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Daily Hoi An Tours
- Destinations: Hoi An Town - My Son Holy Land & Cham Culture
- Tours:
+ Vietnam life in Hoi An, 1 day + Half day My Son tour, 1/2 day
+ City Hoi An & My Son tour, 1 day + Cham culture discover tour, 1 day
The ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Danang, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low, tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact. All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters. Pillars were also carved with ornamental designs.
The Cham culture including the special architecture and sculpture of Cham towers, colourful folk songs and dances and traditional festivals, is an important part of Vietnam's cultural diversity, according to Vietnamese folklorists. Cham towers were built with bricks and stones. No construction joints of glue were found between these bricks, but walls of Cham towers have stood firmly for thousands of years. The bricks were worn flat, but did not separate from each other. Cham towers are great and beautiful architectural projects with special decorative sculptures. Cham sculpture reflected the ups and downs in history of the Cham ethnic group as well as the Cham people's religion and culture...more
Vietnam life in Hoi An, 1 day
Full Itinerary
You will have great time to discover the daily life of handicraft house – in Hoi An Town and Tra Que Village. Depart at your hotel at 8:30 am, you will ride by bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the old street in Hoi An Town. Where you will discover the daily life of Hoi An people and see how they make a lantern. You will have a chance to enjoy making the lantern and keep it as a souvenir. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon, continue biking to Tra Que Vegetable Village, experience a day of living and working with the local farmers in this village. You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Continue doing activities such as: raking, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Biking back to your hotel, end tour.
Tour price
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Seat in Coach - Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars
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2-3 pax
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4-6 pax
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Over 7 pax
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29
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24
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19
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Price Inclusions:
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Open Bus Transportation (Soft sleeper, with AC)
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English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
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Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
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01 lunch
Price Exclusions:
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Tips for tour guide, driver
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Travel insurance
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Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc. Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion
Note:
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Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied.
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Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
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Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
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Seat-in-coach tours: To join with other people on available daily tours. These tours are fixed itinerary and departure time. It is possible to join in even your group of only 1 or 2 people. Customer do not to find other people to form the group. It is our company duty to gather the tourists for each tour. For these tours, you have to share the coach, boat and tour guide with other tourists who come from different nationalities. The number of people of this group is normally less than 20 persons.
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Private tour: The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.
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As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
Half day My Son Tour, 1/2 day
Full Itinerary
Our guide will come to meet you at your hotel at 8.00 am. Drive to My Son, a World Heritage, 40 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries was built from the 7 to 13 centuries. Finish tour by noon at your hotel.
Tour price
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Seat in Coach - Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars
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2-3 pax
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4-6 pax
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Over 7 pax
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29
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21
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17
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Price Inclusions:
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Open Bus Transportation (Soft sleeper, with AC)
-
English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
-
Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
Price Exclusions:
-
Tips for tour guide, driver
-
Travel insurance
-
Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc. Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion
Note:
-
Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied.
-
Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
-
Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
-
Seat-in-coach tours: To join with other people on available daily tours. These tours are fixed itinerary and departure time. It is possible to join in even your group of only 1 or 2 people. Customer do not to find other people to form the group. It is our company duty to gather the tourists for each tour. For these tours, you have to share the coach, boat and tour guide with other tourists who come from different nationalities. The number of people of this group is normally less than 20 persons.
-
Private tour: The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.
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As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
City Hoi An & My Son Tour, 1 day
Full Itinerary
In the morning, take a private car from Hoi An Town to My Son Holy Land. Back to Hoi An for lunch. After the relax, it is light excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour: 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants' house. Tour end at about 16.30 pm.
Tour price
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Seat in Coach - Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars
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2-3 pax
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4-6 pax
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Over 7 pax
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43
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37
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29
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Price Inclusions:
-
Open Bus Transportation (Soft sleeper, with AC)
-
English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
-
Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
-
01 lunch
Price Exclusions:
-
Tips for tour guide, driver
-
Travel insurance
-
Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc. Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion
Note:
-
Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied.
-
Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
-
Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
-
Seat-in-coach tours: To join with other people on available daily tours. These tours are fixed itinerary and departure time. It is possible to join in even your group of only 1 or 2 people. Customer do not to find other people to form the group. It is our company duty to gather the tourists for each tour. For these tours, you have to share the coach, boat and tour guide with other tourists who come from different nationalities. The number of people of this group is normally less than 20 persons.
