Located in the Central region, Quang Nam has all the special geographical conditions from sea, river, mountain, especially two world cultural heritages: Hoi An ancient town and My Son temple complex, a biosphere reserve is Cu Lao Cham.
Air
Chu Lai Airport in Tam Nghia commune, Nui Thanh district, is located on the North-South traffic axis of railway, road, sea and air.
Currently, there are two main routes: Hanoi - Chu Lai and vice versa, Ho Chi Minh City - Chu Lai and vice versa. All domestic airlines such as Vietnam Airlines , Pacific Airlines, VietJet Air or Bamboo Airways are operating direct flights to Chu Lai airport departing from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. On average, this airport receives about 5 flights per day and often increases during holidays and Tet.
From the airport, there are buses or service cars, taxis to take tourists to the center of the province, Tam Ky city (about 30km, travel time about 45 minutes - 1 hour, bus fare about 50,000 VND/trip) and other localities such as Hoi An (more than 75km, travel time about 1 hour 30 minutes, bus fare about 100,000 VND/trip). In addition, tourists can rent motorbikes here to travel for 150,000 - 200,000 VND/day.
In addition to Chu Lai airport, tourists also have the option of Da Nang International Airport, a locality bordering Quang Nam province. From this airport, tourists can travel to the nearest points in the north of Quang Nam such as Hoi An, My Son, Dien Ban, Dai Loc... in about 30-45 minutes, and to points in the south of Quang Nam in about 1-2 hours.
Train
Quang Nam is located between the two ends of the country, with the North-South railway running across it, so train is also an option besides plane for visitors to this province. Visitors can take the train to Tam Ky station (Tam Ky city), then rent a car, taxi, motorbike, or bus to visit the places.
In addition, tourists can also go to Quang Nam by car or motorbike. Routes through this locality include Da Nang - Quang Ngai Expressway, Vo Chi Cong coastal road, and National Highway 1.
Speaking of Quang Nam, in addition to two world cultural heritages, Hoi An ancient town and My Son temple complex, and a biosphere reserve, Cu Lao Cham, visitors can also experience many interesting destinations from the sea to the mountains with many unique cultural features, festivals, craft villages, and community tourism.
Hoi An
When mentioning Quang Nam, it is impossible not to mention this place because here is the ancient town of Hoi An which is recognized as a world cultural heritage. Recently, the ancient town of Hoi An was honored in the category of the top 25 best cities in the world in 2022 when ranked 20th (just announced by Travel and Leisure magazine).
Japanese Covered Bridge: Also known as the Japanese Bridge. This bridge is about 18m long, spanning a small stream flowing into the Hoai River, connecting Tran Phu Street with Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street (Minh An Ward, Hoi An City). Japanese Covered Bridge was granted a national historical and cultural relic certificate in 1990. This relic is a symbol of Hoi An ancient town, built more than 400 years ago.
The bridge has a unique architecture, the upper house, lower bridge style, meaning the upper house is the house, the lower bridge is the bridge. Attached to the bridge upstream is a very small pagoda worshiping Huyen Thien Dai De, built about half a century after the bridge. Currently, the Cau Pagoda is being restored.
In addition to the Japanese Covered Bridge, visitors can stroll along the streets of the old quarter such as Tran Phu, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nguyen Phuc Chu, Chau Thuong Van, Ton Nu Ngoc Hoa... to admire and take photos of ancient houses and a rich system of shops selling souvenirs and food.
Hoi An ancient town is most beautiful at night with colorful lanterns. Visitors can choose to take a boat on the Hoai River to see the ancient town sparkling at night, enjoy the coolness of the river, and release flower lanterns (the average ticket price ranges from 30,000 - 50,000 VND/trip, specifically, for a 20-minute boat ride for a group of 4-5 people, the ticket price will be 200,000 VND. For a boat carrying 1-3 people per trip, the price will be 150,000 VND, publicly listed at the docks and ticket counters in the ancient town).
In addition, there is Hoai River Square, Nguyen Hoang night street with interesting night activities such as folk games, Bai Choi singing, cuisine...
Tourists also have the option of spiritual tourism such as temples, pagodas, communal houses, shrines and visiting Chinese assembly halls such as: Fujian, Trung Hoa, Trieu Chau, Quynh Phu and Quang Dong. These assembly halls are large in scale, all located on Tran Phu street and uniformly facing the Thu Bon River.
