15 Experiences To Try When Coming To Hoi An

If one day you visit the `world cultural heritage` Hoi An and are confused about what to do.

1. Stroll the Old Town at night

A simple experience, you just need to step out on the street and see the old houses and colorful lantern streets at night.

Hoi An was honored by Tourpia as one of the cities with the most beautiful canals in the world.

2. Release flower lanterns

Still that evening, besides just observing, you can join in and decorate the light party on the riverbank.

3. Enjoy Cao Lau dish

Cao Lau is a specialty dish that anyone coming to Hoi An should try.

4. Eat the `best bread in the world`

Not long ago, David Farley – a BBC reporter specializing in writing about travel and cuisine commented `the bread in Vietnam is the most magical in the world` in the article `Is Vietnamese bread the best sandwich in the world?`

5. Take a boat trip on the Hoai River at night

Taking a boat to see a corner of the Old Town at night and releasing flower lanterns is very popular with couples, especially those who come to Hoi An to take wedding photos.

15 experiences to try when coming to Hoi An

A very romantic service besides `releasing flower lanterns`, if you are bored of walking you can float on the colorful sparkling water of the Hoai River.

6. Coffee in Hoi An

Hoi An has two coffee shops that are very crowded with people drinking in the morning. Ms. Thao’s is located right at the corner from the Japanese bridge to Bach Dang street. The customers here are mainly young people.

7. Sewing fashion clothes immediately

Hoi An has many things that attract domestic and foreign tourists, one of which is shops that cut and sew pants, shirts, shoes, sandals, handbags… for same-day delivery.

8. Swimming in the sea

Hoi An has famous beaches in the world because of white sand, clear sea water and golden sunshine.

9. Find old houses

Inside the living room of Tan Ky ancient house.

Ancient houses are priceless heritage that Hoi An has preserved after many wars, urbanization and natural destruction.

10. Scuba diving to see coral in Cu Lao Cham

Cu Lao Cham Island is about 15 km from the Old Town, one of the places not to be missed when coming to Hoi An.

11. Play folk games

A very fun experience in Hoi An is participating in folk games.

12. Take a souvenir photo in Hoi An

The `legendary` wall is loved by many photographers on Hoang Van Thu street.

Website BuzzFeed Travel once ranked Hoi An at number 3 in the list of the best places to take selfies in the world.

13. Take the ferry to Cam Kim

Once again you can experience the feeling of floating on the river, for only 2,000 VND per trip, you will be able to sit on a local boat to go through Cam Kim town, where there was once a very famous carpentry village.

14. Buy a lantern as a souvenir