Hue Medi In Peace – The Tranquil Beauty Of Hoi An

Upon arrival at Phu Bai airport, will wait for you at the airport with private transfer to your hotel in Hue city to check in the hotel.

Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, a full day trip to visit the old capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty ruled from 1802 to 1945, with first stop at the Imperial Citadel giving you a better understanding of the beauty of Vietnamese Royal architecture and culture.

In here, you’ll get hands-on experience creating traditional crafts like conical leaf hats, making paper flowers or making kites.

Visit to Thien Mu Pagoda – one of the most popular attractions in Hue. It is located on the banks of poetic Perfume River with typical traditional architecture of Hue pagodas and famous for the event that buddhist monk from this temple, Thich Quang Duc, burn himself to death for anti-government protest in 1963.

Lunch at local home with local food. After lunch, have relax time with herbal foot bath,  enjoy royal tea.

The next stops will be King Ming Mang and King Khai Dinh tombs, which are the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty.

You will freely have dinner, discover Hue’s nightlife at Hue’s Western Street and savoring its local cuisine (self-sufficient expenses).

Wake up early, our driver and tour-guide will pick you up and give you a Singing Bowl meditation experience – sound therapy and sound healing with Himalayan bells. You will experience tea meditation and decode emotional energy areas on the body. Taste royal herbal tea and traditional jams.   

The journey will commence at the Thien Mu Pagoda wharf, proceeding to Van Thanh, a place renowned for its spiritual significance and natural energy generated by the Perfume River. On a boat, you will have an opportunity to experience a singing bowl meditation with a professional guide, which is a peaceful sound for the soul.

Singing bowl meditation is a method of healing the mind by Himalayan bowls, helping you achieve peace and tranquility in the hectic pace of life, effectively alleviating stress, anxiety, illness and forms of unhealthy energy in the body. When you strike or circle the rim of a singing bell with a mallet, you’ll hear a rich, harmonious tone that resonates for a long time. The sounds are believed to help with meditation by focusing the mind and creating a tranquil environment. The vibrations from the bowl can also be felt physically, adding a tactile element to the meditative experience. Singing bowl meditation is not just a method of relaxation, but also a journey of self-discovery, cultivating balance and tranquility in life. Allow the resonance of the meditation bell to lead you back to your essence, to the most tranquil and harmonious times. In addition, you will enjoy a diverse of traditional Hue jams and royal herbal teas.

Back to the hotel, you have breakfast and free at your leisure. 

In the Afternoon, our driver & tour-guide pick you up and drive to Hoi An. Stop en-route at some memorable and interesting locations. It starts with Hai Van Pass for incredible vistas of mountains, clouds, and sea.

Visit Marble Mountain where you will witness some sacred statues and stone sculptures.

Then stop at Cham Museum which is well-known not just for its great collection of Champa era artwork and artifacts, but also for being the only museum in the world specifically dedicated to Cham history.

Arriving in Hoi An. After check-in and a short rest, feel free at leisure to wander around this town filled with history and culture. You can take a walk to enjoy the beauty of Hoi An Ancient Town, brilliantly reflected on the Hoai River, once a busy trading port of the Cham people in the 2nd century and Vietnam since the 16th century,… It is a chance for the family to experience the sparkling and fanciful scenery of the Lantern Festival if today falls on the middle day of the month according to the Lunar Calendar.

Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at your hotel and begin the journey to explore Hoi An countryside. The car will transfer you to the water coconut forest. We take the Hoi An basket boats there to go crab fishing with local fishermen. Besides, you will also get the opportunity to learn how to utilize simple fishing tools to catch crabs, fish, and so on.

Then we will go to a local family to join a “cooking class”. You will learn how to make Vietnamese specialities such as Banh Khoai (Vietnamese crispy pancakes) and Nem ran (fried spring rolls) and we will enjoy with what you just have cooked and fresh coconut water from the family’s garden.

After lunch, it’s time to relax and enjoy life by getting a foot massage using local herbs and medicines.

In the afternoon, we will continue visiting Hoi An, an ancient town, that was known as Vietnam’s largest international trading port. We will visit some of the highlights, such as Tan Ky ancient house, the Japanese covered bridge, and Phuc Kien assembly hall.

Next, we will visit the Hoi An Theater to watch various fabulous performances. Including plays, dramas, Champa dance, classical instrument performances, and Bingo games.

We will end the tour by making lanterns and visiting the Hoi An market. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, you are free at your leisure.

In the afternoon, our car transfers to Da Nang international Airport. End of services!