Morning
Our private car and tour guide will pick you up at your Hue hotel in the morning before we begin our journey from Hoi An to Cam Thanh coconut village.
Here, to discover its beauties, you can take a basket boat (Thung Chai) trip through the coconut forest and discover more about the community and daily life of Vietnamese fisherman. The coconut forest has been home to many aquatic species for generations such as: fish, shrimp, crab and even animals soft body.
Additionally, locals will show you how to paddle the distinctive bamboo basket boat in Vietnam. During the trip, the boatman will collect coconut leaves and use them to fashion amusing natural ornaments such as hats, rings, and glasses. You will undoubtedly experience the sensation of floating on the waves of water and will participate in an equally enjoyable basket boat race between the baskets in the cheering and bustling music drum.
Participate in river fishing with locals and get experience with cast or round nets. Passengers are permitted to attempt the catchings on their own, under the guidance of locals.
Afternoon
Your tour guide will take you to the Ancient Quarter of Hoi An where you will embark on a walking tour visiting the major attractions such as Chua Ong Pagoda, Tan Ky Ancient House, Fujian Assembly Hall, and the Japanese Covered Bridge.
Continue to visit the Precious Heritage Museum, home to the permanent exhibition of Réhahn’s Precious Heritage Collection. While transporting you to the furthest reaches of Vietnam, the collection will unveil the rich cultural tapestry of the ethnic tribes.
The highlight of the day is the visit to the Reaching Out Tea House, a welcome little oasis of calm in the busy, vibrant Old quarter, owned and operated by the mute and deaf people. Here you will be treated with delicious cakes and incredible tea in the Eastern style.
Move on to the house of a lantern craftsman. There, you can observe the lantern craftsman’s technique before hands-on work through each stage of lantern-making under the guidance of the enthusiastic craftsmen: from bending it into the frame, cutting cloth, gluing, to completing lanterns. Before this trip concludes, you will have your own lantern created by your own hands.
Now, it’s time for your Hoi An street food discovery tour. With your guide, you will weave in and out the tiny alleyways, get to chow down with the locals at stalls you’d never discover on your own. Every day at 4 pm, Hoi An’s streets filled with a myriad of street food carts, stalls, and vendors. The street food tour is a great introduction for you to enjoy a few of the Hoi An specialties cooked up by the locals, to introduce you to the faces behind the stock pots and to teach you how the Hoi An locals deal with those condiment trays!
Overnight in Da Nang.