DA NANG - HOI AN TOUR

8:00AM: Meet your guide at your hotel and drive south in the morning to the Marble Mountains, a series of large marble outcrops which have acquired mythical significance over the centuries. The caves of the Marble Mountains have a number of sacred Buddhist shrines as well as a former Communist guerrilla hospital from the Vietnam War. You may wish to make the climb the “heaven” for views across Danang Beach and surrounding countryside.

Straighting to Cham Museum which owns nearly 2,000 items, 500 of them are on display to help visitors understand the various styles of Cham architecture, which differs according to local lifestyles and culture.

Going to Han Market where locals shop for fresh vegetables, seafood, and butchered meat in the early morning.

Having lunch at traditional Vietnamese restaurant.

Continue to Linh Ung Pagoda - the largest pagoda in Da Nang City in both term of scale (about 20ha) and artistic architecture.

Taking another drive to the Old Town of Hoian. Hoi An was Vietnam’s most active trading center over many centuries and has been largely preserved. The architecture of the city reflects the influence of Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, French and British traders.

Hoi An is also the town where French Missionary Alexandre De Rhodes introduced Catholicism to Vietnam as well as the Romanized script that has become the standard Vietnamese script. On arrival take a walking tour of enchanting Hoi An visiting an old merchant house, the Hoi An Museum, a Chinese Assembly Hall and the Japanese Covered Bridge.

Back to Danang. Tour finishes around 5:30PM.