Marble Mountain & Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture - Half Day Private Tour

Marvel at the wonderful landscapes of Marble Mountain and its beautiful caves, which were the scenario of recurrent combat between the Viet Cong and the US troops in the Vietnam War. One of the caves was even used as a hospital where the Viet Cong hid while they recovered. As we explore the mountain, we'll come across ancient Pagodas where our Princess Ngoc Lan used to live, and where our King Minh Mang used to visit his sister. You'll also get to admire amazing art stones that were sculptured by our craftmen living around the Marble village in the 17th century. The other highlight of the tour is definitely the visit to the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, where we'll get immersed in the glorious era of the Champa Kingdom through seeing beautiful ancient sculptures dating from the 7th to the 13th centuries. You'll notice how each statue has different meanings, depicting different stories and myths from Hinduism.

-After pick-up, we'll depart to Marble Mountain. -On arrival, we'll take a panoramic lift to the top, where we'll go inside Tang Chon cave. -Once inside, we’ll visit a 17th century temple, a marble Buddha & the sculptures of 2 Fairy Men playing Chinese chess. -Then stepping outside the cave, we’ll walk 20 m to admire the 16th century Linh Ung pagoda. -We'll then take a short 200m hike to reach Quan Am cave where we'll step in to see the Lady Buddha statue. -Afterwards, we'll go inside Huyen Khong cave where the Amita Buddha is worshipped along with Mẫu Thượng Ngàn, Vietnam’s Goddess of Forests, Mountains & Water. -Once we go out of the cave, we'll visit the nearby 17th century Tam Thai pagoda. -Later, we'll do another 200m hike to the highest point of the mountain for panoramic views of Da Nang & the Coco River. -We'll then return to the Tam Thai pagoda, from where we'll go down 128 steps to get back to our vehicle. -We'll then drive to the Museum of Cham Sculpture for our last visit before drop-off.