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HOI AN ANCIENTS TOWN - THE FAMOUS WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE Hoi An was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, and a visit to this old-world gem is a sure cultural highlight of any tour in Vietnam. From the 16th to the 18th century, the city was Vietnam's most important port and trading post, particularly of ceramics with nearby China. Today it is a quaint old town of some 844 structures protected as historical landmarks, and the unique influence of Chinese and Japanese traders who passed through (or settled) can still be felt. It's a picturesque town, small enough to cover easily on foot, with lots of good nooks and crannies, shops, and gastronomic delights to discover.

JAPANESE BRIDGE TRA QUE VEGETABLE VILLAGE

COOKING CLASS ECO TOUR

DISCOVERY HOI AN CITY - INTERESTING PLACES.

HOI AN CITY TOUR

Highlight: Walking or by three - cycles ( xich lo) and cultural experience, have lunch with local food

I. Itinerary in Detail : ( ½ day ) We spend the morning/afternoon for a walking tour around this enchanting port town. Follow the narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French and European architectures and visit its numerous places of interest: the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, the local fish market... Around the town we can see a numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like. Later, you can enjoy the local food in Hoi An.

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

* By walking : 22 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

29 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

* By Three - Cycles ( Xich Lo ) : 32 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

39 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang ) III. Trip includes: · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Lunch ( with local food) · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

HOI AN ANCIENTS TOWN - VISIT ALONG THE THU BON RIVERSIDE

Highlight: Boating, walking or by three- cycles ( xich lo) and cultural experience, enjoy local food I. Itinerary in Detail :

We spend the morning/afternoon for a walking tour around this enchanting port town. Follow the narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French and European architectures and visit its numerous places of interest: the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, the local fish market... Around the town we can see a numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like. You spend more two hours boat trip on the Thu Bon river to enjoy the natural view and discover the normal life of local fishing people. Later, you will enjoy the local foods in Hoi An on boat. Back to the hotel and ending the tour. II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

* By walking : 29 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

36 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

* By Three - Cycles ( Xich Lo ) : 39 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

46 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang ) III. Trip includes: · Entrance fees / Boat · English speaking guide · Luch ( with local food ) · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses, tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

VISITING THE KIM BONG CARPENTRY VILLAGE BY BOAT AND BICYCLE

Famed throughout Vietnam for the consummate skills of its wood workers, the village of Kim Bong in Cam Kim Commune is reached by a scenic fifteen minute boat ride across the Thu Bon River from Hoi An. Generations of artisans have for centuries produced wooden ships, boats, furniture, sculptures and carvings here, and also contributed to the restoration of historic Hoi An and former Imperial capital, Hue. Cycle around Kim Bong village, you will have chance to explore the agricultural & natural waterway sights in the nomal life of local farmers, and surrounding landscape of this charming village.

Highlight: Boating, walking and cultural experience

I. Itinerary in Detail : We take a short walk from your hotel in ancient town of Hoi An to Bach Dang pier. Then a morning transfer via boat brings you to Kim Bong where the descendants of four gifted crafting families have been perfecting their skills since the 15th century. Hop on a bicycle for a guided tour of the village shipbuilding yard, temples, and workshops. Admire the fine craftsmanship practiced at Kim Bong such as: mats weaving & coracle boats making, and pass through scenic countryside with paddy fields and a bamboo bridge. Your morning tour also includes a refreshing sample of local seasonal fruits and produce. Back to Hoian by boat, end of tour. Dear guest, please note that a percentage of the price you pay will go to a local community fund to help Kim Bong villagers improve their products. Especially, during this tour you will pass the kindergarten of this local hamlet, so presents (pencil, notebook ...) for them are a good deed to help them get the better learning result.

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

29 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

36 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Private tour · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Boat · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city V. Important Notice: Cycling tours are organized for amateur cyclists with normal local bikes and without amenities for professional cyclists. There is no car or van escort during cycling. Professional biker can contact us here for a customized bike tour.

VISITING THANH HA POTTERY VILLAGE AND COOKING CLASS

Thanh Ha Pottery Village is located in Thanh Ha Ward, Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province. Thanh Ha Pottery craftsmen had ever been invited by the Court of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue to create special products for activities of the imperial palace. The same as Kim Bong wood craftsmen, they were put at the eight or nine grades of mandarin system. In the recent some decades, Thanh Ha pottery has still been sold throughout the country and sometimes abroad (Canada, America, France). Besides the pottery work, Thanh Ha Village is also famous for bricks and tiles. So far, it has ever supplied double, zigzag and tubular tiles for the old architectural constructions, of which the Hoi An Ancient City with the restoration and embellishment of places of historical interest. Highlight: Visiting Thanh Ha Pottery Village by boat, go to market and make the local food in Hoi An

I. Itinerary in Detail :

We take a short walk from your hotel in ancient town of Hoi An to Bach Dang pier. Then a morning transfer via boat brings you to Thanh Ha Pottery Village where you can learn how to make some products example vasle, 12 animals.... by hand. Later, guide will take you to the market to repair some materials for the cooking class in house of local people. In here, you can learn how to make some local foods in Hoi An like Pancake ( Banh xeo ), Spring roll ... After that, you can enjoy the lunch with local foods which you made yourself.

