Tour Da Nang – Hoi An – Ba Na – Hue – Quang Binh – 4 days 3 nights

Day 1: Airport Pick-up – Son Tra – Marble Mountains – Hoi An

Lunch · dinner

Morning – noon: Our AloTravel car picks you up at the airport at your arrival time in Da Nang. Check in to the hotel (hotel check-in time is 14:00) and relax.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Son Tra – Marble Mountains – Hoi An (dinner)

14:30: Car and guide pick you up at the hotel. Visit Son Tra Peninsula (Monkey Mountain) for a panoramic view of Da Nang from above, and Linh Ung Pagoda – home of the 67 m Lady Buddha statue, the tallest in Vietnam.

Continue to Marble Mountains (Non Nuoc), known as a giant natural rock garden in the middle of the city. Visit Vong Giang Dai viewpoint, the five mountains named Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, Huyen Khong Cave, Van Thong Cave, the "Stairway to Heaven", Xa Loi Tower, Linh Ung Pagoda,…

18:00: Dinner at a restaurant in Hoi An with local specialities such as chicken rice, white rose dumplings and wonton.

Free time to explore Hoi An Old Town at night: the old Japanese Covered Bridge, ancient houses, Fujian and Cantonese Assembly Halls, the night market…

20:30: Back to the hotel to rest.

Day 2: Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge

Breakfast · buffet lunch · dinner

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel.

8:00: Car and guide pick you up for Ba Na Hills – the "road to fairyland", where you can enjoy cool, fresh mountain air like Da Lat in Central Vietnam.

Ride one of the world’s most modern cable cars to the top of Ba Na. Your guide takes you to Linh Ung Pagoda, Debay Wine Cellar, Le Jardin D’Amour flower garden, the mountain train and the 27 m Shakyamuni Buddha statue,…

Take photos at the Golden Bridge – the most famous photo spot and a favourite of visitors to Da Nang.

Lunch: Buffet lunch at a restaurant on top of Ba Na.

Afternoon: Free time to climb Chua Peak (1,487 m), stroll the French Village and visit Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple, a peaceful place to pray for health and good luck for your family.

− Enjoy the fun rides at Fantasy Park, the largest indoor amusement park in Vietnam: free-fall tower, dinosaur park, racing track,…

15:30: The group meets and takes the cable car down to Suoi Mo Station, then returns to Da Nang.

Evening: Dinner at a restaurant. Then free time to walk around the city and try local food; enjoy Da Nang at night: Dragon Bridge, Love Bridge, Tran Thi Ly Bridge, shopping malls, food streets, cafés – bars – clubs…

Overnight in Da Nang.

Day 3: Hue City

Breakfast · lunch

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel.

8:00: Car and guide pick you up at the hotel. Depart for Hue – the former capital of Vietnam under the last royal dynasty.

On the way, pass through the 6.3 km Hai Van Tunnel under the majestic Hai Van Pass, the border between Da Nang and Hue.

Noon: The guide takes the group to the ancient Imperial City and tells the history of the Nguyen kings. Visit Ngo Mon Gate, Five Phoenix Pavilion, Dien Tho Palace, Truong Sanh Palace, Hien Lam Pavilion and The Mieu Temple.

12:00: Lunch at a restaurant with Hue specialities such as boiled pork with shrimp paste, pickled eggplant and fermented shrimp sauce…

Afternoon: Car and guide take you to visit:

Thien Mu Pagoda, an old pagoda in Hue built under Lord Nguyen Hoang, the founder of the Nguyen family rule.

Khai Dinh Tomb, whose mix of modern Western and classic Eastern architecture will surprise you.

16:00: Transfer to your hotel in Hue to check in and rest

Evening: Free time for dinner and exploring Hue at night

Day 4: Hue – Quang Binh (Phong Nha Cave / Paradise Cave)

Breakfast · lunch

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel

Choose 1 of these 2 itineraries:

Option 1: HUE – PARADISE CAVE (lunch included), departs on even dates (2/4/6/8…)

Morning – 6:30: Car and guide pick you up at the hotel and head to Quang Binh. On the way, stop at La Vang Holy Land (known as a minor basilica). Your guide introduces historic war sites: Quang Tri Citadel, Doc Mieu Base, Hien Luong Bridge, Ben Hai River,… This area once suffered bombing equal in force to 7 atomic bombs dropped on Japan.

Lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon: The car and guide take you to a natural wonder with a beautiful name – Paradise Cave. The cave was found by chance in 2005 by a local man, Ho Khanh, and surveyed with the help of the British Cave Research Association.

All its grandeur and magic are waiting for you to discover.

Paradise Cave holds 2 Vietnam records (2011):

The longest dry cave with the most unique stalactites in Vietnam

The cave with the longest wooden walkway in Vietnam

15:30: Return to Hue along the Ho Chi Minh Road. Drop-off at the meeting point. End of tour. Goodbye and see you on our next trips.

Expected arrival in Hue around 20:00. End of tour.

Option 2: HUE – PHONG NHA CAVE (lunch included), departs on odd dates (1/3/5/7…)

Morning – 6:00: Car and guide pick you up at the hotel and head to Phong Nha Cave. On the way, stop at La Vang Holy Land (known as a minor basilica). Your guide introduces historic war sites: Quang Tri Citadel, Doc Mieu Base, Hien Luong Bridge, Ben Hai River,… Arrive in Quang Binh and visit Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

Lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon: At the Phong Nha boat pier, board a boat up the Son River to Phong Nha Cave (the "Water Cave"). See Bi Ky, Co Tien and Cung Dinh grottoes deep inside the mountain, where an underground river flows from Laos, and admire stunning stalactites formed over thousands of years.

Discover the "7 bests" of Phong Nha Cave:

The longest water cave

The highest and widest cave entrance

The widest and most beautiful sand and rock beaches

The most beautiful underground lake

The most magnificent and magical stalactites

The longest underground river (13,969 m)

The widest and most beautiful dry cave.

15:30: Car picks you up at the boat pier and returns to Hue. Drop-off at the meeting point. End of tour

Expected arrival in Hue around 20:00. End of tour.