Hoi An Activities

Activity A: Hoi An

Half day or a day trip

AN BANG BEACH

  • Duration: 2-3 hours
  • Distance: 35 minutes south of the Villa
  • A new tourist spot
  • Average water temperature is 77F. If you want to go into the water, noon time will be the best. 

BEACH LUNCH

  • Multiple restaurants & bars along An Bang beach

TRA QUE Vegetable Village

  • Distance: 10-15 minute walk from An Bang beach
  • Duration: 1-4 hours
  • Lunch in the vegetable garden
  • Why do we visit the village?
  • Ticket: $2/ person
  • Half day tour: historical tour of the village, farm experience, cooking class, herbal massage, and making fresh rice paper

Ancient town 

(UNESCO World Heritage Centre)
  • Distance: 8 minute drive, 45-55 minute walk from An Bang beach or Tra Que village, and 45 minutes by car from the Villa 
  • Exploring the town by foot will take >3 hours 
  • Suggest to visit from the afternoon until dark
  • Some attractions need tickets: $5-6
  • Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, street food, bicycle tour, historical places, night market, get tailor made garments in 24 hours, Bai Choi folk games...
  • More details here

Other things to do in HOI AN


Banh Mi Phuong

If you are a fan of Anthony Bourdain, you should stop by his world's best banh mi at 2B Phan Chau Trinh, Hoi An 560000, Vietnam

Hoi An ancient town at night

  • Drop lanterns in Hoi An at night
  • Join folk games (7PM - 9PM): in the article of this link below says that folk game is similar to poker, but Anh thinks it is more like bingo. Instead of simply calling a number, they sing a song for each number.
  • More things to do at night here.

  • From 9:00 to 11:00 and from 15:00 to 22:00, Hoi An prohibits vehicles from going to the old town. So you can park your car and comfortably walk around the old town during this time.
  • Most of the attractions open from 7AM to 9PM
  • From 17:30 to 21:00 every day, there will be a Hoi An traditional dance performance at 66 Bach Dang or 39 Nguyen Thai Hoc. 
  • The program "takes off on life" will be performed at times of the day from 9:00 to 11:00 and from 15:00 to 21:00 at Hoai River right in front of the Covered Bridge.
  • The night market in Hoi An ancient town is open from 17h00 and ends at 23h00 daily on Hoang Nguyen street.