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Hoi An City Tour
Join us on this guided, 4-hour-long tour of Hoi An, a port city that was a major trading center of Southeast Asia in the 16th century, and get the chance to learn more about the city’s melting-pot history through its architecture.
Meet your tour guide and driver at your hotel and drive to Hoi An's World Heritage site of Ancient Town. The town lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River and is criss-crossed by numerous canals. Note the distinct Chinese architecture of its houses with low, tile roofs built on narrow streets. All the houses were made of rare wood and decorated with lacquered boards.
Start walking around town with your guide and visit some of the most important monuments of the city, including the old house of Tan Ky, Fukian Assembly Hall (an ornate Chinese temple that was first built in 1692), the Japanese Covered Bridge and local markets and harbors.
Enjoy Hoi An’s traditional dance and folk song performances before heading for lunch. Savor delicious Hoi An specialities like banh mi, cao lau and the famous white rose. Drive back to the hotel after lunch.
City sightseeing
Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, Toul Sleng from Phnom Penh
Discover the great palaces and pagodas of Phnom Penh on this 6-hour afternoon tour. Visit the Royal Palace of Cambodia, Silver Pagoda, and the infamous Tuol Sleng Museum while you admire Khmer era architecture and learn about the notorious Killing Fields.
Explore the troubled, but fascinating history of Cambodia on this sightseeing tour of Phnom Penh, and visit some of the city’s most beautiful pagodas and palaces, as well as the infamous genocide museum of Tuol Sleng.
Following a hotel pick-up, your guide will take you to the Royal Palace, built in 1866 by the French after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong. Located on the western banks of the Tonle Sap River and Mekong River, the palace complex features stunning Khmer architecture, divided into 4 main compounds.
The grounds of the palace are also home to the Silver Pagoda, which received its name because its floor is made of 5,329 silver tiles. Learn about the Khmer kings who resided here the whole time except during the period when the Khmer Rouge took control in 1975. See gold and jeweled Buddha statues in the Silver Pagoda, and the Angkor Wat style Bell Tower.
Then, learn about the turbulent years of the Khmer Rouge at the infamous Tuol Sleng Museum. Located in a former high school that was used as the notorious Security Prison 21, the Genocide Museum traces the story of the Killing Fields and the torture and executions that took place from 1975-79. See exhibits that tell the stories of some of the estimated 20,000 prisoners that were killed.
Return to the city center for a drop off at your hotel. Or you can opt to drop off at a riverside café or a bar if you want to enjoy the sunset.
Cultural, religious and historic sites
Shadow Puppet Making + Rolous Temple Tour from Siem Reap
We will pick you from your hotel at 8 am as we depart for an amazing tour which shall introduce the principles of shadow puppet making and also let you visit the Rolous temple.
Popular as one of the most stunning forms of art in Cambodia, shadow puppets are well loved around the world and we're dishing out all the secrets that go behind making these stunning figurines in this tour. Shadow puppets appeared centuries ago and managed to survive the Civil war wit the support of several non-government organizations.
This class not only teaches you the concepts of shadow puppets, but also lets you create your own masterpiece that you can carry back home. The perfect souvenir!
After the shadow puppet making class, we will take you to the Roluos temple. Your tour guide will showcase the beautiful decorations and architecture and introduce you to carvings of a Kala (monster head), the Hindu god Vishnu on a Garuda, female figures with abundant jewelry, and countless angels, guardians and apsaras. The attention to detail that can be seen here is spell-binding and many historians believe that this temple a shining example of one of the most intricate forms of Khmer art.
Head back to your hotel at 12.00 pm.
Local culture