Hoi An Trip Overview
Get to know all the charms of beautiful Da Nang, Vietnam’s third largest city.
-Start your day with a visit to the Marble Mountains. The 5 marble and limestone hills are home to several Buddhist and Hindu grottoes. Admire mountaintop views from the summit of Thuy Son and explore beautiful pagodas and sanctuaries carved into the mountain itself.
-After making your descent from the mountains, head to Son Tra Peninsula, famous for its white-sand beaches and glittering emerald waters. Here, visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, which is home to the enormous statue of Lady Buddha, or the Goddess of Mercy.
-Drive to Hoi An for lunch at a restaurant and take a walk around the ancient town, visit the 400 years old Japanese cover bridge, the Chinese assembly Hall, visit the night market located alongside the beautiful Hoai river, enjoy the city view when all the Lantern in town turned on.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Hoi An, Vietnam
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Get to know all the charms of beautiful Da Nang, Vietnam’s third largest city.
-Start your day with a visit to the Marble Mountains. The 5 marble and limestone hills are home to several Buddhist and Hindu grottoes. Admire mountaintop views from the summit of Thuy Son and explore beautiful pagodas and sanctuaries carved into the mountain itself.
-After making your descent from the mountains, head to Son Tra Peninsula, famous for its white-sand beaches and glittering emerald waters. Here, visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, which is home to the enormous statue of Lady Buddha, or the Goddess of Mercy.
-Drive to Hoi An for lunch at a restaurant and take a walk around the ancient town, visit the 400 years old Japanese cover bridge, the Chinese assembly Hall, visit the night market located alongside the beautiful Hoai river, enjoy the city view when all the Lantern in town turned on.
Itinerary
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Stop At: The Marble Mountains, Hoa Hai, Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
Marble Mountains with five marble and limestone hills named after the five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. The Marble Mountains where you can observe a great city & ocean , and explore the natural caves, visit the the oldest pagoda in the city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Dragon Bridge, Nguyen Van Linh Phuoc Ninh, Son Tra, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
– Dragon Bridge in Da Nang is the longest bridge in Vietnam, offering a dazzling display of lights, fire, and water that no first-time visitor to Da Nang should miss out on. Measuring at 666 metres in length, it is located in Da Nang City and constructed in the shape of a golden dragon.
– The six-lane bridge crosses the Han River, serving as direct routes to My Khe Beach and Non Nuoc Beach as well as a popular spot amongst travelling photographers. Dragon Bridge was officially opened in 2013 after a two-year-long construction, commemorating the 38th anniversary of Da Nang City’s liberation. According to local beliefs, which date back to the Ly Dynasty, the dragon is a significant symbol of power, nobility and good fortune.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Linh Ung Pagoda, Bai But, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
A meeting place of heaven and earth’s sacred air and people’s heart
Just 4 km away from the city center, Linh Ung pagoda is now considered as the largest pagoda in Da Nang City in both scale and art of architecture. The pagoda brings a contemporary style combined with inherent tradition of pagodas in Vietnam, with curved roof in dragon shape, the solid pillars surrounded by sophisticated sinuous dragons.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hoi An Ancient Town, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
-Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.
-The surviving wooden structures and street plan are original and intact and together present a traditional townscape of the 17th and 18th centuries, the survival of which is unique in the region. The town continues to this day to be occupied and function as a trading port and centre of commerce. The living heritage reflecting the diverse communities of the indigenous inhabitants of the town, as well as foreigners, has also been preserved and continues to be passed on. Hoi An Ancient Town remains an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Far Eastern port.
Duration: 2 hours
