Cua Dai Beach is located in the area of Cam An Ward, about 4km to the north-east of Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province. Cua Dai Beach is over 3km in length and up to 300m in width. The beach boasts fine white sand, clear and blue water, moderate slopes and small waves, which make it ideal for recreational activities like swimming and other sea sports.
This beach is the closest to Hoi An, is very beautiful and is well worth a visit to cool off when the heats starts to get to you. The only eyesore are the bizarre changing huts and bungalows. It is an incredibly long beach with loads of room to wander off for a bit of personal space, which is so difficult to find in Vietnam. If you spend a day at the beach and elect to take a deckchair, you will be asked to buy either a baguette, some lovely pineapple or a drink, otherwise you will have to pay for the seat. All these prices are inflated, but the pineapple in particular is delicious.
After visiting the relics in the old town, visitors can go to Cua Dai Beach to enjoy sea food specialities in an ideal environment of immense sky and sunshine.
In the shady palm-lined road bordering the beach stand some large seaside resorts such as Hoi An Beach Resort or Victoria Resort, where lodgings built in Vietnamese traditional style are available. On summer holidays, the famous beach of Cua Dai cools off those heading to Hoi An.
The fine sands of palm-lined Cua Dai Beach (Bai Tarn Cua Dai) are popular a! weekends, but can often be deserted at other times. Safe swimming is usually only possible between April and October, but it's nice to walk or jusl hang out here. This is a monster beach that continues all the way up to Danang. an incredible 30km of pristine white sands. During the full moon, people wander around until late at night. Fresh seafood and refreshments are sold at a line of kiosks that lead to the beachfront.
Hoi An is an ancient town – a world cultural heritage site, located 30km south of Danang City, and 60 km northeast of Tam Ky. Hoi An used to be an international trade center by sea on the eastwest area in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was the busiest trading port in Dang Trong region of Vietnam under the reign of Nguyen as merchants from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, Holland...often landed for exchanging, purchasing commodities. In the historical progress of establishment and development, Hoi An was known by foreign merchants as Faifo, Haisfo, Hoai pho, Ketchem, Cotam. Based on archeological relics and architecture documents, Hoi An was not only a place of converge and exchanging of many cultures such as: Champa, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese, especially impacted most by Vietnamese and Chinese civilisations.
Up to now, the ancient town of Hoi An intactly preserves its original architectures, including houses, temples, pogodas, streets, ports, civil buildings, religious structures and other non-religious worshipping structures. The every day lifestyle with deep-rooted customs and cultural activities is fascinating.
Hoi An also attracts tourists thanks to its poetic and picturesque landscapes such as Thuan Tinh islet, Cua Dai beacch, together with traditional handicrafts and famous local specialities.
Hoi An was listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO in December 1999. As statistics shows, in Hoi An there are 1,360 relics and landscapes. These relics are divided into eleven kinds, including 1,068 ancients houses, 19 pagodas, 43 temples, 23 communal houses, 38 family temples, 5 assembly halls, 11 old wells, one bridge, 44 ancient tombs. In old quarter, there are more than 1000 relic sites.
AIR COMMUNICATION:
Most guests coming to Quang Nam or emiting from Quang Nam by air must land on Danang International Airport, some coming from Ho Chi Minh City land on Chu Lai Airport. With the distance of 30 km from Hoi An & 70 km from Tam Ky to Danang Airport and 25 km from Tam Ky & 80 km from Hoi An to Chu Lai Airport, they easily choose suitable flights for their journeys.
WATERWAY: In Quang Nam, waterway network to tourist sites is very convinient. - From Hoi An to Cham Island , guests can go by high-speed boats cemitted at Cua Dai Port with the journey of 20 minutes or going by wooden boats at Bach Dang Port in the center of the ancient town of about 2 hours. - From Hoi An to Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Thanh Ha Pottery Village, Ban Thach Mat Weaving Village, Thuan Tinh Eco- Tourism Zone, Bay Mau Coconut Forest Vestige Zones or My Son Vestige Zone and Tourist Spots along Thu Bon River, Truong Giang River by waterway, guests should rent small boats with the cavity of 20 people because of their easy activity on dry rivers in summer. However, please not to use them in stormy days in case of danger.
RAILWAY:
Most guests going to Quang Nam or coming from Quang Nam by train must stop at Da Nang or Tamky Railway Station. Da Nang Railway Station is a big station with the system of modern facilities. Everyday, there are many domestic trains. If guests are emitted in Hoi An, they can book tickets in sales agents in Hoi An as well as in hotels where they are staying with the railway station’s fixed price plus a small service fee. Train ticket costs vary according to train types and classes chosen by passengers. Please directly connect 84-051 828488 if you are emitted from Tam Ky.
BY LAND: Public Bus: in Quang Nam, there are many public buses so it is very convinient for guests’ movement. Some popular buses:
- Hoi An- Da Nang and versus:with the length of 30 kms, the journey of 40 minutes, there are many buses from 5h30 to 18h00 everyday ( each 30 minutes for 1 bus) - Tam Ky – Da Nang and versus: with the length of 70 kms, the journey of 120 minutes, there are many buses from 5h30 to 17h 30 everyday ( each 30 minutes for 1 bus). - Nam Phuoc – Da Nang and versus: with the length of 40 kms, the journey of 50 minutes, there are many buses 5h30 to 18h00 everyday. High Quality Cars: the services of renting high quality cars developped very strongly in Hoi An, mainly modern cars. - Hoi An Waterway Transport Cooperative. Add: (84.510) 861240 or right at guests’ acomodation. Open tour Cars: Hoi An is one of the stopping spots of open tour cars from Ha Noi, Ho chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang, Dalat,…Everyday, there are many in Hoi An to those places so it is very suitable for guests to choose. You should connect with agents in advance or register directly to hotel staffs, cars will come.
