- Vietnam Tours
Central Vietnam Highlights: Hoi An to Ba Na Hills
- Culinary, Culture & Heritage, Family
Overview
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Day 1: Arrival in Da Nang
Private airport welcome and transfer to your hotel; the rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight in Da Nang.
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Day 2: Hoi An Villages, Ancient Town & Lantern Experience
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Cycle through local villages, enjoy a basket boat ride in Cam Thanh, and visit Tra Que Vegetable Village.
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Guided walk in Hoi An Ancient Town, lantern-making workshop, and evening lantern release on the Hoai River.
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Day 3: Ba Na Hills & Golden Bridge
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Cable car ride to Ba Na Hills with visits to Linh Ung Pagoda and the iconic Golden Bridge.
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Free time for optional lunch and entertainment before returning to Da Nang.
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Day 4: Marble Mountains & Linh Ung Pagoda
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Explore Marble Mountains’ caves and pagodas, then visit the Lady Buddha statue on Monkey Mountain.
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Free time to relax on the beach.
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Day 5: Da Nang – Departure
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Free time until private transfer to Da Nang International Airport for departure.
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Customizable Itinerary
Da Nang City Arrival
Arrival Flight: Guest’s own tickets
Xin Chao! Welcome to Da Nang, Vietnam.
A warm greeting awaits at Da Nang International airport; your private guide and driver will meet you OUTSIDE the arrivals lounge and transfer you to your hotel in Da Nang/
Please look for your tour guide, who will hold up a sign with your names.
While we make every effort to have your room available upon arrival, check-in is at 02:00 pm, and your room may not be ready before this time. Your tour guide will provide additional details about your stay and will be available to answer any questions. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Please note: Your travel documents contain a Vietnam eVisa (unless otherwise arranged). Please ensure to pack this in your carry-on luggage. Your Vietnam eVisa must be presented to Customs upon entry into the country.
Drive to Hoi An – Local Villages – Ancient Town & Lantern Releasing
After breakfast, meet your guide and cycle through the peaceful countryside toward the Thu Bon River. Ride along quiet village lanes, passing rice fields, palm forests, small bridges, and water buffalo. A brief bicycle check will be provided; a private car is available at extra cost for non-cyclists.
Stop at Cam Thanh Village and enjoy a traditional basket boat ride through the Water Coconut Palm Forest, with time to try fishing and crab catching. Continue cycling to Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village to learn about traditional, sustainable farming methods. Visit a local home for a relaxing herbal foot soak.
After lunch, continue to explore Hoi An Ancient Town on a guided walking tour, visiting highlights such as Chua Ong Pagoda, Tan Ky Ancient House, Fujian Assembly Hall, and the Japanese Covered Bridge. Visit the Precious Heritage Museum to discover Vietnam’s ethnic cultures.
Enjoy a quiet tea experience at Reaching Out Tea House, followed by a hands-on lantern-making workshop with a local craftsman. End the day with a boat ride on the Hoai River, releasing flower lanterns for good luck as the town glows at night.
Overnight in Da Nang
Bana Hills – Golden Bridge
After breakfast, the private guide will pick you up and transfer you from your hotel to Ba Na Hills. Start to spend a day visiting this mountainous theme park perched 1,500m high on a mountain, a hill resort inherited from the French. The site was first developed by the French in the 1920s, who escaped the summer heat for its cool, mountain air.
This day trip will bring you to the scenic sights and destinations of the local area, and give you a healthy dose of much-needed mountain air. You’ll first head to the Ba Na Hills cable car station, where you ascend one of the world’s longest and highest cable car rides, giving you panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.
At the station, you get to see the Linh Ung Pagoda, Loc Uyen Garden, and Quan Am Pavilion. Next, your guide will bring you to the Monkey garden and finally to God Mountain, the highest peak in central Vietnam. Stroll through the Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain, and enjoy the gorgeous view of Da Nang city. You could choose one of the many restaurants up there to have lunch (own arrangement) and head into Fantasy Park for enjoy some games later (own arrangement)
Then you take the cable car to leave Ba Na Hill to return to the foot of the mountain, where the driver waits to transfer you to your hotel.
Overnight in Da Nang
Marble Mountain – Linh Ung Pagoda
We’ll pick you up at the hotel in Da Nang and transfer you to Marble Mountain.
Discover the Marble Mountains and stop for a walk along the site to see the local factories of stone sculptures, the most impressive handicrafts village in Da Nang.
Check in the Marble Mountains by climbing up to the top. Here we will see beautiful pagodas which were made in the 19th century by the last dynasty of the Vietnamese monarchy, and visit Huyền Không or Tàng Chơn caves.
Continue to visit the largest and most fascinating cave, Am Phu Cave. You will learn about Buddhist philosophies and take photos of remarkable natural formations.
Our van will transfer you to Monkey Mountain. A giant statue of Lady Buddha with a beautiful background, such as mountains and a huge garden of bonsai, would draw your attention. You will definitely get lost in the garden of heaven with gripping stories when gently walking and enjoying a fresh breeze.
Spending the remaining time relaxing on the beach.
Overnight in Da Nang.
Da Nang – Departure
Departure Flight: Guest’s own tickets
Free at the hotel until our private driver greets you at the hotel after breakfast and escorts you to Da Nang International Airport, where you board your flight home or travel on to more adventures. We will help you with the planning.
Useful information
This tour is built upon our firsthand knowledge & experience, offering you the best choices available. The price of this trip varies depending on the number of people in your party, dates of departure, and availability of ground services. Please click on Design your trip (above) and supply the required information, enabling us to send you your personalized quote within 24 hours!
Note: Amendments CAN be made to this tour to suit your requirements.
| Includes | Excludes |
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| Accommodation with daily breakfast | Travel insurance |
| Meals, drinks, and items specifically mentioned in the itinerary | Any bank or transaction fees |
| Private, air-conditioned vehicles for all tours and airport transfers | International flight tickets to/from the region |
| Private English-speaking tour guides in each destination | Entry visas |
| Entrance fees to all sites listed in the itinerary | Meals, drinks, and items not mentioned in the itinerary |
| Internal flights | Laundry, phone calls, and other personal expenses |
| All operational service charges and government taxes | Tips and gratuities |
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