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Private tourNEW 2026Da Nang & Hoi AnSmall group · Local experience
Hue Day Trip from Hoi An or Da Nang over the Hai Van Pass
A day in the old royal capital without moving hotels, driving up from Hoi An or Da Nang over the Hai Van Pass. Views... Ava Travel price: from $53.
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
Choose your tour option
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
Group tour
Small group departureJoin a small group on the same route
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Entrance tickets included
Best value—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
Private tour
Your group onlySame route, your own pace and departure time
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Entrance tickets 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 in the old royal capital without moving hotels, driving up from Hoi An or Da Nang over the Hai Van Pass.
- Views of Lap An Lagoon and Lang Co Beach on the way, then the tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh.
- A seven dish lunch of Hue cooking, then the Imperial City with its gate, palace and dynastic urns.
- Last stop is Thien Mu Pagoda above the Perfume River before the drive home.
An honest note: it is a long way to Hue. Expect around six hours in the car across the day, and a return after dark. If you have the time, a night in Hue is the gentler way to see it.
At a glance
| Duration | About 12 hours, 07:00 to 19:00 |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in Hoi An or Da Nang |
| Group size | Up to 12 on a group departure. Private for 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Easy to moderate. Stairs at Khai Dinh Tomb, long flat walks in the Imperial City |
| Best for | Travellers based in Hoi An or Da Nang with one day for Hue |
| Guide | English-speaking guide |
Price
Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.
| Per adult | $53 |
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 | $263 | $263 |
| 2 people | $313 | $156 |
| 3 people | $369 | $123 |
| 4 people | $492 | $123 |
| 5 people | $503 | $101 |
| 6 people | $604 | $101 |
| 7 people | $575 | $82 |
| 8 people | $657 | $82 |
| 9 people | $639 | $71 |
| 10 people | $710 | $71 |
| 11 people | $689 | $63 |
| 12 people | $751 | $63 |
Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $91, shown in the booking box before you pay.
Children. Children under 5 travel free when they share a seat and a meal with a parent. Ages 5 to 9 pay 75 per cent of the adult price, and from 10 years the adult price applies. 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 Hoi An or Da Nang.
- On the day. About 12 hours, 07:00 to 19:00. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Transport and English-speaking guideEntrance fees on the routeSet lunch of seven Hue dishesWater, 500 ml per personTravel insurance
Your itinerary
Hai Van Pass, royal tombs and the Imperial City
Meals: set lunch of seven Hue dishes.
- 07:00 pickup in Hoi An, or 07:45 to 08:30 in Da Nang.
- Over the Hai Van Pass, with views of Lap An Lagoon and Lang Co Beach.
- 10:45, Khai Dinh Tomb.
- 12:00, lunch of Hue cuisine.
- 13:00, the Imperial City: Ngo Mon Gate, the Royal Library, Thai Hoa Palace and the Nine Dynastic Urns.
- 15:00, Thien Mu Pagoda.
- 15:45, drive back. Around 18:00 in Da Nang and 19:00 in Hoi An.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Roughly three hours each way from Hoi An, a little less from Da Nang. The pass itself is part of the sightseeing.
The group departure goes over the Hai Van Pass. If you book private, tell us if the pass matters to you and we confirm it.
Shoulders and knees covered for the pagoda and the tombs, and comfortable shoes for the Imperial City.
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
These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Hue Day Trip from Hoi An or Da Nang over the Hai Van Pass itself.
★★★★★
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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