A new two-hour side-car tour, available from Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort and Spa, offers a departure from the usual places of interest.
Passengers can feel the road under their seat with a visit to the tomb of an anonymous man who is believed to have founded Hoi An in the 16th century, and a little-known pagoda in nearby Dong Na Village.
This beautifully-carved pagoda, called Van Duc, was built 10 years ago on the site where the original wooden pagoda stood for four centuries.
Remnants of the old pagoda – a wooden bell stick and a stone gong – can still be seen.
The ride on rough tracks meanders through the Vietnamese countryside’s familiar wonders: paddy fields, shrimp farms, herds of cattle and buffalos eating grass in total peace.
A longer version of the tour includes stops as far away as Thua Thien – Hue Province.
The four-day tour drops by Prao, a small town about 70 km from Hoi An, where friendly locals, wild flowers, roadside boulders and streams await the curious.
Other stops include A Luoi town and Thuan An sea in Thua Thien – Hue as well as the provincial heart - Hue city.
But the tour’s highlight would have to be the breathtaking Hai Van mountain pass.
From the top of this pass, a world unfolds: Lang Co Beach to the north, Da Nang to the south, forests to the west and the ocean to the east.
How much does it cost?
A two-hour side-car tour ticket costs US$15-25.
The four-day side-car excursion package costs $924 per person, including three meals and drinks at the resort and en-route.
Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort
Cua Dai Beach, Quang Nam Province Tel: (510) 927 040
Reported by Phuong Anh |
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