[Vietnam 越南] Danang - Hoi An 5D4N 峴港會安5天4夜閨蜜之旅

by - August 11, 2019

Xin Chao travellover 💙 Finally get to share my 2nd Vietnam trip !! After the trip, i feel damn exhausted as the weather in vietnam is super duper hot. For your information, between June till end of august is their summer Season. September till January is their rainy season. The best time is February till May. This time i have enjoyed fully with bae and we had visited a lot of places with our pre-plan outfit. 

Currency
Dong (Rate: 0.00018200)
Money Changer in Penang: 
M.S.K.M Mohamed Haniffa Forex Sdn Bhd (04-2610786)
M. Mohamed Kassim Forex Sdn Bhd (04-2610242)

Mobile Data:
i bought the VIETTEL 4G_ 10GB 15 DAYS simcard from travel recommend as i want to try their new products this time and easy to contact my friend if we get lost when we shopping. HAHA. I was surprise as i got LTE speed at their area. 

Flight tickets: 
Penang-KL (RM39 without luggage)
KL-Danang (~RM544++ with travel insurance, 20kg luggage(share by 3) and 25kg luggage(share by 3)

My schedule:
Day 1 : Penang - KL - Danang- Lalin - Hoi An River Basket Boat Tour - Check-in Airbnb (Ngan Phu Villa) - Hoi An Ancient Town photoshoot - Bong Hong Trang 

Day 2: Japanese Covered Bridge - Hoi An Roastery - Sunday in Hoi An - Back to Danang - Han Market - Check-in Haian Beach & Spa Hotel - Danang Cathedral - Quan Be Man - Dragon Bridge 

Day 3: Ba Na Hills Tour - Check-in Ibasho Coffee & Hostel  - Salem Spa Garden - Son Tra Night Market 

Day 4: Hai Van Pass - Lang co Laguna - Lang co beach - Madame Lan - Vincom Plaza -Check-in Risemount Premier Danang Resort - Wonderlust cafe -i love banh mi - Helio Night Market

Day 5: Pho 29 - Cong Caphe - Danang Souvenir Cafe - Back to Malaysia
DAY 1
I met my bff at KLIA and depart to Danang. We arrived early at Danang and my friend's luggage has broken by airasia. And she report at the lost and found counter. Luckily we got buy insurance as she only can claim from tune insurance. 
Then we head to Lalin for ao dai rental by Grab. For your information, the Grab will charge you a toll fee as there is toll before the Danang International Airport. At the Lalin, you may either rent aodai or buy aodai. There are several type of aodai include the traditional and modern aodai. The rental fee is 180000Dong/Day (RM32) or you can buy their ao dai at 940000 Dong(~RM167) For deposit, you can choose either cash or left your passport to them. (we choose to give them cash deposit)
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Then, we go to Cam Thanh Village for the Hoi An River Basket Boat Tour that we book at KKDAY website. The driver pick us up at Lalin shop as per request at the website. The driver had arrived early than the pick-up time and he can speak well in English. The journey from Danang to Hoi An need around 50minutes. 
When we reach the village, we was lead by the local people to the basket boat area. Only 3 person allowed in the basket boat include one boat driver. The weather was damn hot and the boat driver give us the vietnamese conical hat. The boat driver paddle around the water coconut forest and the boat driver use the leaf to make handmade crown and grasshopper ring for us. 
We get to see the amazing basket boat performance. Besides, we get to do the crab fishing. It is quite interesting activities as we get to know more about the local lifestyle. 
After finish the tour, we was served with ice towel to reduce our body heat. Then, we get to enjoy the local Vietnamese dish 'Cao Lau' and the famous Vietnamese iced coffee. If you have any special request on food either vegetarian or halal, you may inform them. More details will share HERE.
After that, the driver drop us at our Hoi An stay- Ngan Phu Villa. The homestay was operated by the local family who can speak English well. Then, we quickly change our Ao dai to have a BFF photoshoot at Hoi An ancient town. 
Our photographer is a local who know all about the famous instagrammable spot for us to take photo. The place we went is the old town. rooftop cafe, lantern boat ride, lantern shop whereby you need to pay 20k dong. Our photography session is booked from fayfay.com which offered a lot of local vietnamese activities.  We have a lot of fun while taking photos. 
After taking photos, we feel very hungry and our photographer has introduced us the famous local cuisine shop - Bong Hong Trang. 
We had their famous white rose and fried wonton aka Hoanh Thanh Chien. White rose is the dumplings which made from two small rounds of rice paper with a small spoonful of meat or shrimp filling in the center. Fried Wonton is resembling the tortilla due to their large size , these crispy wontons are filled with shrimp and topped with a tomato roudale.
Fried Wonton
White rose
After finish our dinner, we went back our villa for taking rest. As a reminder, you may choose Vinasun taxi or Mah Linh Taxi as the grab in Hoi An not really easy to get during the night.


