What is the best season to travel to Hoi An?

Hoi An weather is divided into 2 seasons, the rainy season and the dry season are quite clear.

 

What is the best season to travel to Hoi An?

Hoi An weather is divided into 2 seasons, the rainy season and the dry season are quite clear:

• The rainy season is from September to the end of January, the weather is wet due to heavy rain and heavy drought. Especially in the rainy and stormy season from October to December, locals even have to travel by boat in the middle of the old town due to flooding. 
• The dry season lasts from February to August, which is the ideal time to come to Hoi An. However, when at the peak, the temperature rises and is very hot, which can interfere with your visit to the old town. 

Visitors often choose the period from February to April for their self-sufficient Hoi An tour because the weather is clear, cool and pleasant.

In addition, the 14th day of the lunar calendar every month is also the time when Hoi An welcomes a lot of tourists with a unique activity: locals will turn off all electric lights and light lanterns. This will be an unforgettable nightlife experience in Hoi An, when the colorful lanterns are lit up, giving Hoi An a unique and mysterious beauty.

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Tourist places in Hoi An

Hoi An old town center area

Where should Hoi An travel to go? Of course, you should visit the central area of ​​Hoi An ancient town first! The tourist attractions in Hoi An are quite close to each other, so if you go alone or in a couple, you can walk or rent a bicycle, if you go in a group, you can call a taxi!

If you want to visit some works of Hoi An ancient town, you will need to buy a ticket. Each ticket costs 80,000 VND for Vietnamese guests and 120,000 VND for international visitors. 

Bridge Pagoda 

The symbol of Hoi An and also the proof of cultural interference, Covered Bridge is also known as the Japanese Covered Bridge because it was designed by Japanese artisans in the 17th century. Meaning like the sword that protects the monster Namazu, the monster that moves is to create earthquakes and floods. In the temple, there is a statue of Bac De Tran Vo, the god who protects the land and brings peace to people. Therefore, when coming to Hoi An, tourists visit Covered Bridge, partly to admire this unique architectural heritage, and at the same time to pray for peace for themselves and their loved ones.

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Fukien

The Fujian Assembly Hall worships Thien Hau Thanh Mau, a place where Chinese merchants often go before each trip to pray for favorable rain and wind, and pray for the goddess to bless them to have a smooth sailing trip. The overseas Chinese of Fujian carefully restored and preserved to keep the typical architecture of the assembly hall, with three gates and a dignified shrine.

• Address: 46 Tran Phu

Assembly Hall of Chaozhou

The Chaozhou Chinese people built the Chaozhou Assembly Hall in 1845 with a wooden frame carved with extremely sophisticated motifs and very special crockery embossed works. The assembly hall was established to worship the famous general of the Han Dynasty - Phuc Ba, the general Ma Vien, who is worshiped as a god protecting seafarers.

• Address: 92B Nguyen Duy Hieu

Cantonese Assembly Hall

Built after 40 years of Assembly Hall of Chaozhou Chinese Congregation, Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Congregation was built in late 1885 and is considered one of the most famous and unique works of Hoi An. The assembly hall was originally built to worship Thien Hau Thanh Mau and Duc Khau Tu, but was later converted to worship Quan Cong and Tien Hien in 1911. The assembly hall is an elaborate structure built from wood and stone. and cement, with the typical architecture of the overseas Chinese community. Up to now, the Assembly Hall still stores many fine ceramic artifacts, showing the rich life of the ancient Cantonese people.

• Address: 176 Tran Phu, Minh An Ward, Hoi An, Quang Nam 

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Church of the Tran family

Toc Tran Church was built by the mandarin Tran Thu Nhac, who migrated from China to Hoi An in 1802 for the purpose of ancestor worship. With an age of more than 200 years, this house has become one of the most intact old houses in Hoi An. The house was designed in a new garden style at that time, on an area of ​​1500m2, and was a place to store very valuable antiques.

• Address: 21 Le Loi - Hoi An Ancient Town.

Hoi An ancient house complex

The image of old houses, yellow walls and tiled roofs is probably the "soul" of Hoi An. Hoi An ancient houses are usually nearly 200 years old, multi-room houses are built mostly of wood, with yin and yang roof tiles. The famous clusters of old houses here need to be mentioned: Tan Ky ancient house, Phung Hung ancient house, Quan Thang ancient house... These old houses all have signs recording the history of the house, and you can pay an entrance fee. The gate is about 20,000 VND to visit.

Hoi An Night Market

Traveling to Hoi An at night is one of the indispensable experiences when coming here. In the evening, the lanterns will be lit up, creating a shimmering and mysterious atmosphere, bold in the old town. Walking around Nguyen Hoang Street, you can choose for yourself handicrafts or souvenirs as gifts. 

