The central coastal city of Da Nang plans to debut an open-top double-decker bus as part of the Da Nang City Tour service – the first of its kind in Viet Nam.
                             

 
Vice Director of  the City’s Tourism Department, Tran Chi Cuong, told Viet Nam News that  the tour service would create a more real experience for the city’s  sight-seers.
 
He said the  department, in cooperation with relevant city agencies, was exploring  possible bus routes that would include destinations in the city as well  as in Hoi An City.
 
Cuong said the  bus system has been awaiting approval from the ministry of transport,  which had not yet allowed the operation of open-top double-decker buses  in Viet Nam.
 
In 2012, the  city introduced battery-powered cars for tourists traveling along  coastal destinations as a promotion for environmentally friendly public  vehicle use.
 
The city lies  within easy reach of the country’s best heritage icons, including Phong  Nha-Ke Bang in Quang Binh, the UNESCO-recognised world heritage Hue  monument complex, the ancient city of Hoi An, My Son Sanctuary and a  world biosphere reserve, Cham Island in Quang Nam.