What thing to do in Hoian at night?

If you are searching for things to do in Hoi An at night, the following night tour of Viet Anh will give you some suggestions.

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I like contemplating Hoi An, which is very beautiful at night. It’s not accidental that this city is chosen as one of 20 most amazing nightlife cities in the world. And it’s also not by chance that people call Hoi An “Venice of Vietnam”, or the second most attractive destination in Asia.

The first place you should visit in Hoi An at night is Chua Cau – The Japanese Covered in Tran Phu Street now. This bridge, which is built in XVII century, is a very familiar and special symbol of Hoi An. When the night falls, the bridge is shined by the multi-color changing lighting system. You will meet many couples taking wedding photos and children selling flower garlands and coloured lanterns here. It is still that bridge which looks extremely more sparkling at nighttime than daytime.

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One more crowded and bustling destination near Japanese Bridge is night food corner. This corner is very quiet in the morning but becomes lively in the evening. Hawkers with simple furniture are placed near Hoai Riverbank, making tourists feel that they are coming back to Hoi An Ancient Town in the past. In night food quarter, people often sell Hoi An’s special food such as “can law”, chicken rice, Quang Noodle with reasonable price. You can both enjoy the food and contemplate Hoai River – a very interesting space.

In the evening after 6 pm, people start turning the lights on in the old quarter and it’s also the time flower garlands become twinkling. When you walk along Hoai Riverbank, near Japanese Bridge at night; you can see cute girls in “ao dai” wearing conical hat holding winnowing baskets full of flower garlands and coloured lanterns in hands.

Bai Choi game that not only attracts Vietnamese tourists but also foreigners should be in the list of things to do in Hoi An at night. There is a large yard near An Hoi Bridge, which is bustling every night with Bai Choi game – an interesting folk game in Hoi An. You can get involved by buying a chess piece, listening to dealer singing folk songs ended with the name of a chess piece. If you have the one with that name, you will win and get a gift.

Bach Dang Road becomes glistening with yellow light from ancient houses gleaming on Hoai River surface. That’s the corner making Hoi An compared to be Venice of Vietnam. Bach Dang Road is the lowest area in Hoi An Ancient Town so water rises high submerging the road when night falls. You may think that this will annoy the tourists but in contrast, many of them look pleasantly and even take photos of this flooded scenery.

On the other Hoai Riverbank is Nguyen Phuc Chu Street in An Hoi Area. This quarter gathers many restaurants and popular shops and inns. You can enjoy Hoi An food, drink beer or buy souvenir here. Many photos of Hoi An tourism and other attractive destinations in Vietnam are displayed in this street corner.

In the middle of An Hoi, there is a street gathering many lantern shops. The plenty of shops and restaurants close by make the street sparkling with lantern light. You can visit here and buy one for decorating your home or giving friends or relatives as gifts.

Hoi An night market, which provides various handmade products from wood, stone, metal, etc is located in that block of the house. This market is very interesting for women, who can buy earrings, necklaces, bracelets…, which are very precise for both foreign and domestic tourists.

Hoi An Ancient Town is very beautiful at night, but perhaps it’s the most charming when all shops close and there are no more tourists. At that time, the ancient town really comes back to its old silent appearances. However, if you want to enjoy that view, you have to wait till 1-2 am and not everyone can feel all the beauty of Hoi An – one of 50 cities that people should visit at least once in the life.

Hope that you will have some nice ideas about things to do in Hoi An at night after reading this article.

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1. Keep smiling

Despite the grumbles of many visitors, Vietnamese people are mostly just as friendly as their Southeast Asian counterparts. However, unlike in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos - where local residents are genuinely curious about who you are and where you’ve come from - Vietnamese people tend to ignore lost-looking foreigners unless you actually ask for help. But be assured that if you ask a local a question with a smile, you'll almost certainly have it answered and the smile returned.

2. Be wary of taxi scams

For many, motorcycle taxis are the only way to truly see the thronging streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. However, although unlikely, scams can happen and your best protection is a decent knowledge of where you are going and points along the way. If you think you’re going the wrong way, simply tell your driver to pull over and flag down a new bike - those that stop should at least know the English names of the main tourist sights. Also, organise for a hotel pick-up from the airport - scam taxis are rife and, as my quickly lightened wallet can attest, far more expensive and stressful than the $5 you supposedly could save.

3. Know your night buses

Overnight buses are a great way to cover long distances and save on accommodation costs, but make sure you book a top bunk as far as possible from the loo (normally situated near the back). Not to put too fine a point on it, a lot of buses don't have working bathrooms and the further back you are, the worse the smell gets. Also, unless you have an iron bladder, don't drink more than absolutely necessary, as rest stops seem to be purely at the whim of the driver and are skipped completely if the bus is running late. On one seven-hour bus trip - that ended up being a 16-hour voyage - I was very glad to have followed this tip. Not all of the other passengers had done so - enough said!

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4. Avoid nightlife trouble

Vietnam has possibly the cheapest beer in the world but it pays not to overdo it. In Hanoi there is an official curfew on bars and nightclubs, which the police may turn up and enforce unless the owner has paid a suitable 'fee'. Hiding in the dark as the club pretends to be closed while a police car drives by can be amusing, but it sucks when half your group gets thrown out by the cops and can’t get back in. Meanwhile, Nha Trang leaves a sorry trail of wallet-lightened backpackers who experienced the not-uncommon misfortune of running into pickpocketing prostitutes - and attendant gangs - on their way home after a night out.

5. Motorcycle safely

Clarkson may have done it, but he had a whole production crew and still ended up with a couple of broken ribs. Vietnam is not the place to learn to ride a motorbike. I have rarely been as scared as the moment I had to cross a traffic-light-free four-lane junction where scooters dodged each other by mere inches. The roads are truly terrifying and unfortunately the stories of tourists killed attempting a two-wheeled adventure are all too based in fact.

If you're determined to get the thrill of a bike, it's worth looking into the Dalat Easy Rider (dalat-easyrider.com) where an experienced Vietnamese rider will take care of the driving so you can sit back and enjoy the scenery.

6. Be bold

Most important of all: don't be scared. Vietnam can seem intimidating and overwhelming at first, but keep a sense of humour and everything will work out fine. Just like the streets of Hanoi, where to cross the road you have to wade out into moving traffic whispering prayers to any and every god that you won't get hit, the worst thing you can do is freeze. Keep moving at a steady pace and the bedlam will slowly envelop and glide around you - until magically you are right where you wanted to be without a single scratch!

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