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Hoi An Handicraft Workshop

When visiting Hoi An Handicraft Workshop, visitors will witness first-hand the skillful hands of artisans creating traditional products of Hoi An and Quang Nam such as cloth, mats, ceramics and paintings. lacquer… Visitors can experience some of the steps in the production process themselves.

• Address: No. 9 Nguyen Thai Hoc

Cafes with beautiful views

After walking around the old town, you also need to rest and recharge a bit, right? So you can enjoy an indescribable peaceful feeling while sipping a delicious cup of coffee and looking at the whole Hoi An from above, zooming in on the ancient yellow-painted houses with undulating tile roofs. Please pocket the addresses of virtual living view cafes in Hoi An such as:

• Faifo Cafe - 130 Tran Phu
• The Chef - 166 Tran Phu
• 92 Station - 92 Tran Phu
• Cocobox - 94 Le Loi
• Hoi An Roastery - 135 Tran Phu

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Check-in locations in the old town

In addition to the Assembly Halls and cafes, Hoi An has countless other check-in points scattered throughout the old town for you to enjoy "virtual life", such as the beautiful pink confetti, wooden doors. or a small alley with a poetic golden wall.

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Areas far from Hoi An center

Tourists coming to Hoi An will often hang out around the central area. However, let MoMo Wallet's Hoi An travel experience guide tell you which places to go far from the center do not miss any of the cute beauty of this land.

Hoi An Tourism Cu Lao Cham

Cu Lao Cham, 18km from Cua Dai coast, is an unspoiled beach, attracting tourists with its long white sand and turquoise sea. Cu Lao Cham is a paradise for adventurous travelers with activities such as diving to see colorful corals, or sitting on speedboats, surfing on white foamy waves.

If you want to try the feeling of camping on the beach, you can rent a tent for 50,000 VND and pay an overnight stay of 20,000 VND to have a "thousand-star hotel" experience.

Cu Lao Cham is famous for its super delicious and cheap seafood such as stone crabs, 1 sunny squid, and snails ... so be prepared to have an empty stomach to "bombard".

• Speedboat ticket to the island: Price 650,000 VND/person/round trip (Including normal coral diving, meals and sightseeing tickets) 
• Scuba diving ticket: 800,000 VND/person 
• Tickets to walk under the ocean: 1,300,000 VND/person

Traveling to Cua Dai, Hoi An, Quang Nam

Cua Dai Beach is only 5km from Hoi An ancient town, with a long stretch of fine white sand, turquoise water and soaring coconut trees. This place has long become one of the favorite beaches of both tourists and locals. A few years ago, the beach faced erosion; However, after improving, Cua Dai beach has opened to welcome tourists back to normal.

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An Bang Beach

An Bang beach is only 3km from the center of Hoi An, if you only plan to travel to Hoi An for a day, this place will be quite suitable for you to walk to watch the sunset before ending the trip.

Kim Bong Carpentry Village

To visit Kim Bong carpentry village, you can take a boat from the old town wharf to Cam Kim commune just across the Thu Bon river. The artisans here are proud because in the past, their ancestors were personally invited by the Nguyen kings to the capital to build citadels and mausoleums. Up to now, they still keep the traditional secrets to create sophisticated wooden handicraft products.

• Address: Rural Road, Trung Ha Village, Cam Kim Commune, Cam Kim, Hoi An, Quang Nam
• Entrance ticket price: Free

Thanh Ha Pottery Village

Thanh Ha Pottery Village is located 3km from Hoi An, about 30 minutes by boat from the old town wharf. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the village supplied ceramic products to all the central provinces of Vietnam. Thanh Ha pottery is popular because its products have a variety of colors, rich designs and especially are much lighter than other local ceramic products.

• Address: Pham Phan Street, Thanh Ha Ward, City. Hoi An, Quang Nam
• Entrance fee: 30,000 VND/person (including 1 ceramic product)

Old Brick Furnace 

Old Gach Lo is located in the middle of a green field in Vinh Nam village, Duy Xuyen district. It belongs to Quang Nam province. But because it is only about 5km from Hoi An, tourists still know the old Lo Gach as a famous check-in place of Hoi An. However, please note that now because the brick kiln is old, the side steps are not stable, so for safety reasons, we will only be able to take pictures at the foot of the brick kiln, not climb up anymore. !

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According to the self-sufficient Hoi An travel experience of Wallet MoMo, if you have time, you should combine traveling to Hoi An, Da Nang, and Hue. These locations are close to each other, so moving will be quite convenient. Hoi An, Da Nang and Hue are all the hottest tourist destinations on the central tourist route, so you will have many unforgettable experiences.