Hoi An Night Market & Street Food Walking Tour

Hoi An's Night Market: Street Food & River Views Without the Daytime Crowds

You get picked up from your hotel and spend four hours walking Hoi An's night market with a small group and English-speaking guide, tasting street food at local stalls, taking a river boat ride, and learning which eateries only locals know about. All food and one water bottle are included. You'll need to purchase the ancient town entrance ticket separately before the tour begins.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hoi An night market and food tour

• Pick up from hotel
• Boat ride on the river
• Enter Hoi An Ancient Town
• Walk through night market
• Visit local street food eateries
• Discover local delicacies
• Small group personalized tour
• Drop off at hotel

The experience

You're standing in Hoi An for the first time, jet-lagged, and it's already dusk. The ancient town is still warm, still busy, and you're not sure where to eat or what's actually good versus what's set up for tourists. A night food tour through Hoi An solves that problem. You show up at your hotel, a guide picks you up, and for the next four hours you're walking through the night market with someone who knows which stall has been there for twenty years and which one opened last month.

The tour moves at a pace that lets you actually taste things. You'll stop at maybe five or six places, eating as you go, not rushing through a checklist, but sitting with the food long enough to ask questions. Your guide speaks English and handles the ordering, which means you're not pointing at things and hoping. The group stays small, capped at eight people, so you're not herding through the market like a school trip. And then there's the river boat ride, which breaks up the walking and gives you a different angle on the ancient town's lantern-lit buildings. It's the kind of detail that sounds small until you're actually on the water at night.

The timing matters here. You're touring Hoi An when the temperature has dropped and the day-trippers have mostly cleared out. The market is still alive (vendors are setting up, locals are eating dinner), but it doesn't feel like you're fighting through a crowd to get a photo. You'll need to buy an entrance ticket to the ancient town before the tour starts (or grab one when you arrive), and the guide will have recommendations on that. Pickup and drop-off from your hotel are included, so you don't have to navigate taxis or figure out where to meet someone.

This is the kind of tour where you leave knowing which dishes are actually worth hunting down on your own the next day, and which eateries you'd never have found without someone pointing them out. You're not eating at a restaurant set up for groups. You're eating where locals eat, at the hour when locals eat.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off, an English-speaking tour guide, all food and drink items sampled during the tour, one bottle of water, and a river boat ride through Hoi An. You'll need to purchase the ancient town entrance ticket separately before the tour begins.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 18:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (7 to 80 years) · Child (4 to 6 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by Asia Travel Legend

Is this one for you?Book this if you're new to Hoi An and want to eat where locals eat without spending your evening figuring out the language, the vendors, or which stall is worth your time: the guide and small group size are what make that possible in a single evening.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 6 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What time does the tour start?

The tour runs in the evening when temperatures cool and crowds thin. Exact pickup time depends on your hotel location and traffic, but the tour itself lasts 4 hours.

Do I need to buy the Hoi An Ancient Town entrance ticket before the tour?

Yes. You should have the entrance ticket before joining the tour in case local authorities check. If you don't have one yet, you can buy it when you arrive to join the tour and use it on following days as well.

How many people are in the group?

Groups are limited to 8 people maximum, so you get personalized attention and the group stays manageable while walking through the market.

Is the food included?

Yes. All food and drink items listed in the itinerary are included, plus one bottle of water. You're not paying separately at each stall.

Is there a boat ride?

Yes. The tour includes a river boat ride that gives you a different view of the ancient town's lantern-lit buildings and breaks up the walking portion.

What language is the guide?

The guide speaks English and will handle ordering and explanations throughout the tour.

What if I don't speak Vietnamese?

The guide handles all communication with vendors and explains the food and culture as you go, so the language barrier is not an issue.