Da Nang · With kids

A wide, gently shelving city beach with lifeguard flags, showers and shaded loungers, walkable from most of the hostels. Any age.

A long cable-car ride to a hilltop French village, the Golden Bridge and an indoor fun fair. Cool at altitude; a whole day. Ages 4+.

Riverside fun fair with a large observation wheel, gentle rides and evening opening hours that dodge the heat. Ages 3+.

Caves, pagodas and viewpoints in a limestone outcrop south of town; a lift saves the first flight of steps. Ages 6+.

Rip currents close the beach on red-flag days, and typhoon season runs roughly September to December. Retreat to the malls between eleven and three.