We had this tour booked and on the morning of the tour we were waiting outside to be collected for 15mins. I messaged them via the Viator app to see where they were and got a message that there was a system error and that they had not gotten our booking. We were very disappointed. Lesson learn, over communicate with the tour groups prior to the day! The company did go out of its way to try and make other arrangements for us for the day and offered others tours we could do instead but none of the options were suitable. We ended up bringing a different tour forward a day so the day wasn’t wasted. Lovely people, just make sure you communicate with them first.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Transportation with air-conditioning
- Travel insurance
- Bottled drinking water
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An City Center
- English speaking guides (other languages available upon request with surcharge)
Excludes
- Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
- Tips and gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An City Center (Except South Hoi An area)
Itinerary
We will kick off our day trip with a visit to My Son, the capital and religious center of the former Champa Kingdom, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nestled in a lush green valley, My Son features dozens of red brick towers and sanctuaries dating from the 7th to the 13th century.
After exploring My Son, we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Hoi An before diving into the city’s rich history on foot. Once a thriving seaport from the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An is now a must-visit destination in Southeast Asia.
As we stroll through the historic town, we will make several stops to visit key sites, including the Hoi An Museum, renowned Ancient Houses showcasing remarkable architecture, and the Assembly Halls influenced by Chinese culture. We will also visit an Art Craft Manufacturing Workshop and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge. These landmarks represent typical architectural styles in Hoi An and reflect the cultural fusion of France, Japan, China, and Vietnam. Despite the passage of centuries and the challenges of the elements, Hoi An remains a picturesque gem, preserving its ancient charm and tranquil beauty.
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Reviews
Everything was perfect during the tour to Hoi An: enough time to visit the atractions, lunch, selected places to visit. Special thanks to Amelie: excellent professional, lovely person!
Very well informed tour, our guide Viet knew her history. Had a great,tasty lunch and a walk around Hoi An old quarter. Great day.
We were lucky to have an excellent guide for the day, called Emily. Her english was completely fluent, so communication and chatting was very easy all day. She arrived promptly at our hotel, and we drove to My Son Sanctuary, which took about an hour. The drive was very nice, through the local villages and the Sanctuary should definitely be visited. We got there just after 8.30am, which is an ideal time as it is a very popular spot, so we managed to miss the crowds. We were then driven to our lunch venue, which was also excellent. The food was delicious and very generous. After that we returned to Hoi An City for our walking tour of the old town. Again Emily was a great guide. She took us to all of the main sites, and there was no feeling of being rushed. She always offered to take photos as well. We would definitely reccomend this tour.
Tour guide was amazing and gave a lot of detailed information at each stop. The history of My Son and the city of Hoi An came alive.
A trip to My Son Sanctuary allows you to take a trip back in time to the 10th century when the kings of the Cham people built their temples and towers. Despite the remnants that remain standing your imagination along with the information from your amazingly knowledgeable guide allows you to see just how they used these buildings. The lunch provided was excellent with local dishes to suit. Topped off with a tour through a local markets and the historical features of the old town of Hoi An. A definite bonus was the scenery on the way to my Son Sanctury.. local rice and corn farms as far as the eye can see.
Pick up and drop off to Da Nang hotel was very easy. Han, our guide was excellent! Very good English and gave lots of insights into both tour locations. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible but Han made sure we had a great time regardless!
Mr Mot (Tom) was a great and funny guide that kept the tour engaging and lovely even under humid weather. His stories are great and his local recommendations have always been solid.
Great Tour. Driver drove well and was polite and courteous. Snow our guide was fun knowledgeable and spoke good english. Whilst we had already been to the old city, Snow's in-depth local knowledge opened our eyes further.
I really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide took us through the history of My Son and the Cham people in Vietnam, and really enhanced our tour of the ruins. It was a lovely place and a contrast to some of the pagodas etc in other cities in Vietnam. The tour of Hoi An's Ancient Town was great, and we got a good history of a few of the main sites.
The day was divided into 2 contrasting parts - the morning was spent being shown the not so obvious parts of Hoi An City. Well worth doing as you would not necessarily know these parts existed and certainly having our wonderful guide gave use so much more information about the history of the City. The afternoon was spent at the My Son Sanctuary. Absolutely fascinating place with the same guide giving us lots of additional background information. Our guide added so much. She was not only very knowledgeable but her friendly, cheery manner really added to the day trip. He name is Ly Pham Anh Tuyet - she was brilliant!
We were picked up on time from our hotel by Key and the driver on time and were taken to My Son Sanctuary which was very beautiful even though a little wet! Definitely worth a visit! After the morning in My Son we were taken back to Hoi An for lunch whilst the driver dropped off a couple at Da Nang. We were taken to a very western restaurant for lunch which was nice, but we were quite happy to grab something in a local place and pay a little bit less for the tour. But regardless we ate and enjoyed the food. In the afternoon, Key took us on a fantastic tour around the town showing all the key sites and provided an excellent overview of the history of Hoi An and Vietnam. Key was certainly the highlight of the tour and I would highly recommend him to anyone, he gets a 5/5 from us. Overall a very good trip, maybe just slightly high on the price as we feel you are paying for the more western lunch hence the 4/5 stars rather than 5.
We did the full day tour of My Son Sanctuary ( in the rain sadly ) with lunch in Hoi An and then a walking tour of Hoi An The whole thing was organised very well, from pick up at our hotel, to the guides english, to lunch. Informative tour over both very different sites. Impressed that they remembered one of my daughters was vegan for lunch considering its outsourced and the restaurant and food was surprisingly good ( normally not so good on these types of tours - impressive ) . Well organised and interesting - good job
Hoi An Express tailored a full day of activities to our group including custom banners and branded materials that really impressed our guests. We had 50 people from 15 countries and they all had a very fun and educational day. HOE run a class event and are to be highly recommended.
<p>Loved it - scenery simply stunning <br/> Informative guide in small<br/> Group<br/> Fabulous lunch by river <br/> Will have lovely memories of this day <br/> Thank you for providing this amazing experience was fantastic value</p>
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