Culture Pham’s excellent driver/guide, Linh, met my husband and me at Chan May port at 10am, his English is quite good and also uses Google Translate when necessary. Linh stopped at the Dragon Bridge in Da Nang for photos, we saw lovely beaches en route to Hoi An. Linh took us to a small silk factory which wasn’t in our plan and also a marble store, for a bathroom break. We had free time in Hoi An’s Ancient town admiring lanterns, canals, shops. Next stop was our favourite activity, the crazy Ba Loc Coconut Boat Ride in round boats paddled by locals through canals, so much fun on a very hot day! We continued on to see the Tra Que Vegetable Village, where Linh showed us different herbs and vegetables grown in manicured fields by Vietnamese farmers.
Take along some Vietnamese Dong currency for entrance fees/spending at the different stops. We returned to our Solstice ship along a beautiful mountainous coastal drive, by 6pm. An excellent full day for a short port stay.
Call Culture Pham, request Linh!