Hoi An Ancient Town & Coconut Forest Basket Boat Tour with Night Market Visit and Boat Ride from Hoi An / Da Nang | Vietnam

很幸运有缘派到LingLing导游来带我们这四人小团旅游。 导游服务解说丰富仔细。很照顾旅客们。感谢KKDay让我们体验到Hoi An会安这一个漂亮的小镇。

We love this trip, children really enjoyed the coconut boat spin. Food served in reasonable quantities, only cons the food is quite oily. One thing should not forget to mention is tour guide Tin Tin is really good in knowledge of the ancient town of Hoi An & she’s really nice person. Lastly we would definitely will come back again.

Tour guides really took care of us well and are flexible to changes and our needs. We learnt much about Hoi An from them.

Our tour guide was TinTin. And she’s very nice and helpful. Telling us the rich history of Hoi An. Coconut basket tour was ok. But nicest was when releasing the lanterns! The tour guide brought us to the famous MOT drink too!

Shuttle bus arrived on time to fetch right at the door of our hotel. It is a nice and clean 16 seater shuttle. Tour guy is a cheerful lady named Tin Tin. We have elderly and kids in the big group and she did try her best to take care everyone, trying to understand each family’s background and have a good conversation with all groups. My kids love chatting with her. The tour included welcome drinks, coconut boat, Vietnamese meal as dinner + fresh coconut drink. Our travelling time falls on the Lunar new year and it’s packed in Hoi An, it would be good if Tin Tin could hold a flag so she can be easily spotted.

The timing of the tour was well planned. One disappointing point was instead of the Museum of Folk Culture and Old House of Tan Ky as stated in the itinerary we were took to a silk shop and a handicrafts shop. Coconut boat ride was fun and the meal served was nice. Our guide Harry did a good job in introducing the attractions and taken good care of us.

Although our Chinese-speaking tour guide was Vietnamese, his service was excellent.

We were given a thorough and helpful tour of the ancient city of Hoi An. Our guide, Kim, spoke excellent Japanese, and was friendly, kind, and attentive. We are very grateful. The coconut boat ride and lantern floating were unforgettable experiences. Hoi An at night was magical and wonderful.

Our tour guide, Ding Ding, was a warm and knowledgeable local who explained things clearly and always had a smile on his face. The person in charge provided the vehicle license plate number on the day of the tour. We boarded the bus at our hotel in Da Nang at 1 pm and headed to Hoi An. After getting off the bus, we stood for a while waiting for the rest of our group to arrive. Our first stop, at 2:20 pm, was the silk shop 41 Le Loi Workshop. Inside, we saw women doing embroidery, and the paintings hanging on the walls were for sale. Upstairs, there were shops selling silkworm cocoons and souvenirs. There was no pressure to buy anything, but we were required to stay in the shops for a while. Reviews were found on Google. If you didn't want to buy anything, you could go downstairs and wait. Next, we went to the ticket office to buy tickets. The order stated that admission was included, but the tour guide on-site asked us to pay an additional 240,000 VND for two people, which felt like a rip-off. Our second stop, at 2:55 pm, was the Japanese Covered Bridge, which is a bridge with a temple inside. The tour guide explained the local architecture and history. The area around the bridge was also beautiful, but we didn't linger and just quickly took photos. Our third stop, at 3:20 pm, was Tan Kee Old House, which was packed with tour groups. We sat inside listening to the tour guide's explanation. The exit connected to a souvenir shop, where they demonstrated the "greedy cup," saying it was unique to their shop. Although I had seen this cup in other countries, they didn't push it on me; if I wasn't interested, I could wait outside. Our fourth stop, at 3:45 pm, was the Fujian Association. One of our group members forgot to follow, and no one noticed because the tour guide was walking very fast, so we waited for him to catch up. Inside, you could pray. After the tour guide's explanation (4:15 pm), we took a bus to the coconut grove. Our fifth stop, at 4:45 pm, was a coconut boat ride that lasted at least half an hour. We could see the sunset on the way back, which was quite nice. After disembarking, we prepared for dinner at 5:30 pm. It was typical group food quality: a salad for two, fried spring rolls and pancakes, a bowl of noodles and coconut for each person, and a few slices of watermelon. After walking around for so long, I wasn't very full. Then we waited for the bus to take us back to the old town. There were so many of us that we had to sit close to our group members. At our sixth stop, at 6:50 pm, we queued for 20 minutes on the river. There were two 4-person boats and one 2-person boat for our group of nine. We spent 10 minutes in the 4-person boat, releasing water lanterns – a great atmosphere. Before boarding, the tour guide said goodbye. After the boat ride, we had free time. We were told to arrive at the meeting point at 8:30 pm to board the bus, and were reminded to arrive 10 minutes early. After exploring the night market, we arrived at the meeting point at 8:20 pm, but the bus was at least 15 minutes late. We didn't depart immediately after boarding; we had to wait for other people who weren't part of the group. The bus only left after it was full, and we finally got off across the street from our hotel. The entire itinerary was rushed, wasting a lot of time waiting, and was extremely poor value for money. It's one thing for a single person, but for two or more people, calling Grab and buying tickets is simple, cheap, and avoids sharing with others and visiting tourist traps.

The tour guide was very attentive, introducing local landmarks and the origin of the Nihonbashi Bridge. In the evening, we took a boat trip on the river and released lanterns onto the water.