1. Hoi An – World Cultural Heritage of Ancient Vietnam
Hoi An is a prominent land on the tourism map in Vietnam, always in the top of the most favorite destinations in the world voted by Western tourists. Hoi An converges all the elements of an attractive destination, with an ancient architectural space and a place where the culture of Vietnam intersects with China, Japan and the West in the past. Above all, traveling in Hoi An, you will feel all the ancient beauty of this land.
In particular, Hoi An Ancient Town is the most prominent destination and impresses millions of international tourists. This place is loved for its harmonious interweaving of ancient and modern things with ancient houses, pagodas, assembly halls and especially the relics of Cau Pagoda built hundreds of years ago.
Above all, there is also a modern Hoi An in the thinking of the people of the old town, in 5-star resorts, tourism services are developed. And in that harmony, Hoi An is still immersed in peace, ancient but no less bustling.
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2. How many kilometers is the Da Nang - Hoi An route? What means should I go?
How many kilometers is Hoi An from Da Nang, how many routes are there?
The distance from Da Nang to Hoi An is about 30km to the south. Currently, there are quite a few routes connecting these two cities. If you are inexperienced, or unfamiliar with the road, you can take the following 2 main routes:
- The route starts from Truong Sa – Vo Nguyen Giap – Lac Long Quan – Hoi An City
- The route starts from Vo Chi Cong – Vo Nguyen Giap – Lac Long Quan – Hoi An City
In addition, you can choose to follow National Highway 1A, starting from the Hue Junction overpass, go south for about 27km, you will see Vinh Dien Street, then turn left and continue along Huynh Thuc Kang Street to Hoi An City.
Transportation to Hoi An
Hoi An is a tourist city, but there is still no airport or train station, so if you come here from a distance, you will have to get off in Da Nang first. Thereby, you can take a sleeper car, a train, but the fastest will be an airplane.
As for the means of transportation to Hoi An, it will depend on the needs of each person because Hoi An and Da Nang are not too far apart, only about 30km, so going by any means will be convenient for you, as long as you feel the most comfortable
According to the experience of going to Hoi An, young people should rent a motorbike to run, and for many tourist groups, it is more convenient to rent a shuttle bus or book a tour.
3. Top 6 most popular means of transportation in Hoi An
Walk
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Walking is the most popular and easiest form of transportation to visit and explore Hoi An ancient town. Some routes in the old town are convenient for tourists to visit such as Bach Dang, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Tran Hung Dao... In particular, on weekdays in Hoi An, a pedestrian street is organized for tourists, so all motorized vehicles are prohibited from moving in the old town.
In particular, Nguyen Phuc Chu Street located on the other side of the old town is the newest walking street in Hoi An. This place is an area with many statue gardens, restaurants, eateries and souvenir shops, free for you to visit.
Bicycle, motorbike
You can also easily rent a motorbike or bicycle right at the hotel, accommodation or car rental spots in Hoi An at a fairly cheap price to explore attractions around Hoi An such as Tra Que vegetable village, Kim Bong carpentry village or Thanh Ha pottery village...
Some motorbike rental locations in Hoi An:
- Minh Dong: 111 Ly Thai To, Son Phong, Hoi An City. Car rental price is from 80,000 VND – 120,000 VND/day
- Motorbike Rental Hoi An: 62B Dao Duy Tu, Minh An Ward, Hoi An City.
- Mr. Minh: 14 Hung Vuong, Cam Pho Ward, Hoi An City. Car rental price from 110,000 VND – 390,000 VND/day (with tapered car)
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Some places to rent bicycles in Hoi An:
- Mr. Le Van Trung's store: 15/1 Tran Hung Dao (opposite Hoi An Hotel). Rental price from 25,000 - 30,000 VND/day
- Uncle Cuong's store: 599 Hai Ba Trung, Hoi An City.
- Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Loan's store: 129 Tran Hung Dao (in front of Thien Trung Hotel). Rental price from $1
Cyclo
This is a convenient means for visitors to walk around Hoi An ancient town and other nearby tourist attractions in the vicinity. If there is a need, visitors can contact directly with car owners who are regularly present on the streets of Hoi An.
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Motorbike Taxi
Motorbike taxis are concentrated at junctions and intersections of Hoi An City. This vehicle is suitable when the distance traveled is not short as well as it is necessary to go somewhere urgently.
Taxi
Some cheap taxi companies in Hoi An such as:
- Mai Linh Taxi: 0510.3929292
- Mai Linh Taxi: 0510.3838383
- Hoi An Taxi: 0510.3919919
- Taxi Faifo: 0510.3919191
Boat
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With some specific tourist attractions in Hoi An such as exploring Hoi An by boat or going to Cu Lao Cham, traveling by boat is essential. Thereby, you can go to Cua Dai port then buy a train ticket to go out to Cu Lao Cham. Or in the areas of Cau Pagoda, there are also small wooden boats to transport tourists along the Thu Bon River, the cost of the trip, you can negotiate with the owner yourself.
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