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

39 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

46 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Private tour · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Boat · Cooking class and luch ( with local foods ) · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

MAKING THE LATERN AND FISHING IN THANH NAM VILLAGE

One of the great pleasures of any visit to Hoi An is strolling along the beautiful streets of the old town at night under the flickering lights of the many beautiful lanterns. These simple yet colorful lanterns are both part of Hoi An culture and Hoi An today. We offer you a tour to a traditional Hoi An handicraft village to make some lanterns. Beside, you can visiting Thanh Nam Fishing Village where is shaped by the Thu Bon River, where fishermen have come here since time immemorial to cast their nets and catch prawns, crab and fish at the place known as "Con Chai (Fishing Dune)''. Stay , work and enjoy your meals with the hospitable local people and learn how to catch fish in this traditional fishing area.

Highlight Making the latern in workshop and fishing at Thanh Nam Fishing Village

I. Itinerary in Detail : Our local guide will meet you at the hotel and you will ride by bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the old streets. Here you will have a brief introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. You can make your own lantern and keep it as a souvenir. Later,transfer to the boat station then take a boat trip to the Thanh Nam fishing village, take photos on the way .Here you will receive a brief introduction to the history of the village and its traditional fishing tools such as: basket, net, wooden boat and other original Vietnamese utensils.

After that, we will take you in a boat with some local fisherman to learn how to catch fish and explore the local daily life. Then, return to one of fishermen's houses to relax and have meal (with local food ) with the local family. After bidding farewell to the local fisherman, ride bike or take boat back to the boat station.

End of service at 12:30.

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

39 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

46 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Private tour · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Fishman guide fee · Fishing boat ( 2 persons/ boat) · Fishing tool · Bicycle · Luch ( with local foods ) · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

BECOME THE REAL FARMER IN TRA QUE VEGETABLE VILLAGE Situated 3km north of the ancient town of Hoi An ( Quang Nam Province), Tra Que Village in Cam Ha Commune has been around for hundreds of years. For much of that time it has been recognised as a hot spot for growing vegetables, basils and mints. Over the years the village has become not only a major vegetable supplier in the region but also an attractive destination for both foreign and domestic tourists. "Herbs, particularly basils and other mints grown in Tra Que are sweet and have a special aroma due to the village's soil and the local farming technique. The villagers use neither manure nor chemical fertilizers but a kind of algae found only in the Vong De River," said Nguyen Kim Sau, Chairman of Cam Ha Commune People's Committee. Highlight : Planting vegetables , massage food with local measure by herb medicine, cooking local food

I Itinerary in Detail :

Here, you will find a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, plus the local 'Tam huu' spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been cooked. Enjoy a cookery class with your host. Experience a day of living and working with the local people in Tra Que vegetable village, in which you will have a chance to discover the daily life of farmers.

Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. Here you will get a brief introduction to the history of the village, the cultivation of the vegetables as well as discover the use of vegetables in traditional Vietnamese medicine.

You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. You will take part in activities such as raking, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Then spend the rest of the morning working the land in the time honored way, before breaking to prepare lunch with a local family. Upon returning to the house, we were all treated to an herbal foot massage.After that, your lunch will consist of many local delicacies including 'tam huu' spring roll, and banh xeo the local pancake of the people from the middle region. After your lunch and the exertions of the morning, take an even more traditional Vietnamese afternoon nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.

Around 2 pm, bid farewell to your host family before riding back to Hoi An.

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

39 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

49 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang ) III. Trip includes: · Private tour · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Bicycle · Cooking class · Massage foot by herb medicine · Farm tools · Bicycle · Luch ( with local foods ) · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

HOI AN ECO - FISHING TOUR

Fishing tour is the very special tour which is promised to bring visitors the most beautiful sceneries of the countryside of Fishermen life in Hoi An town - Viet Nam . Touching the local fishing life by using the fishing net, riding funny basket boat and visiting water palm coconut paradise and learning about history about the Vietnamese people throughout daily activity are a great thing to see. This unique tour that is committed to providing you " A unique cultural window into the Vietnamese way of life "

Highlight: Boating, diving and cultural experience

I. Itinerary in Detail : Pick up guest at hotel by Van. Transfer Guest to a Local fishing village. Visiting the fishing village community to learn about local fishing way of life. Take a rest for a drink at a small restaurant in the village. Boarding guest to big boat by small basket boat. Arriving to see the mouth of the sea; joining to fish with local fisherman on the river for example fishing round net, fishing castnet; learning how to use funny adventure basket boat. Start to race basket boat performed by fisherman ( joining with fisherman). Back boat have a rest with cold drinks. Coming and exploring the beautiful water coconut palm paradise. Listening and learning about the the life of Former V.C soldier against the Southern U.S. ARMY before 1975 Back boat for lunch to enjoy the talent of the captiancook on board( Captaincook is cooking ob board from the fish that guest caught with the fishing net...... Back hotel by Van II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

