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District · Hoi An

Cẩm Thanh

Rice-field villas and the water-coconut forest; quiet nights, every outing a ride.

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Key facts

Suits
Rural villas, basket boats
Sights here
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What it's like

Feels:
Palms and paddies
Suits:
Rural villas, basket boats
Best time:
Early
Watch out for:
Midday music boats.
In short:
Rice-field villas and the water-coconut forest; quiet nights, every outing a ride.

About these names

Since July 2025 Hội An's wards belong to Đà Nẵng city; drivers still use street names and 'phố cổ' (old town). Search by street and house number in ride-hailing apps.

The old town sits on the north bank of the Thu Bồn, about 1 km long. An Hội islet faces it across a small bridge, Cẩm Nam island lies south over the river, and Cẩm Kim island to the west. Rice fields and hotels ring the town; Trà Quế is 3 km north, An Bàng beach 4 km north, Cẩm Thanh coconut forest 4–5 km east, Cửa Đại 5 km east and Thanh Hà pottery village 3 km west.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Cẩm Thanh on the Hoi An mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
An Bàng beach village · $$Old town edge: First visit, late arrivals

Cẩm Thanh

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Rice-field villas and the water-coconut forest; quiet nights, every outing a ride.

Suits: Rural villas, basket boats

On the map: Cẩm Thanh basket boats (Bảy Mẫu coconut forest)

District guideWalk: Cẩm Thanh coconut villageIn the districts table

Off the map: Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) for Hội An (45–60 min by the usual route).

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Cẩm Nam and Cẩm Kim islands, Cửa Đại and the coast road. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Old town west (Phố cổ – Chùa Cầu): Covered Bridge, merchant houses, the quietest yellow lanes. Car-free at set hours. Suits: Dawn walks, first visit.
  • Old town east (Phố cổ – Hội quán): Assembly halls, central market, riverside restaurants. Suits: Halls and market.
  • Old town edge: Hotels 5–15 min walk from the bridge, reachable by car; pools and free bikes. Suits: First visit, late arrivals. Price band $$.
  • An Hội (Cồn An Hội): Night market, lantern boats, the old town lit across the river. Suits: Evenings.
  • An Bàng (Biển An Bàng): Homestays and beach restaurants; 15–20 min by bike to town. Suits: Beach stays, long stays. Price band $$.
  • Trà Quế and Cẩm Hà: Vegetable gardens between town and the beach; farm cooking classes. Suits: Cyclists, cooking classes.
  • Cẩm Thanh: Rice-field villas and the water-coconut forest; quiet nights, every outing a ride. Suits: Rural villas, basket boats.
  • Thanh Hà: Potters' village 3 km west on the river; not a base. Suits: A pottery hour.
  • Cẩm Nam and Cẩm Kim islands: Across the river: bánh đập and chè stalls on Cẩm Nam, carpentry village on Cẩm Kim. Suits: Local food, cycling.
  • Cửa Đại and the coast road: Beach badly eroded in places; resorts run shuttles to town. Speedboats to Cù Lao Chàm leave from here. Suits: Resorts.
  • Sleep area An Bàng beach village: suits Beach stays, long stays, price band $$.
  • Sleep area Old town edge: suits First visit, late arrivals, price band $$.
  • Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) for Hội An, 45–60 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Old town edge, An Bàng.

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Cẩm Thanh basket boats (Bảy Mẫu coconut forest)Book a time

    A 30-minute paddle in a round bamboo basket boat through water-coconut palms: go early or late, agree the per-boat price and extras first, and skip the loud-music peak of 10:00–15:00.

    Hours:
    Daylight.(check)
    Entry:
    ₫150,000–200,000 (≈ US$6–8) (2026 estimate)

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Bảy Mẫu landing, Cẩm Thanh (car 10 min, bicycle 20 min) · for Cẩm Thanh basket boats (Bảy Mẫu coconut forest)

On to the next area

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Half-day walk

In the day plans: Day 2 — Basket boats at 07:30, bánh mì, car at 11:30 (Hội An in 2 days); Day 3 — Basket boats, beach, car at 11:30 (Hội An in 3 days)

Photo and sunset spots

Safety at night and noise

  • Cẩm Thanhday: oknight: caution

    Unlit roads; stray dogs in village lanes.

After dark (lively until about 18:00)

Little.

Closed by then: Boats at dusk.

Watch: Unlit roads cycling back.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Hoi An districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.