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Can You Drink Tap Water in Da Nang? Short Answer

Drink sealed bottled water or boiled water, and brush your teeth with it too. No official standard covers drinking Da Nang tap water straight from the tap, so play it safe. The plant's water tests fine, but that was not a test of a home tap.

On this page
  1. Where to get drinking water
  2. Aqua World (Long Hien): local bottling plant
  3. Giao Nuoc Tan Nha Da Nang: home delivery
  4. Nuoc Suoi Aqua Da Nang: Hai Chau
  5. Uni Water and Sunrise Water: two brands, one dealer
  6. Dakawa: Hoi An
  7. What to drink instead
  8. Is the tap water clean, though?
  9. Who supplies you, and who to call
  10. Who checks the water
  11. Common questions

Drink sealed bottled water or boiled water, and brush your teeth with it too. No official standard covers drinking straight from the tap. Ice and brushing your teeth count too, because contaminated water makes you sick that way. The plant’s water tests fine, but that was not a test of a home tap. Checked Oct 2026.

Three sealed plastic bottles of drinking water with white caps and blank labels on a dark background.
Check the cap seal is unbroken before you buy a bottle (photo: Emma Pollard, Pexels).

Where to get drinking water

Most homes in Da Nang drink from large refillable bottles delivered to the door. Pick the supplier nearest your area below; Aqua World has the most reviews.

Shop Area Rating Hours
Aqua World (Long Hien) Cam Le, Nguyen Dang Dao Street 5.0 (126) Open 24 hours
Giao Nuoc Tan Nha Da Nang Thanh Khe 5.0 (14) Open daily 8AM–6PM
Nuoc Suoi Aqua Da Nang Hai Chau, opposite Nguyen Tri Phuong Market 4.3 (12) Open 24 hours
Uni Water and Sunrise Water An Khe, Dinh Liet Street 4.0 (25) Open 24 hours
Dakawa Hoi An, Ly Thai To Street 4.9 (11) Open Mon–Sat 8AM–5:30PM, Sun 8AM–5PM

Aqua World (Long Hien): local bottling plant

Teal shopfront with an Aqua World bottled water sign and stacked cases inside
Aqua World shopfront

Aqua World bottles its own water in Cam Le and is rated 5.0 from 126 reviews, the most-reviewed water supplier in this list.

Cam Le, Nguyen Dang Dao Street · Open 24 hours · +84 236 3500 644 · nuocuongdanang.com (opens in a new tab) · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Giao Nuoc Tan Nha Da Nang: home delivery

The name means home water delivery, and it is rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, handy if you live in Thanh Khe.

Thanh Khe · Open daily 8AM–6PM · +84 926 414 243 · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Nuoc Suoi Aqua Da Nang: Hai Chau

Racks of blue refillable water bottles stacked in a shop
Refillable bottles at the Aqua dealer

This dealer opposite Nguyen Tri Phuong Market is rated 4.3 from 12 reviews, the closest pick if you live in central Hai Chau.

Hai Chau, opposite Nguyen Tri Phuong Market · Open 24 hours · +84 935 640 786 · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Uni Water and Sunrise Water: two brands, one dealer

This dealer carries two brands of bottled water and is rated 4.0 from 25 reviews.

An Khe, Dinh Liet Street · Open 24 hours · +84 905 666 637 · sunrisewater.vn (opens in a new tab) · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Dakawa: Hoi An

Office with white chairs and stacks of blue refillable water bottles at the back
Dakawa office with bottles ready for delivery

Dakawa is rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, the pick if you live on the Hoi An side of the city.

Hoi An, Ly Thai To Street · Open Mon–Sat 8AM–5:30PM, Sun 8AM–5PM · +84 985 959 790 · dakawa.vn (opens in a new tab) · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

What to drink instead

Factory-sealed bottles are the safest option for most travelers, so check the seal is unbroken before you buy. If you would rather skip the bottles, boil your tap water for a full minute and let it cool. A filter jug is the weaker fix: a certified one removes parasites but not viruses or all bacteria, and only reverse osmosis filters handle those.

Use the same bottled or boiled water for your toothbrush, and skip drinks with ice you are unsure about.

Is the tap water clean, though?

The water at the plant is fine. So was a sample from the network. That’s the supplier testing its own water, not your building’s pipes.

The river that feeds the plant has also been salty for a while, about 90 days in a row by the end of June. That is the raw water, not what comes out of your tap.

