Beautiful season
The best time to explore Lang Co Bay is from April to August. Lang Co has a rainy season from September to December, of which the two rainiest months are October and November.
Move
Lang Co is located along National Highway 1A, right at the foot of Hai Van Pass, so it is convenient to travel by road such as private cars or buses.
If you take a train or plane, you should choose Da Nang as your destination. The travel time from the airport/train station to Lang Co is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you come to Hue, the travel time will be doubled. Lang Co town is more than 60 km from Hue city and about 25 km from Da Nang in Phu Loc district.
Photo: Nhat Long
Accommodation
Lang Co has a diverse system of motels, hotels and resorts, serving a wide range of guests. Budget hotels are located along National Highway 1A, with prices ranging from 300,000 VND per night. Some of the addresses are highly rated on booking websites such as BH Villa Lăng Cô, Ha Phuong Homestay, Anh Dung Guesthouse.
More upscale accommodations include Lang Co Beach Resort. This is a resort located right on Highway 1A, in the center of town, with 4-star standards, with a large swimming pool and minimal facilities for visitors. Room rates at Lang Co Beach Resort range from 700,000 VND per night, depending on the time.
About 20 km from the town center are two 5-star resorts Angsana Lăng Cô and Banyan Tree Lăng Cô, on the coast of Canh Duong. The two resorts have high-class facilities such as large swimming pools, golf courses, gyms, and spas.
Where to play
Bach Ma National Park It is about 30 km from the center of Lang Co town. The terrain in the national park is hilly and steep. Bach Ma Peak is 1,450 m high, which is an ideal place for many tourists who like trekking. If you have time, you can trek the entire arc in 2-3 days, or just combine trekking and riding a car to the top in about 6-7 hours.
Hai Vong Dai on the top, Do Quyen waterfall, Ngu Ho with the five most beautiful lakes in Bach Ma forest, clear and cool streams... are places not to be missed on the trekking journey. You can spend the night outside the garden gate, in an old French villa on the way to the top, or camp in the national park area.
Hai Van Quan Built in 1826, it is a military fort on the top of Hai Van Pass, which is also the geographical boundary of Thua Thien - Hue province and Da Nang City. Hai Van Quan squeezes through a mountain range that plunges into the sea from the Truong Son range. The top of Hai Van Pass is about 15 km from Lang Co. This is also a beautiful spot to see Lang Co Bay. Visitors can stroll for a morning or afternoon, stopping for coffee at the top.
Lap An Lagoon located at the foot of Phu Gia Pass, nearly 5 km from the center of Lang Co town, surrounded by Bach Ma mountain. Visitors should go to the lagoon early in the morning, when the tide is low to be able to see the road turning the water in the middle of the lagoon. This was also the favorite fishing place of King Khai Dinh and Bao Dai every summer. Near the lagoon there is a small fishing village with seafood restaurants of the locals, which is an ideal place to have lunch and explore the specialties of Lang Co.
Photo: Lagunalangco
Don Ca Arch Bridge located at the foot of Hai Van Pass. Around 1881-1885, the first railway line in Vietnam with a length of 70 km connecting Saigon - My Tho was started by the French. At the beginning of the 20th century, the route continued to be built through Hai Van Pass with a total length of 28 km, with 18 bridges, including Don Ca arch bridge. The bridge was inaugurated around 1906, with an architecture of 4 arches, built mainly of stone, with a height of 20 m and a length of about 100 m.
Baths: Lang Co Bay has many beautiful beaches, of which Canh Duong, Lang Co and Binh An beaches are the three most prominent places. In Canh Duong beach, sunrise is the most beautiful time of the day. Visitors can watch the sun gradually rise from the horizon, embracing the arc-shaped beach, the sun's rays shining on the sea surface to create a sparkling effect. There are also many camping services and beach tent rentals. Visitors can rent fishermen's boats to explore the waters at the foot of Hai Van Pass.
What to eat
The seafood farmed and caught right in Lang Co Bay is quite rich and of high quality. One special thing about Lang Co is that you can stop by any small restaurant along the road, especially the area at the bottom of the Lang Co slope. A full bowl of seafood porridge for breakfast costs from 25,000 VND, or a full lunch costs about 200,000 VND to 300,000 VND per person.
There are some famous delicious seafood here such as oysters, shrimp, squid, abalone. Some famous addresses such as Viet Long floating restaurant, Minh Tam restaurant, Be Than, Anh Phi, Vietpearl. In addition, the floating rafts in the Lap An lagoon area are also an option for tourists.
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Note
The Hai Van Pass tunnel is only for cars, so if visitors ride a motorbike to the pass, when returning to Lang Co, they will also have to take the pass, or park their motorbikes on the transport vehicle.
Some beaches in Lang Co do not have warning signs and permanent rescue teams, so when swimming you need to avoid deep water sections to ensure safety.
In the evening, there are not too many entertainment activities in Lang Co because it is quite far from the city center.
According to VnE