Hoi An City & Countryside Tour: Old Town, Cam Kim Island, Local Crafts
Approx. 6-7 hours
Car/bus, bicycle
From 2 people
From Hoi An, Da Nang
English speaking guide
Lunch included
Highlights
Discover mysterious & majestic caves
Visit a traditional stone carving village & see plenty of marble sculptures made by local families
Visit Cantonese Assembly Hall & Tan Ky Old House, major historical sites of Hoi An Ancient Town world heritage area
Have lunch with Hoi An’s local specialty food
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$70
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Itinerary
Meet up/Pick up
Meet up/Pick up time: 9:00 AM (local time)
Our guide will see you at your hotel within Hoi An center.
If it’s your hotel not in the city center, please come to the meeting point (contact us directly to know the exact location).
If want to add on a private transfer from Da Nang, please contact us directly by WhatsApp number +84968009827 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com. Pick up time will be 8:00 AM.
Cam Kim Island (by bicycle & boat)
Cam Kim Island is a tranquil, rural escape directly across the river from Hoi An’s Old Town, providing a beautiful contrast of vast, peaceful rice fields and quiet village lanes. Easily accessible by the metal bridge, it offers visitors a gentle immersion into authentic Central Vietnamese countryside life and farming traditions. See more details
In Cam Kim Island, visitors will do these activities:
– Cycling across villages, rice fields and a metal bridge spanning Thu Bon River
– Learn how to make rice papers and rice noodles from local artisans. See details
– Learn how to make a traditional sleeping mat by sedges. See details
– Visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village which has a tradition of wood carving and boat building for nearly 500 years.
– Boat trip on Thu Bon River
Have lunch
You will have lunch with Vietnamese dishes at a local restaurant in Hoi An.
Hoi An Ancient Town (walking)
Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. In 1999, it’s honored to be a world heritage site. This town is famous for pretty narrow streets with yellow-wall houses, colorful lanterns and many tailor shops. It’s also one of the most photographed places in Vietnam. See more details
In Hoi An, you will see these places:
– Japanese Covered Bridge: the symbol of Hoi An. This wooden building was constructed in the 17th century by Japanese people. Today, it’s also called ‘Pagoda bridge’ because it has a small temple where the locals worship a Taoist god. See more details
– Tan Ky Old House: the most typical old wooden house in Hoi An. Its main entrance is on a main street and its back is by the river (or quay). The family who owns it, sold the silk and cinnamon in the past and the wealth of the family is reflected by premium furniture, collections of antiquities and decorative items. In the last hall, visitors can see the water levels of the floods by year. See more details
– Hoi An Traditional Art Performance House: watch the show in which traditional art of singing, dancing, opera, musical instruments, bingo game are performed by local artists. See more details
– Cantonese Assembly Hall: one of the largest Chinese assembly halls in Hoi An. It hosts communal activities and special occasions of Cantonese Chinese congregation as well as worship of Quan Cong, a Chinese military general and god. See more details
– Traditional handicrafts workshop: meet a local woman wearing traditional ao dai dress and listen to her introduction about Hoi An’s local handicrafts (silk making, lantern making, garment making, silk painting making, etc)
Return & Drop off
The tour will end at Hoi An’s Old Town, and then you will have free time to explore it yourself (like shopping, lantern making class,…).
In Da Nang, we will drop you off in your hotel within city center or My Khe Beach area (if booked a transfer with us).
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- English speaking guide
- Cycling tour in Cam Kim Island (including bicycle, rice paper making, mat weaving)
- Walking tour in Hoi An Old Town
- All entry tickets
- Lunch with Vietnamese food
- Bottled water
- Transport to the meeting point (in Hoi An)
- Dinner
- Tipping & gratuities for tour guide and driver
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (shopping, rain poncho, photography, etc)
- Extra charge of 100,000 VND per person on public holidays in Vietnam (New year from 25/01/2025 to 02/02/2025, Independence day, Reunification day, Hung kings festival, International Labour day)
Additional Information
– Our driver & guide will pick you at your hotel in Da Nang city center (including Hai Chau District, Son Tra District except Nai Hien Dong ward & Tho Quang ward, Ngu Hanh Son District except Hoa Hai ward & Hoa Quy ward) or Hoi An city center.
– In the end of the tour, our driver & guide will drop you off at your hotel.
– Pickup surcharge is required to visitors staying NOT in Da Nang city center or Hoi An city center.
– All surcharges are payable in cash directly to your tour guide.
– No pick up & drop off service in Tan Hiep area of Hoi An (Cham Island).
– Children above 1,4 meters height OR 10 years old will be charged same to adults.
– Children from 1 to 1,4 meters height OR from 5 to 10 years old, will have a discount.
– Children under 5 years old OR 1 meter height, will be free of charge.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1,4 meters and above (and you booked a children ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1 meter and above (and you booked a free ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
If you are a group of 4 people and bigger, please contact us directly by WhatsApp number +84968009827 to have better price and better support. We kindly provide free tourist information to make your trip easier and smarter.
For daily tours:
– Any cancellation before 7 days of departure date will be free of charge.
– Any cancellation before 6 days of departure date will be charged 30% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 5 – 4 days of departure date will be charged 50% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 3 – 2 days of departure date will be charged 75% selling price.
– Any cancellation within 24 hours or no-show: non-refundable.
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What to bring/wear
Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes, hat/cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain poncho/jacket (from October to January), cash. Read more information in Hoi An Old Town dress code
Contact for reservation/support
If you can not book/pay online OR want to reserve first and pay later OR process a cancellation. Please WhatsApp us by number +84968009827 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
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