Experience Central Vietnam – Admire the DIFF 2024 5 days and 4 nights itinerary

Experience Central Vietnam – Admire the International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) 5 days and 4 nights itinerary will not let you down. Discover an exciting journey with us today.

Day 1: Airport – Da Nang (D)

10:00: After arriving at Da Nang Airport, go to the Da Nang hotel to check in.

11:30: Have lunch at a Da Nang restaurant and take a rest

– In the afternoon itinerary, tourists will visit:

＋Da Nang Museum: Built in 1989, the Da Nang Museum records the history and cultural development of Da Nang people and the process of Da Nang becoming the most developed city in central Vietnam. At present, the Da Nang Museum retains more than 13,000 documents and pottery from the “Sa Huynh Culture” with a history of 2,000-3,000 years; documents and relics of the “Quang-Da” people’s resistance to France and the United States, such as bullets, grenades, and chemical compositions. . . ; Relics of the “Quang-Da” ethnic minority.

+ Da Nang Cathedral: The Da Nang Cathedral was built in 1923 and is nearly 70 meters high. It is the only Catholic church built during the French rule. The first priest of the church was Louis Valle.

+Visit Linh Ung Pagoda:

The Son Tra Peninsula is regarded as a primeval forest among young cities and is also a national nature reserve. Son Tra Peninsula has rich natural landscapes, fresh air and convenient transportation. Son Tra Peninsula is a tourist attraction that attracts many tourists, and Da Nang City is focusing on developing the many unique types of tourism potential here. Linh Ung Pagoda, located on the Son Tra Peninsula, has the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam and is a famous spiritual tourism place in Da Nang.

+ Dragon Bridge: Completed in March 2003, it spans the east and west banks of the Han River, with a total length of 666 meters. The entire bridge is shaped like a golden dragon, making it the most representative landmark in Da Nang. It will be lit up with lights of different colors after nightfall. When placed on the Dragon Bridge, it looks more beautiful and makes the scenery of the Han River more charming.
18:00: Dinner at Da Nang restaurant 

Day 2: Lang Co Bay – Hue Imperial City – Linh Mu Pagoda – Thuy Xuan Huong Village (B/L/D)

Accommodation: Da Nang Hotel

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel in the morning

8:00: The tour guide will pick you up at the hotel. You will then start your journey to Hue. (92 kilometers from Da Nang, 2.5 hours drive).

On the way you will stop and visit Lang Co Bay:

Lang Co Bay has been rated as the most beautiful bay in the world by the World’s Most Beautiful Bay Club after Halong Bay and Nha Trang Bay in Vietnam. With white sand dunes, clear water, and green mountains on all sides; this is considered one of Hue’s tourist attractions.

After arriving in Hue, visit Thien Mu Pagoda: also known as Linh Mu Pagoda, it is located on the river hills on the banks of the romantic and lyrical Huong River in Kim Long Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province. Thien Mu Temple was built in 1601 during the reign of Nguyen Lord Nguyen Hoang. It is also one of the oldest temples in the ancient capital of Hue. This temple is one of the symbolic images of Hue City. It has unique architecture and is regarded as the most sacred temple in Hue City.

Have lunch at Hue restaurant, try Hue specialties in an ancient Hue style space.

Afternoon itinerary: Tourists will visit:

+ Hue Imperial City: The royal palace of the Thirteen Generation of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. It is divided into three floors inside and outside. The outermost floor is because of the city protection. It is 21 meters wide and 7 meters high. It has a circumference of 10 kilometers. It has ten gates and a moat. Surrounded by the city, there are huge palaces, including the Ngo Mon, Thai Hoa Hall, temples, gardens, bridges and other ancient building groups. It was started in 1804 by the founding king of the Nguyen Dynasty and took 30 years to complete. It was the imperial capital of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. It is similar to the Forbidden City in China. UNESCO recognized it as a World Cultural Heritage in 1994.

Take a dragon boat tour on the Huong River, sit on the dragon boat and watch the peaceful scenery around the Huong River, and visit the famous construction projects in Hue.

+ Visit Thuy Xuan Incense Village: Thuy Xuan Incense Village is famous for its hundreds of years of tradition It is well-known for its incense making craft industry. This is not only a famous traditional handicraft village in Hue, but also a famous tourist attraction popular with domestic and foreign tourists.     

16:00: Drive back to Da Nang

18:00: After arriving in Da Nang, have dinner at the restaurant

21:00: Return to the hotel to rest

Day 3: Marble Mountain – Bay Mau Coconut Forest – Hoi An Ancient Town (B/L/D)

Accommodation: Da Nang Hotel

8h:00 – 9h:30: Tourists enjoy breakfast in the restaurant. The driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to visit Marble Mountains:

Marble Mountains is composed of five peaks: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. This is a group of limestone and marble hills filled with caves. Climbing to the top of the mountain, visitors can overlook the panoramic view of Da Nang City. Then explore the main caves and spiritual construction projects on the mountain such as Huyen Khong Cave, Am Phu Cave, Tam Thai Temple, Linh Ung Temple, etc.

