04 Aug 2023
The Hai Van pass was an absolute highlight of our trip to Vietnam. Our tour guide and driver were amazing and showed us all of the best bits (as well as taking photos for us) and was informative all the way through.
If you're planning on visiting either Hue or Hoi An/Danang (or both) I would say find a way to do the Hai Van Pass. The view from the top is one of the best we had on our entire trip and the scenery throughout was stunning.
The Jeep was perfect for us as neither of us felt comfortable doing the pass on a bike (although having seen people doing it I can certainly see the attraction of doing it that way). The pickup and drop off direct from our hotels was smooth and easy.
It was a tiny bit cramped in the back of the jeep for us, but that's mostly because we had massive bags that also had to fit in the back seat with us so be warned if you have a lot of luggage. The seat itself isn't the most comfortable and cushioned but you get used to it.
There were so many added sights and stops aside from the actual Hai van pass drive that added to a great experience.
We had to switch from the jeep to a car at the end of the Hai van pass as they can't take the jeep through Da Nang but this was fine for us as we had seen all the big sights by then and the aircon and comfy seats were welcome.