Da Nhay is a beautiful beach on the shore of East Sea, 25 km north of Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province. It is one of the most important attraction sites in Quang Binh along with Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, the World Natural Heritage.
Da Nhay Beach with strange stones
In Vietnamese, Da Nha means "the rocks that jump". It refers to the topographical feature of this beach which sees thousands rock reaching the sea, surrounding small fine sand beaches suitable for seabathing.
This beach is a clean, white-sand beach with rocky mountains, stone pillars in various sizes and numerous particularly interesting shapes, such as toad, lying buffalo, kneeling tiger, and prostrating elephant etc.
Sunset on Da Nhay Beach is fantastic
Da Nhay Beach is more appealing with the Toad Well (giếng Cóc), which is a natural well covered with a large rock in toad shape. Water in the well is very limpid, clean, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The fishermen took the water as an offering in the temple to his Grace Nam Hai near the Toad Well.
With the spectacular scenery of Da Nhay, Thieu Tri King during his official visits to the north in 1842 stopped here to look through and to have a memorial stele erected.
If tourist in Vietnam travel, after discovering mysteries of Phong Nha - Ke Bang, don't miss Da Nhay Beach with many strange and attractive things.