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DNO - In the last days of the year, Da Nang takes on a different charm as it is wrapped in drifting clouds and lingering rain. This is also the ideal time for cloud hunting, an experience that has increasingly captivated both locals and visitors.
The most popular destination for cloud hunting in the city is the Ban Co (Chess Board) Peak on the Son Tra Peninsula.
From late November through January or February, the road leading to the Ban Co Peak or the Son Tra Radar Station takes on a dreamy, fairytale-like beauty.
Walking along mist-covered slopes, with clouds drifting through forest edges, visitors are often reminded of a miniature Da Lat, but Son Tra still retains its own unique character.
Through the haze, fleeting glimpses of red-shanked douc langurs appear behind leafy canopies, playful troops of macaques scramble across rocky outcrops, and the calls of migratory birds echo from distant hillsides.
No longer a fleeting pastime, cloud hunting has become one of the most attractive experiential travel trends today.
In the past, cloud-hunting enthusiasts often headed to Ta Xua or Bach Moc Luong Tu. However, since Da Nang expanded its administrative boundaries after its merger with Quang Nam Province, the cloud-hunting map of the city has opened up new horizons.
To the north of the city, Hai Van Pass, nearly 500m above sea level, offers a cool, moisture-laden beauty typical of the year’s final months.
On foggy mornings or misty afternoons, streams of clouds cascade along the mountain ridge, flowing like soft white currents down the slopes. Standing amid these layers of cloud, visitors may feel as though they have wandered into a fairytale landscape.
To the southwest, travelers can find majestic cloud-hunting spots in the Truong Son mountain range. Meanwhile, the Dinh Que Peak, often likened to the "gateway to heaven" of the Truong Son mountain range, is frequently blanketed at dawn by vast seas of white cloud embracing the valleys below.
The Tak Po Peak, where the national flag once flew atop the Guol house during a school flag-raising ceremony, has become a deeply evocative cloud-hunting spot.
Alongside it, the Dong Giang Heaven Gate Ecotourism Area is emerging as an attractive option, where visitors can combine cloud hunting with exploration of forest ecosystems and immersion in the indigenous culture of the Co Tu people.
Together, these destinations offer Da Nang a unique advantage in developing tourism products during the low tourist season. Cloud-hunting routes can be connected into interregional journeys, taking visitors from the pristine beauty of Hai Van Pass to the rich ecosystem of Son Tra Peninsula, and onward to the pristine beauty of Dinh Que, Tak Po, and Dong Giang Heaven Gate.
It is a chain of experiences blending nature, culture, and the signature drifting clouds of central Vietnam.
However, the cloud-hunting season in the last months of the year often coincides with the rainy and stormy season. Therefore, tour operators and organizers must closely monitor weather conditions, select suitable timing, ensure safety preparations, and provide adequate support services such as rest facilities, meals, and cold-weather gear.
