Marble Mountains Da Nang: Ticket Price and Opening Hours

Entry to Thủy Sơn, the main mountain, costs 40,000đ for adults and 10,000đ for students, and is free for children under 6, per the management board's price notice dated 18/06/2014. The site opens 7:00–17:00 daily. Động Âm Phủ cave and the elevator are separate, optional tickets.

Vincent Nguyen

On this page
  1. Ticket prices (per the board’s 18/06/2014 notice)
  2. Opening hours
  3. Address and gates
  4. How to buy tickets
  5. What’s inside Thủy Sơn
  6. Step by step
  7. Common questions

The Marble Mountains’ management board (Ban Quản Lý Di tích Danh thắng Ngũ Hành Sơn) sets ticket prices. Adult entry to Thủy Sơn, the main mountain, is 40,000đ per person, in a price notice posted 18/06/2014.

The green-roofed, multi-storey Xá Lợi tower seen from above on Thủy Sơn, with trees and the houses of the village below.
Xá Lợi tower, on Thủy Sơn's lower peak (Hạ Thai). Photo: Wikimedia Commons — www.viajar24h.com (CC BY 2.0)

Ticket prices (per the board’s 18/06/2014 notice)

These are the prices published on the management board’s own price notice, dated 18/06/2014.

Ticket Adult Student Child under 6
Thủy Sơn entry 40,000đ 10,000đ Free
Động Âm Phủ cave 20,000đ 7,000đ Free
Elevator (per ride) 15,000đ 15,000đ Free
The management board's ticket page in Vietnamese: prices for Thủy Sơn, for Âm Phủ cave and for the elevator, by adults, students and children under 6, followed by the opening hours and a note on the two ticket gates.
Ticket prices and hours on the Ngũ Hành Sơn management board's own site. Screenshot: nguhanhson.org. Source: Ban Quản Lý Di tích Danh thắng Ngũ Hành Sơn — official ticket-price and opening-hours notice, captured 28 September 2026

The elevator ticket is bought separately from the entry ticket: if you take the elevator, you must buy the elevator service ticket.

In 2025, the city waived the entry fee on three dates: 29/3/2025, the Hùng Kings’ anniversary (7/4/2025), and 2/9/2025.

Opening hours

The site is open for visitors from 7:00 to 17:00, every day.

Address and gates

The management board’s own address for the site is 81 Huyền Trân Công Chúa, Đà Nẵng. When visiting Thủy Sơn you can buy a ticket at Gate 1 or Gate 2.

How to buy tickets

  1. Buy the Thủy Sơn entry ticket at Gate 1 or Gate 2, at 40,000đ per adult.
  2. Climb the stairs, or buy the separate 15,000đ elevator ticket.
  3. Buy a separate 20,000đ ticket if you also want to visit Động Âm Phủ.
  4. Go between 7:00 and 17:00, any day.

What’s inside Thủy Sơn

Thượng Thai, the upper peak, rises 106m in the northwest of Thủy Sơn. It includes:

  • Vọng Giang Đài
  • Chùa Tam Thai
  • Chùa Tam Tôn
  • Chùa Từ Tâm
  • The Hành Cung building
  • Động Hoa Nghiêm
  • Động Huyền Không
  • Động Linh Nham
Black-and-white photo of a cave shrine in the Marble Mountains: painted guardian statues on stone plinths and steps against the rock wall.
A cave shrine inside the Marble Mountains. Photo: Wikimedia Commons — yeowatzup (CC BY 2.0)

Trung Thai, a slightly lower peak to the south, includes:

  • Cổng Trời, the Vân Căn Nguyệt Quật gate
  • Động Vân Thông
  • Động Thiên Long
  • Động Thiên Phước Địa

Hạ Thai, the lowest peak, to the east, includes:

  • Vọng Hải Đài
  • Chùa Linh Ứng
  • Tháp Xá Lợi
  • Động Tàng Chơn

Động Âm Phủ, the Underworld Cave, sits at the foot of Thủy Sơn.

For other Da Nang sights with official prices, see the Museum of Cham Sculpture ticket price or the Dragon Bridge fire show schedule. See also the Da Nang tours and sights hub.

Step by step

  1. Buy your Thủy Sơn ticketBuy the Thủy Sơn entry ticket (40,000đ adult) at Gate 1 or Gate 2.
  2. Choose stairs or the elevatorClimb the stairs, or buy a separate 15,000đ elevator ticket.
  3. Add Động Âm Phủ if you want the caveBuy a separate 20,000đ ticket for Động Âm Phủ, at the foot of Thủy Sơn.
  4. Go during opening hoursVisit between 7:00 and 17:00, any day of the week.

Not confirmed: The management board's only published price notice is dated 18/06/2014 and lists Thủy Sơn entry at 40,000đ, Động Âm Phủ at 20,000đ and the elevator at 15,000đ. It is not confirmed whether these are still the prices charged in 2026 or have been replaced by a newer combined ticket.

Common questions

How much is the entrance ticket to the Marble Mountains?

Adult entry to Thủy Sơn, the main mountain, is 40,000đ per person, per the management board's 18/06/2014 price notice. Students pay 10,000đ; children under 6 enter free.

Is the elevator included in the entrance ticket?

No. The elevator up Thủy Sơn is a separate service ticket, 15,000đ per adult or student per ride, free for children under 6. Buying it requires a separate purchase from the entry ticket.

How much does Động Âm Phủ (the Underworld Cave) cost?

20,000đ for adults and 7,000đ for students, per the management board's price notice; children under 6 enter free.

What are the opening hours?

7:00 to 17:00, every day, per the management board's notice.

Where is the entrance?

The management board lists its address as 81 Huyền Trân Công Chúa, Đà Nẵng. You can buy a Thủy Sơn ticket at Gate 1 or Gate 2.

What can I see on top of Thủy Sơn?

Thượng Thai (the upper peak) has pagodas and caves including chùa Tam Thai and động Huyền Không; Hạ Thai (the lower peak) has tháp Xá Lợi and chùa Linh Ứng.

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