Hoi An 3-Days / 2-Nights

Day 1: Q ARRIVE HOI AN

Upon your arrive into Da Nang, you are transferred to Hoi An. Optional visit to Marble Mountain, the famous China Beach and the Cham Museum. Overnight in Hoi An.

Marble Mountain : Just south of Danang on the coast are the Marble Mountains -- 5 marble hills where you can explore caves used as Buddhist sanctuaries. Bring a flashlight, and be prepared to be guided by at least one of the many souvenir-selling children  that seem to run the place

China Beach : China Beach is south of Danang, beside the government-owned Non Nuoc Seaside Resort (also known as the China Beach Hotel). But many people today say the real China Beach was about 3 miles north of Non Nuoc, at My Khe beach

Cham Museum : Built in 1915, the Museum of Champa Sculpture in Danang displays an intensive and diverse collection of Champa sculpture dating from the 7th to the 15th centuries.

Day 2: HOI AN CITY TOUR

The world heritage listed Old Town of Hoi An is amazing. Over the years Hoi An has been occupied by the Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese, and they have each left their own distinctive style of architecture. You take a walking tour around Hoi An visiting the local market, the Japanese covered bridge, where constructions on the original brige began in 1593, as well as the many ancient houses and Phuc Kien Pagoda, founded in the mid 17th century. (B,L,D)

Hoi An ancient town ( pronunciation)  is a small city on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in the Quảng Nam province and is home to approximately 88,000 inhabitants.The city possess ed the largest harbour in Southeast Asia in the 1st Century and was known as Lâm Ấp Phố (Champa City).

The former harbour town of the Champa people at the estuary of the Thu Bon river was an important Vietnamese trading centre in the 16^th and 17^th centuries, where Chinese from various provinces as well as Japanese, Dutch and Indians settled down. During this period of the China trade, the town was called Hai Pho (Seaside Town) in Vietnamese. During the French colon  ial period (1883-1945), it was called Faifo. Originally Hai Pho was a divided town, because across the "Japanese Bridge", it used to be the Japanese settlement (16th-17th century). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a unique covered structure built by the Japanese, the only known covered bridge with a Buddhist pagoda attached to one side.

The town is known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, and by similar names in Portuguese and Dutch. A number of theories have been put forth as to the origin of this name. Some scholars have suggested that it comes from the word "Hái-phố" (海浦) meaning "sea town", while others have said that it seems more likely to simply be a shortening of Hội An-phố (會安浦), "the town of Hoi An", to "Hoi-pho" which became "Faifo"

In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15^th to 19^th centuries, whose buildings display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.

Bridge Pagoda : Hoi An officials have chosen the Chua Cau or Bridge Pagoda as the historic city’s main symbol. The central Vietnamese town is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Day 3: DEPART HOI ANQ

You are free to transfer to Da Nang airport at any time. (B)