BACK IN TIME CENTRAL VIETNAM

Just only 5 days tour of the central Vietnam but you will learn and experience the Vietnamese history, culture, habits and customs by visiting all the World Cultural Heritages. The best of central Vietnam tour includes the picturesque town of Hoi An, one of Southeast Asia's major trading ports between the 17th and 19th centuries, and finishes in Hue, the old Imperial city, which served as Vietnam's capital under the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty.

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HIGHLIGHT

- Explore Tra Que village – the vegetable village by bicycle to see the daily activities of the local farmers.
- Enjoy the cooking class conducted by the host with local “ Tam Huu spring roll ” and “ Banh Xeo pancake “ with meat which is primarily made from Tra Que vegetables.
- Have a chance to learn some traditional fishing techniques and how to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats.
- Take part in games for basket boat racing and catching crabs.
- Learn how to make funny tools by water coconut leaf.
- Get through the Hai Van pass, one of the most beautiful panoramas of Vietnam.
- Visit UNESCO World Heritage sites – Hoi An ancient town, Hue Imperial city.
- Cruise along the Perfume River to the Thien Mu pagoda.
- Enjoy a nice walking or biking around Thuy Bieu eco-village – famous for Thanh Tra fruits.
- Enjoy quick massage by blind people in the eco-village.

ITINERARY

Day 1: DA NANG – ARRIVAL – HOI AN (Nil)

You will be welcomed at Danang airport and transferred to your hotel in Hoi An for check in. (Check in time after 14:00pm).

Free at you leisure in the evening. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 2: HOI AN – FISH AND CHIPS TOUR IN HOI AN (Breakfast, Lunch)

08:00 You will be picked up at your hotel and ride by bicycles with helmet to Tra Que village. Visit the vegetable village and see the daily activities of the local farmers there.

Continue riding bicycle along De Vong river to Hoi An beach dock.

Take a boat to Cua Dai sand dune, enjoy casting net show and learn how to cast net by local fishermen.

Continue to Cam Thanh Water coconut village, have a brief introduce to the history there. Take on the basket boat along the water coconut river. Fishermen will teach you how to catch the crabs (02 paxs/ boat).

Divide group into small teams for basket boat racing and catching crabs. The winner will get a lovely gift.

Embark on the boat, enjoy the folk songs show by local people there.

Have lunch at local family house. After lunch, learn how to make funny tools by water coconut leaf. Then visit a craftman’s house in the village.

14.30 Ride back to Hoi An town. Upon arrival, take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit the Kwan Temple , Phuc Kien Chinese Assembly Hall, Tan Ky old House, Japanese Bridge and cultural show rooms in Hoi An. After your walking tour If you have free time, you can do shopping at the old town. Guide will take you back to the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.

Note: Fish and chips program is seat-in coach tour (Joining tour with other guests on boat, your private guide will follow to take care of you).

Day 3: HOI AN – CITY HUE (Breakfast)

Transfer to visit Marble mountain which is made up of five limestone outcrops in isolation from the surrounding plains, each riddled with caves and grottoes, with some made into pagodas and shrines. The top offers spectacular views of Da Nang and the surrounding. Proceed to Hue. On the way get through the Hai Van pass, one of the most beautiful panoramas of Vietnam offering stunning view over the central.

Upon arrival in Hue, visit Imperial citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. Stop at Dong Ba market, where you can buy local products for souvenir before transfer to your hotel for checking in. Overnight in Hue.

Day 4: HUE – THUY BIEU ECO VILLAGE (Breakfast, Lunch)

Embark on boat at Toa Kham wharf (around 08:30 am).

Visit the iconic Thien Mu pagoda - the symbol of Hue city.

Back to the boat for a scenic cruise to Thuy Bieu village - famous for Thanh Tra fruit.

Arrive Thuy Bieu, enjoy a nice walking or biking around village.

· Visit the garden - house, ancient ancestral temple and communicate with local people.

· Visit incense making family and discover the daily life of local people while they are working strenuously with joy and enthusiasm.

· Visit joss paper making family to know more about a traditional custom of Vietnamese people and know why they use joss paper, also known as ghost money, for the died people.

· Visit paper painting family to see the countryside painting art of the young local artists.

Have lunch at local house with Hue traditional specialties.

Relax by steeping your foot in medicinal herb water - a traditional therapeutic practice. Enjoy quick massage by blind people.

Around 02:30 pm, back to the city and visit Minh Mang royal tomb, a perfect combination of manmade and natural beauty of Hue, where architecture fits harmoniously into the surrounding landscape with a complex of 40 constructions: palaces, temples, pavilions, etc.

Transfer back to your hotel and have a free evening. Overnight in Hue.

Day 5: HUE - DEPARTURE (Breakfast)

Check-out hotel (before 12:00 PM - noon time). Free at leisure.

Transfer to the airport for leaving flight. End of services.

INCLUSION

Meals

6 meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches

Transport

Private transportation, private boat, bicycles

Accommodation

Hotels (4 nights)

Activities

Da Nang – Hoi An Town
Tra Que village - Cam Thanh Water coconut village
Hue - Thuy Bieu eco village

Guide

English speaking guide

Price

* Any group size greater than 8 pax, please contact us at inbound.sgn@transviet.com for better quotation
* Date and time correspond to Vietnam time zone (GMT+7)
* All prices are quoted in US$

Departure month

Hotel

Group

Valid From

Valid To

Hotel Star

Group Size

US$/Adult

01 Jan 2023

01 Jan 2030

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7 - 8 pax

266

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HIGHLIGHT

ITINERARY

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