Central Vietnam Tour In Resort

After breakfast and Yoga time, you will transfer to My Son Sanctuary – a remnant of a long-lost civilization that disappeared in Vietnam

If you visit Hoi An, you should not miss My Son, there will be a lot of interesting things in this unexplained secret land waiting for you.

And if your journey does not have much time, My Son Sanctuary's half-day private tour is a perfect suggestion for you. Let’s see!

07.00: We will pick you up at the hotel and depart to My Son Sanctuary and transfer about 1 hour for this 40km long road.

My Son – “the spirit and art valley” is a symbol of a brilliant period of the Champa kingdom. Since 1999, My Son has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage.

Arrive in My Son, and a special electric car will pick you up at the main gate and take you to the place that was chosen to build the temple tower of the Champa Royal for nearly 1000 years with many ancient towers hidden in a discreet valley. The place where the most exquisite focus of ancient Champa culture – is considered to be the Holy Land.

There, you will hear the stone bricks tell about the dancing gods, about the gods of worship in the Champa culture, and so many secrets that until now still have no explanation and maybe you will be the first to decode them.

You will know what is Yoni and Linga. Why are Yoni and Linga chosen by the ancient Champa as mascots? And what makes that difference? All will be revealed on this trip.

In particular, an interesting and also highlight that attracts many people to this place is the splendid and flexible Shiva dance which tells you about the golden age of the Champa dynasty. 

In the afternoon, we continue to visit Hoi An Ancient town. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, Hoi An known then as ‘Faifo’, was a prosperous trading port, attracting Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships amongst others. Today, this World Heritage ancient town is recognized for its well-preserved architecture, pedestrian-only streets, and distinctive local cuisine, allowing visitors a glimpse of its illustrious past. Hoi An’s narrow lanes are ideal for a guided walking tour of its many atmospheric sights including the old merchant houses with influences from Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese architecture; the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, first built in the 1590s by the Japanese community to link them with the Chinese quarters across the stream; the Assembly Hall of the Chaozhou Chinese Congregation with its intricate woodcarvings; and the colorful market with stalls brimming with local specialties including silk, which can be turned into fashionable garments within a day or two. Return to hotel at around 5.00 PM.

10:00: Our guide pick you up at your hotel lobby and transfers you to Cam Thanh Fishing Village.

10:30: Transfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, meet local fishermen, and experience daily life.

11:00: Take a bamboo basket boat on the Cam Thanh water coconut forest, and have a brief introduction to the history there.

11:30: Join local fishermen on the river and enjoy the hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.

Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basketboat race.

Explore the now peaceful coconut waterways of a past war.

Return fisherman's house and welcome drink.

Enjoy Lunch then back to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel & yoga time.

10:00 AM: The tour will begin at your hotel. Our tour guide will greet you and provide your bicycle for your trip. Cycling through the paddle fields and shrimp farm

After that, we will head to Tra Que vegetable village, where you can relax and enjoy the peaceful countryside then stroll along the vegetable villages. As a special treat, you will be involved with digging, sowing, planting, and harvesting the vegetables with hundreds of years of rudimentary tools of the farmers. You will enjoy E Water, a specialty of Tra Que vegetable village, you can feel the strong medicinal flavor from many kinds of vegetables. You could well be a farmer with many interesting activities.

Finish your time in Tra Que vegetable village, you will ride your bicycle leisurely passing the rice fields, and villages, to come to the art of making lanterns

You will visit craftsmen with skillful hands, showing you how to create brightly colored lanterns. Being expertly guided, you could make yourself a lantern as a gift to your family.

Finish your learning, the tour guide will take you back to your hotel, and finish your trip around 14:00

Overnight in Hoi An.

9.00 AM: A local guide and car will pick you up and transfer you to Cua Dai harbor for a speed boat to Cham Island. Arrive at Cham Island, enjoy the nice view of the Au Thuyen typhoon shelter, and walk through rice fields to visit Hai Tang pagoda. Then, A boat picks up and moves to one of the snorkeling areas for watching beautiful coral and fishes. After this, you come back to the island for lunch and relax on the white sand beach. At around 13h30, return to Hoi An by speed boat. End of the tour.

