Above ground

Cable cars

Flight above clouds and ocean

ChillDry 15–40 minutes (one way) Year-round; better in dry season for clean overview 4 places

What it is and why

Cable roads of Vietnam often hold world records by length and height differences. This is not simply transport from point A to point B, but full attraction: huge cabins with panoramic glazing allow to see, how changes landscape from rice fields to alpine meadows or sea smooth.

Trip on funicular is most comfortable way to rise to height, where earlier could reach only professional alpinists or enduring bikers. In such places, as Sapa or Ba Na Hills, cable road often proves only way to see all sights of complex in one day without excessive fatigue.

Where to do it in Vietnam

Points on the map are real places where this activity can be done. Numbers in the list match the markers.

Fansipan
Sapa (Lao Cai)
Record road to "roof of Indochina". Incredible views on terraces and clouds.
Hon Thom
Phu Quoc
Longest sea cable road in world. Flight over archipelago.
Ba Na Hills
Da Nang
Classic of Vietnamese tourism with amusement park and Golden bridge.
Vinpearl (VinWonders)
Nha Trang
One of symbols of city, connecting bank with island of entertainments.

Tips

Plan trip for very morning: by midday cloudiness can close overview, and at stations form queues.
If plan trip to top (for example, to Fansipan), take with you light jacket or windbreaker — at height temperature can be 10-15 degrees lower than in valley.
Always check weather forecast and status of work of road in applications or at official cash desks — at strong wind funiculars close for safety reasons.
Try to be in cabin one of first or last in queue, to take place at window for best shots.

Caution

In season of typhoons (September–December in central Vietnam) cable roads can be closed several days in row.
People with strong fear of height worth estimate their forces: some sections pass over deep abysses with impressive angle of inclination.