Things to do in Hoi An and Da Nang

Things to do

1. The old town of lanterns

   An intact 16th-century trading port, listed by UNESCO, and silk lanterns lit at dusk. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument4 hr≈ €5best in the evening

2. The Japanese Covered Bridge

   Built around 1590 by the Japanese community, with a small temple in its deck. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr≈ €3best in the morning

3. Getting clothes made to measure

   The town’s specialty: measurements in the morning, fitting in the evening, alterations the next day. On Wikipedia (in French)

   ShoppingShop4 hr≈ €80best in the afternoon

4. The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary

   Seventy Cham brick temples from the 4th to the 13th century, in a jungle hollow. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument5 hr≈ €25best in the morning

5. An Bàng beach by bike

   Four kilometers of rice fields by bike, then sand and bamboo loungers.

   RelaxationBeach4 hr≈ €5best in the afternoon

6. Trà Quế vegetable village

   You dig, you sow, and you cook what you’ve just picked, the Hội An way. On Wikipedia

   FoodNature3 hr≈ €20best in the morning

When to go

The most pleasant months in Hoi An and Da Nang: in February, March, April, May, August and September, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in April, where to go in May, where to go in August, where to go in September.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€20

Mid-range

€35

Comfort

€65

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.5 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• KKday Activities and tours, especially in Asia
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Vietnam

Plugs

Type A, C, D, 220 V

Emergencies

113 (police), 115 (ambulance), 114 (fire)

Driving

On the right

Near Hoi An and Da Nang

• Hue Vietnam, 100 km
• Nha Trang Vietnam, 420 km
• Da Lat Vietnam, 440 km
• Siem Reap and Angkor Cambodia, 560 km
• Ha Long Bay Vietnam, 570 km
• Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, 590 km

Elsewhere in Vietnam

• Da Lat
• Ha Long Bay
• Hanoi
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Hue
• Nha Trang
• Phu Quoc