Cu Lao Cham Island
Cu Lao Cham Island (Tan Hiep island commune, Hoi An city) is 18km from Cua Dai beach and has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve. To get to the island, visitors can take a speedboat at Cua Dai port, the ticket price ranges from 350,000 - 400,000 VND/person, or they can take a wooden boat.
Cu Lao Cham consists of 8 islands. This is also a tourist destination with a cool climate all year round, rich flora and fauna, especially seafood and bird's nest resources.
Tourists take a speedboat for about 20 minutes to reach Bai Lang, where they will visit and explore the life and culture of the people of Cu Lao Cham at famous attractions: Tan Hiep rural market, Sea Museum, ancient well, Hai Tang pagoda.
Tourists can tour around the island by motorbike, the motorbike rental price ranges from 100,000 - 200,000 VND. After the tour, the canoe takes tourists to Bai Xep to change into diving gear, the time for diving to see the coral is about 45 minutes and enjoy seafood, wild vegetables and banh it la gai at restaurants around the island.
Especially when coming to Cu Lao Cham this season, visitors also have the opportunity to see the red parasol flowers around the island. Parasol flowers in Cu Lao Cham start blooming from mid-July every year, covering the green island of Cu Lao Cham with brilliant colors for about a month. The best time to see the flowers in full bloom is in July and August. Currently, parasol trees in Cu Lao Cham are recognized as heritage trees of Vietnam. Visitors can also watch people make parasol hammocks, buying these hammocks for 5 - 6 million VND/piece.
Cam Thanh Coconut Forest
Coming to Hoi An, one of the interesting experiences that tourists cannot miss is visiting the Bay Mau coconut forest, about 3km from the center of the old town, about 10-15 minutes by car. Coming here around August, you will be able to see the most beautiful scenery of the coconut forest.
The most interesting thing when visiting Bay Mau coconut forest is that tourists can experience on the basket boats. The price of the basket boat service is about 150,000 VND/person. Tourists have the feeling of floating under the cool coconut trees and enjoy the rustic pleasures of the river. In addition, tourists can also experience the extremely "high" feeling when the rower performs the basket shaking performance.
During the Bay Mau coconut forest tour, you will be given souvenirs made from coconut leaves by the basket boat drivers such as: watches, rings, grasshoppers...
Tra Que Vegetable Village
2.5km northeast of Hoi An ancient town, over 400 years old, has just been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. Tra Que has more than 40 types of vegetables, of which the most prominent are herbs. Coming here, visitors can not only sightsee, watch villagers grow vegetables but also interact with farmers to experience how to care for, harvest, enjoy the aroma of clean vegetables, and take photos next to the lush green vegetable gardens.
In Hoi An, in addition to the above places, tourists can visit other places such as: Thanh Ha pottery village, Hoi An market, Tan Ky ancient house, Hoi An Folklore Museum, Cua Dai beach, An Bang beach, silk village, Kim Bong carpentry village.
My Son Temple Complex
Recognized as a world cultural heritage, located in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, nearly 70km from Da Nang city, about 45km from Hoi An, this place has more than 70 Champa temple and tower architectural works, containing historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values created over a long period from the 4th to 13th centuries.
Entrance fee: 150,000 VND/person for international visitors, 100,000 VND/person for Vietnamese visitors, open all days of the week. Visitors enter the site, are taken on an electric car and then taken to a stop at the transition point between the towers and the outside. From here, visitors are led through the forest, visiting each cluster of towers, if there is a need for explanation, the fee is 100,000 VND/group.
In addition to sightseeing, visitors can also enjoy Cham dance performances, excerpts from Cham festivals, and religious dances, helping anyone who visits My Son to better understand the unique values of Cham culture. There are 4 art performances from morning to afternoon.
There is a new tourism product called My Son Legend Night, an outdoor art performance that recreates the values of the quintessence of Cham culture performed on the 16th night (lunar calendar) every month. Visitors can also experience folk games, learn about traditional Cham crafts such as: trying their hand at pottery making (shaping ceramic products), weaving brocade, making Cham earrings, and enjoying rustic dishes.
Tam Thanh beach, mural village, basket boat road
Tam Thanh Beach is located in Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky city, about 10km from the city center and about 40km from Hoi An.
Coming here, visitors can feel the beauty of the fine white sand beaches, blue sea water, visitors can swim in the early morning or afternoon. There is also a poetic lagoon system next to the sea, fishing village for visitors to record beautiful photos.
Tam Thanh Mural Village : This is the first mural village in Vietnam, built in 2016, with hundreds of paintings painted on the walls of people's houses. Next to it is a coastal basket boat road with a collection of paintings and decorations on round baskets, concave baskets, boats, jars, nets, boats...
