Hoi An boat trip and cycling

Take to the streets and the waterways to discover the charm of one of Vietnam’s most loved towns. On this unique boat and bike tour in Hoi An you will escape the hustle and bustle, weaving through the backstreets to reach the country lanes that lie outside the town’s borders.
Start your Hoi An tour with the bike portion, and follow country lane ways to reach some of the villages that are dotted throughout the region, stopping to talk to the locals and learn more about life in this part of Vietnam. Pass emerald rice paddies, snaking waterways and plenty of waving children as you discover some of the beautiful landscapes found in this region.

Next up, your Hoi An boat tour! Follow your guide to the banks of the Thu Bon River to take to the waterways and discover even more of the area. Cruise the river, heading out to one of the river’s small islands where a barbecue feast awaits. Feast on local specialties and watch as the sun sets over the river, with bobbing local fishing boats adding to the atmosphere.
Jump back in the boat to cruise along the river, watching the last of the sun’s rays disappear behind the rice paddies before heading back to Hoi An. Watch the twinkling lights of the city appear as you approach the dock, before heading through the bustling waterfront crowds to head back into town. This unique Hoi An bike and boat tour comes to end back in the heart of the town.

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Hoi An Beach Tour

Spend your 4 days relaxing and exploring the town and its unique charm. Hoi An is a destination with two faces and offers a good balance of history and leisure for your Vietnam journey. The charming, old- world trading port town features various narrow streets and traditional houses which now host a range of craft shops, and artisans which include some of Asia’s best bespoke tailors. You will have four days at your leisure to wander the streets and discover a side of Hoi An, which in its own right boasts some spectacular traditional arts and crafts on offer.
Located in the centre of Vietnam, Hoi An is the perfect destination for that desired getaway to somewhere special. Fly from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to Danang and be transferred to your resort in Hoi An where you will spend four days on the spectacular Cua Dai beach.
Of course, the central coast is noted for its pristine beaches, and during this tour you will be based on Cua Dai beach, a long beach which stretches from Danang to Hoi An. Marked by palm-fringed white sands, local seafood restaurants and with views of limestone islands in the distance, Cua Dai is a relaxing beach to spend a few days and indulge in the awesome natural surroundings.

Another great way to spend your time whilst in Hoi An by trying one of the various excursions on offer. Various options include joining a family in a farming village for a hands- on cooking class, travel by sidecar through quiet countryside lanes for an exhilarating experience, or alternatively why not head even further afield and visit the ancient My Son ruins with all its glory that remains. You can also have the option to opt for a sunset champagne cruise along the Thu Bon River as a more luxurious alternative.
Whether as a stop during a North to South Vietnam package tour or a quick escape from hustle and bustle of city life in Vietnam, our Hoi An Beach Tour offers a great break away.
 

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TRA QUE HERB VILLAGE half day

Tra Que - a little charming village lies on the edge of Hoi An, It is named after the sweetly scented vegetable.these vegetables not only make the Pho Hoi ‘s meals more sweet with different flavour but also make Hoi An specialities such as Cao Lau, Quang Noodle more memorable.If you come here to the village , you can also enjoy the cooking class conducted by the host with local “Tam Huu” spring roll which is primarily made from Tra Que vegetables or pancake with meat ( Banh xeo ) which is made with the enlivenment.
Experience one day living and working with the local people at the Tra Que vegetable village where you will have a chance to discover the daily life of farmers.

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Specialties of food in Hoi An

Coming to the ancient town of Hoi An, one of the most attractive cities in Asia, tourists can enjoy specialties right on the street.
Hoi An used to be one of the busiest cities in Cochin, which conversed the East and West cultures, therefore, the food here is very diverse and abundant.
Today, many traditional cuisines and specialties are offered by street vendors. At about 2pm, one can hear vendors advertising their food on the street. Whenever they find a customer, they stop, place down their bamboo frame under the shade of the tree to prepare food. The customers can enjoy the food right on the pavement or take it away. If they want to taste the cuisines on the spot, the vendors will lay the table, which is a small chair, to arrange food.
Ms. Huong, who has been selling “banh beo” (rice cake with shrimp powder) for more than 20 years, said that both Vietnamese and foreign tourists love to enjoy her food on the street. “The food is not very strange to many people but they like the way it is served and its special flavor. They can also witness the life of local people while eating."
Visitors can find all kinds of food on the street, from Hue’s cuisines as banh beo, banh bot loc, rice with mussel to Chinese cuisines like tofu, xi ma phu, cao lau and Vietnamese and Chinese noodles, which are changed a little in the flavor. The food is served by mobile vendors but it is always hot.
Another reason that makes street food in Hoi An popular is the reasonable price, only from VND5,000-VND30,000/unit.

