Lady Buddha Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Lady Buddha. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Morning Small Group to Marble Mountains - Am Phu Cave - Monkey Mountain

• Marble Mountains - Am Phu Cave - Monkey Mountain Sunset Tour

• Da Nang & Hoi An: Food, Sightseeing, Culture & Hidden Gems

• Marble Mountain, Monkey Mountain, Lady Buddha Statue PRIVATE TOUR

• Lady Buddha, Marble Mountains, Coconut Jungle & Hoian City Tour

Visiting Da Nang’s famous Lady Buddha is free of charge, including for those who want to wander and explore inside the monument. (Of course, donations are encouraged.) However, to enhance your experience, go with a local guide—sightseeing tours start at as little as US$5.

Yes, the Lady Buddha is definitely worth visiting. Not only is it a fabulous spiritual site and an engineering marvel—and free to visit—but it offers great views of Da Nang as well. The whole Linh Ung Pagoda complex is worth exploring, as is the Son Tra Peninsula at large.

Per one customer who booked the Marble Mountain, Monkey Mountain, Lady Buddha Statue PRIVATE TOUR, "We spent a full day with our wonderful guide, Quyen, and driver Tam. They picked us up on time and took us straight to see the monkeys... we then saw the Lady Buddha, the beautiful garden and stunning pagoda and surrounding area. I highly recommend this tour."

Just outside of Da Nang, the Lady Buddha statue is Vietnam’s tallest statue of a female Buddha. 220 feet (67 meters) tall and atop a lotus-shaped temple, she’s equivalent to a 30-story building. The statue is in the courtyard of the Linh Ung Pagoda on Vietnam’s Son Tra Peninsula.

Yes. Da Nang’s Lady Buddha statue and the entire Linh Ung Pagoda are free to visit. Some visitors leave a small donation in one of the statue’s donation boxes, which supports local monks. The onsite shops and food stalls are also a good reason to bring some small bills.

The Lady Buddha statue is significant because it is the tallest female Buddha statue in Vietnam. After all, “Buddha” means “enlightened one,” and there’s no reason a Buddha can’t be a woman. She’s fairly young, too: While her first stone was laid in 2004, she didn’t welcome the public until 2010.

Yes, you can climb inside the Lady Buddha statue, but it's quite a trek to the top. There are 17 floors, each with an altar and various smaller Buddha statues inside. There’s no elevator, so be prepared for plenty of stairs; the views from the top, however, are quite the panoramic reward.

The Lady Buddha statue is one of Da Nang’s most popular attractions; any taxi driver or xe om (motorbike taxi) will know exactly how to get you there. You can also get to the statue by motorbike, private car, or a guided tour from Da Nang.

Da Nang is full of attractions—visitors here tend to spend their days exploring the Marble Mountains, the Ba Na Hills and the Ba Na cable car, the Coconut Jungle, and the nearby cities of Hoi An and Hue. The Museum of Cham Sculpture and the UNESCO-listed My Son Sanctuary are great cultural spots, too.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the Lady Buddha. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Da Nang:

• Marble Mountains

• My Son Sanctuary

• Dragon Bridge (Cau Rong)

• Hai Van Pass (Deo Hai Van)

• My Khe Beach

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Da Nang.