Central Vietnam Highlights

Our driver with private car will pick you up from the airport. Transfer to Hoi An Hotel, check-in and you have free time to relax and enjoy lovely city.

8.00AM: Our tourguide and driver pick you up from your hotel to drive to My Son. Upon arival, you will have chance to enjoy beautiful Cham People dancing and music performance (depends on the day as performance not available on Monday) before heading out to visit Cham Ruins.

At My Son we visit the amazing temples of the Cham people to learn more about this Holy Land where the Cham people worshipped Gods in Hinduism before going back to Hoi An and finish our My Son tour at around 12.30pm. You then have free afternoon for your-own leisure and shopping in Hoi An

My Son holy-land:

These magnificent structures were built of clay bricks by of the Chams between 4th – 13th century and it is unbelievable how these people constructed the temples with so few materials. My Son was always the religious heart of the Cham people and indeed, before and up to the 15th century, this unique site was as important as Ankor Wat. The site was originally made up of 75 temples but sadly only 20 temples survived the destruction of the war.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Note: Depends on the day, you will have chance to enjoy Cham People Dancing and Music as they usually have this performance 5 days a week.

8:00 am: Local tour guide pick up you at the hotel’s lobby, you will be transferred to Cua Dai harbor to register with the Border Police before heading to the islands.

8:45 am:  We depart Cua Dai Harbour for Cham Islands.

10:00 am: Arrive at first dive and snorkel site

11:30 am: Arrive at second site

1:00 pm: Arrive at Ong Beach on Cham Island for Vietnamese  lunch (vegetarian option available upon request). Time to relax, sunbathe and swim before the departure back to the mainland.

5:00 pm: Arrive back at hotel in Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

8.00AM: Local guide and driver pick up you at the hotel’s lobby and then depart for Hue City. On the way, you will stop at Hai Van pass to have a spectacular view back along the coast to Da Nang. Continue to Hue along some of the most winding roads in Viet Nam which glory in the best sea views in Central Viet Nam. Once in Hue, visit the ancient Imperial City, beautiful Thien Mu pagoda before taking a romantic dragon boat cruise in Perfume River. Have optional lunch in a local restaurant then continue our visit to the royal tombs of Khai Dinh or Tu Duc. These are two among the 13 kings of the Nguyen dynasty which lasted from 1802 until 1945. On the returning trip to Hotel, stop at Dong Ba market, where you can buy local products for souvenir.

Overnight in Hue.

AM: Depart from Hue for 4 hours road journey to Phong Nha Caves. On the way we stop to visit some of the most famous battle-field in Vietnam War, Ben Hai River, Hien Luong Bridge, lying in the Demilitarized Zone of the Vietnam war.

Have a optional lunch at at local restaurant then getting on boat and cruise along Son River to Phong Nha Cave. The deeper one penetrates, the more magical are the natural aspects of the caves. After on boat for 700m, a large dry passage is appear, then you can walk to discover the cave for 500m more. After amazing Phong Nha Cave and Boat Trip in Son River, we return to Hue City. Overnight in Hue.

Your time is free until we take you to the airport for your flight home or next destination.