: The Golden Bridge and Departure
The final morning, if flights permit, is best spent at the Golden Bridge — the iconic pedestrian walkway held by two giant stone hands on the ridge above Da Nang, with panoramic views over the coast and the Laguna resort. The photography is as good as the internet suggests, and the 30-minute cable car journey up is its own entertainment.
This is the Da Nang week that the Da Nang Dragon and Dunes tour is built around. For golfers who want to add Cambodia and northern Vietnam to the itinerary, the Grand ASEAN Tour 2027 extends this central coast experience into a 19-day circuit across two countries.
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