DAY 2
We having big breakfast prepared by the host. Then we head to the Old town again to visit the Japanese Covered Bridge
We are ready to take some photos but a lot of people there. LOL. As i know the japanese bridge is a symbol and iconic landmark of Hoi An. This bridge link the Japanese community with Chinese community during 18th century. 
Then we walk around and go to Hoi An Roastery to have the egg coffee and coconut coffee. So sad at the end we didnt manage to have a taste of egg coffee as most of the cafe we go dont have egg coffee.The ambience of the Hoi An Roastery was damn good especially the 2nd floor whereby they had a narrow balcony and aircond room.
Then we walk around in the old town and went to the Sunday in Hoi An (flagshop) where by there is an instagrammable spot for us to take photo. 
This shop are selling handmade products like earrings, bag , cutlery and more which is more expensive than the night market. XDD 

Then we went back to our villa to take our luggage back to Danang. Our villa host help us to book the taxi at 300000Dong (you can get a cheaper price than this).And we reach our stay in Haian Beach Hotel & Spa. While waiting for check-in, we went back the lalin aodai rental shop to return the aodai, and went to Han Market
Han Market selling a lot of local products. And we have taken our lunch there. We totally immersed ourselves like a local in the market. 
After finish walking around the market, we went back to hotel and have a rest. 
Then change our swimsuit and going up to their rooftop infinity pool to have a swim. I have a 360 wide view of My Khe beach from the rooftop hotel. Awesome 💙 
After that, we change our clothes and went to the Danang Pink Cathedral. When we arrive the place, the cathedral was crowded with the local prayers as it was Sunday worship. We tried to take photos with the beautiful pink cathedral. 
Then we went to the Quan Be Man to have the big seafood feast. We are so crazy as we ordered a lot food. Really damn full as we tried to finish all the food. 
Their dish portion was damn big so think before ordered. And the price was quite reasonable. The service was quite fast too as the dine-in customer was a lot. One thing to be mentioned the staff can speak English well but due to huge crowd , one of the staff who taking order act annoying when we asking for details. This is the only thing we are not satisfied with.

Then we went to the walkway near to the Dragon Bridge. When we arrive, a lot people gathered at the walkway and the bridge near the head of dragon bridge. We waiting for the fireshow which happen at 9pm every weekend. Who stand near the Dragon Bridge can feel the heat and wet as the Dragon will have water show as well. 
Having 2 minutes show was quite interesting. Some people taking ferry to watch the fire show at the Han River. After that, we take some photo with the dragon bridge which is very beautiful during the night.
Then, we went to the Jolly mart to buy mineral water. The mart totally influenced by the Korean. Most of the products is from Korea and Japan. We buy the local yogurt for morning breakfast. After a walk, we went back to our hotel for a rest as tomorrow we need to wake up early for our Ba Na Hills tour.
DAY 3 

