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Private tourNEW 2026Da Nang & Hoi AnSmall group · Local experience
My Son Sanctuary Morning Tour with Rice Paper Making and River Boat from Hoi An
The Cham temples of My Son, a UNESCO site in a green valley an hour from Hoi An, with a guide who explains them.... Ava Travel price: from $29.
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✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
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✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
—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
- The Cham temples of My Son, a UNESCO site in a green valley an hour from Hoi An, with a guide who explains them.
- You go early, ride the electric shuttle in and watch a short Apsara dance performance.
- On the way back you make rice paper at a family house and stay there for lunch.
- You come home the slow way, by boat down the Thu Bon River to Hoi An.
An honest note: much of My Son was damaged by bombing in the war, so several temples are ruins or under restoration. The valley is hot and humid by late morning, and there is little shade between the temple groups.
At a glance
| Duration | About 6 hours, 07:30 to 13:30 |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in Hoi An |
| Group size | Up to 12 on a group departure. Private for 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Easy. About 2 hours on flat paths around the temples |
| Best for | History, architecture and a quiet river ride home |
| Guide | English-speaking guide |
Price
Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.
| Per adult | $29 |
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 | $160 | $160 |
| 2 people | $190 | $95 |
| 3 people | $225 | $75 |
| 4 people | $300 | $75 |
| 5 people | $308 | $62 |
| 6 people | $369 | $62 |
| 7 people | $380 | $54 |
| 8 people | $434 | $54 |
| 9 people | $463 | $51 |
| 10 people | $514 | $51 |
| 11 people | $504 | $46 |
| 12 people | $550 | $46 |
Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $50, 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.
- On the day. About 6 hours, 07:30 to 13:30. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Hotel pickup and drop-offMy Son entrance ticket and electric shuttleEnglish-speaking guideRice paper makingLunch of traditional Vietnamese foodBoat trip on the Thu Bon RiverA bottle of water
Your itinerary
My Son Sanctuary, rice paper and the Thu Bon River
Meals: lunch.
- 07:30 to 08:00, pickup at your hotel in Hoi An.
- Drive to My Son Sanctuary and take the electric shuttle into the valley.
- About 2 hours with your guide among the Cham temples, with an Apsara dance performance.
- 11:45, rice paper making at a local house.
- 12:30, lunch of traditional food at the same house.
- 13:00, boat down the Thu Bon River to Hoi An, and drop-off at your hotel around 13:30.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Light clothes that cover your shoulders, a hat and comfortable shoes. There is little shade in the valley.
Yes, the My Son ticket and the electric shuttle are both in the price.
This version is built around Hoi An, with the boat back into town. From Da Nang, see our My Son morning tour from Da Nang, or ask us.
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 My Son Sanctuary Morning Tour with Rice Paper Making and River Boat from Hoi An 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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