In Hoi An, vendors are not banned like in other cities because they have helped create the characteristics of this tourism town. However, they have to meet criteria on food hygiene, prices and are not allowed to disturb tourists.
"I charge the same prices for both locals and tourists," said Ms. Hoa, who sells sweet soup on Bach Dang Street.
Walking through the ancient streets of Hoi An as Tran Phu, Le Loi, Nguyen Thai Hoc or along the Hoai River, you will see women walking with a bamboo frame on their shoulder, inviting tourists to buy their food. If the tourists refuse, they will still receive a wish and a smile from the vendor.

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DONG GIANG Ethnic Minority one day

08:30 Local guide pick up guest in Hoi an. Drive to to highway No14 B to Nam Giang (80 km).
10:00 Get to know the daily life of Co Tu Ethnic Minority by Taking a visit at Local Museum in Nam Giang.
10:30 Continue driving to Pxua Village to enjoy Tung Tung Ya Ya dance – the special dance of Co Tu Ethnic Minority.
11:00 Continue to Guol House at Pxua Hamlet  to enjoy traditional food show .
12:00 Have lunch.
13:00 Continue to Zara Village to enjoy textile weaving there.
14:00 Take a visit to Grang waterfall & explore the ecotour area.
16:00 Back to Hoi An by car.
17:30 Local  guide bids farewell to guests
End of Services.

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Tuy Loan Communal House in Hoi An

Located in Tuy Loan Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, this communal house was built in the first year of King Thanh Thai’s reign (1889). Like Nai Nam and Bo Ban, Tuy Loan Communal House is used to worship the gods, and past sages of the village.
In the past, people held a ceremony at this communal house to welcome spring on the 14th and 15th of the second lunar month, and autumn on the 14th and 15th of the eighth lunar month. 
At present, Tuy Loan Communal House is the only one which still preserves 15 royal decrees, dating from King Minh Mang’s reign to the reign of King Bao Dai.
The house covers an area of 110 square metres with brick walls and a pantile roof.  It is decorated with two dragons flanking a moon, and flying dragons, all encrusted with shards of pottery.  The interior has three sections and there are two lean-tos, the rear one of which is 2.4 metres wide and 2.7 metres long.  It has four rows of pillars made of jackfruit wood, each of which has six pillars from 2.5 to 4.5 metres high.
The pillars against the walls are carved with stylised floral designs, and their bases are decorated with pumpkin shapes.  At each of the two sides, the roof beams are decorated with a dragon’s head, and the tie beams have floating clouds, daisies and peonies reflecting their artistic value.

In the resistance war against the French, Tuy Loan Communal House was the place where local people, and those in the neighbouring villages of Bo Ban and Cam Toai, held a demonstration and usurped the power of Hoa Vang District in August 1945.
In the anti-American war (1957-1975), the puppet government of Ngo Dinh Diem used this communal house as a place for interrogating and executing communists.  It was also the place where local people rose up to oppose the Americans and the Diem government.
Tuy Loan Communal House was recognized as a historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Communication on 4 January 1999.

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Mekong river and Cambodia Discovery 8 days

Day 1: HCMC Embarkation - My Tho - Cai be (L/D)
Register between 11:00 to 12:00 at Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel. Transfer overland by motor coach to My Tho port for embarkation aboard the Indochina Sails’ ship for the journey from the Mekong Delta to Holy Angkor. Embark ship at 13:30. Welcome drinks served in Saigon Lounge. Short briefing is conducted before adjourning for lunch in Mekong restaurant. The cabins are ready for check-in after lunch. After port clearance formalities, captain raises the anchor and cruises towards Cai Be. Join the Cruise Director at Saigon Lounge for safety demonstration and briefing at 18:00, followed by Captain’s Cocktails. Enjoy the first gourmet dinner onboard with fellow travelers. Enjoy folk performances of the Mekong Delta from 21:00 to 21:45 in Saigon Lounge The ship moors overnight midstream at Cai Be.
 
Day 2: Cai Be – Vinh Long (B/L/D)
After breakfast take a morning junk trip around Cai Be. See floating market, go ashore to visit French Gothic Cathedral and colorful port area, filled with colonial buildings, delightful flower gardens and local rice paper manufacturers. Return to the boat at noon. After enjoying lunch while ship sails toward Vinh Long – the second largest city on the Mekong Delta. In the afternoon, take a short boat ride to get ashore for a walking tour of Vinh Long and visit a bustling market. Return to the ship at 17:00. Cocktail and briefing with Cruise Director at 18:00. After dinner, ship sails to Sadec and arrives Sadec around 23:00. The ship moors overnight midstream at Sadec.
 
