Hoi An travel guide

Lantern town, tailors and An Bang beach. Most people stay 2–3 nights. Best months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Highlights

• Ancient Town lanterns
• Tailors
• An Bang beach
• Food (cao lầu, white rose)

Things to do in Hoi An

• Hoi An Ancient Town heritage walk · 2.5 h · about ₹400 per person. The ticket covers 5 heritage houses; evenings are for lanterns.
• Lantern boat on the Thu Bon river · 1 h · about ₹500 per person
• Cam Thanh coconut basket boat · 2 h · about ₹800 per person
• Market tour & Vietnamese cooking class · 4 h · about ₹2,800 per person
• Tailor fitting (24–48h turnaround) · 1.5 h · free. Order on day 1 to allow two fittings; price is per garment.
• An Bang beach afternoon · 3 h · free
• My Son Sanctuary sunrise · 5 h · about ₹1,800 per person
• Hoi An Memories show · 1.5 h · about ₹2,000 per person
• Tra Que herb village by bicycle · 3 h · about ₹1,200 per person

Where to stay in Hoi An

• Cam Thanh paddy-field villas (budget, ₹2,000–₹3,800 a night): Pool villas between rice fields, bikes to town.
• Ancient Town edge (mid, ₹3,500–₹7,000 a night): Walk to lanterns at night without the noise.
• An Bang beach (mid, ₹4,500–₹9,000 a night): Sand and a pool; 10 min to town.
• Cua Dai beach resorts (premium, ₹10,000–₹25,000 a night): Full-service beach resorts with shuttles.

What to eat

• Cao lau: Ancient Town
• Banh mi: Ancient Town bakeries
• White rose dumplings: Ancient Town

Getting there

• From DAD by Grab/car
• Evening lantern boat

Vietnam itineraries with Hoi An

• 6 romantic days in Vietnam: Hanoi, a bay cruise and Hoi An · 6 days, Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Hoi An → Da Nang · from ₹41,350 per person, base estimate before flights. A short couples' trip with three big moments: sunset on a Ha Long cruise deck, lantern boats in Hoi An, and the Golden Bridge above the clouds.
• 7 days for couples from Saigon to Ha Long Bay · 7 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip → Hoi An → Da Nang → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay · from ₹48,025 per person, base estimate before flights. A one-week romantic sprint up Vietnam: a Saigon river dinner, the Mekong, a single magical Hoi An night, Ba Na Hills, Hanoi and a sunset cruise.
• 7 days from Hanoi to Hoi An: Ninh Binh, a bay cruise and lantern nights · 7 days, Hanoi → Ninh Binh → Ha Long Bay → Hoi An → Da Nang · from ₹47,275 per person, base estimate before flights. North-to-centre in one week: Hanoi, a night among Ninh Binh's karsts, a cruise, then Hoi An's lanterns and Ba Na Hills before flying home from Da Nang.
• 7-day classic Vietnam: Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Ha Long and Da Nang to Hoi An · 7 days, Hanoi → Ninh Binh → Ha Long Bay → Da Nang → Hoi An · from ₹47,275 per person, base estimate before flights. The same north-to-centre arc, but finishing slowly in Hoi An: Ba Na first while you still have energy, then two lantern-lit nights in the old town.
• 7-day family holiday: Phu Quoc, Da Nang and Hoi An · 7 days, Phu Quoc → Da Nang → Hoi An · from ₹39,600 per person, base estimate before flights. Island first, then the central coast: VinWonders and the Safari, Ba Na Hills, and Hoi An's basket boats and lanterns.
• Central coast · 7 days · 7 days, Da Nang ↔ Hoi An (+ Ba Na / Hue) · from ₹30,050 per person, base estimate before flights. Beach + Ancient Town + Golden Bridge — fly into DAD only.
• Pre/Post Tet safe · central 7 days · 7 days, Da Nang / Hoi An only · from ₹30,775 per person, base estimate before flights. Minimal intercity moves during Tet week chaos.
• 8 days for couples on the central coast and Phu Quoc · 8 days, Da Nang → Hoi An → Phu Quoc · from ₹45,800 per person, base estimate before flights. A beach-and-lanterns honeymoon with no northern rush: Da Nang's coast, Hoi An's old town and three island nights.
• 8 days for couples: Hanoi, a Ha Long cruise, Hoi An and Phu Quoc · 8 days, Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Hoi An → Da Nang → Phu Quoc · from ₹57,575 per person, base estimate before flights. A honeymoon-friendly eight days: a night on the bay, a single lantern-lit Hoi An evening, Ba Na Hills and three island nights.
• 8 days for couples: Saigon, Hoi An, Hanoi, Ha Long and Ninh Binh · 8 days, Ho Chi Minh City → Mekong Delta day trip → Hoi An → Da Nang → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Ninh Binh · from ₹54,350 per person, base estimate before flights. South to north with a countryside finale: from the Mekong to Hoi An's lanterns, then a cruise and a last night among Ninh Binh's rice fields.