{"id":3491,"date":"2026-06-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&p=3491"},"modified":"2026-06-27T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:00:00","slug":"banahills-summer-lumiere","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/banahills-summer-lumiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Light art and a Paris bakery arrive at Ba Na Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sun World Ba Na Hills, the mountaintop resort in Da Nang in central Vietnam, has introduced two new attractions for summer 2026. One is the interactive light art \u201cLumi\u00e8re,\u201d where light changes in response to visitors' movements, and the other is the French Village debut of the popular Paris-born boulangerie \u201cMaison Eric Kayser.\u201d This spot, which became widely known in Japan at a stroke thanks to the Golden Bridge (the Bridge of the Hands of God), has been updated along two axes: photogenic appeal and food. Da Nang has multiple direct flights from Japan and is a staple for family trips and girls' trips. The changes give a reason to revisit precisely to those who'd written it off with \u201cI've already been.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news that set this off<\/h2>\n

Da Nang's summer hits high season with the international fireworks festival (DIFF) held in June\u2013July. To coincide with that excitement, Ba Na Hills rolled out, as \u201csummer experiences not to miss,\u201d the roughly 800-square-meter light-art space \u201cLumi\u00e8re\u201d built on the former wax museum site, and the Eric Kayser shop that opened in the French Village. On top of that, a Sun Festival event and performances by overseas dancers were held during the day, layering new elements onto the staple Golden Bridge and French Village.<\/p>\n

What's new: a hands-on light, and real bread<\/h2>\n

Until now, Ba Na Hills' royal road was a \u201cwatch and shoot\u201d style of enjoyment\u2014rising about 1,400 meters at once by cable car, walking the French Village modeled on a European castle town, and photographing the Golden Bridge held up by giant hands. The two new additions slightly change that character.<\/p>\n

Lumi\u00e8re is a setup where light projected on floors and walls changes continuously with each step a visitor takes and each touch of the hand, said to use advanced optical and electronic sensor technology. In other words, it's experiential\u2014\u201cthe work changes with your own movements,\u201d not \u201cviewing a fixed display.\u201d The theme is \u201cOrigin,\u201d created by the Vietnamese art team Ch\u1ecdn Art, with the interior divided into seven zones. Eric Kayser, meanwhile, is an authentic French bakery where you can enjoy croissants and pain au chocolat baked on the spot together with coffee. It means more places to \u201csit down and eat something genuinely tasty\u201d between the photo spots.<\/p>\n

Confirmed figures<\/h2>\n

Here we organize only the figures we could verify across multiple sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumi\u00e8re area<\/td>\nAbout 800 square meters (former wax museum site)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumi\u00e8re zone count<\/td>\n7 zones (theme \u201cOrigin\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumi\u00e8re opening-period ticket<\/td>\n150,000 dong per person (about 880 yen, converted at 1 yen \u2248 170 dong)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Kayser opening<\/td>\nMay 30, 2026 (the night DIFF opened)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Kayser seats<\/td>\nAbout 300 seats (inside the French Village)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Lumi\u00e8re's official opening date was mixed across sources\u2014April 30 (an early opening to coincide with the National Day holidays) and May 5. What's certain is that it \u201copened in spring 2026 and is operating now in summer,\u201d so this article doesn't fix a date and leaves it with some leeway. Eric Kayser's opening-week perks (happy hour, etc., from May 30 to June 5) are time-limited, so for now treat them as reference and check the official latest information when you visit.<\/p>\n

Reactions from locals and visitors<\/h2>\n

Paraphrasing voices on social media and travel sites, the temperature splits broadly into three. First, the welcome that \u201cthere are now more places to shoot besides the Golden Bridge.\u201d The moving-light space gets good reactions from children, and posts noting that families' stay times have lengthened stand out. Second, the surprise that \u201cI never thought I could eat a real croissant on a mountain.\u201d It's praised for overturning the preconception that food at tourist spots is overpriced and taste comes second. Third, wariness about crowds. Because it overlaps with the fireworks season, there are also practical notes that \u201cfor popular zones and popular breads, you have to pick your time or you'll queue.\u201d<\/p>\n

What it suggests for Japanese travelers and businesses<\/h2>\n

For Japanese, Ba Na Hills has been the \u201cmountain you go to once\u201d on a Da Nang trip. Flip that around, and it was a place easy to be satisfied with after a single visit and weak on repeat motivation. What makes this update interesting is how it fills that weakness with \u201cadded experiences.\u201d The light art is an indoor experience little affected by weather, serving as a refuge during the rainy season or the strong-sun hours. The bakery raises the quality of the stay and creates a natural rest point along the route. It's textbook theme-park operation, but a place once riding on a single photo has moved toward being \u201ca place to spend time.\u201d<\/p>\n

When building how to enjoy Da Nang, dividing roles among mountain, sea, and city works well. By day, enjoy the light art and bread at Ba Na Hills; in the evening, come down to the city. For instance, combine it witha seaside spot where you can see the fireworks<\/a>for a night view, and you balance indoor and outdoor experiences. For those who want to shop or touch local handiwork, addinga ceramics village near Da Nang<\/a>for half a day reveals a rustic Vietnam different from the resort's carefully crafted scenery. Rather than cramming mountain, sea, and village into one itinerary, allotting one theme per day on a two-night, three-day trip is a less tiring way to put it together.<\/p>\n

Ripple effects on the industry and market<\/h2>\n

This move isn't limited to Ba Na Hills alone. Vietnam's major tourist destinations are shifting their footing from cost competition to experiential differentiation. The direction is to extend stay time and per-customer spend rather than just adding one more photo spot. The technique of inviting overseas food brands to create \u201csomething you can only eat here\u201d may spread to other central-region cities like Hue and Hoi An.Like<\/a>how to enjoy a multi-night stay in Hoi An,<\/p>\n

Practical information and access<\/h2>\n

the flow of getting visitors to stay long without rushing faces the same direction as this addition of experiences. For food brands, it can also be read that Vietnam's resorts are starting to enter the running as places to expand brand experiences at a stroke by using a tourist spot's strong drawing power.<\/p>\n

Ba Na Hills is about a 40\u201350 minute drive from central Da Nang. You ascend the mountain by a cable car known for a world-record-class length, then tour the French Village, the Golden Bridge, and now the Lumi\u00e8re and Eric Kayser. Use is basically centered on an admission ticket bundling the round-trip cable car and in-area facilities, and at opening, a separate Lumi\u00e8re ticket of 150,000 dong (about 880 yen) per person was announced. Fares and perks change by season, so check the official latest information before visiting. During the summer peak overlapping the fireworks festival it gets crowded, so the safe order is to go up early in the morning to secure the light art and food first, then head to the Golden Bridge in the afternoon.Getting to Da Nang has also become more flexible than before. In addition to direct flights from Japan, Vietnam's domestic transport network is being upgraded, and combining<\/a>air routes with other resorts like Phu Quoc<\/p>\n

makes a beach + mountain tour easier too. It's worth considering an itinerary that doesn't stay self-contained within the central region but combines with cities to the north and south.<\/h2>\n

Summary: a reason to revisit has emerged<\/p>\n

Sources<\/h2>\n