Vietnam · Walking Tours

5-Hour Hoi An Walking Tour with Lantern-Making Experience

5 Hours Round trip from Hội An Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 See the 16th-century Japanese Covered Bridge and learn its architectural stories
02 Visit the 200-year-old Tan Ky old house with Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese design
03 Learn how to make a traditional Hoi An lantern and keep it as a souvenir
04 Explore the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall and its connection to the Chinese community
05 Walk through Hoi An Market and learn how to bargain like a local

Explore the coastal town of Hoi An on a 5-hour walking tour through its ancient streets and cultural landmarks. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Tan Ky old house, the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, and Hoi An Market while learning about the city's architecture, history, and local traditions. You will also join a hands-on lantern-making experience and keep your handmade lantern as a souvenir.

You will also join a hands-on lantern-making experience and keep your handmade lantern as a souvenir.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Hoi An Ancient Town Walk and Lantern-Making Experience

Get picked up by your Hoi An tour guide at your hotel and start the walking tour of Hoi An.
Make your way to the ancient city of Hoi An and visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, built by the Japanese community in the 16th century. Your tour guide will tell you more about this beautiful bridge's architecture and stories.
Explore the Tan Ky old house, a 200-year-old merchant house with fabulous Vietnamese, Japanese, and Chinese architecture. Your tour guide will explain its Fengshui features and the settings of this ancient house.
Continue to the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, a typical Chinese assembly hall where businessmen worship the Goddess Mazu, the sea mother. She helps and rescues people in accidents on the ocean. Phuc Kien Assembly Hall is a significant business club in the Chinese community.
Go to a local handicraft shop to learn how to make Hoi An lanterns. The locals there will guide you on how to make the typical traditional lantern of Hoi An. After making the beautiful lantern, you will keep what you made as your souvenir.
Move along to Hoi An Market, the biggest market in the ancient town of Hoi An. Your tour guide will explain how to bargain.

That will conclude your tour.