-
Private tour: The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.
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As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
Cham Culture Discover Tour, 1 day
Full Itinerary
Your first explore Cham Culture is the real temples and sanctuaries at My Son - the religious center of Cham people in Vietnam. After the My Son complex was discovered, many of its artifacts, especially statues of female dancers and genies worshipped by the Cham people, worship animals and artifacts of the daily communal activities, were collected and displayed at the Cham Architecture Museum (established from 1915) in Danang city. Now, the Museum is housed of the finest collection of Cham sculptures in the world. In the afternoon, you will discover the life of Cham people at Cham Musuem. End of tour.
Tour price
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Seat in Coach - Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars
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2-3 pax
|
4-6 pax
|
Over 7 pax
|
|
43
|
35
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29
|
Price Inclusions:
-
Open Bus Transportation (Soft sleeper, with AC) & Private boat.
-
English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
-
Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
-
01 lunch
Price Exclusions:
-
Tips for tour guide, driver
-
Travel insurance
-
Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc. Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion
Note:
-
Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied.
-
Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
-
Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
-
Seat-in-coach tours: To join with other people on available daily tours. These tours are fixed itinerary and departure time. It is possible to join in even your group of only 1 or 2 people. Customer do not to find other people to form the group. It is our company duty to gather the tourists for each tour. For these tours, you have to share the coach, boat and tour guide with other tourists who come from different nationalities. The number of people of this group is normally less than 20 persons.
-
Private tour: The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people.
-
As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
General information
Hoi An ancient town
The ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Danang, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low, tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact. All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters. Pillars were also carved with ornamental designs.
Tourists can visit the relics of the Sa Huynh and Cham cultures. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the romantic Hoi An River, Cua Dai Beach, and Cham Island. Over the last few years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Vietnam.
Light Bright
- NO FLUORESCENT LIGHTS. NO MOTORCYCLES. NO TELEVISION. ON THE 14TH DAY OF EACH LUNAR MONTH, THE RIVERSIDE TOWN OF HOI AN GIVES MODERN LIFE THE NIGHT OFF.
In a wood-fronted shops a woman in traditional dress sits at a desk, bathed in the light of a lantern made from a simple bamboo fish-trap. Outside, two old men are absorbed in a candlelit game of Chinese checkers. These scenes, straight out of the 19th century, still take place in Hoi An, a sleepy riverside town in the central province of Quang Nam. Hoi An has long been a cultural crossroad. More than five centuries ago the Vietnamese nation of Dai Viet expanded its territory southwards, encroaching on the Indianized Kingdom of Champa, which covered much of what is now central Vietnam. Hoi An, located on the Hoai River, emerged when Japanese and Chinese traders built a commercial district there in the 16th century.
These diverse cultural influences remain visible today. Visitors will find Hoi An's Old Quarter lined with two-storey Chinese shops, their elaborately carved wooden facades and moss-covered tile roofs having withstood the ravages of more than 300 years of weather and warfare. These proud old buildings, which back onto the river, remind visitors of another era, when Hoi An's market was filled with wares from as far afield as India and Europe. Colourful guildhalls, founded by ethnic Chinese from Guangdong and Fujian provinces, stand quietly, a testament to the town's trading roots.
While Hoi An's old-fashioned charm is always visible, on the 14th of every lunar month modernity takes another step back. On these evenings the town turns off its street lamps and fluorescent lights, leaving the Old Quarter bathed in the warm glow of coloured silk, glass and paper lanterns. In ancient times, Vietnamese people made lamps out of shallow bowls filled with oil. Later, foreign traders introduced lanterns, ranging from round and hexagonal designs from China to diamond and star shaped ones from Japan.
Let there be light
When developing plans to preserve their town's ancient character, Hoi An residents decided to revive the practice of using coloured lanterns. Starting in the fall of 1998, one night each month is declared a "lantern festival". On the 14th day of each lunar month, residents on Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Le Loi and Bach Dang streets switch off their lights and hang cloth and paper lanterns on their porches and windows. Television sets, radios, street lights and neon lights are turned off.
