Great tours experience – despite the pouring rain!
We had two tours booked back to back – Da Nang and Hoi An and then My Son on the following day. Braved the downpour on both days and turned out to be a grand experience. On the first day, Quan and Mua Thu were our guides to Da Nang and Hoi An. They were really accommodating and friendly. Took time to explain each site and location. The climb up the Marble Mountain was a bit treacherous with all of the water running down the steps (mini-waterfalls, as Quan called it). We spent the afternoon with a visit to Hoi An – highlight was towards the end of the evening with all of the lanterns lit. Second day tour to My Son started in the afternoon with our tour guide Lam. He was humorous and very personable. It kind of felt like getting a tour from a friend. Again, it was raining- but that didn’t damp our spirits. Walked around all historical sites and learned about the Champa folks. This was truly a 5 stars experience. Thanks Xuan Tu! — Traveller: 8garyy from Tripadvisor
Mai Homestay, trip to Hoi An and cooking class
Mai Homestay определенно лучшее место в Да Нанге! 5 минут пешком до пляжа, уютная комната, очень приятная гостиная на первом этаже и, что самое важное, необычайное радушие хозяев! Xuan Tu – главный организатор, она ответит на любой вопрос, подскажет по любому поводу, порекомендует ресторан, и составляет прекрасную компанию за завтраком или просто чашкой чая 🙂 Lam также готов помочь в любую минуту, когда мы только добрались до них первый раз, очень поздно вечером, он проводил нас в кафе, где ещё можно было поесть. Ребята отлично владеют английским! Миссис Mai, хозяйка дома, содержит его в чистоте и готовит вкуснейшие (и очень большие!) завтраки местной кухни. Можно также попросить приготовить европейский завтрак, но об этом стоит предупредить хозяев заранее. В Mai Homestay вы можете пользоваться всем чем вам необходимо, включая чай в гостиной в любое время. Ребята никогда к вам не равнодушны и не пробегут мимо по своим делам – обязательно спросят, как дела, как прошел день, или просто присядут вместе попить чаю и поболтать. Чувствуешь, что им действительно важно, чтобы тебе прекрасно отдыхалось! Наш отъезд из Да Нанга был поездом в 23:00. Нам организовали поздний выезд из комнаты, однако очень радушно предложили отдыхать в гостиной, выпить чая, принять душ, если захочется! Миссис Mai сделала нам в поезд бутерброды на завтрак ^^)) и накормила нас необычайно вкусным десертом!! Мы брали также прекрасный тур в Хой Ан. Гиды Quan и Thu – очаровательные и веселые ребята, провели с нами весь день и совершенно не было ощущения, что надо куда-то торопиться и мы как-то в чем-то ограничены. Они отвели нас в прекрасный ресторанчик с морепродуктами и красивым видом на город, дали нам пообедать в романтической обстановке, дожидаясь за столиком внизу, и мы уехали из Хой Ан уже затемно – там очень красиво после захода солнца и определенно стоит пройтись по этим улочкам снова. Миссис Mai провела нам кулинарный мастер класс местной кухни! Мы выбрали блюда, которые хотели бы приготовить, она подготовила все ингредиенты и под ее чутким руководством мы приготовили самый классный ужин за все наше пребывание! 🙂 В общем, Mai Homestay заслуживает наивысших оценок и настоятельных рекомендаций для пребывания в Да Нанге! Mai homestay is definitely the best place to stay in Da Nang! 5 min to the beach by foot, cosy room, very nice living room and the most important is the very friendly hosts. Xuan Tu is the boss 🙂 She answers any question, gives recommendations about restaurants and any other things, and always makes a nice chat during the cup of tea. Lam is also ready to help whatever you need, late evening we’ve arrived he showed as the place where we could have dinner. Guys are fluent in English! Mrs Mai, the hostess of the house, keep it clean and cooks very nice (and big!!) local breakfasts. They also can make a european style breakfast for you, but you should tell them about this in advance. In Mai Homestay you may use anything you need and also drink nice tea in any time. Hosts are always asking about your day and if you need anything, you feel that it really important for them. We needed to go from Da Nang by train at 23 pm, and we were allowed for late check out at 16 pm, and the only reason that not at 23 pm were another guests coming (otherwise we may stay at room till the train goes). But we were kindly allowed to stay in living room, have tea and even have shower 🙂 Mrs Mai made sandwiches for our breakfast in the train! ^^) and also an extreamly good dessert!! We had a perfect trip to Hoi An from Mai Homestay with our nice gides – Quan and Thu. Guys were all day with us, told and showed us a lot of interesting things of Hoi An, brought us to nice seafood reastaurant with beautiful view to the city. We left Hoi An after dark – it is very romantic at this time) Also Mrs Mai made a cooking class for us – we chose the dishes, she prepared all the ingredients and gided us through the cooking process. It was amazing! Well, Mai Homestay is the best place in Da Nang and they erns the highest recommendations from us! Thank you so much for great days together!! 🙂 — Traveller: Анна Д from Tripadvisor
Marble Mountain, Da Nang
It was excellent. Very high standard. You should be very pleased with Thuy. She is such an asset for the business. Very impressed. It felt like a friend showing me their city/hometown. — Traveller: 499jonl from Tripadvisor
Best tour guide ever
Tram from Xuan Tu Private Tours led us on an adventure through Da Nang, Marble Mountains, museums, local markets, hidden local eateries and Ba Na all in a day! We had 2 days to fit everything in before departing and they were very accommodating! Trams english was amazing and she was very informative about the culture and history of all the sites we visited including the oldest coffee shop in Da Nang. If we could give a higher rating we would as we had a day full of learnings and laughs. We have booked another tour with them the minute to My Son as soon as we got back and know that it will be just as good. Highly recommended, professional and you get everything that is promised to you on their website. If you want an amazing tour, do yourself a favor and book through them! Thanks again Tram for the tour and fun day! Andrew and Marilena Australia — Traveller: mariladu from Tripadvisor
Da Nang & Ba Na Hills 50/50
5 out of 5 points. Really good tour with a lot of stops and nice places. Although the weather was -1points, our tour guide Quan knew how to motivate us at every stop to leave the comfortable car and face the floody rain. Both the city of Da Nang and the Hills have their own charm. Got to know the famous Vietnamese Baguette and Pancakes for the first time. Price of the tour was the most we spent during our whole Vietnam trip but in my opinion it was worth every Dong. Special Thanks to our tour guide Quan. Very good English skills, always funny and lots of knowledge. Thanks again buddy and hope you will soon have every language in your guest book. — Traveller: fiddy404 from Tripadvisor