Wake up early to have hotel breakfast. A morning hearty breakfast with a sea view was damn awesome. After that, our tour guide Linh come and pick us to Ba Na hills. For your information, we booked our tour at KKday as well as they provide the return transport , meal and tickets together. Easy Peasy! Our tour have about 37 people and most of them is Korean. On the way going to Ba Na Hills, Linh told us about the history of Ba Na Hills. I found out the story told by Linh was quite interesting. Linh was very helpful and speak good in English. Once we arrived, we are waiting for our tour guide to pick up the entrance tickets for us. Then we proceed to the cable car station. We are coming Ba Na Hills not in a right time because that period is the Vietnam School Holiday and Korea summer holiday =( 
We get to enjoy the scenic view of Ba Na Hills from the ground to the peak by taking the longest cable car. Once we have arrive, we get to see the famous golden bridge whereby you can see a lot of people taking photos. 
We get to explore the garden nearby which lead the way to the Linh Ứng Pagoda. Then we went up more higher to their Le Louvre Restaurant to have lunch. The food buffet comprise of Chinese, Western, Korean, Japanese cuisine. The taste of food was great if compare to the buffet that i had before in the tourist area. 
After we visit the French Village, we have see a lot of performance like percussion, live band and clown performance too. We went up to Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple has a highest peak view of whole Ba Na Hills. We enjoyed the cold wind breeze and the superb 360 view from the pavillion. 
After that, we went back to the French Village walking around taking photos. Watching the live band in front of the Saint Denis Church. Is kinda sad we can't make it to play the alpine coaster as there was freaking long queue due to limited time. We just walk around in the fantasy park. 


Then we went back to Danang city and check-in at Ibasho Coffee and Hostel where i had booked it at airbnb. The hostel was located in the alley with the white theme. I will share more details in another post. 
After a rest, we plan to go for a full body massage at Salem Spa Garden. The spa center has good review among the tourist. So we just walk-in for trying their service and we are lucky as we are last walk-in customer . You may need to make an appointment before the massage. I saw the Chinese tourist book their service from Taobao app and you may try it if you can read chinese. After finish massage, we are served with the drink and hot soup. My friend was satisfied too and say wanna go back again =) 
Then we went back to the Son Tra Night Market which is near to our hostel for dinner. The market has a lot of stall that sold a lot of local food and souvenir. We had tried a lot of local dish like Bánh xèo, vietnamese spring roll, Kamquat drinks and stir fried noodle. After that, we had a walk in the market and Sharon and I had bought a rattan earrings. 



DAY 4
The day i plan for a long time which is Day 4.  I had booked a car with local driver through danang local car website.

After i compared all the option i had chosen, i had chose them whereby they offered 8 hours drive with local driver who can speak well in English. The driver picked us up at the our hostel. The driver Mr Philip was very friendly and chat with us along the road going to Hai Van Pass.  The view along the road was really captivating. Can't stop watching outside window view. 
Mr Phillip told us for the past few years there is only one road going to and back from hai van pass whereby need 1 hour but the government had built a hai van tunnel which have shorten the driving time.
We visit the US Amry Bunker - War Remnants. A lot of people taking photos as you can see the perfect view from the army base. Then Mr Phillip drive us to the Lang Co Laguna taking photos. This is the place i strongly recommend to come over and have a walk and photos. The lagoon was totally a heaven. #TLRecommend 


After that, we went to the Lang Co beach in front of the Lang Co resort. The beach totally not much people and we take a lot photo and wefie. 
Then we went back to Danang City and having lunch at Madame Lan. Madame Lan  is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Danang, serving traditional food with diversified menu of dishes in a perfect setting. We having all the traditional dish like the spring roll, crab sausage noodle soup,and grilled chicken with honey. The service and environment was quite nice .While the price was slightly higher if compare to other restaurant.


