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Full Moon Festival
( 5-11pm) Takes place on the 14th day of every lunar month. These festive evenings fea-
ture traditional food, song and dance, and games along the lantern-lit streets in the town
centre.
CULTURAL
TOURS AROUND HOI AN
The evergreen, quintessentially Vietnamese countryside and rural lanes around Hoi An beg to be ex-
plored, and you'll find several excellent tour operators offering trips in the region.
Motorbike and bicycle trips are wildly popular and there's no better way to appreciate the coun-
tryside than on two wheels. Jeep tours are another option.
The idyllic Cham Islands ( Click here ) make another perfect day-trip destination during the March to
September season. Both Hoi An dive schools run tours.
Hoi An Motorbike Adventures MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0510-391 1930; www.motorbiketours-
hoian.com ; 111 Ba Trieu) Specialises in tours on cult Minsk motorbikes. The guides really know the
terrain and the trips make use of beautiful back roads and riverside tracks.
Phat Tire Ventures MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0510-653 9839; www.ptv-vietnam.com ; 62 Ba Trieu)
Offers a terrific mountain-bike trip to the My Son ruins that takes in country lanes and temple visits.
Hoi An Free Tour ( 0979 587 744; www.hoianfreetour.com ) Ride on a bike around the fringes of
Hoi An with students. You get to meet the locals and see village life; they get to practise their English.
Taste of Hoi An ( 0905 382 783; www.tasteofhoian.com ) Walk the streets to meet the vendors,
then munch your lunch in an ancient (air-conditioned!) Hoi An townhouse.
Heaven & Earth ( 0510-386 4362; www.vietnam-bicycle.com ; 57 Ð Ngo Quyen, An Hoi; tours
US$15-19) Cycling tours are well thought out and not too strenuous; they explore the Song Thu River
delta area.
Love of Life MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0510-393 9399; www.hoian-bicycle.com ; 95B Ð Phan Chu
Trinh; tours US$19) Has good bicycle tours along quiet country lanes past vegetable gardens and fish-
ing villages, and walking tours of Hoi An.
Vietnam Jeeps MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0510-391 1930; www.vietnamjeeps.com ; 111 Ba Trieu)
Heading up into the hills behind Hoi An, this group offers tours in original US jeeps to a Co Tu tribal
village. There are hot springs and great hikes in the region.
Hoi An Eco Tour ( 0510-392 8900; www.hoianecotour.com.vn ; Phuoc Hai village; tours
US$38-72) Offers cultural activities along the river: you can fish, paddle a basket boat, ride a buffalo
or learn about wet rice planting.
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