Solo travel · Hoi An · Vietnam
Solo travel in Hoi An
How to enjoy Hoi An at your own pace.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
Hoi An is easy to enjoy alone: compact, walkable, with cooking classes, bicycle tours and food walks where it is simple to meet other travellers. Many solo travellers base themselves in Cam Thanh and the coconut villages.
Key facts
- Base
- Cam Thanh and the coconut villages
- Getting around
- Walking
- Emergency number
- 113 police, 114 fire, 115 ambulance
- Language
- Vietnamese
Solo travel tips
- Join a cooking class or street-food walk to meet people.
- Rent a bicycle and explore Cam Kim Island or the rice fields independently.
- Stay near the old town or An Hoi for walkable evenings.
- Keep bags zipped in crowded lantern streets at night.
- Book Cham Islands and My Son trips in groups to share costs.
Where to stay
$$ · Best for quiet stays, families and budget
Cam Thanh and the coconut villages
East of the old town towards the river mouth, Cam Thanh is a village of water coconut channels, fish ponds and paddies, with eco-lodges, homestays and cooking schools. Basket-boat rides in the Bay Mau coconut forest start here.
- Good
- Countryside setting; Close to basket-boat trips and cooking classes
- Watch out
- Far from restaurants at night; Taxi or bicycle needed
- Nearby
- Bay Mau coconut forest, Cua Dai Beach
Great on your own
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Landmark · Ancient Town
Japanese Covered Bridge (Chùa Cầu)
See it at dawn, when the street is empty, and again after dark when lanterns light it from the river.
- Time needed
- 20 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Iconic
- History
- Architecture
- Photo spot
Neighbourhood · Ancient Town
Ancient Town streets and lanterns
The Ancient Town ticket covers entry to five heritage sites of your choice; buy it at the ticket booths on the edge of the old town.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Low cost
- Iconic
- After dark
- Couples
- Photo spot
- History
Historic site · Ancient Town
Tan Ky Old House
Go early or late in the day; the narrow house becomes crowded when tour groups arrive.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Religious site · Ancient Town
Fujian Assembly Hall (Phúc Kiến)
Look for the model of a Chinese trading junk inside, and visit in the morning when incense smoke catches the light.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- Art
- Photo spot
Religious site · Ancient Town
Quan Cong Temple
Combine it with the central market across the road and the small Hoi An Museum of History behind.
- Time needed
- 20–30 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
Historic site · Ancient Town
Phung Hung Old House
Climb upstairs to see the trapdoor and look out from the balcony onto the street.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Meeting people
- Market-to-table cooking class — Classes start at the central market or Tra Que village, sometimes with a basket-boat ride, and teach cao lầu, bánh xèo and fresh spring rolls.
- Street-food walk — Evening food walks through the old town and Cam Nam island cover bánh mì, cơm gà, white rose dumplings and clams with rice crackers.
Sensible precautions
Hoi An is relaxed, but watch for overcharging by boat operators and tailors, petty theft in crowded evening streets and motorbikes on the roads outside the car-free zone. In October and November, follow local advice during floods and storms.
- Emergency number
- 113 police, 114 fire, 115 ambulance
- Staying connected
- Local SIMs and eSIMs are inexpensive at Da Nang airport; hotels, cafés and restaurants offer free Wi-Fi.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Hoi An good for solo travellers?
Hoi An is easy to enjoy alone: compact, walkable, with cooking classes, bicycle tours and food walks where it is simple to meet other travellers.
+Where should solo travellers stay in Hoi An?
Cam Thanh and the coconut villages: Eco-lodges and homestays among water coconut palms east of town.