

Side note: This private car charter is seriously awesome. I used this private car to go to Ba Na Hills and My Son temple, which you will see on my Day 2 Itinerary. If you are only planning to see the ancient town, you can just walk! But if you’re planning to get out of Hoi An, I highly recommend getting your own private charter car so that you can freely go places. Hoi An ancient town is a very small and walkable area. So in short, I would HIGHLY recommend pre-booking the airport car charter. When our flight landed, our driver was already waiting for us at the exit holding a card with my name on it! I also booked the same private car charter to take us back to the airport at the end of the trip. We only paid US$9 one way for the three of us! Yes, that’s $3 / person.

I booked a private airport car charter to take us from Da Nang Airport to Hoi An since it’s convenient and really affordable.

The best way to reach Hoi An is to fly into Da Nang Airport (DAD), then take a 1 – 1.5 hour drive to Hoi An. However, if you’re interested in doing other things in the area (such as day trips and classes) then I recommend setting aside 3 days. HoIf you are only interested in Hoi An ancient town, one day is enough to go around and see everything. Everyone else did the same too! How many days do you need to spend in Hoi An? We spent most of the days indoors and only emerged outside around 4-5pm when it was a little bit cooler. While the weather was clear and sunny every day, the heat was unbearable at 37C. I would know, because I personally experienced it when we went at the end of May. I would avoid Hoi An during summer (May to August) unless you’re a fan of getting roasted under the sun. April is still a good month to visit with highest temperature averaging at 31C, which is hot but not unbearably so. Temperature during these months would be a cool 20-26C. The best time to visit Hoi An is during the cooler but dry months – February and March being the most ideal. Interested in visiting Hoi An? Read on to find out what you can do there! Thu Bon River When is the best time to visit Hoi An? It wasn’t until this past summer that the plan to visit Hoi An finally materialized! Hoi An means “peaceful meeting place”, and has earned a UNESCO World Heritage site recognition since 1999 for its well-preserved ancient town. Since then, I’ve kept Hoi An in the back of my mind. I first heard about Hội An about ten years ago, when an acquaintance raved about it and told me that I HAVE to visit one day.
