Hoi An Marble Mountain Vietnam

The mountains sheer porous limestone is punctuated by caves and tunnels which are fitted with spectacular buddhist and hindu shrines.

Hoi an marble mountain vietnam.

Marble mountains also known as mountains of five elements. A short ride along the flat plateau from da nang to hoi an lies five steep rocky peaks known as vietnam s marble mountains. Just 10 km south of da nang and 20 km north of hoi an in central vietnam is a small group of 5 mountains known the world over as the marble mountain s. I use the term mountains loosely.

Outside or inside the mountain there are some stalls and shops selling marble stone or items made of marble i bought some. In vietnamese they are called nui ngu hanh son which translates to mountains of the five elements. You won t find any of that at the marble mountains a small group of limestone hills located between hoi an and da nang. You ll want to set aside at least two hours to see marble mountains and avoid coming during rainy season or in the hottest hours of the day.

The crowds during the day will attest to this. Marble mountains or ngu hanh son in vietnamese are open daily from 7am to 5 30pm. There will be no awards won or respect gained from your mountaineering friends for scaling these peaks but you will see some cool shrines temples pagodas and caves as well as some beautiful views over beaches and countryside. These abrupt mounds of limestone and marble are better defined as hills but their lack of altitude doesn t reflect them being unworthy of a visit.

The marble mountains are a group of five limestone and marble hills in ngu hanh son district. Metal wood water fire and earth normally travellers only visit water mountain there is a big glass lift there but it only take you to the half way of the mountain i chose to climb by myself inside there are many buddhist temple statues caves. The entrance fee is 40 000 vnd and the elevator should you use it is 15 000 vnd.