Tourists can also enjoy seafood and buy available products in Tam Thanh such as: hairtail fish, squid, crab, Tam Thanh fish sauce. In addition, there is a system of hotels, restaurants, and motels to serve tourists' accommodation.
Phu Ninh Lake
Phu Ninh Lake Eco-tourism Resort is located in Trung Dan village, Tam Dai commune, Phu Ninh district, 7km from Tam Ky station, about 70km from Da Nang international airport, about 30km from Chu Lai airport. This is a green tourist destination, a beautiful landscape for visitors to admire the scenery with emerald green lake water, majestic mountains, charming scenery and many surrounding islands.
Phu Ninh Lake has a total area of over 23,000 hectares, including 32 large and small islands, likened to a miniature Ha Long Bay. Coming here, in addition to visiting the lake and the islands, visitors can also bathe in hot mineral water. The conference center and restaurant area with a capacity of over 200 guests, serve customers with rustic dishes. The hot mineral bath bungalow resort & spa area is the highlight of the resort, designed in a luxurious and unique architectural style, blending into the pristine nature. When coming to Phu Ninh, it is not complete without entertainment services such as mountain biking, fishing, sleeping tents, campfires, island tours, walking around the island...
Bai Rang, Ban Than, Tam Hai island commune
These locations in Nui Thanh district, near Chu Lai airport, will be ideal stops for tourists. Bai Rang is one of the few beaches that retains its wild, peaceful beauty with blue sea water.
Ban Than is located in Tam Hai island commune with rocky reefs and black rocks stacked on top of each other in a myriad of shapes, wild and unique.
Tam Hai island commune is surrounded by water on all four sides, you have to take a ferry to get here. Stepping onto the island, amidst the clouds and water are countless rows of tall coconut trees, several decades old, planted from home gardens to the roadside, blocking the bright sunlight, providing enough shade for tourists to walk around.
To Ngoc Linh ginseng area
When mentioning Quang Nam, it is impossible not to mention the mountainous district of Nam Tra My, known as the capital of Ngoc Linh ginseng with vast Ngoc Linh ginseng gardens, about 100km from Tam Ky city.
The Tak Ngo ginseng garden on the top of Ngoc Linh mountain, Tra Linh commune has been recognized by the province as a tourist destination and is considered an interesting and new destination. In particular, at the beginning of the month, there is a Ngoc Linh ginseng and medicinal herbs market. In addition to visiting the ginseng garden, visitors can choose Ngoc Linh ginseng and medicinal herbs as gifts to bring home.
In early August 2023, in Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province is expected to organize the first National Ginseng Festival. At the festival, there will be many special programs and activities such as a national ginseng exhibition fair, specialized ginseng activities; seminars/conferences on mechanisms and policies for national ginseng development; conferences on ginseng tourism, activities to promote and promote tourism on medicinal herbs and culture, cuisine of the mountainous people of Quang Nam.
Many important events such as: National ginseng fair; announcement of the stamp "Ginseng fair"; announcement of the decision to establish the Vietnam Ginseng Association, announcement of Vietnam Ginseng Day, announcement of the National Ginseng Program, seminars on ginseng quality, ginseng transplants, ginseng security; seminars on mechanisms and policies for national ginseng development; conferences on ginseng tourism.
Tam Ky Sua Flower Festival
In the coming time, Tam Ky city will hold many festivals. In particular, Tam Ky Festival - Sua Flower Season 2023 introduces and promotes the unique beauty of Sua flowers and other activities to serve the needs of sightseeing, experiential tourism, and immersing oneself in nature, taking place for three weeks in April with 18 activities.
Besides, there is the 2023 Sea Culture - Sports - Tourism Festival with the theme Tam Ky - Summer Rendezvous, taking place in July.
Visitors will experience many interesting activities, unique cultural and sporting events and record beautiful moments with the emotional artistic and natural space at Tam Thanh beach.
An event that the locality will host for the first time is the Tam Ky Discovery 2023 marathon in June, which will attract 3,000 - 4,000 athletes participating in 5 distances.
In July, visitors can also experience the Ky Anh Tunnels and Dam River Reed Field Tour Week. Dam River Reed Field is a place that still retains its pristine beauty, certainly attracting visitors with its vast natural scenery, peaceful life, friendly and hospitable people and interesting experience services.
