All Vietnam day tours and short breaks tours, perfect to fill the gaps in any Vietnamese travel itinerary, showcase the best experiences to be had in this vibrant modernizing but charming nation.
For over 1000 years as the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi has been the country’s most fascinating, engaging and beautifully bewildering city. Hanoi has been built on centuries of different influences, from Chinese to Japanese to French, and is one of the few world capitals to retain a strong connection with its own ancestry. Hanoi is far from the idea of the modern metropolis; something that Incredible Asia Journeys will show to guests on this full-day Hanoi city tour.Alongside a company with over 2,000 5-star Tripadvisor reviews, our professional and welcoming guide will show you Hanoi from start to finish. Our comprehensive tour takes you from Hanoi’s ancient temples and pagodas, through the architectural enlightenment of the French colonial period and ending with Hanoi’s modern wartime history.Unravel the roots of a city with tradition at its heart on the full day Hanoi city tour.
A once-in-a-lifetime destination such as Halong Bay deserves to be seen in style, and this is something that the Estella Halong Bay Cruise has in abundance. Our 5-star day cruise feels right at home in the magnificence of Halong Bay, where our company has an experienced history since the dawn of tourism here.On this daytrip from the Estella Cruise, we will take you to the southern part of Halong Bay, Lan Ha Bay, where the beauty is uncompromised but fewer cruises ply the waters. Our itinerary takes you to the quietest places of Lan Ha Bay, allowing you to enjoy its beauty undisturbed. The drive to Lan Ha Bay also takes half of the time as the drive to Halong Bay, giving you an incredible 8 hours of cruising time as opposed to the maximum of 6 offered in Halong.This daytrip with the Estella Cruise is perfect for travellers short on time, who want to experience the splendour of the bay but return to Hanoi on the same day. Our extended cruise times gives you a similar amount of activities to those on an overnight cruise, but still features much relaxation time and many opportunities to create you own unforgettable moments.
Step into another world at My Son Sanctuary, the ancient relics of the proud civilisation of Champa, on the My Son Sanctuary by Jeep & Boat tour. We take you to the Hindu temple ruins around the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, My Son Sanctuary, once the location of over 70 different temples facilitating the worship of gods like Krishna, Vishnu and Shiva. Now, it is a site of crumbling red bricks in the midst of reclamation by the jungles that surround it, but the beauty of this amalgamation of ancient architecture and nature is truly astounding. A guided tour will reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom of Champa; how they built these buildings and worshipped their gods from within.We arrive at My Son Sanctuary by Jeep and return by boat, visiting the fishing village of Tra Nhieu and its adjacent coconut forest, as well as Thanh Ha pottery village to learn of the age-old techniques of pottery creation that are still very much in practice today. We enjoy a cruise on the Thu Bon River, the lifeblood of the Champa civilisation and current provider of livelihoods for the thousands of residents that live on Hoi An’s outlying riverbanks. During our passage, we will take a cooking class and eat the delectable lunch that results from it. The My Son Sanctuary by Jeep & Boat tour is the perfect mix of history, current Vietnamese culture and personal relaxation.
The gorgeous expanse of Da Nang, situated between jungle and coast and firmly in the tropics of Vietnam, is best viewed from above. Beautiful vistas abound on the Mountains of Da Nang Day Trip from Hoi An, taking you to three of Da Nang’s most gorgeous peaks and enjoying the rolling mix of nature and urbanization that stretch out from their foothills.We begin at the five religious spires of the Marble Mountains, exploring the various Buddhist pagodas and shrines to be found inside, reaching here by open-top Jeep from Hoi An. We also pay a visit to one of the country’s newest Buddhist temples atop Son Tra Mountain, a rocky outcrop rising 642 meters above the coastline and sometimes referred to as Monkey Mountain for the creatures that swing in the trees around here. Our final stop is the magnificent Hai Van Pass, consistently voted one of the most beautiful roads in the world, lying between Da Nang and Hue and translating to the Ocean Cloud Pass, hinting at some of the incredible scenery to be found here.Returning to Hoi An, the Mountains of Da Nang Day Trip from Hoi An will end in the late afternoon at your hotel.
