15 Boat Trips in Da Nang to Build a Day Around

1.My Son Sunset Tour, Boat Trip with Brunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 322 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $18Our pick

Visit My Son Sanctuary at sunset, learn Champa history, enjoy a banh mi, and cruise the Thu Bon River back to Hoi An.

“Fantastic trip. The highlight was our guide Sherlock. He is an absolute credit to his company. He is informative, friendly and very funny. My Son is beautiful and a fascinating insight into Hindi Temples. The history and evidence of American B52 bombing was also fascinating. A great day out!”

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2.Coconut Village Boat and Hoi An City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 277 reviews · from $40

Review of a Da Nang and Hoi An day tour with Cam Thanh basket boats, fishing, old-town sights, dinner, and lanterns on the Hoai River.

“Lucy was the best. She was helpful and ensured we had a good time. The tour is well paced and has ample time to enjoy activities. We loved Lucy, she really ensured that we were comfortable.”

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3.Lantern Making, Basket Boat, and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 233 reviews · from $15

Cook Vietnamese classics, ride a coconut basket boat, shop a local market, and make a Hoi An lantern for $15 per person.

“Thank you very much to Lin it was perfect, we had so much fun !”

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4.Guided Tour to Marble Mountains & Hoi An Walking Tour , Night Market, Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · from $96Top rated

Review of a private Da Nang tour to Marble Mountains and Hoi An, with temples, old-town sights, a sampan ride, and the Night Market.

“Got to peek into the culture of the Vietnamese at the Marble mountains and explore the beautiful town of Hoi an and experience a lively boat ride at night…overall it was a really nice experience. Our guide Bee was especially friendly and knowledgeable and showed us all the nice places for street food and coffee and cocktails as well.”

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5.My Son Afternoon tour: Banh my and Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 200 reviews · 5 - 7 hours · from $16

Review of the My Son afternoon tour from Da Nang or Hoi An, with Cham temples, dance, banh my, Thu Bon River cruise, price, and tips.

“Our guide was so lovely and very knowledgeable. my Son is impressive but it was overcrowded and made it challenging to look around. The included boat ride was ok, but nothing special. It’s a noisy boat and the ride is outside of the ancient part of town, there’s not much to look at and then you get off just as it’s about to get interesting.”

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6.Hoi An Night Market with Hoi an walking Tour , Colourful Lanterns, Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · from $85

Review of Hoi An’s private night tour from Da Nang, with ancient-town walks, lanterns, a Hoai River boat ride, and hotel pickup.

“Our tour guide, Mr. Kent is nice and professional. He told us the history of Vietnam and Hoi An, it was very interesting; he is a knowledge person. He kept time very well so that we were on time for the art performing show. The walking tour was smooth and finished after the beautiful boat ride. I will definitely recommend to my family and friends!”

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7.Basket Boat Ride, Coconut Forest, Sunset and Hoi An Town by Night

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $47

Review of a 6.5-hour Da Nang tour with basket boats, Bay Mau Coconut Forest, Hoi An landmarks, night market, and Vietnamese dinner.

“Fun on the river. Lovely old town. Food included was ok not the best. Taxi service was very good. Enjoyed our tour”

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8.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride & Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 95 reviews · 3 hours - 270 minutes · from $11Best value

Explore Hoi An’s coconut forest, catch crabs, cook four Vietnamese dishes, and enjoy lunch with optional hotel pickup for excellent value.

“Thuy is very beautiful and funny. Love her teaching style”

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9.Hoi an Coconut Boat & Hoi an Ancient Town(Option Marble Mountain)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · from $48

Review of Da Nang’s Hoi An coconut boat and Ancient Town tour, with dinner, optional Marble Mountain, costs, timing, tips, and honest advice.

“Our tour guide Chris was very friendly and knowledgeable about the areas we visited. He also took a lot of photos during the Coconut Boat experience for us to remember. I highly recommend this tour.”

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10.Hoi An countryside biking tour, water buffalo+ basket boat ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · from $31.35

Bike Hoi An’s rice fields, farm vegetables, water buffalo, and coconut basket boats on a four-hour guided countryside tour.

“Super Tour mit Truong! So viel Spaß und echt tolles Erlebnis. Das Gärtnern ist einfach nur spaßig und auf einem Wasserbüffel zu reiten sollte für jeden etwas besonderes sein.”

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11.Hue City Day Tour with Dragon Boat from Hue or Danang, Hoi An

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $40

Review of Hue’s full-day tour from Hue, Da Nang, or Hoi An, with the Citadel, royal tombs, dragon boat, and Hai Van Pass.

“Tranh was fantastic and guided us through a fascinating day exploring Tombs, the Citadel and Imperial and Forbidden cities. Would highly recommend.”

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12.Da Nang Night Motorbike Tour & River Cruise Riding By Lady Rider

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $37

Explore Da Nang by motorbike, taste local noodles, see Dragon Bridge, and cruise the Han River with a friendly female guide.

“Very friendly, very safe a-must do in Da Nang . Our girls Tracy, Hanh , Ngan and Giau picked us up promptly at six , took us for a taste of local cuisine . A tour around the amusement park for some great selfies, then onto a riverboat cruise , the evening was just magical, highly recommend this tour money well spent”

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13.Dragon Cruise by Romantic Yatch: Tasty Beer/Flower/Cake & Dance

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 53 reviews · from $17

Review of Da Nang’s Dragon Cruise: bridge views, local beer, Cham Pa dance, timing tips, value, drawbacks, and who should book.

“Moved about 2 km up and down the river, a few minutes of the Dragon breathing, poor seating, terrible food. One of the least interesting city cruises I have ever done. Rather watch the Dragon Bridge from the street - even then it is hugely underwhelming.”

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14.Da Nang By Night: Seafood dinner, night market and cruise trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $39

Review of Da Nang By Night, with seafood dinner, motorbike sightseeing, night market bargaining, and a 45-minute Han River cruise.

“Our tour guide Lynn was exceptional, great English and very accomodating to all of our needs. Her knowledge exceeded expectations and was happy to answer any questions!!”

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15.Basket Boat Tour from Da Nang/HoiAn by Lunch & Cafe Class Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $13

Review of Da Nang and Hoi An’s private basket boat tour, with coconut forest crabbing, Vietnamese coffee, Cao Lau lunch, and practical tips.

“Excellent. Friendly people, loved to fish crabs in the boat. Very pretty tour boat. The food afterward is excellent too, we had a Cau Lau (Hoi An specialty). Free drop off at Hoi An old town afterwards.”

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