BRIEF ITINERARY

9:00: A local guide and car will pick you up and transfer you to Cua Dai harbor for a speed boat to Cham Island.

9:00-10:00: Visit Au Thuyen typhoon shelter, Hai Tang pagoda, old well.

10:00 – 10:30: Time for snorkeling

11:00 – 11:30: Relaxing on the white sand beach

12:00 – 14:00: Having lunch with seafood and relaxing before getting back to Hoi An by speed boat.

Breakfast in the hotel. Today you will transfer to Hue via Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach, where you can take pictures of the fishing village. On the way, you will visit Marble Moutain to discover the stunning natural caves, enjoy the beautiful view from the top of the mountain, and visit the mysterious pagodas and the sculpturing village here. Next, transfer to visit Am Phu cave – walk through a devilish underworld full of demons. Our van will transfer you to Monkey Mountain to see the biggest statue of Lady Buddha in Central Viet Nam with a height of 67m. Enjoy beautiful mountain scenery from the top of Son Tra Peninsula. 

Arrival at Hue around 16.00. Check-in and Overnight in Alba Wellness Hue.

Breakfast at the hotel. After yoga time, around 9.00 AM, you will enjoy a cyclo tour to discover Hue's ancient capital. Once the imperial capital of the Nguyen Lords from the 17th to the 19th centuries, Hue’s splendid emperors’ tombs, ancient pagodas, and the remains of the Citadel contribute to its undeniable royal charm. Discover the Imperial Citadel at the center of the Complex of Hue Monuments inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Enter through the towering main gate and appreciate the magnificent architecture and gardens while your guide explains the events and the intrigue surrounding the former royal court. Despite being heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, there are some incredibly well-preserved sections intact and others that are being carefully restored. Take the boat on the Huong River, then you will visit Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue’s best-preserved religious monument. Built in 1601, the seven-storied tower pagoda, perched on top of a hill overlooking the Perfume River, is one of Vietnam’s most recognizable icons. In the afternoon, visit the elaborate Khai Dinh Royal Tomb. Its architecture showcases elements of Eastern art and Western design. Notice the tomb’s blackened concrete exterior and colorful mosaic interior. Continue to visit Minh Mang Tomb – considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into the natural surroundings. Return to hotel around 5.00 PM.

Overnight in Alba Wellness Resort.

Breakfast in the hotel. After yoga time you will visit some handicraft villages. Sinh village is also known as Lai An village with its famous folk painting industry. Sinh village is like a cultural village of the ancient capital, where ancient painting crafts are kept. Perhaps due to the ancient traditions still in existence, the woodblock printing industry in Sinh, from its inception, was not purely a line of paintings that served elegant play, but mostly in need beliefs, used to worship, to chemical in the ceremony for peace, relief.

Specializing in researching, creating, and designing works/artworks made from bamboo paper, only in Hue and by Hue people, Truc Chi Garden is both a workplace for 15 famous artists, artists, designers, and graphic artists in Hue. Next, we will visit Tay Ho village, the most prominent name because this is the place that makes the famous Bai Tho palm-leaf conical hat.

We then make a trip to the incense village. Spring where talented artists are day by day preserving the tradition of "the soul" of the Vietnamese nation. You will witness firsthand the stages of making an incense tree. The selection of raw materials includes Five herbs of cinnamon with cinnamon, cardamom, buds, cloves, and anise; In addition, it also includes forest grapefruit peel, dried grapefruit flowers, cinnamon, eucalyptus, etc to make incense.

After lunch, we will visit Dong Ba market and then transfer back to the hotel around 5.00 PM.

Breakfast in the hotel. Freetime in the morning. Then you will enjoy a cooking class in an organic farm in Alba Wellness. Today will make Vietnam foods including: 

• Grilled minced pork in lemongrass 
• Roasted pumpkin salad 
• Fresh fruit 

Operation time: 12.30 - 14.30 (Can be adjusted based on weather/operation..)

Today you will have free time until transfer to Da Nang airport for your departure flight.