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VIETNAM VLOG 🇻🇳 | 3 days in DA NANG & HOI AN DAY TRIP (What to do & eat)

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Karen Explores
Karen Explores

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Karen's first trip to Vietnam packs Da Nang and Hoi An into three days. She stays at Daisy Boutique Hotel, a modern four-star property 15–20 minutes from the airport, and explores Da Nang's night market, Dragon Bridge weekend fire show, and My Khe Beach at sunrise. A day trip to Hoi An includes a coconut boat ride through the coconut forest (780,000 VND per person, including a drink and printed photo), a food tour sampling cao lầu, cơm gà, white rose dumplings, and mì Quảng, and visits to tailors for custom clothing. She compares two bánh mì spots: Madame Khanh's Bánh Mì Queen and Bánh Mì Phường (made famous by Anthony Bourdain), finding the latter good but not exceptional. Evening activities include a lantern boat ride on the Hoi An River and photos at lantern displays (10,000 VND per person). The video ends with a teaser for Ba Na Hills in a separate video. Practical tips include using Grab for transport, buying SIM cards at Viettel, and booking activities via Klook with a discount code.

Key Facts

  1. Coconut boat ride costs 780,000 VND per person (including drink and printed photo)
  2. Professional photo from coconut boat ride costs 70,000 VND
  3. Lantern photo spot costs 10,000 VND per person for 1-2 minutes
  4. Bánh xèo at Michelin-listed restaurant costs 80,000 VND
  5. Daisy Boutique Hotel is 15-20 minutes from Da Nang Airport