Thousand-year banyan tree

The banyan complex on the eastern edge of Son Tra peninsula, 2km from Cape Nghe and 11km from Linh Ung Pagoda, is an attractive eco-tourism site in Da Nang, in which it is especially famous for its thousand-year-old banyan tree.

To be able to visit the old banyan tree, one of the rarest in the world, visitors have to go through the steep zigzag roads with one side is the sea, the other side is the towering rock mountain. Although quite dangerous, for drivers in Da Nang, this place is too familiar when tourists visit. Therefore, you can rest assured to trust the driver and relax to admire the majestic natural landscape before coming to the "multi-thousand-year-old man". Going deep into the habitat of the banyan population on the Son Tra peninsula, we discovered that there are many banyan roots with an age of over one hundred years old. It is thanks to the large and solid foliage that creates a fresh and cool atmosphere for visitors to visit. The thousand-year-old banyan tree, also known as "Bach dien tree", is considered by the locals as a heritage that needs to be protected and preserved because of its bizarre shape and rare longevity. The banyan tree has a trunk circumference of 10m, 26 sub-roots, each root is 25m high, deeply embedded in the ground, creating a massive and proud shape in the middle of the nature reserve. The large and tall roots are like independent trees supporting the thick foliage of the thousand-year-old banyan tree. This is also the home of the rare brown-shanked douc langur on the peninsula. It is no exaggeration to say that Son Tra peninsula with the motto of building green tourism is the lung of Da Nang city, in which, a significant contribution is the population of banyan trees over a hundred years old here. Coming to Son Tra peninsula, tourists can not only visit this special banyan tree, but also visit other famous landmarks such as Linh Ung Pagoda, Ban Co Peak, a hundred-year-old lighthouse and discover the real world. objects here. From the location of Son Tra ecological reserve, visitors can also admire the sparkling beauty of My Khe beach, Cham island, Ngu Hanh Son mountain. The somewhat sacred unspoiled nature here will make visitors feel like they are lost in a holy land, through which visitors will also feel more appreciative and conscious in protecting trees and space. Healthy living is increasingly rare in this modern life.

Don't miss the opportunity to admire the oldest banyan tree in Vietnam in Da Nang. Try to come to Son Tra eco-tourism area once to stay away from the noisy industrial sounds, listen to the sounds of nature, so that your soul can return to the most pristine, pampered. by mother nature after the fatigue of life.