Tour 1 SEAPORT –DA NANG CITY –HOI AN TOWN –SEAPORT (B/ /)
Highlight of the trip: Champa Museum, Marble Mountains, Hoi An ancient town.
Driver and tour guide meet and pick you up at the seaport, then drive to Da Nang and Hoi An. On the way you have a photo stop at Lang Co Bay, one of the most beautiful bay in Vietnam. Then you will be taken across Hai Van Pass (the pass of ocean a cloud), one of the most fantastic top in the country, enjoying the spectacular view of sky and sea. Arriving in Da Nang, the third biggest in the country, the city is very modern and quite clean, it is famous for some incredible bridges such as Dragon Bridge, Golden Bridge, etc. Visiting Champa Museum in Da Nang, quite unique museum in the world, where is exhibiting hundreds of thousand-year-old sculptures carved by original people who lived in the centre of Viet Nam. They were influenced by Indian Hindu because of international trade on marine Silk Road and were known as The Champa people. After museum you make another stop at Da Nang Beach, known as R&R beach for US soldiers during Viet Nam war to take some fresh air before heading to Hoi An. On the way to Hoi An, you will visit Marble Mountains also called Ngu Hanh Son (means the mountains of five elements of the universe), one of the most holiest mountains in Viet Nam At the foot of these mountains you could visit the biggest stone carving village in the world, where honours the Vietnamese skilful hands and fine art and a small gift bought here is a souvenir for your visit to area.
And the final stop is Hoi An ancient town, a very charming UNESCO site. Hoi An is located by a gentle river with hundreds of old merchant’ houses and historical sites. A Stroll Tour around this town to visit some typical places here such as Tan Ky old house, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Japanese Bridge and Hoi An traditional handicraft demonstration is a great and fantastic experience. And a short free time to go around the town by yourself to go shopping and discover local cuisines is the day-end minutes before tour guide and driver take you back to your cruise. Have a great trip.
TOUR 2 SEAPORT –MỸ SƠN HOLLY LAND- HOIAN ANCIENT TOWN-SEAPORT (B/L/)
Highlight: Mỹ Sơn holly land & Hoi An ancient town
Tour guide and driver meet and pick you up at the seaport and drive to the hilly place to visit Mỹ Sơn UNESCO site to discover the miracle of thousands-year-old Hindu temples built by the native people in the secret lush valley and served as the most sacred religious land from 4th to 13th century under the ancient kingdom of Champa related to the Maritime Silk Route in the past. Walking around the valley of Mỹ Sơn, you seem to be getting lost into the mythological land with ancient temples, epitaphs, mysterious religious rites, statues of deities and sacrifices. Enjoying fresh air, green nature, ancient fine art, and the special architecture of Champa temples whose construction technique remains controversial. Mỹ Sơn temples are unique and without equal in Southeast Asia. That is the reason it was honoured as the World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Lunch at local family to learn more about local life around Mỹ Sơn site and taste local dishes bringing the cuisine integration between Champa and Việt culture.
After lunch driving to Hoi An Old Quarter, taking a walking tour around this fantastic ancient town to explore it beauty and history by paying a visit to Tan Ky old house, a typical represent for wealthy merchant’s house in the past, Chinese Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, a gathering place for home-away Chinese traders, Japanese covered bridge, the symbol for the town, lively market and Hoi An traditional handicraft demonstration where you could see how Hoianian raise silkworms to produce silk for embroidering gorgeous paintings and fold-up lanterns. Free time for shopping before transferring back to your cruise.
