1. Take a lazy boat ride on the river. Catch any tourist boat from Bach Dang St, there is a size and price to suit every budget and persuasion, shop around.
2. Red Bridge Cooking School. One of the most professional activities I have taken part in in Vietnam. And we made fabulous tasting local food ourselves – lots of fun and well worth the seemingly expensive $25 price tag. Forgo breakfast, there’s LOTS of food – and they cater to vegetarians!
3. Pick up a copy of the little Live Hoi An booklet, a lovely monthly tiny magazine about Hoi An. Lots more ideas of current things to do, bike rides out of town and the like.
4. Look out for the Full Moon Festival, once every month. Take a boat (70,000VND) down the river at night and float a lantern on the water and watch thousands of candles making their way out to sea.
5. Also, keep an eye open for the once-a-year Dragon Festival. When it’s on, you will know about it – drums beat every day for a week while the children practice for the big night. Trucks of performers come in from surrounding towns to display their dragons and dancing on 10-foot high poles.
6. Join an evening food tour.
An evening food tour is perfect introduction about Hoi An’s food, culture and history. Join this tour, you will have chance to eat the best local food in town, hang around discovering Hoi An’s night life and have fun while playing some Hoi An’s traditional games like bai choi or blindfolded hit the pot. If you are a kind of romantic guy then sitting on a boat and releasing small paper lanterns down onto the river and making wishes will be ideal. Have a look at Evening walking food tour for more details.
Source: hoian-tourism.com
