Ready-made trips · Vietnam
Hoi An in 4 days
The lantern-lit old town, its assembly halls and lantern boats, basket boats, the Tra Que vegetable village and An Bang beach.
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- Length
- 4 days
- Best time
- February to May
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- None, all in the city
Four days in Hoi An: Basket Boats, Tra Que and An Bang Beach; Assembly Halls and Lantern Boats. Each full day is one our team has planned, to be walked in order around usual opening hours, with lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in the Lantern TownArrival
- When you arriveCentral MarketLocal produce market.Tip: Hoi An's central market along the river — good for local produce and a genuine, less touristy contrast to the old town's more polished streets.
Lunch nearby: Reaching Out Tea House or Central Market Food Hall
Dinner: Morning Glory or Mango Mango
2Basket Boats, Tra Que and An Bang Beach
- MorningCam Thanh Coconut Village Basket BoatsRound bamboo basket boats spun through the water-coconut palms of Cam Thanh.Tip: Go early, before the tour buses; the boatmen fish for crabs as a show.
- AfternoonTra Que Vegetable VillageOrganic farm village.Tip: A genuine working organic vegetable village near Hoi An, offering hands-on farming experiences and insight into local agriculture.
- EveningAn Bang BeachRelaxed sandy beach.Tip: A relaxed beach near Hoi An, with genuinely good beachfront restaurants — a good complement to the old town's more historic sightseeing.
Lunch nearby: Tra Que Garden Restaurant or Soul Kitchen
Dinner: Soul Kitchen or Tra Que Garden Restaurant
3Assembly Halls and Lantern Boats
- MorningFujian Assembly HallThe grandest of the Chinese assembly halls, a temple to the sea goddess Thien Hau.Tip: A UNESCO-listed old town, especially magical in the evening when lanterns illuminate the streets — genuinely well-preserved trading port architecture.
- AfternoonBa Mu Temple GatesIconic photo spot.Tip: A striking, colorful temple complex outside central Hoi An — less crowded than the old town itself, with genuinely vibrant, photogenic architecture.
- If you have timePhung Hung HouseHistoric merchant house.Tip: A genuinely well-preserved 19th-century merchant house in Hoi An, still occupied by descendants of the original owners.
Lunch nearby: Madam Khanh – The Bánh Mì Queen or Reaching Out Tea House
Dinner: Mango Mango or Morning Glory
4Tan Ky HouseLast morning
- Before you leaveTan Ky HousePreserved old house.Tip: Another genuinely historic Hoi An merchant house, offering real insight into the trading port's prosperous past.
Lunch nearby: Reaching Out Tea House or Central Market Food Hall
Dinner: Madam Khanh – The Bánh Mì Queen or Bánh Mì Phượng
Where to stay
Ancient Town
Inside the car-free Old Town, among the lanterns and merchants’ houses.
Walk or cycle; taxis stop at the edge.
Cam Chau & the Rice Fields
Homestays and small hotels among the paddies between town and the beach.
Bicycles provided by most hotels; 10 minutes to town.
An Bang Beach
Beach villas and cafés on the sand, 4km from town.
Bicycle or taxi to town.
Everything in the plan is ready to book
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