HOI AN RIVER CRUISES
A river gives you one good window a day and it is easy to spend it on the wrong boat. These 15 hoi an river cruises are the ones that repay the window, with the fare, the hours aboard and the pier for each.
Float beneath Hoi An’s lanterns on a private 20-minute wooden boat ride, release a paper lantern, and enjoy an easy, atmospheric evening activity.
“The river was beautiful at night, and each party got their own boat, which was very nice. There was a crazy amount if people and boats in the area, but the experience was nice”
Review of Hoi An’s 20-minute lantern boat ride, with river views, floating lanterns, herbal tea, eSIM, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“good trip on the boat! very beautiful and memorable experience. long queue to get on the boat, but it's a very popular attraction in hoi an. very worthwhile!”
Explore My Son Sanctuary, see a Cham dance, enjoy local food, and cruise the Thu Bon River back to Hoi An for $16.
“Ben was a great guide and very informative on the tour, lots of interesting facts and information”
Explore My Son Sanctuary, enjoy a Champa performance, then cruise the Thu Bon River at sunset with BBQ or banh mi for $18.
“It was a super tour and Thao our driver was incredible. He was so knowledgeable about the area and the full history of the temples.”
Review of Hoi An’s $8 lantern boat ride, with practical advice on timing, boat size, photo stops, cultural meaning, and value.
“The booking team were excellent, clear, flexible, and professional. Sadly, the actual boat ride was ruined by the operator, who was loud, rude, and aggressive. He screeched at us, made a huge fuss over nothing, took our phone to “help” with photos but deliberately took blurry, creepy shots, then shooed us away when we said thank you. Left us feeling gross and upset instead of magical, avoid.”
Review of Da Nang’s private city, food, and Han River sunset tour, with Marble Mountains, local dishes, bridges, transport, price, and tips.
“We had a great time with Pacific Boat team to visit all most beautiful destinations of the city.Long is a superb guide who is helpful and smart.The place was well worth to visit and very comfortable with group only 8 persons.Highly recommend”
Review of Hoi An’s private bike, Thu Bon River cruise, and barbecue dinner, with route details, value advice, food notes, and practical tips.
“The tour was good- Luc the tour guide was fantastic and great value. The BBQ with the sunset was a little pedestrian.. We ate on a muddy bank surrounded by flotsam, detritus and cow manure!! Apart from that a worthwhile trip and the food we had was good.”
Review of Hoi An’s $10 Hoai River night boat ride, floating lantern ritual, timing, value, practical tips, and who should book.
“magical experience..we were the only 3 on boat so it was great ..would definitely recommend 10/10”
Review of a Marble Mountains, Monkey Mountains, dinner, and Han River cruise tour from Hoi An, with practical tips on timing, cost, and walking.
“This was the second time I've taken this tour with Turtle - I liked it so much the first time that when my parents came to visit, I signed us up for it again! It's a good way to see some highlights of Danang, which is beautifully lit up at night. Just be aware - there is a lot of walking and steps to climb, which was a bit hard in the summer heat.”
Review of Danang’s My Son Sanctuary tour, Cham ruins, dance show, local meal, Thu Bon River cruise, timings, costs, and practical tips.
“Way too much hidden fees, way too expensive, in the end it’s coming 2x expensive”
Cycle rice fields, ride a Cam Thanh basket boat, try traditional fishing, and enjoy a local Vietnamese meal from Hoi An or Da Nang.
“guide was excellent, nice route and unexpected bit of cooking school that was fun”
Review the $19 Hoi An basket boat tour through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, with sunset views, river cruising, lantern release, and transport.
“The experience was good. The guide was super nice and attention with us . He took us to a channel during the sunset. Nice spot . We just had to wait around 45min for the boat , but the experience was nice .”
Ride Hoi An’s Hoai River by night, release a flower lantern, and make a wish during this brief, low-cost cultural experience.
Review of the $18 Mekong Delta day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boat rides, Ben Tre, coconut candy, lunch, fruit gardens, and folk music.
“The best I can say is that this is a full day trip. However, it is simply being ferried from one tourist trap to another with no information given about what you're seeing. The boat ride is absolute chaos and it's frankly a miracle no one has been hurt. The guide we had was dreadful, he didn't check that people were able to see him to follow him before storming off and spent most time on his phone or chatting to other guides or tour operators. Save yourself a lot of money and avoid this awful excursion.”
Review of Hoi An’s $9 Bach Dang River boat ride, with sunset views, lantern release, meeting details, value, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Unfortunately I didn’t go on this boat trip. It was very disorganised, I waited for 90mins and the boat still wasn’t ready. I ended up just booking another boat and it was an absolutely beautiful experience. I would recommend people just going down to the water and booking a boat while you’re there, it is much easier!”
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