DNO - Hai Van Pass has been named by Lonely Planet, the renowned US-based travel guide, as one of Vietnam’s seven best road trips for travelers seeking spectacular scenery and memorable adventures. The mountain pass impresses visitors with its majestic mountain scenery, winding bends and sweeping sea views.

According to an article recently published by Lonely Planet, Vietnam offers numerous attractive routes for travelers seeking to explore the country by motorbike.
Among the seven outstanding routes featured in the list is Hai Van Pass which draws significant interest from the adventure-travel community due to its dramatic views and hairpin turns.
Before the Hai Van Tunnel was completed in 2005, just the thought of enduring the hairpin turns and blind corners of the Hai Van Pass was enough to send shivers down the spines of bus passengers traveling between Da Nang and Hue.
Now with significantly less car traffic, this short but stunning ride is a manageable, memorable trip even for the novice driver.
Hai Van Pass has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful and renowned coastal mountain passes in Vietnam.
The 20-kilometer stretch between Da Nang and Lang Co Beach offers dramatic views, with forest-covered mountains on one side and steep cliffs overlooking the East Sea on the other.

Alongside its scenic beauty, Hai Van Pass is also an ideal stop for visitors to admire the stunning interplay of mountains, forests and sea.
Travelers can stop for Vietnamese iced coffee along the route or visit Hai Van Gate, a historic fortification overlooking the surrounding mountains and coastline.
Lonely Planet also reports that the breathtaking scenery has made Hai Van Pass one of the world's most photographed roads on Instagram, with 4,298 photos per mile.
In addition to the Hai Van Pass, the other six routes featured on Lonely Planet's list are the Ha Giang Loop, the route from Cao Bang to Ban Gioc Waterfall, the Da Lat - Nha Trang route, the Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho route, the Con Dao coastal road, and the Ho Chi Minh Highway.
Being selected by Lonely Planet further helps promote Hai Van Pass to both domestic and international visitors as well as create opportunities to develop experiential tourism products that combine nature exploration with Da Nang’s distinctive cultural and historical heritage.