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| Hội An | ||
| province | Quảng Nam | |
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| Residents | 121.716 (2008) | |
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The Vietnamese Town Hội An is in the province Quảng Nam on the South China Sea.
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getting there
In the street
Tour buses run daily along the coast of Đà Nẵng, Huế and Nha Trang after Hội An. It should be noted that the street is out Nha Trang is in a deplorable condition and you have to plan the whole day for a trip. In comparison, the train is the better alternative.
By plane
The nearest airport is in Đà Nẵng, aiming for regular flights Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and some irregular flights Bangkok, Singapore and Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) is. A taxi from the airport to Hoi An costs around US $ 15. You can book a seat in a minibus at one of the many travel agencies in the city for the route to the airport. Hotel pick-up, 35-minute drive, from VND 900,000.
By train
There is no train station. The nearest train station is in Da Nang, where trains leave from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Huế, Nha Trang and other cities in the country. Most travel agencies and hotels can book train tickets in advance.
 Chin. Temple, courtyard |  Japanese bridge |
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The old town of Hoi An is a World Heritage Site and is one of the highlights of a trip due to its well-preserved old buildings and temples.There is a sightseeing pass for 125,000 VND (July 2017), which is for visiting individual temples, community halls and the oldest Houses of the city entitled. With this pass you can also use the Japanese bridge cross (only during the day). This connects the Japanese part of the city with the Chinese part. Hoi An was originally an important trading port, which prompted Chinese and Japanese traders to settle and trade from here.
 Lamp shop |  Greengrocer |
activities
- Cua Dai. A beach to relax a few kilometers from the city center. A taxi from the city center to the beach costs around US $ 3. It is also possible to go there by bike, with excellent views of the rice plantations along the way. There are a few restaurants on the beach that offer seafood specialties and drinks. You can also get deck chairs from them. There are also some upscale hotel complexes in the area.
shop
Hội An has developed into a tailor stronghold in recent years. At every corner you are spoken to politely and you try to get tourists into the shop. This can be a bit annoying in places, but many tourists also come here to get new clothes. The prices are not necessarily cheaper than ready-made goods at home. In terms of quality, you can convince yourself of what is possible in every shop. The models are copied from the catalogs common in Europe. But also with the implementation of your own ideas you meet willing experts. The same applies to shoes and other leather goods. Tailors can be found at the Nhi Trung (many hotels). Within a day, the experts tailor a high-quality dress (made to measure). Buttons covered with the same material and, if you want, with an embroidered symbol. Agree on price and performance in advance. We recommend.
Sericulture
Made-to-measure dresses in the tailor shop
kitchen
Very early in the morning, the vegetable farmers from the region offer very fresh produce. The offers in the restaurants are also always very inviting. But if you are looking for a juicy steak, you will be disappointed. Everything is chopped up. Even the most beautiful fillet looks like sliced meat. Due to the preparation in the wok everything tastes excellent and is digestible.
Some of the restaurants and cafes described in the travel guide were closed or no longer in operation. Bach Dang Street is very popular with tourists. The price is correspondingly high, but not the quality. There are better cafes and restaurants in the parallel streets of Tran Phu and Nguyen Thai Hoc. Recommendation: Next to the Hotel Vinh Hung on the street corner you sit nicely, nice service, large selection, clean, good and cheap.
Local specialties at a reasonable price can be found at the food stalls in the Central Market. The dishes are offered at fixed prices and most stands have illustrated menus in English. Inexpensive noodle and rice dishes are available from 20,000 dong.
- Bánh bao, bánh vạc (White roses) are small rice paper bags made of translucent white dough that is bundled up to look like a rose. The small pastry ravioli are filled with a mixture of minced meat and prawns and served with fried shallots. They have been made by the Tran Tuan Ngai family at 553 Hai Ba Trung for generations.
Bánh bao, bánh vạc
- Café des Amis. Price: VND 80,000 / menu.
nightlife
 Market stall for soup |  Hotel courtyard with pool |
Most restaurants close around 10pm or 11pm. Pubs that are tailored to tourists stay open longer when there is a lot of activity, sometimes until the last one leaves.
- Tam Tam Café, in the old City.
accommodation
Clean Hotels: The hotels everywhere in and around the old town, e.g. B. are on the access road when coming from Da Nang, on the right. Turn into the Nhi Trung. A simple but mostly clean room can easily be found from US $ 12, with air conditioning possibly more. Often with a swimming pool.
trips
 Vietnam antique: mother-of-pearl decorated chairs |
From Hội An you can make excursions into the surrounding area. The former temple city is well worth seeing My son of the Cham culture, about 30 km from Hoi An. Tours can be booked in any hotel for around US $ 5-10. Particularly cheap tour offers should be avoided, as the tour operator tries to compensate for the low price with large groups and visits to restaurants and souvenir shops. Travelers report 6-hour tours in which the time to visit the temple city was less than an hour. Sinh Tourist promises 2.5 hours at the temples at a tour price of 160,000 dong (excluding admission, as of November 2013). A 6-seater car for a round trip, including the driver, costs US $ 35. Entry is not included in either option and costs 80,000 dong.
A trip to the nearby beach should also not be missed: in October it can happen that the streets near the water are flooded. A lot of fun for the locals, and especially the children and young people have a lot of fun with their bicycles and motorbikes.
By boat to the idyllic island Cam Kimwhere the boat builders are at home. We also visited one of the potteries on a nearby island that make the many small souvenirs that can be bought in Hoi An for ten times as much. Other potteries manufacture household dishes en masse.