TOUR 3 SEAPORT – DA NAND CITY TOUR –SEAPORT
Driver and tour guide meet and pick you up at the seaport, then drive to Da Nang City. On the way you have a photo stop at Lang Co Bay, one of the most beautiful bay in Vietnam. Then you will be taken across Hai Van Pass (the pass of ocean a cloud), one of the most fantastic top in the country, enjoying the spectacular view of sky and sea. Arriving in Da Nang, the third biggest in the country, the city is very modern and quite clean, it is famous for some incredible bridges such as Dragon Bridge, Golden Bridge, etc. Visiting HAN local market, Champa Museum in Da Nang, quite unique museum in the world, where is exhibiting hundreds of thousand-year-old sculptures carved by original people who lived in the centre of Viet Nam. They were influenced by Indian Hindu because of international trade on marine Silk Road and were known as Champa people. Photo stop at Rooster Cathedral, Dragon Bridge, Love Bridge, Dragoncarp statue, Da Nang city emblem. Then driving up the Monkey Mountain to visit Linh Ung pagoda with biggest Lady Buddha statue in Viet Nam, photo stop at fishing village with hundreds of coracle boats on the beach at the foot of Monkey Mountain, breathing fresh air at Da Nang beach, once used as R&R beach by US soldiers during Viet Nam war. Visiting Marble Mountains also called Ngu Hanh Son (means the mountains of five elements of the universe), one of the most holiest mountains in Viet Nam At the foot of these mountains you could visit the biggest stone carving village in the world, where honours the Vietnamese skilful hands and fine art and a small gift bought here is a souvenir for your visit to area.Transfer back the cruise after tour.
TOUR 4 SEAPORT – HUE ROYAL CAPITAL – SEAPORT
Highlight: Imperial city & King Mausoleum
Tour guide and driver meet and pick you up at the seaport and drive to HUE (1,5 hour drive), , you will be on one of the most incredible roads with green mountains, vast brackish water lagoon, water buffalos on rice fields. Arriving in the Hue city, taking Hue royal city tour to discover ancient capital of Viet Nam during 19th century under the Nguyen Dynasty, visiting the Imperia City of Hue, where all the most important political ceremonies happening in Viet Nam, the seat for the Nguyen dynasty during 143 years. Walking around the royal walls to artistic buildings such as King’ palace, Queen mother Palace, royal theatre and royal garden, etc .Then a short drive by car to visiting the Heavenly Lady pagoda, oldest Buddhism pagoda in the south of Vietnam, where the AUSTIN car which was used by a monk in Dai Gon before his self-immolation is being displayed. Stop for lunch at a garden restaurant with typical Hue architecture, a kind of garden house used by royal high ranking mandarins in the old day.
After lunch, visiting the most typical King Mausoleum, built by Khai Dinh King, the 12th King under the Nguyen dynasty, the architecture of the mausoleum is the combination between Oriental and European one. Coming here you must admire artists’ talent in the old day. Thanks for them, today we could gaze with veneration at one of the most incredible bas-relief mosaics in the world.
Transfer back your cruise for heading to next destination.
TOUR 5 SEAPORT – DA NANG MILITARY TOUR- SEAPORT
Note: This tour is designed for US veterans or people who are interested in information about Vietnam War or weapons used by North &South army during war time. Giving you an overview about Da Nang city in Vietnam war., one of the biggest US military bases in Asia.(tour by car or American Jeep)
In the morning tour guide and driver meet and pick you up at the Chan May seaport and take you over Hai Van Pass (the pass of ocean a cloud), one of the most fantastic top in the country, enjoying the spectacular view of sky and sea. Stop on the top to see military concrete Bunkers. Driving down the Pass to Da Nang city, the third biggest city in the country, stop at Red Beach where 4000 US marine soldiers landed in March, 1965 to john into Vietnam War. Then Starting to drive around to the top of Son Tra Peninsula, known as Monkey Mountain to see old US heliport and radar station once used as “Holly eyes’’ outlook over Indochina. On the way down, paying a visit at Linh Ung Pagoda with big Lady Buddha Statue, then photo shop at fishing village with hundreds of coracle boats on the beach at the foot of Monkey Mountain, Da Nang beach, once used as R&R beach by US soldiers during Viet Nam war, some airplane hangars still left inside the old US airbase and relocating the US post & exchange (PX) store used now as Vietnam military base. Local lunch and a cup of coffee would be served before visiting the military museum (5thzone museum) to see thousands of weapon and military facilities used by both sides during Viet Nam war. Transfer back to the cruise port.