Day 3: Sadec - Tan Chau (B/L/D)
This morning, follow guides to the hometown of Marguerite Duras’ lover, Sadec, a quaint little city. Visit the old house of Huynh Thuy Le, partake in the bantering of local markets along the paved river banks, pagoda and the Fujian Temple, build and donated to the city by the late Le family. Pass by the home of Marguerite Duras from across the riverbanks. Re-board ship at 11:00 for lunch. After that, ship sets sail to Tan Chau. In the afternoon, Vietnamese tour guides will give a lecture about Vietnam – the Past and the Present in the Saigon Lounge at 16:00. Cocktails and briefing at 18:00 followed by dinner at 19:00. Ship arrives at Tan Chau around 18:30. After dinner, join the crew show in the Saigon Lounge. More music, more dancing afterwards. Tonight the ship moors midstream at Tan Chau.
 
Day 4: Tan Chau and Border Crossing (B/L/D)
Today’s highlight is a visit of Tan Chau - a small town untouched by tourism. In the morning, the excursion starts with sightseeing by local boats, navigating narrow channels to visit an evergreen island. Chance to visit floating fish farm and travels along the tiny tributaries where slit houses are haphazardly leaning on each other. Afterwards, go ashore and tour the town on rickshaw (XeLoi). Visit rattan mats and slippers making factories. Return to the ship and enjoy lunch while the ship departs for border. In the afternoon, enjoy Fruits Carving and Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls demonstration by Executive Chef at Saigon Lounge. Border formalities are carried out concurrently. Cocktail hour from 18:00 – 19:00, dinner at 19:00. After dinner catch movie “The Killing Fields” in the Saigon Lounge. In the evening, sail overnight up the broad Mekong River, an international shipping route and moor mid-stream just outside of Phnom Penh.
 
Day 5: Phnom Penh (B/L/D)
A busy day with many interesting sightseeing and activities, in the morning, sightsee Phnom Penh by bus. Visit Royal Palace, the spectacular Silver Pagoda and the National Museum where outstanding Khmer crafts are exhibited. Afternoon excursion facilitates understanding of a crucial part of the Cambodia’s history: the Khmer Rouge’s grim ToulSleng (S21 detention center) and the Killing Fields. (For a free and easy afternoon, please inform Cruise Manager). Cocktail hours are served from 18:00 to 19:00. Dinner is served from 19:30 to 21:00. After dinner, join the Khmer folk dances and songs at the Saigon Lounge. Before midnight, opt to chill in one the bars located across the road from the pier.

Day 6: Chong Koh – Oudong – Kampong Tralach (B/L/D)
Early in the morning the ship sails towards little known village Chong Koh. After breakfast, take leisurely morning stroll through Chong Koh silk weaving village. Visit a school, some home workshops manufacturing traditional silk and cotton handicrafts and buy some local products. Return to the ship at 10:00.Enjoy a hearty lunch onboard at 12:30 as the ship sails to PrekK’dam.Interesting afternoon tour starts with a bus ride to visit Oudong – the second capital city of Cambodia. Visit a Buddhist Center here and join a blessing. After that, take another bus ride to Kampong Tralach, see Kampong TralachPleu temple and take a 20-minute ox-cart ride back to the ship. Re-board ship in Kampong Tralach. Ship sails to Kampong Chhnang afterwards. Cocktail hour from 18:00 to 19:00, dinner is served at 19:00. After dinner, join together in the Saigon Lounge with Cruise Director for a “Nasty Quiz” night. Ship arrives at Kampong Chhnangaround 23:00 and moors midstream overnight.
 
Day 7: Kampong Chhnang–PrekK’dam (B/L/D)
At 7:00 to 8:30, enjoy breakfast. At 8:30 to 11:00, follow guides enjoy a quintessential river excursion through the floating houses to get a glimpse of the local lifestyles in the Tonle Sap River. Moor safely along the banks and go ashore and enjoy a leisurely walk through the city and walk around local market. At 12:30 lunch is served. At 15:00 to 16:30 a lecture on Cambodia - The Past & Present. At 18:30 briefing and farewell Cocktails are hosted. Farewell dinner and drinks from 19:30 to 21:00. 21:00 to 23:00 Pianist performs.
 
Day 8: Disembarkation – PrekK’dam (B)
Breakfast is served from 6:30 – 8:00 in the Mekong Restaurant. After breakfast, bid farewell to crew and disembark at PrekK’dam at 8:30 AM. Take 5½-hour bus ride to Siem Reap with stop at Kampong Thom. We arrive about 13:30 at Le Meridien Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap.

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