9:30 – 10:00: Transfer to Bay Mau Coconut Forest by car

10:00: Arrive at Bay Mau Coconut Forest. Visitors walk for about 5 minutes to reach the boat station. Visitors take a unique dustpan boat to visit and explore the Bay Mu Coconut Forest. Visitors will learn how to use fishing nets and experience the real life of local people. In particular, visitors will see artists demonstrating their “Twirling ” boat-cutting water skills.

12:30: Lunch at the restaurant in the Bay Mau Coconut Forest

After lunch, you will experience making lanterns in Hoi An. When you come to Hoi An Ancient Town, you can see colorful and beautiful lanterns everywhere. When tourists from all over the world come to Hoi An, they will also buy one or two beautiful lanterns to take home as a souvenir. Handmade by making lanterns, you can not only learn how to make lanterns and make beautiful lanterns yourself, but you can also take them home as gifts or souvenirs.

14:00: Take the bus to continue visiting Hoi An Ancient Town
Hoi An Ancient Town is an ancient town located on the lower reaches of Thu Bon River, Quang Nam Province. Due to geographical factors and favorable climate, Hoi An was a bustling international commercial port, the venue for merchant ships from Japan, China and the West during the 17th and 18th centuries before . In Hoi An you will visit the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, Phong Hung Ancient House and other attractions.

+ Japanese Bridge: A wooden arch bridge built in 1593 by the Japanese. At that time, the bridge was connecting Japantown and Chinatown. There was a roof on the bridge for shelter, and a small temple was built on the north side. According to a certain story, so the entrances and exits on both sides. 

+ Phuc Kien Assembly Hall: The Assembly is dedicated to Thien Hau Thanh Mau and a gathering place. Visitors to the relics here will be amazed by the exquisite craftsmanship, carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and gorgeous construction projects of the predecessors. The building of the assembly is in the shape of a triangle, extending from Tran Phu Road to Phan Chau Trinh Road, with a total depth of 120 meters. Its first function is to worship Thien Hau Thanh Mau, who is responsible for rescuing people in distress at sea.

Then enjoy afternoon tea at a coffee shop in Hoi An Ancient Town, including Hoi An specialty cookies, tea and Vietnamese coffee.

Dinner at a restaurant in Hoi An Ancient Town

18:30: Dinner at a restaurant in Hoi An

After dinner, tourists are allowed to enjoy the night view of Hoi An Ancient Town. The lanterns hung high in every household make the entire waterfront look quite antique and romantic at night. Visitors can take photos as souvenirs.

After dinner, drive to Da Nang

Day 4: Cham Island – Han River Night Tour to Admire International Fireworks (DIFF 2024)

On this day, tourists will visit Cham Island: Cham Island is listed as a “World Biosphere Reserve” by UNESCO, where more than 950 kinds of aquatic life are preserved, and the mountains, forests, seawater, beaches, streams, etc. are all kept pristine. Ecology has not been affected by human activities. This makes Cham Island a must-visit eco-tourism attraction for every domestic and foreign tourist visiting Hoi An.

08:00 -08h30: After breakfast, the driver picks up tourists at the hotel and starts driving to Cua Dai Port

08h30 -09h00: Arrive at Cua Dai Port, and the tour guide helps tourists go through the procedures for taking the motorboat. Afterwards, tourists take a motorboat to Cham Island.

The motorboat arrives at the port of Cham Island, and the tour guide takes tourists to visit the historical sites of Cham Island such as the Marine Biology Museum, Cham Ancient Well, Hai Tang Temple, and Tan Hiep Market

10h00: Car takes tourists to Bai Ong Eco-tourism Area. Here, tourists can put their luggage and rest in the restaurant, then put on their wetsuits and return to the motorboat to start diving to see the corals.

10h30: The bus takes tourists to Bai Xep, where they can dive to see corals and experience the ecological diversity of Cham Island, plus beautiful beaches, mangroves, seagrass, corals and other natural landscapes

11h30: Return to the restaurant for lunch and taste a variety of fresh seafood from Cham Island. After lunch, visitors are free to take a walk on the beach to enjoy the tranquil scenery or sunbathe and rest.

13:30 – 14:00: Take the motorboat back to the mainland and drive back to Da Nang

16:00 – 17:00: Take the Han River cruise and prepare to visit Han River to watch the fireworks (DIFF 2024)

17:30: Depart the Han River cruise to watch the Da Nang Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024). You can relax on the romantic Han River and enjoy the twinkling lights on both sides of the river. View the famous bridges in Da Nang such as Tran Thi Ly Bridge, Nguyen Van Troi Bridge, Dragon Bridge, Han River Bridge and Thuan Phuoc Bridge. They have long become a symbol of Da Nang City.

