A long, varied day that starts in the Champa valley and ends on Hoi An's lantern river. With a local English-speaking guide you spend about two hours at My Son Sanctuary, watch an Apsara dance, then make rice paper and have lunch with cold herbal tea at village houses.
Instead of the road, you return by boat along the Thu Bon River and go straight on to Cam Thanh, where a boat slips through the coconut forest and the locals show off their basket-boat skills. The afternoon and evening are for Hoi An Old Town – the arts performance, Tan Ky House, the Japanese Covered Bridge and the night market – followed by a set dinner and a flower lantern on the Hoai River.
- About 2 hours at My Son Sanctuary with a local guide and an Apsara dance
- Rice paper making and lunch with cold herbal tea at local houses
- Boat trip on the Thu Bon River, the largest river in Central Vietnam
- Cam Thanh coconut forest by boat and a basket-boat performance
- Hoi An Ancient Town, night market, set dinner and a flower lantern release on the Hoai River