Who supplies you, and who to call

Dawaco covers the old Da Nang city area. Most of the old Quang Nam area gets its water from Qnawaco. Dawaco’s hotline is 1900 2345 22. Qnawaco’s is 1900 1552.

Dawaco posts its test results at dawaco.com.vn/chat-luong-nuoc-dawaco (opens in a new tab), and a supplier with a website must put them online within 3 working days.

Who checks the water

The supplier tests monthly, and the provincial health authority checks it once a year.

From Plant to Tap: Who Checks Da Nang's Water Supplier, standard, monitoring and where results are published WHO SUPPLIES THE WATER Dawaco — former Da Nang city area Qnawaco — former Quang Nam area NATIONAL STANDARD QCVN 01-1:2024/BYT Issued with Circular 52/2024/TT-BYT. In force since 1 July 2025. Dawaco tests against it. COVERS Water treated for daily-life use DOES NOT COVER Water drunk directly from the tap WHO MONITORS, HOW OFTEN Supplier self-check Group A ≥1×/month CDC external check ≥1×/year CDC checks suppliers ≥ 1,000 m³ a day Department of Health Leads guidance, inspection WHERE RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED Internal-check results Supplier's site, ≤3 working days External-check results Checker's site, ≤5 working days DanangOi.com · Sources: Circular 52/2024/TT-BYT; LabDawaco water-quality test report; Phap Luat TP.HCM newspaper Verified 27 Sep 2026 · Re-checked every 6 months From Plant to Tap: Who Checks Da Nang's Water Supplier, standard, monitoring and where results are published WHO SUPPLIES THE WATER Dawaco — former Da Nang city area Qnawaco — former Quang Nam area NATIONAL STANDARD QCVN 01-1:2024/BYT Issued with Circular 52/2024/TT-BYT. In force since 1 July 2025. Dawaco tests against it. COVERS Water treated for daily-life use DOES NOT COVER Water drunk directly from the tap WHO MONITORS, HOW OFTEN Supplier self-check Group A ≥1×/month CDC external check ≥1×/year CDC checks suppliers ≥ 1,000 m³ a day Department of Health Leads guidance, inspection WHERE RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED Internal-check results Supplier's site, ≤3 working days External-check results Checker's site, ≤5 working days DanangOi.com · Sources: Circular 52/2024/TT-BYT; LabDawaco water-quality test report; Phap Luat TP.HCM newspaper Verified 27 Sep 2026 · Re-checked every 6 months
From treatment plant to published result: which supplier, which standard, who monitors it and how often, and where each check is published.
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For a related everyday-health question in the same city, see Da Nang air quality. More health and safety topics for expats and visitors are in the health section.

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Common questions

Can I drink Da Nang tap water straight from the tap?

Play it safe and drink sealed bottled or boiled water instead. The national water-quality standard does not apply to water drunk directly from the tap.

Can I brush my teeth with tap water?

Contaminated water can make you sick through ice and brushing teeth, so use the same bottled or boiled water for your toothbrush.

Who supplies tap water in Da Nang?

Dawaco sells water in the former Da Nang city area. Most residents of the former Quang Nam area get their water from Qnawaco instead.

How often is the tap water tested?

The supplier tests monthly, and the provincial health authority checks it once a year.

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Comments (6)

  1. Deep-Range-4564

    No it's not, usually it's on a tank up on the roof (and pretty sure there's one there too). This also allows to get pressure in your pipes.

  2. roman5588

    You don’t want to trust the water! Tested some water in Vietnam a few years ago and my test strips went off the scale for metals and nitrates which boiling will not fix. What may be ok one week or in a certain part of town may not be in another. Get drinking water, it’s what the locals use and so should you. The real question is if you use a shower cap

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  1. Fernxtwo

    No. Boiling will kill any bacteria in the water, but you gotta drink all those dead things. Better to just buy the 21 liter bottles, they're 10,000VND+.

  2. Admirable-Distance40

    It is technically safe from bacteria after boiling but it is still better to just buy bottled water so you don't have to worry about chemicals and heavy metals in the water.

  3. OwnProposal916

    Safe? This is subjective. Almost 100 million people use tap water without dying in masses. You should be fine. However, if you have a sensitive stomach, I would just use bottled or purified water from the grocery store. Note: some bottling companies use tap water similar to some in the USA.

  4. Pendant2935

    Drying it doesn't do much. E Coli will live for 2 hours on a dry surface. We always use bottled/boiled water to wash vegetables. It isn't wasting it any more than using tap water back home is "wasting it".

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