18:00: Enjoy dinner on the boat

19:30: Drink coffee while watching the brightly lit boat parade on the Han River

20 :00: Start admiring the fireworks show with participants from various countries. All the sparkling and mesmerizing fireworks displays will be displayed before your eyes as you watch the live broadcast from our boat

22:30: Give guests off the boat at the pier and end the (DIFF 2024) trip

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Day 5: Ba Na Hills – My Khe Beach – Love Bridge – APEC Park (B/L/D)

Accommodation: Da Nang Hotel

07:00 – 08:00: Tourists enjoy breakfast at the hotel. The driver and tour guide pick up tourists at the hotel and then drive to Ba Na Hills.

09:00: Arrive at the Ba Na Mountain Cable Car Station. Tourists take the cable car to start their trip to Ba Na Mountain. Sitting in the cable car cabin, in mid-air, looking at the endless forest and the original ecological beauty of Ba Na Mountain.

09:30: Visit the world-famous Golden Bridge. The strange thing about this bridge is the two hands holding it up. Seen from a distance, it looks like the Tathagata Buddha holding up a dazzling golden bridge with his hands.

Tourists continue to visit DeBay Wine Cellar, Linh Ung Temple,

Le J’ardin Garden:

+ Le J’ardin Garden: also visited Called the Garden of Love. It includes nine small gardens: the Mandarin Duck Garden, the Mysterious Garden, the Myth Garden, the Memory Garden, the Garden of Eden, the Osaka Garden, the Meditation Garden, the Dream Creek Garden and the Sacred Garden, with all kinds of flowers competing for beauty.

+ DeBay Wine Cellar: It is an ancient wine cellar with a history of nearly 100 years. The basic purpose of building a wine cellar is to serve as a place to store all kinds of fine wines, especially the wines brought by the French from their homeland. This is a place not to be missed by friends who like red wine, where you can taste authentic fine wines.

+ Linh Ung Pagoda: Linh Ung Pagoda has a solemn and majestic 27-meter-high white stone Buddha statue (Sakyamuni Buddha Platform). This is the largest statue of Sakyamuni in Vietnam.

Noon: Tourists enjoy buffet lunch at Beer plaza.

13:30: Tourists visit French Village. The French Village reproduces the classic romantic French architectural format through unique architecture: squares, towns, villages, churches, hotels, etc., making visitors feel as if they have traveled through space and are in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.

14:00: Visitors continue to visit Fantasy Park. Fantasy Park as one of the largest indoor amusement parks in Asia, Fantasy Park is the pride of the Ba Na Hills tourist area and the project with the largest investment in modern equipment. Various exciting games are available here. Visitors are free to play here for 1 hour.

Here you can also visit Vietnam’s only 3D Mega 360-degree cinema, which is also the most modern. You will watch high quality movies. Not only that, there are many good movies in 4D and 5D theaters to serve tourists.

15:30: Tourists gather at the cable car station and then take the cable car down the mountain

16:00: Take the car down the mountain. Tourists then visit My Khe Beach, voted one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, where you can hang out and swim.

18:00: Have dinner at a Da Nang restaurant

After dinner you will walk around the Han River and visit the unique construction projects in Da Nang such as:

+ Love Bridge: The Love Bridge in Da Nang City attracts many local residents, tourists, especially young couples to take photos, play, and enjoy the double sweet time on Valentine’s Day.

+ Carp Transformed Dragon Statue: The statue weighs nearly 200 tons, is 7.5 meters high, and is made of 5 large pieces of natural white jade. At night, the intersection between the statue, Dragon Bridge and Ferris wheel creates a beautiful and charming picture. Here you can also watch the statue spray water, which is very exciting.

+ APEC Park: APEC Park was established and completed in early 2022 and has quickly become a “popular” place attracting tourists and locals in Da Nang, especially young people. APEC Park has a unique architectural style and provides green facilities such as lawns, trails, winding stairs, green gardens, etc. for tourists to check in, play, and entertain.

Day 6: Da Nang – Airport (B)

7:30 – 8:00: Have breakfast at the hotel, pack your luggage, and check out

In the morning, tourists will visit the famous markets in Da Nang such as Han Market and Con Market. These two are one of the most famous local markets, attracting many tourists to visit and buy. There are a wide variety of products here such as shoes, clothes, and souvenirs. . Especially here there are fresh seafood, fruits, fish sauce, dried products, etc. The beautiful scenery and unique Da Nang lifestyle attract many tourists every time they come to Da Nang. You can buy them as gifts for relatives and friends.

Then take a bus to the airport. End of 5 days and 4 nights in Da Nang!

Note: Due to weather reasons or tourists’ health conditions, the tour itinerary can be reasonably changed without affecting the quality standards of the tour itinerary!

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