Mr Phillip pick us up again and head to Son Tra Mountain as per our itinerary. Unfortunately, the only road going up to the mountain has forest fire. At last, we changed our plan to Vincom Plaza having shopping spree.
I had bought their famous local brand - Vedette mask products. One of the signature products is their yogurt mask. Besides, i had bought some korean instant noodle instead of vietnamese beef noodle (pho) as i didnt eat beef. Surprisely the korean instant noodle is cheaper in Danang compare to Malaysia.  So i brought back some packets back. XDD



After 8 hours of service, Mr Phillip drop us at our last accommodation - Risemount Premier Resort Danang. I chose this because the hotel theme was the Santorini feel, the combination of blue and white colour made me feel like i was in Santorini. The ambience was really nice and the staff was friendly too. We have a complimentary welcome drink and fruit while waiting for check-in. After we check in, we had a short rest and changed our outfit. 
We called the Grab to the famous cafe - Wonderlust cafe whereby it had cafe with boutique together. So sad they also didnt sell egg coffee as well. We just ordered their signature coffee. And having some me time there. The decoration in cafe all using rattan chair, table and wooden furniture. Our dinner was located at 2 shop beside wonderlust cafe. 
Since 2 of my BFF haven't try the local banh mi, so we just tried banh mi at I LOVE BANH MI. Their banh mi was totally influence by korean cuisine which is the remix version. I have tried their BBQ and chicken banh mi. I love their taste although their banh mi was not the traditional banh mi. 
We decided to go Helio Market to have a walk. When we reached there, the market was full of youngster. Most of the stalls are selling foods while the center court having the live band on the stage. If you plan to have local street food, then you can go there for dinner. If you asking me to choose between Helio Market and Son Tra Market, i would prefer Son Tra Market as it have equal number of food stalls and souvenir stalls together, as you can eat and shop at the same time.  More alike with our Malaysia night market
Then we back to hotel for a rest. And we have our beer and instant noodle feast since is our last night in Danang. 


DAY 5
Morning!! we going to local well-known shop Pho 29 to have their pho. So we had ordered the special beef soup, chicken noodle soup and rice noodle soup with grilled pork. Their soup base was clear and their rice noodle soup with grilled pork wins my heart. The price is in average range around RM9-RM16. 
After that, we went to the Cong Caphe which is popular among the korean tourists.This cafe is a local chain store located at the bank of river on Bach Dang street. Their cafe theme is in communist style. All the decoration has portrayed the retro communist style brought you back to 60's. 
All waiter wearing the green tee and greetings at the entrance of the coffee shop. They are friendly and speak well in English. The special experience is sitting on a small chair and facing the river.  Worth to mentioned for customer who want cross over the road to the cafe , there was police or guide(i'm not so sure) lead us from the opposite road to the cafe. This kind act really warm us. We had ordered their vietnamese 'phin' based coffee - Coffee with coconut milk and cong's signature - Coconut milk with coffee.
Then we went to our last cafe - Danang Souvenir Cafe. We went to the main branch which is bigger space. The cons is their cafe kinda hot during the summer time. We have ordered the matcha tiramisu cake, coffee and lemonade. 
Their cake taste quite nice but we just have a short time there. Then we went back to hotel and get our luggage head to airport. 

ACCOMODATION
Hoi An
Ngan Phu Villa
Quadruple Room with breakfast (suit for 3-4 people)
Price: around RM183 (Airbnb)
Check in: 2pm onwards Check out: 12.00noon
Service: bicycle , parking space (only for bicycle and motorcycle) , English speaking host, WIFI, toiletries, local map provided, swimming pool, private bathroom, hair dryer, heater
Breakfast: ala carte menu
Location: 7-min drive to Hoi An Old Town
Comment: This is the family operated homestyle villa. One of the host was kinda friendly but the lady host feel kinda annoyed when we asking confirmation for some details. But we saw her answering the caucasian in a polite way. Overall is good just at the end of stay having this kind of treat...hmmm~

