Central Heritage Journey Da Nang Hoi An Hue - Phong Nha

Day 01: PICK UP GUESTS – SON TRA – HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN (Lunch, dinner)

Morning-noon: Car and tour guide pick you up in Da Nang (Airport, Train Station, Bus Station…) from 07:00 to 13:00 to have lunch with famous Da Nang specialties “2-skin pork rice paper & Quang noodles”. Then, visitors check in to the hotel in Da Nang to rest. Afternoon: The group departs to visit Son Tra Peninsula – known as the green lung of Da Nang, a common home to many rare animals such as brown-shanked douc langurs, wild cats…, Then you visit Linh Ung Pagoda – one of the four very spiritual towns of Da Nang, where there is a 65m high Buddha statue, the tallest in Vietnam with a very unique architecture overlooking the ocean.

Linh Ung Pagoda

Continue to Hoi An to walk around and shop in the Old Town with: Japanese Covered Bridge, Sa Huynh Culture Museum, hundreds of years old Ancient House, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall & Handicraft Workshop.

Evening: Dinner at a restaurant in Hoi An. Return to Da Nang for free time at night. Overnight at Da Nang hotel.

Day 02: STONE ART VILLAGE – BA NA – MY KHE BEACH (Breakfast, Optional lunch, dinner)

Morning: Breakfast. Depart to visit Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village – a famous and long-standing traditional craft village of Da Nang, under the talented and skillful hands of artisans, a series of stone sculptures serving daily life and spiritual life such as bowls, vases, Buddha statues, Arhat statues, Champa statues… are crafted in an extremely delicate and beautiful way. You continue to depart to Ba Na tourist area (Self-pay for Ba Na Option according to Sun Group’s price). You can admire the cable car system that has set many world records and is recognized as one of the 10 most impressive cable car systems in the world.

(Ba Na cost is not included in the Central Heritage tour)

Noon: Lunch Option Buffet at Ba Na (If you do not register to go to Ba Na, you will pay for lunch yourself)

Visit Ba Na

Afternoon: You immerse yourself in the beautiful space like France and the wonderful climate likened to Da Lat of the Central region, visit the flower garden, wine cellar, Linh Ung Pagoda, Thich Ca Buddha Temple, especially admire and take pictures of the Golden Bridge, a bridge with unique architecture with giant hands supporting the beautiful Golden Bridge. You take the cable car back to the center and freely swim at My Khe beach, one of the few most beautiful beaches on the planet.

Evening: Dinner at the restaurant. You sit on the Han River boat (at your own expense) to admire the sparkling city of Da Nang at night with a series of the most famous and unique bridges such as the Dragon Bridge (Fire and Water spraying every Saturday and Sunday), Han River Swing Bridge, Tran Thi Ly Bridge… Overnight at a hotel in Da Nang.

Day 03:   DA NANG – HUE – IMPERIAL CITY – THIEN MU PAGODA (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Morning: Breakfast. Leave Da Nang for Hue, travel through Hai Van tunnel to Hue, check in hotel and rest.

Noon: Lunch at restaurant in Hue

Afternoon: Visit Imperial City (Royal Palace of 13 kings of Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty of Vietnam: Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, Forbidden City, The Mieu, Hien Lam Cac, Cuu Dinh) and ancient Thien Mu Pagoda, built in the early years of the 17th century

Visiting Monuments in Hue

Evening: Dinner at restaurant. Enjoy Hue folk songs on Huong River and release flower lanterns to pray for luck, health and happiness (at your own expense).

Then spend the night at Hue hotel.

Day 04: HUE – PHONG NHA CAVE (OR PARADISE) – HUE (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Morning: Breakfast. Depart for Quang Binh, visit La Vang Holy Land.

Noon: Lunch at a restaurant in Phong Nha.

Afternoon: Continue to visit Phong Nha Cave to explore the beauty considered the First Wonder of the Cave with the largest and most beautiful Dry Cave, then take a boat on the Son River to visit the longest water cave. (Or you can choose to visit Thien Duong Cave with a 1km long winding wooden bridge to admire the beautiful stalactites considered the Royal Palace in the Underground). Then you depart back to Hue.

Phong Nha cave

Evening: Dinner at restaurant in Quang Tri. Overnight at hotel in Hue.

Day 05: TU DUC TOMB – HUONG THUY XUAN VILLAGE – See guests off (Breakfast, lunch)

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Then visit Hue Tourism with prominent landmarks.

Visit Tu Duc Tomb – known as one of the most beautiful works of the Nguyen Dynasty, with traditional but sophisticated architecture, surrounded by a smooth green space of trees and lakes blending to create a very poetic and romantic feeling. You continue to visit the Incense and Conical Hat Making Village – a long-standing traditional craft village in Hue, this place attracts many tourists who like to take virtual photos because of the brilliant scenery of multi-colored incense bundles of green, red, purple, yellow.

Noon: Lunch at the restaurant.

Afternoon: See off guests at Hue Station / Airport for Hue flights after 14:00. In case the Hue flights are too late, you can leave your luggage at the hotel and freely go out and then go to Hue Station or Airport on your own). The group departs for Da Nang to shop for Central Vietnam specialties. Airport drop-off (Flight time from 17:00 to 24:00).

Best regards. End of Central Heritage Journey tour.