HUE – HOI AN ADVENTURE 5 DAYS

Day 1: Arrival Hue- Overnight in Hue

Driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel in Hue

Free time for remainder of the day and over night in Hue

Day 2: Hue City day tour (B/L)- Overnight in Hue

0800h:Your day of discovering the wonders of Hue will begin with meeting your English speaking guide when he arrives to meet you at the Hotel.

As part of your Hue city tour you will visit the impressive complex of the Imperial Citadel. Built in the 19^th Century and surrounded by high stone walls and moat, the Citadel was once the exclusive home of the Nguyen Imperial Family. It is similar to Chinas’ Forbidden City and is not to be missed. You will also take a cruise on the famous Perfume River and visit Minh Mang and Tu Duc tombs.

Day 3: Hue – Road Transfer to Hoi An Via Hai Van Pass- Marble Mountain (B/L)- Overnight in Hoi An

0900h – Pick up by private car and depart from  your hotel transfer to Hoi An.

Travel via Hai Van pass and visiting MarbleMountain en-route.

The scenery from the top of Hai Van pass is spectacular and offers some great photo opportunities out over the bay and down to the fishing village of Lang Co.

MarbleMountain actually consists of a group of 5 separate mountains known as the ElementMountains named Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth.

Thuy Son or WaterMountain is the largest and most beautiful of the mountains and several large Buddhist temples have been built into the caves and grottoes. Recently two new elevators have been constructed that make it only a short trip to the most popular area on the mountain.

Day 4:  My Son – Hoi An Walking Old Town (B)- Overnight in Hoi An

0800h – Your English speaking guide will meet you at your hotel and travel 50km from Hoi An to My Son holyland .

My Son was a major religious site for the people of the ancient ChampaKingdom which flourished between the 4th and 13th centuries The Champa people ruled Central Vietnam until it was finally annexed by the Vietnamese in the 19th Century.

The Champa King lived in the political capital of Tra Kieu (whose commercial capital was the port of Hoi An) and so the My Son complex became the most important temples of the ChampaKingdom. Bricks were used to build the temples without the aid of mortar and sculptures of gods, priests, animals, and scenes of mythical battles adorned the walls. The temples were places of worship to the Hindu God Vishnu.

My Son was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

After exploring the ruins and history of My Son and viewing a short traditional Champa Peoples music concert, you will start your journey back to Hoi An arriving at approximately 14.00h.

Back to Hoi An  you will visit Hoi An on a two hour walking tour of Hoi An Old Town. Famous for its quant mixture of Chinese, Japanese and European architecture, the old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999. You will visit, the Japanese bridge built in the 16th century and famous for being the only covered bridge known to incorporate a Buddhist pagoda, the 200 year old Tan Ky house, museum of trade ceramics and several other historical sites.

1600h : Back to Hoi An and overnight in Hoi An

Day 5: Hoi An – Departure (B)

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to the Hanoi airport for your departure flight.