It’s the simplicity of rural life in Vietnam that puts such wide smiles on the faces of farmers and fishermen, living off an abundant land with a philosophy geared towards hard work, community and ultimately, happiness. Get a glimpse of such a life in Central Vietnam on the Hoi An Farming and Fishing Experience, a half-day excursion from Hoi An to some of the picturesque rural enclaves surrounding the town.These kinds of areas are the beating heart of Vietnam, fueling its people with rice, vegetables, fruit, meat, herbs, spices and seafood. They remain steadfast in their use of ancient practices in an ever-modernising world, planting and picking vegetables by hand, tilling rice fields by water buffalo and catching fish by chai nets. The Hoi An Farming and Fishing Experience gives you a chance to try all of these, as well as meeting some of the friendly local farmers and fishermen who will guide you through the processes.Â
Step backward through a town steeped in maritime, religious and cultural history on the Hoi An Half Day Walking Tour. We take you around the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage site of Hoi An, along its wide boulevards and small alleys, where colorful lanterns flutter between vivid yellow and orange walls that house relics of a long and interesting trading history.Allow our guide to take you around some of Hoi An’s 22 Old Town attractions; some fantastically preserved pieces of history from when Hoi An was a vital stop on the maritime Silk Road between Europe and China. The guide will explain the history of Hoi An through the places that you visit, many of which have very little English information and can only be fully appreciated through use of a guide. Learn of Hoi An’s culmination of hundreds of years of multi-cultural history, dating back to the 15th century, that has left indelible marks on the town in its architecture, religion, food and beyond.
Dive into the tranquil nature of Hoi An’s rivers and estuaries on the Hoi An Kayaking with Floating Bar Tour. This excursion shows you the best of rural Hoi An through kayak as well as jeep or bicycle (depending on your preference) as we skirt the fringes of stretching rice paddies and farms along quaint village paths, speckled with human embodiments of a simple and joyous life.After a kayaking excursion on the canals of Hoi An, gazing at the gently swaying palm leaves that flank their sides and the trove of fishing activity taking place in the iconic basket boats, we relax into the evening at our wonderful floating bar. You will receive one can of either beer or coke, selected by you during the booking process, as well as one fruit smoothie, one mineral water and the rare opportunity to enjoy the privacy afforded by the tranquility of the waters on which we sit. Experience the gorgeous sunset that concludes our Hoi An Kayaking and Floating Bar Tour before heading back to Hoi An by car.
As popular as Hoi An is with tourists, it is still possible to get off the beaten track. The villages, jungles and canals surrounding the town represent bastions of authenticity, where life is lived at a slower pace and the fundamental principles of existence are based on happiness through meaningful work and a connected family life. On the Hoi An Eco Tour, you will get a true feeling for these concepts as we explore Hoi An’s outlying attractions, in the villages of Tra Que and Van Lang as well as the farms, fields and forests that they encompass.The hands-on aspect of the Hoi An Eco Tour is what sets it apart from the rest. We will spend the morning working with farmers to tend to their organic vegetable crop, all the while enjoying views of watery rice paddies that shimmer with the glow of the sun. We cycle along quaint village roads to Van Lang, a fishing community that backs onto the water coconut forest of Bay Mau, where nipa palm and mangrove reign on the banks of waters teeming with fish.You will see the spirit of Vietnamese farming philosophy personified in Mr. Han, our smiling host who will welcome us into his beautiful family home for tea and the chance to create a wonderful lunch of local delicacies and delicious seafood. He, and the farmers and fishermen featured throughout the Hoi An Eco Tour, will surely leave us with a new idea on our own pursuits of happiness.
Cruise into a world of deep-rooted gastronomy on the Hoi An Culinary River Cruise, a day tour from Hoi An. This is a 3-hour tour that takes you on a culinary journey through the long-established food of Hoi An and the country it belongs to, finding the lesser-known gems of dishes that reach outside of the touristic enclave, into the houses of the many residents who live in the region and beyond.Along with several courses of delicious food, cooked with the finest local ingredients, you will discover the core philosophies of the Vietnamese when it comes to food, a very foreign concept to Western tourists but one that can be heartily appreciated after one sitting. We will share the huge array of food on offer under the Vietnamese principles of respect, community and above all, fun, as we cruise down Hoi An’s rivers, marveling at the picturesque tropical scenery and the views of farmers hard at work in the fields.
