Explore Hanoi and get breakfast out locally.

Visit Vietnam Military History Museum
From National Geographic: Hanoi’s war museum moved in late 2024 from its old spot near the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to a striking fan-shaped brutalist building in the west of the city. Inside, hangar-like rooms contain a vast range of military hardware left over from the Vietnam War — there’s a Soviet-made MiG-21 fighter jet and a tank that crashed through the gates of the Reunification Palace during the North’s capture of Saigon in 1975. There are also rooms containing moving exhibitions with personal items — photographs, clothing, letters and so on — that belonged to soldiers and villagers who were affected by the war.

Visit Hoa Lo Prison
From National Geographic: Many US prisoners of war were incarcerated here — ironically nicknamed the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ — by North Vietnamese forces. Conditions were grim; inmates suffered atrocities later described as war crimes. The prison pre-dates the Vietnam-US War, however; it was built by the French in the late 19th century. Most of it was demolished in the 1990s, but the remaining portion was converted into this museum. Exhibits include the personal effects of famous former inmates, such as the flight suit of former US presidential candidate John McCain, who was imprisoned here after his plane was shot down over Hanoi in 1967.

5:45pm: Hotel pickup and transfer to airport

Flight: Vietnam Airlines Flight VN7199, Booking ID: E947AJ, Departs Hanoi (HAN): 8:45pm, Arrives Da Nang (DAD): 10:05pm

10:05pm: Airport pickup and transfer to hotel in Hoi An

If you have the energy, explore the night markets. Overight in Hoi An.

Stay at Hotel Royal Hoi An Gallery, 39 Đào Duy Từ, Street, Ward, Quảng Nam 560000, Vietnam, +84 235 3950 777, Room: Grand Deluxe River View - King bed