Central Vietnam Gateway

Welcome to Vietnam! From Hanoi or Saigon you can go to Da Nang by plane or train or bus (to save time the flight is recommended). On arrival at Danang airport, our tour guides pick you up and head to Hoi An. On the way, you visit the Marble Mountains, one of the beautiful places in Da Nang, and combine with visiting the temple, some caves along the foot of the mountain like Huyen Khong, Am Phu…

Arriving in Hoi An, you check in your hotel then have lunch. Here, you can enjoy a variety of special dishes in Hoi An which are very delicious and cheap such as chicken rice, tea, tofu, many types of cake...

In the afternoon, we visit the Old Town on foot to explore its ancient streets. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Old Town is packed with buildings of historical and cultural significance and boasts a number of streets that are off-limits to cars.

Stroll past the many Chinese Assembly Halls - from the Cantonese Chinese Congregation with its impressive main altar to the Hainan Chinese Congregation which serves as a memorial to 107 merchants from Hainan Island who were mistaken for pirates and killed during the reign of Emperor Tu Duc. Stop by the Japanese Covered Bridge which was constructed in the 1590s by the town’s Japanese community to link them with the Chinese quarters across the stream.

In the evening, there are many delicious restaurants along Nguyen Phuc Chu Street, Bach Dang street or dining areas Nguyen Hoang. Especially, you can have meal while watching the lanterns in Hoi An ancient town. You end the first day in a hotel in Hoi An.

After having breakfast, we depart to the Son Tra Peninsula (Monkey Mountain) at 8.00 am.

It is 10 kilometers from the center of Da Nang City to the Northeast, which is the screen shield from the wind storm for Da Nang City. Here, you will visit Linh Ung Pagoda, admire the 67 - meter high Buddha Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva; enjoy the beauty of My Khe beach (voted by Forbes Magazine as one of the six most attractive beaches on Earth) and have a relaxing bath there.

After lunch, the journey continues with 1 hour drive to visit My Son Sanctuary, one of the world's cultural heritage, 50km to the Southwest of Hoi An.

Located in a valley about 2 km in diameter, surrounded by hills, this was used to be the place to organize sacrifice of Champa dynasty, as well as the tomb of Champa kings and other relations. My Son Sanctuary is considered one of the main centers of temples of Hinduism in Southeast Asia and is a unique heritage of its kind in Vietnam.

After breakfast, we check-out and depart to Hue - World Cultural Heritage, through the Hai Van tunnel - admiring the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia then stop to visit Lang Co fishing village and learn about the products from pearls displayed here.

Lang Co Bay is so romantic with white sand, blue sea, blue air and green mountains. This bay is the 30th member of the "The most beautiful bays in the world" Club by 2009. Go to Lang Co Bay, you can not only set foot in one of the most beautiful bays in the world, but also have the opportunity to experience the moments of greatest relaxation.

We arrive in Hue at around noon and have lunch here after checking in your hotel. In the afternoon, we visit ancient Thien Mu Pagoda, which was built in the early seventeenth century; admire the beauty of Citadel - Royal Palace of 13 Kings of Nguyen Dynasty with Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, Forbidden City, The Temple, Hien Lam, Cuu Dinh - This is one of Vietnam's heritages by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage.

You have dinner in a restaurant with Hue specialty. You are free to explore Hue at night, you can walk on the Toa Kham habor or enjoy Hue cultural music on the Perfume River Dragon Boat performed by Hue artists.

Today we continue our tour in Hue, starting from Tomb of King Khai Dinh - a work with many different schools of architecture, combining East - West, European - Asian, Ancient - Modern, which is unique in comparing to traditional architectures in Vietnam.

Next is Tomb of King Tu Duc - a talented but ill-fated King. Then, our tour guides will take you to Tu Hieu Pagoda - a most unique pagoda in Hue. The pagoda was built thanks to the inspiring filial respect of a Patriarch for his mother. Tu Hieu pagoda located in vast forests, green tree leaves of the mountains Duong Xuan. Feeling relaxed, peaceful soul and quiet is the first feeling that you can feel when entering the Tam Quan gate of the historical pagoda.

You have free time to go around and shopping in Dong Ba market before lunch time. Your trip finishes at approximately 1.00 pm. No accommodation is included tonight.