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Private tourNEW 2026Da Nang & Hoi AnSmall group · Local experience
Hoi An River Boat Trip and Rum Distillery Private Day Tour
A day on and beside the Thu Bon river around Hoi An. A boat past fishing villages and the river life around the old... Ava Travel price: from $95.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Da Nang & Hoi An
Duration
Flexible itinerary
Pickup support available
Book this tour
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private tour
Your group onlyPriced for your group size, so each person pays less in a bigger group
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Transport on the tour included
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Da Nang & Hoi An tour overview
Why this trip
- A day on and beside the Thu Bon river around Hoi An.
- A boat past fishing villages and the river life around the old town.
- A visit to a craft rum distillery, with a look at how it is made and a tasting.
- Private, with your own guide and car.
An honest note: the distillery is closed on Mondays, so this tour does not run that day.
At a glance
| Duration | About 7 to 8 hours |
| Start and finish | Hotel pickup in Da Nang city. Staying in Hoi An or at a resort outside the city, ask us before booking |
| Group size | Private tour, just your group, up to 12 people |
| Walking | Little walking, mostly by boat and car |
| Best for | Couples, food and drink lovers, travellers who have already seen the old town |
| Guide | Local English-speaking guide, just for your group |
Price
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $251 | $251 |
| 2 people | $300 | $150 |
| 3 people | $387 | $129 |
| 4 people | $468 | $117 |
| 5 people | $531 | $106 |
| 6 people | $637 | $106 |
| 7 people | $744 | $106 |
| 8 people | $850 | $106 |
| 9 people | $956 | $106 |
| 10 people | $1020 | $102 |
| 11 people | $1082 | $98 |
| 12 people | $1147 | $96 |
Children. Children under 6 travel free and children aged 6 to 10 pay half the adult price. The reduction applies to one child per adult, so a second child with the same adult pays the adult price. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in Da Nang city. Staying in Hoi An or at a resort outside the city, ask us before booking.
- On the day. About 7 to 8 hours. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Private air-conditioned vehicle with driverLocal English-speaking guideEntrance fees for the sights on the routeDrinking waterBoat on the Thu Bon riverDistillery visit
Your itinerary
The Thu Bon river and the distillery
Meals: confirmed when you book.
- Pickup at your hotel and on to Hoi An.
- Board the boat and cruise the Thu Bon river.
- Stops at villages along the river with your guide.
- The rum distillery and a tasting.
- Return to your hotel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Every day except Mondays and 14 to 21 February.
The river part is most of the day. Tell us and we keep the distillery visit short.
Yes, and they can see the distillery, but the tasting is for adults only.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
5.0Tripadvisor rating
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★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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