In the ensuing quiet the streets of Hoi An are at their most romantic, the darkness broken only by jeweltoned lanterns in all manner of shapes and sizes. Strolling through the lantern-lit streets is like walking into a fairytale. It is all the more picturesque since motor vehicles are banned from Hoi An's Old Quarter. On Trai Phu Street, stop at the beautifully preserved Faifo Restaurant to sample some traditional Chinese-style pastries. Or walk on to the Treated Café, where bamboo baskets, commonly used to wash rice, have been transformed into unique lanterns. These basket lamps are but one example of people's creativity as they experiment with new shapes and materials, including lights made from hollow bamboo tubes.
A Warm Glow
The 14th day of the lunar month is a Buddhist day of worship. Residents place offerings of food and incense on their ancestral altars and visit one of Hoi An's many pagodas. The scent of incense and the sounds of people singing add to the town's enchanted atmosphere. On these evenings, visitors will get a rare glimpse into another era. These nights are a welcome reminder of life's unexpected beauty.
The Champa Kingdom: Cham Culture
The Cham people are descendants of the once great kingdom of Champa. Their present-day population of approximately 100,000 is centered around the city of Phan Rang, near the North Eastern border of Binh Thuan province. Cambodia has the largest concentration of Cham; with a population between 500 thousand and 1 million people.
The Cham people are a matriarchal society, in which women inherit all property. Many Vietnamese believe Cham women posess magical powers and can bewitch men to mary them and give over their property. The Cham speak a unique language and write in a form of sanskrit. They are also known for a bizarre ritual of digging up their dead relatives on the one-year anniversary of their death. Then they hold a large feast, at the end of which they burn the bones and re-bury the remains. The practice is thought to bring good luck and fortune.
The Cham are most known for their beautiful textiles and patterns. They make clothing, shawls, blankets, wallets and many other items; for sale throughout Vietnam. They also make lesser-known but distinctive ceramics and carvings. They have a rich and highly developed culture, with a strong history of art, music and dancing. The Cham people have many elaborate festivals, including the Mbang Kate Festival which was highlighted in the recent Binh Thuan Tourism Festival.
The population of Cham within Mui Ne and the city of Phan Thiet is actually small, though there are many people living in other villages throughout the province. They are best represented in Mui Ne at the Forest Restaurant, where most of the staff are ethnically Cham, and come originally from Phan Rang. At the forest Restaurant you can see fine examples of Cham clothing and textiles, weaving demonstrations, dancing and other cultural examples from the Cham and other minorities. The first known religion of the Champa was a form of Shaivite Hinduism, brought from India. As Arab merchants stopped along the Vietnamese coast en route to China, Islam began to infiltrate the civilization, and Hinduism became associated with the upper-classes.
There are now two distinct religious communities. Muslim or Cham Bani constitute about 80-85% of the Cham, and Hindu or Balamon constitutes about 15-20%. In both Cambodia and Vietnam, they form the core of the Muslim communities. Like many religions in the region however, there is a mixing of beliefs within the communities. Non-Cham Vietnamese often worship ancestors or buddha at Cham holy sites, and Cham people adopt local superstitions and pantheistic religious beliefs from the surrounding communities. There are strong influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam in their culture and religion. The Cham people are renowned for great hospitality, generosity and kindness. They are friendly and welcoming to travelers and strangers.
Cham culture in Quang Nam
The Cham culture including the special architecture and sculpture of Cham towers, colourful folk songs and dances and traditional festivals, is an important part of Vietnam's cultural diversity, according to Vietnamese folklorists.
Cham owers, dating back to the 6th-17th centuries, are located on highlands, hills and valleys, surrounded by ranges of mountains, in the central and southern central regions. Cham towers were built in groups of 2-3 towers or a main tower with secondary towers around the area. Many documents claim that Viet Nam has about 250 Cham towers, of them 40 towers and the ruins of many others have been found, including the My Son Relic Site in central Quang Nam province. My Son historic site with 70 towers and temples has been recognized as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Other well-known Cham towers are Por Na Gar located next to Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province, Po Sha Nu in Binh Thuan Province and Hoa Lai and Po Klaugn Harai in Phu Yen Province.
Cham towers were built with bricks and stones. No construction joints of glue were found between these bricks, but walls of Cham towers have stood firmly for thousands of years. The bricks were worn flat, but did not separate from each other. Cham towers are great and beautiful architectural projects with special decorative sculptures. Cham sculpture reflected the ups and downs in history of the Cham ethnic group as well as the Cham people's religion and culture.
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