41 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

51 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Tour guide · Boat · Pick up and drop off at the hotel in Hoi An city · 1 cold beer and 1 water · Light meal on board ( Fish caught will be cooked on boat ) · Fruit dessert. IV.Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Drinks

DAY TRIP TO MY SON SANCTUARY BY CAR & BACK BY BOAT This tour is a must-see for those who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations. My Son sanctuary was an imperial city during the Champa dynasty, between the 4th and the 12th centuries.

Highlight: Boating, walking and cultural experience

I. Itinerary in Detail : We travel about 50km from Hoi An to My Son sanctuary. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly two kilometers wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty, and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes. The My Son temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in South East Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. Though the complex has been destroyed over time, we still see many majestic ancient ruins of temples in the area. Leaving this site we go back by car about 30 km then will go on a Boat trip along the Thu Bon river. Have a lunch box; disembark sometimes to visit the handicraft pottery village located a long the riverside. Boating on the river back to Hoian old town. Finish tour around 3-4 pm at your hotel. II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

41 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

51 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Private car & boat · Entrance fees · Lunch box · English speaking guide · Mineral water & wet tissue IV.Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Car transfers from outside hotels/resorts to central city

DAY TRIP TO MY SON SANCTUARY & COOKING CLASS ON BOAT Water bodies in general are an important part of Vietnam as a whole. More so for this shore town of Hoi An. The Thu Bon River in Hoi An plays an important role in the geography, culture as well as the history of Hoi An. The waterway here is long and interesting with the daily and normal life of the people. The riverbanks are beautiful with the greenness of trees. Here and there, small islets rise in the middle of the river, making it winding left and right respectively. Corn-fields are seen, fishing boats gather, making a small lovely market...

Highlight: Boating, walking and cultural experience

I. Itinerary in Detail : We travel about 50km from Hoi An to My Son sanctuary. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly two kilometers wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty, and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes. The My Son temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in South East Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. Though the complex has been destroyed over time, we still see many majestic ancient ruins of temples in the area. Leaving this site we go back by car about 30 km then will embark in a Boat Restaurant. Have a welcome drink and sail along the major branch of the lower section of the Thu Bon river. Enjoy the beautiful scenery along both banks of the river and the many boats bobbing on the waters. We do a Cooking Class with our team of professional chefs on the River Boat Restaurant. During the class you will enjoy the challenge of producing Vietnamese foods and we will also supply you with a recipe containing all the information you need to reproduce an authentic taste back home. Please see more the Cooking Class Menu in detail !

II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

98 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

108 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Private car & boat · Entrance fees · English speaking guide · Boat · Cooking class with local English speaking instructor & Lunch · Mineral water & wet tissue IV. Trip excludes: · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip

CHAM ISLAND SNORKELING DIVING - FULL DAY OPEN TOUR Cu Lao Cham is a large island consists of several small islands distance 25 nautical miles off the coast from Hoi An. At the summer, if guests reaches for the island by normal boat, it takes 2 and half hour, but only 30 minutes by speed boat. There are seven islands altogether named according to their shape or characteristics. They are called Lao (pear), Dai (long), La (leaf), Kho (dry), Tai (ear), Mo (tomb), and Nom (East wind). They have a good climate, always cool the year round, and trees and animals are plentiful here, as well as marine life. On the island there are precious bird nests while under the water, the coral is marvelous. And surrounding the island are very nice beaches with clean white sand and transparent, cool water.

Highlight: Boating, diving and cultural experience

I. Itinerary in Detail : 8.30am : Transfer bus from hotel to Cua Dai quay - 9am-9.25am : Relax in fresh cool wind & enjoy the beautiful landscape on the speed boat to Cham island - 9.25 - 10.10am : Visit Bai Lang, including Au Thuyen, Tay Tang pagoda and Bai Lang fishing village - 10.10-11.10 : Transfer to Bai Xep for snorkeling - 11.10-14.00pm : Go to Bai chong to relax, swim, sunbath and enjoy a special lunch with fresh seafood 14pm : Return to the mainland. II. Tour cost per Person (in $US) :

32 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Hoi An)

42 USD/ 1 pax ( Pick up Hotel in Da Nang )

III. Trip includes: · Car transfering · Speed boat · life vests, snorkels , masks · Entrance tickets to Bai Chong , Bai Lang and a seafood set lunch at Cham island IV. Trip excludes : · Insurance · Personal expenses · Tip · Drinks Note: Excursions to Cham Island are permitted in good weather, and the best time to get to this island is from February till the end of September.