Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Josephine Platt. Market, Food Stall, Vietnamese. Copy link. Map View. More info. Open In Google Maps. Give us feedback. Make like a backpacker. We came here several times, eating lunch at one of the cafes that overlook the beach and giving Tyler and Kara some playtime in the water.
Even though it was February and daytime temperatures were a little on the cool side, Tyler and Kara were eager to play in the ocean. We have not seen a beach with waves since South Africa. For kids, being at a beach without waves gets boring rather quickly. That made it even more fun! So here we are, on a beautiful beach on a postcard perfect day, so where are all of the people?
This is a great beach destination…low cost accommodations, great food, great weather…we loved it. Between the beach and our hotel are large fields of rice paddies.
We could ride our bikes on the small dirt and concrete path among the rice fields, enjoying the scenery and meeting the people. Kara got a chance to sit on a buffalo and I learned how to plant rice. I was handed a bunch of rice seedlings which looked like a wet clump of long blades of grass bound together with a rubber band. One by one I pulled off a seedling and plant it in the ground.
All I had to do was to gently push the seedling down into the soil. Easy for me to say. I just planted ten to fifteen seedlings. These men and women spend all day bent over at the waist, planting new seedlings or harvesting the rice that is fully grown. We left Hoi An, rode along the coastline, and explored the narrow, residential lanes outside of the city.
Still new to driving motorbikes, there was an element of excitement just getting out on our own and wandering through the countryside. At one point we stopped to take a break along one of the many canals. It was here that we were invited to join Quan at his house.
We drank fresh coconut water while watching life along the river. He was thrilled to have Tyler and Kara as guests at his place. Most people get around by motorbike but fishing boats and round bamboo boats are very popular as well. This seemed like a great place to live…palm trees by the water, the people were friendly and happy, and life here seemed to be very peaceful. Hoi An, the perfect mix of history, culture, shopping, cuisine, and relaxation.
It was so much better that we expected and a place worth coming back to in the future. For anyone considering a visit to Vietnam, put Hoi An at the top of your list! I recommend a minimum of three full days to explore all that Hoi An has to offer.
This gives you enough time to see Hoi An and its beaches, spend an afternoon in Da Nang , and maybe take a day trip to My Son see below. Having more time makes it possible to really get to know Hoi An, take a cooking class, or take one of the many bicycle or motorbike tours that are popular here. We made the trip as well. Bike Tours. Bus Tours. Cable Car Tours. Car Tours. Classic Car Tours. E-Bike Tours. Limousine Tours. Luxury Car Tours. Sidecar Tours. Trolley Tours.
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Visiting Hoi An's Assembly Halls. Central Vietnam. My Son. Da Nang. Nha Trang. Siem Reap. Angkor Wat. Ho Chi Minh City. Phnom Penh. Can Tho. Krong Kaeb.
Southern Vietnam. Mekong Delta. A leisurely lunch will be served on board, which you can enjoy while admiring the beautiful scenery as you pass along the banks of the Perfume River. The boat will then dock and you'll embark on an 8 mile 14 km guided cycling tour of rural countryside villages. One of these, Thanh Tien, is famous for the paper flowers made by its residents. You can even try to make one yourself. Another village you'll visit is known for traditional folk paintings.
Between these towns you'll cycle amid some of the most beautiful country scenery in Vietnam. The tour ends when you arrive back at your hotel around 5 pm. In the morning you'll depart by car on a two-hour drive to Da Nang. This route mostly follows the coast but also passes along the scenic Hai Van Pass , a mountain pass that affords spectacular panoramas of the limestone Marble Mountains and Da Nang Bay , where the ocean meets central Vietnam.
There will be ample opportunity to take photos, plus later you'll stop at the white-sand beaches of Lang Co Bay , located just outside Da Nang. For this reason, you'll definitely want to head out and explore after checking in to your hotel. This port city boasts over 2, years of history, with its heyday occurring from the 7thth centuries when it was a major player in the spice trade with Indonesia.
The most famous bridge is also of Japanese origin and was built back in Other city landmarks you'll want to visit include the Chinese Phuc Kien Assembly Hall and the local fish market.
In the morning, when the fishing boats arrive, this riverfront marketplace comes alive with hundreds of locals haggling and jockeying for positions to get the freshest catch. After browsing the market, perhaps head to a local tailor shop to purchase some traditional clothing to take back home. Once you've walked around the city for a while, you'll return to the hotel and will have the remainder of the day free. At around 8 am, you'll meet your guide at the hotel and transfer to the docks in town.
Each day they head out on traditional basket boats called thung chai to cast nets for shrimp, crabs, and fish. You'll join right in, learning how to prepare the nets and tools before heading out on the water to do some fishing yourself. After the fishing excursion, you'll take a leisurely ride in the basket boat down the river, passing along the coconut fringed banks on your way to a small village. Here you'll disembark and sit down to a delicious local lunch.
Take the morning to relax and then, at the appropriate time, you'll transfer to the airport in Da Nang for a 1.
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