Hoi An is a suitable tourist destination all year round, especially during Tet holidays, when the ancient town is decorated with traditional features and many festivals take place.
The 48-hour itinerary in Hoi An is introduced to tourists from other localities who come to Hoi An by air, landing at Da Nang airport. The itinerary is suggested by Ms. Ngo Minh Trang, a media representative of a hotel in Hoi An, Xuan Phuong, a local tourism worker and the actual experience of a VnExpress reporter.
Day 1
Morning
Breakfast and coffee in Da Nang city. Breakfast dishes in Da Nang include: fish noodle soup, fish noodle soup, Quang noodles, bread (especially tapioca bread) on streets such as Nguyen Chi Thanh, Le Duan, Le Dinh Duong, Hoang Dieu.
Drink coffee at the shops along Bach Dang street overlooking the Han River swing bridge, Dragon bridge or on Pham Van Dong street towards My Khe beach.
Move to Hoi An ancient town, distance nearly 30 km.
A corner of Tra Que vegetable village. Photo: Minh Trang
Visit Tra Que vegetable village, located near the route from Da Nang to Hoi An ancient town, about 4 km from the center of the ancient town. This is a favorite destination for many foreign tourists and has recently attracted the attention of domestic tourists, with activities such as: being a harvester, learning to cook.
Tra Que vegetable village is over 18 hectares wide, growing over 40 types of vegetables, located next to Co Co river, and is fertilized by alluvium all year round. The most famous are basil, onions, coriander and water spinach grown from seeds. Tra Que supplies clean vegetables to supermarkets and hotels in the area.
Noon
Stop by An Bang beach to rest and have lunch. There is a row of fresh seafood restaurants for visitors to choose from. Note that you should check the menu and prices in advance. If visitors cannot eat seafood, they can visit Vietnamese or European restaurants also at An Bang beach.
Recommended seafood restaurants: Sao Bien, Canh Buom Trang, Gio Bien, Nam Gia, Hai San Sen. European restaurants highly rated by Tripadvidor travelers: Shore Club An Bang Beach, Moyo Beach Club, The Deck House, The Hmong Sisters and The Fisherman Vegan Restaurant.
A villa at the Renaissance Hoi An Resort & Spa. Photo: Marriott Bonvoy
Check in Renaissance Hoi An Resort & Spa located in Cua Dai area. This resort has 193 rooms, including 25 sea-view villas with 3 to 5 bedrooms, private swimming pool, garden, suitable for family trips. Room rates here start from 3.5 million VND. The resort has the advantage of being quiet, not crowded but still convenient and takes 15 minutes to reach the old town.
If you do not like to stay in Cua Dai area, visitors can choose hotels in the center of the old quarter, on streets such as Hai Ba Trung, Tran Phu, Tran Hung Dao.
Afternoon and evening
Relax, swim in the hotel's infinity pool or take a dip in the beach. Have an early dinner at the Food Studio restaurant featuring local dishes.
Enjoy the live show "Hoi An Memories", the stage is about 6 km from the hotel, with private car. Hoi An Memories was honored by the World Travel Awards as "World's Leading Entertainment Destination" in 2022.
Hoi An Memories Island is a tourism - resort - cultural complex. This complex includes 3 main areas, in which the live show "Hoi An Memories" gathers more than 500 actors performing on an outdoor stage of 25,000 m2, with a grandstand with a capacity of 3,300 spectators located on Con Hen Island, Cam An Ward. More than 4 years since its launch, "Hoi An Memories" has had more than 2,000 performances and welcomed more than 2 million visitors.
Entrance tickets range from 600,000 VND to 1 million VND per person (depending on seating position). Visitors can book tickets online in advance, or book through travel agents to get discounts.
Back to hotel for the night.
Day 2
Morning
Cycling in Hoi An ancient town in the early morning. Photo: Minh Trang
Wake up early in the morning, cycle into Hoi An ancient town for sightseeing and breakfast.
"Wandering around the old town early in the morning when there are no tourists and the shops are not open is an experience not to be missed because then visitors will feel the most authentic Hoi An," Trang suggested.
Have breakfast at one of the sidewalk restaurants along the Hoai River or along the old town such as Pho Tung, a typical restaurant in Hoi An. The dry pho bowl is small, with few noodles but the meat is delicious and sweet, the spices are different from other regions. Other dishes that visitors can choose from include: bread, Quang noodles, wonton, rice noodles, rice cakes, and chicken sticky rice.
Visit Bay Mau coconut forest (Cam Thanh coconut forest). In winter, the coconut forest opens from 8am and closes at 5:30pm every day.
Bay Mau Coconut Forest is located about 3 km from the center of the old town. Entrance fee: 30,000 VND per person, boat rental price from 150,000 VND to 200,000 VND per boat. The main activities here that most visitors participate in are: going on a boat to sightsee, watching a boat dance and boat racing, fishing with nets, making souvenirs from coconut leaves.
Noon and afternoon
Back in the old town, enjoy one of the typical dishes of Hoi An cuisine: dumplings, White Rose Banh Vac or chicken rice. Chicken rice restaurants recommended by many tourists in Hoi An include: Ba Buoi, Ba Nga, Xi Chicken Rice, Co Man Chicken Rice.
Hoi An chicken rice is special in its ingredients. The rice used to cook chicken rice is a type of rice from the Central region, fragrant, rich in flavor, round and unbroken. The chicken used to make the rice is usually firm, sweet, soft and not mushy. Another highlight is the bright yellow chicken skin, creating the characteristic color of the dish.
Enjoy panoramic views of Hoi An from a rooftop cafe at one of the cafes such as Faifo Coffee, The Chef, The Hill Station Hoi An, 92 Station - Restaurant & Cafe. These cafes also serve food, so visitors can combine both eating and drinking here to save time.
"Many young people and foreign visitors like to choose a high space to see Hoi An in a peaceful and gentle way," Phuong said.
Alternatives
If staying in Hoi An longer, visitors can choose to go to Cu Lao Cham, stroll around the old town at night and go boating to release flower lanterns, have clothes (ao dai, skirts, European clothes) tailored the same day, go to Thanh Ha pottery village, and visit the ancient houses that have been ranked.
During Tet, you should stay in the old town longer because this place is filled with the traditional Tet atmosphere. Hoi An during Tet is also the place where many cultural activities, traditional festivals take place, experience handicraft stalls, or release flower lanterns on the Hoai River and folk art performances.
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