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Hoi An Lantern Festival Tour

HOI AN LANTERN FESTIVAL TOURS

Hoian Lantern Festival is also called as Hoian Full Moon Festival

(on 14th of lunar date & month).12 times per year.

Next time is on 5 th Feb 2012

How to know which solar date is the lunar date,please click the link below:

Vietnam lunar calendar: http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~duc/amlich/

video1 :Making the lantern in Hoian

Video 2 :Hoian by night in Full Moon Festival

PHOTO GALLERY

Tour programme: Free pick-up Dep: 5.45pm Finish: 9.45 pm

At 5.45 pm : Pick up the guests at the hotel.

06.00 pm : The guests visit Hoi An old town by night in the festival.Hoi An town is so nice and colorful in the festival.

THE FESTIVAL ACTIVITY:

The festival activities display the real life of Hoi An people over 400 years ago.Some groups of the Hoi an old men play the Chinese chess in front of their houses on the street.

- Bài Chòi (Vietnamese folk game).

-All the houses in Hoi An old town area have no light(Power off). Just only the lit-candle lanterns are used.That lanterns make Hoi an town become the famous one not only in viet nam but also in the world.It attracts lots of the tourists.They come here to join the festival and throw the lit-candle paper lotus lanterns( Hoa đăng) down the Thu Bồn River from the boat .-Local special foods are introduced to the guests at the festival eating area: Quảng nam noodles, Cao lầu noodles,White rose ,fried Wonton…ect…

7.00pm: The guests take the boat along the Thu Bồn river to visit the town by night and throw the lit-candle paper lotus lanterns( Hoa đăng) down the Thu Bồn River from the boat ( 1hour on the boat).

8.00pm: The guests join the famous folk game( BÀI CHÒI) ,this is the traditional folk game of the Vietnamese people

9.00pm : The guests enjoy the local special food

9.45pm: The tours finish

PRICE: 20 $ USD/01pax

Min:2pax -it can be private tour

Including:

Tourist guide,boat,and paper lotus lanterns.

Food and a cold bottle of water

Tickets for the folk game :Bai Choi.

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