Community tourism, festivals of ethnic minorities in Western Quang Nam region
Coming to Quang Nam, tourists cannot miss the community tourism sites of the Co Tu, Xe Dang, and Ca Dong people in the Western Quang Nam region.
Bho Hoong tourist village, Dhroong village (in Dong Giang district, about 100km from Da Nang city). Coming here, visitors can experience traditional crafts such as brocade weaving, enjoying Co Tu dishes, wood carving, and Tang tung da da dance.
In Tay Giang, tourists cannot miss the community tourism villages such as Ta Lang and Po Ning. Tourists coming here can experience with the locals going into the forest to pick vegetables, pick bamboo shoots, go down to the stream to catch fish, or prepare traditional dishes of the Co Tu people under the roof of the Guol house.
At Ta Lang Eco-tourism Area, there are stilt houses for guests to stay in. If guests stay overnight, they pay 70,000 VND/night; each meal costs an average of 50,000 - 150,000 VND/person. In addition, visitors can also visit the primeval pơ mu forest, Que peak, A Xan rice fields, Do Quyen forest, etc.
Coming to Quang Nam, in addition to visiting scenic spots, this place also has a very rich and diverse cuisine, guaranteed to satisfy even the most demanding guests.
Quang noodles
Quang noodles is a specialty dish of the Quang people, made from Quang noodles and broth, served with herbs and banana blossoms. The broth is made from pork, chicken, frog, snakehead fish, shrimp, cooked very concentrated and with little water.
In addition, the noodles are also served with sesame rice paper, adding crispy roasted peanuts to create a unique flavor. Eating a bowl of Quang noodles, biting into a spicy, fragrant green chili, there is nothing more wonderful.
"Whoever goes through the mountains and rivers / Remembers a bowl of Quang noodles, the deep love of the homeland". Wherever you go in Quang, you can find Quang noodles shops on every street and alley. The price of a bowl of Quang noodles also depends on each shop, you can eat a bowl of Quang noodles from 15,000 VND or more. Some famous Quang noodles brands here are Mi Giao Thuy, Tieng Quy, Binh Tu, Ky Ly...
Roasted veal
Coming to Quang Nam, you cannot miss the grilled veal dish, the most famous of which is Cau Mong grilled veal in Dien Ban town, where there are famous grilled veal restaurants such as Muoi and Bay Lep restaurants... Grilled veal in Cau Mong is delicious thanks to the long-standing secrets of the restaurant owners here, combined with the abundant source of veal raised on the Thu Bon river beaches. The veal has a sweeter and more special flavor than grilled veal in other places.
Grilled veal at Cau Mong is standard veal that must be pinkish red but not raw, golden yellow skin but not tough, meat just cooked. Grilled veal is served with anchovy fish sauce, raw vegetables, cucumber, thinly sliced green banana. The price of grilled veal ranges from 350,000 - 400,000 VND/kg.
Cao Lau
Cao Lau, a Hoi An specialty, is a type of yellow noodles served with a little broth (simmered from pork bones), with char siu, shrimp, pork, served with some raw vegetables and fried rice paper.
Chicken rice
Delicious chicken rice must be mentioned in the two localities of Hoi An and Tam Ky, where there are famous chicken rice restaurants, with the fragrant taste of rice, chewy and fatty taste of chicken. In Tam Ky city, the price of a plate of chicken rice ranges from 25,000 VND or more. Some chicken rice restaurants are Nga chicken rice, Ba Buoi, Xi (Hoi An), Ba Luan chicken rice, Tan Duyen (Tam Ky city).
Pork rice paper
The most delicious dish is Dai Loc rice paper, made from rice, served with thinly sliced pork belly, fish sauce, fish sauce and vegetables grown on the alluvial plains of Vu Gia and Thu Bon rivers. The address that tourists often visit is Ba Lien pork rice paper shop, Ai Nghia town, Dai Loc district.
Deo Le Bantam Chicken
Deo Le bantam chicken specialty of Que Long commune, Que Son district, weighs less than 1kg, is free-range.
Deo Le chicken restaurants are nestled under lush green gardens. The chicken meat is chewy, processed into many dishes such as steamed with onions, water, roasted with sweet, soft, fragrant, served with salt, pepper, and green chili of Quang land will bring you the experience of "delicious dishes to remember". When eating Deo Le chicken, visitors can also bathe in the Nuoc Mat stream on the top of Deo Le.
Seafood
You can enjoy seafood along the coast of Quang Nam from Cua Dai beach, Cu Lao Cham to Tam Thanh, Tam Tien, Tam Hai beaches.
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