Discover the world heritage city of Hoi An. Explore local villages and the slow pace of life along the river. 

Destination:	Hoi An, Vietnam
Activity:	Arts & Culture, Beach, Cooking
Price:	start from $352 per person
Duration:	4 Days / 3 Nights

Tour Rates* (Price/Person) in U.S. Dollars
Period	Single	Double	Triple	Group 5-6	Single Supplement
Deluxe A
1 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 – 31 Dec 2011	923 942	503 513	465 473	425 432	277 278
Deluxe B
1 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2011	782	432	393	354	207
Superior A
1 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2011	635	358	320	280	134
Superior B
1 May 2011 – 30 Sep 2011	579	330	292	253	105

Rates include 7% VAT tax and 10% hotel service charge. Major credit cards accepted. No extra charge, no minimum
   

Note: Booking should be made at least 7 days in advance. The Triple rates are based on a twin sharing room with an extra bed for the third person.   

Itinerary   

Day 1 Danang – Hoi An (Dinner)    

Arrival Danang, meet and transfer to the ancient town of Hoi An, a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. Known as Faifo to early western traders, Hoi An was one of South East Asia’s major international ports and today still retains that special old-world feel. Stroll through the old qauarter to see the town’s landmark of Japanese Bridge, Assembly Hall, Phuc Kien Temple. Hoi An has a distinctive Chinese atmosphere with low, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets.  The houses were constructed of rare timbers and decorated with lacquer panels engraved with Chinese characters. Enjoy a boat tour along the Thu Bon River. Then visit Cam Kim mattress makig village, carpentry village of Khum Bong and Dai Chiem Estuary. You also have opportunities to make new cloths at one of the town’s tailor shops.   

Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.   

Day 2 Hoi An – Danang – My Son (Breakfast, Lunch)   

After breakfast at the hotel, take a short road trip to Danang to visit Marble Carving village, the famous China Beach and Cham Museum. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit My Son, the imperial city of the Champa Empire (4th to 12th century). My Son Sanctuary is a larage complex of religious ruins comprising more than 70 architectural remains.   

Day 3 Hoian  (Breakfast, Lunch)   

Today, you will visit the charming little Tra Que vegetable village on the edge of Hoi An. The village is named after the sweet scented vegetable that spices up the everyday meals of the Pho Hoi people. Here you will experience first-hand the art of Vietnamese cuisine. Your cooking class starts with a cycling tour to a local market. After you finish shopping for ingredients, you will continue cycling along the rice fields to Tra Que vegetable market. After a brief tour in the village, your chef will take you to the kitchen for a cooking class. You will learn how to cook Tra Que vegetable salad, Tam Huu dish, Bahn Xeo (Vietnamese pancake), Hoi An spring rolls, grilled sea fish. Savor the dishes that you cook, including a set menu lunch.   

Spend the rest of the day leisure.   

Day 4 Hoi An (Breakfast)   

Relax at the hotel until your guide will pick you up for a transfer to Danang International Airport for your flight.   

Price Includes:   

• 3 night accommodation at selected hotel in Hoi An
• Tours and transfers as mentioned in the program by English or French speaking guide
• Meals as indicated in the program on food basis only at local restaurants
• Personal accident insurance

Price Excludes:   

• International flight to / from Danang
• Any airport taxes
• Other tours or transfers not mentioned in the program
• Meals not mentioned in the program
• Visa Approval letter and visa fee to Vietnam
• Personal expenses

Hotels used in the Package:   

• Deluxe A Package – Victoria Hoi an, Life Heritage Resort or Palm Garden
• Deluxe B Package - Golden Sand Resort, Palm Garden Resort
• Superior A Package - Hoi An Riverside, Hoi An Beach or River Beach
• Superior B Package – Vinh Hung Resort, River Beach Hotel, Hoi An Historic Hotel

Note:   

• For tourists travelling to Danang from Bangkok, PB Air operates one flight from Bangkok to Danang on every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Please contact our travel consultant for more information.For tourists travelling to Danang from other locations, the tour operates every day.

About the Package   

Vietnam
Vietnam is probably best known for its war with America, but the country has far more than war memorials or the remnants of the battlefields to offer. Now that the current government is opening the country to tourism with great enthusiasm, there is an opportunity to discover the myriad facets of this diverse country. Vietnam comprises 331,689 square kilometers of land mass with a coastline of more than three thousand miles facing the South China Sea.Vietnam is home to nearly 77 million people with Vietnamese as the majority – the rest made up of Chinese and other ethnic groups such as Mon-Khmer, Tai, Meo, Muong, Man and Cham. The official language is Vietnamese while Chinese is the first language in many parts of the country. Nonetheless, don’t be surprised if you find Vietnamese merchants vying to sell souvenirs in French and English. The French colonialism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, left its mark on the arts and architecture in several cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, Dalat and Danang. Then of course, there was the war, which planted the seeds of the English language.   

Hoi An
Hoi An was Vietnam’s important international seaport town from the 16th century to the late 19th century with merchants from both Asia and Europe trading all sorts of goods from spices to gold. The city played the major role in Vietnam’s commerce and civilization and held this position until late 19th century, when the Thu Bon River that linked Hoi An with the sea filled with silt and became too shallow to navigate. Located on the bank of Thu Bon River 30 kilometers south of Danang, this is a quiet riverside town dotted with temples, shrines and Chinese style tile-roofed wooden houses girding a long narrow road.   

Traditional lifestyle and old harmonius combination of Vietnamese, Japanese, and Chinese architecture have remained virtually unspoiled since the 17th century. Of all historic structures in Hoi An, the Japanese bridge remains the most famous. Called Lai Vien Kieu in Vietnamese, this red covered bridge has its own temple and guardian statues.   

Indeed, it is the slow pace of life that makes this charming town worth a visit. It’s pleasurable enough just to pedal around on a bicycle and stop by restaurants on Trai Phu Street for a cup of tea and Chinese-style pastries.   

In 1999, the discovered cargo of a late 15th century Vietnamese shipmwreck at Cu lao Cha`m near Hoi-An was the most important discovery in Southeast Asian ceramic art history. A year later in April, Hoi An was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.