Danang
Haian Beach Hotel and Spa
Partial Sea View Twin with extra bed
Price: Around RM300 (with breakfast)
Check in: Check in: 2pm onwards Check out: 12.00noon
Service: English/Chinese speaking staff , FREE WIFI , Swimming pool access , luggage storage,gym room, car park, private bathroom, heater, toiletries
Breakfast: Buffet style (vietnamese,western,chinese, korean)
Location: strategic as it located along the mykhe beach, near to souvenir shop, restaurant and pharmacy
Comment: My eyes getting swollen on that day, the friendly staff showing me the nearest route to the pharmacy, the infinity pool view was superb, i will revisit again.
Ibasho Coffee & Hostel
Ibasho_twin room (suit for 3-4 people)
Price: around RM160 (with breakfast)
Check in: Check in: 3pm onwards Check out: 11.00am
Service:English speaking staff, FREE WIFI, private bathroom, heater, toiletries
Breakfast: Self-cook simple breakfast at their open kitchen 
Location: strategic as it near to the dragon bridge, love bridge and son tra night market
Comment: This stay is more closer to the local, love the white theme of their hostel and cafe hostel style concept, the cons is it situated in the alley , when sky getting darker, there are not much street light. Fortunately, the grab driver still able to go in for pick up. Overall is kinda comfortable. We having their signature coconut coffee as well. 

Risemount Premier Danang Resort
Deluxe Twin Room with extra bed
Check in: Check in: 2pm onwards Check out: 12.00noon
Service: English speaking staff , FREE WIFI , 2 swimming pool access , luggage storage, gym room,car park, private bathroom with bathtub, heater, toiletries,
Breakfast: Buffet Style
Location: located at the heart of Danang City , near to the mykhe beach 
Comment: The decoration of the resort really make me fall in love, the staff was friendly and show us some place to go, there are a lot of shop nearby, have 360 view of Danang City

CAFE & RESTAURANT
Bông Hồng Trắng-the white rose restaurant
Food Recommend: White rose & Fried wonton
Price: White rose (70,000Dong) Fried Wonton (100,000Dong)
Rate:

92 Station (Rooftop Cafe)
Banana Smoothies, Lemon Ice Tea,Watermelon Juice
Price: Range from RM3-RM9
Comment: We go there purposely as we want to take photos at their rooftop (we went  this cafe instead of Faifo cafe because they are not allowed to take photo using DSLR as per said by our local photographer)

Hoi An Roastery -Expresso & Coffee House
Coconut ice-cream coffee
Price: around RM14
Rate:
Han Market
Chopped Rice (20,000 Dong) & Chicken Meat with egg (25,000Dong)
Rate:
Comment: The local food there quite tasty but the surrounding kinda dirty.
Quan Be Man (Seafood Restaurant)
**Chilli Crab, **Seafood Hotpot, **BBQ prawn, **Steamed fish, Fried Rice, 3 canned soft drinks
Price: around RM270~ considered reasonable
Rate:
**TLRecommend
Lourve Restaurant
Buffet style ( Vietnamese, Western, Korean , Chinese) 
**Include in my KKDAY activities package
Rate:

Madame Lan
Salted Egg Spring Roll, Crab sausage noodle soup ,Grilled Deo Le Chicken with honey
Price: average price range
Rate:
I Love Banh Mi
BBQ and chicken banh mi
Rate:
Pho 29
Special Beef Soup , Chicken Noodle Soup, Noodle Soup with grilled pork
Price: Range from RM9 -RM15
Rate:
Cong Caphe
Coconut milk with coffee, Coffee with Coconut milk
Price: Range RM7-8
Comment: The difference is the caffeine is stronger in coffee with coconut milk , recommend both coffee as it bring different feel. Strong smell of coffee with reasonable price and river view
Rate: 
Danang Souvenir & Cafe
Lemon Juice, Saigon Milk Coffee, Matcha Green Cake
Price:Around RM3-7 
Comment: The cafe have 2 branch and we went to their main branch. The cafe was very big and have a lot of instagrammable spot. The cons of this cafe is their aircond not cold enough as the time we went was really hot weather.
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Till Then,


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