www.hoianphilongtours.com.vn - Email: philongtours@gmail.com

Hoian Fullmoon Festival

Hoian Full Moon Festival is also called as Hoian Lantern Festival.

It is organised only 1 time per month on 14th lunar date evening

Tour programme: Free pick-up

Dep: 06.00 pm Finish: 09.00 pm

The festival activities show you the real life of Hoi An people over 400 years ago.Some groups of the Hoi an old men play the Chinese chess in front of their houses on the street,the local people & the young couples go around the city under the moonlight to feel their life,hope & enjoy the life.You will feel the life very worthy for living when you join the Lantern festival.

06.00 pm : The guests visit Hoi An old town by night in the festival under the moonlight.Hoi An town is so nice and colorful in the festival.You will enjoy the special food here called as Cau Lau noodles.It has the good taste.Your tour guide will tell you it's ingredient.And she will also tell you about Hoian History.

All the houses in Hoi An old town area have no light(Power off). Just only the lit-candle lanterns are used.That lanterns make Hoi an town become the famous one not only in viet nam but also in the world.It attracts lots of the tourists.They come here to join the festival and throw the lit-candle paper lotus lanterns( Hoa đăng) down the Thu Bồn River from the boat .-Local special foods are introduced to the guests at the festival eating area: Quảngnam noodles, Cao lầu noodles,White rose ,fried Wonton…ect…

7.30pm: The guests take the boat along the Thu Bồn river to visit the town by night and throw the lit-candle paper lotus lanterns( Hoa đăng) down the Thu Bồn River from the boat ( 30 minutes by the boat).

You will have the paper lanterns ,You burn the candles & put it inside the paper lantern,you put it down the river & pray something good for your life.You will take the boat & go along the river to see Hoian city without the neon light,just the light from the lanterns ,so it looks very beautiful.

8.00pm: The guests join the famous folk game( BÀI CHÒI),Bài Chòi is the Vietnamese folk game played by the local people & the tourist,it is very interesting game for everybody,so you will play one time & your guide will explain it to you.you can play it & feel happy.If you win the game ,you will have the gift from the game organisation board.

8.45pm: We drop you back to your hotel.The tours finish

Group: Pax

1pax – 3pax

4pax- 8pax

10pax- 20pax

Price for 1pax

28 $USD

25 $USD

22 $USD

Including:

Engliish-speaking tour guide,covered boat,paper lotus lanterns,Special food,mineral water and tickets for the folk game :Bai Choi.

Note: You should search on Google how to change the solar date into the lunar date