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Cluster · Hoi An

An Bàng beach

The beach 4 km (2.5 mi) north of town: cycle out before 09:00 or after 15:00, rent a sunbed from a restaurant, swim only in calm months at the flagged stretch.

Key facts

28″ bags
ok
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 7′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
An Bàng beach
An Bàng beachPhoto: Mig Gilbert from Brighton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
  • Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
  • Vietnam ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra.
  • Vietnam ↗Crossing streets: walk slowly and steadily; motorbikes flow around you — do not stop or run.
  • Vietnam ↗Carry Vietnamese đồng in small notes; many stalls and taxis are cash-only.
  • Central Coast ↗September–December is typhoon and flood season on this coast: build a spare day into any plan and check the storm forecast before booking boats, passes or beach nights.
  • Hoi An ↗Order tailored clothes on your first day in town: a good tailor needs 24–48 hours and at least one fitting before the final piece.
  • Hoi An ↗October–November: the riverside streets flood most years; check the forecast and your hotel's street level before booking.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The An Bàng beach village and its restaurant strip; erosion has narrowed the beach in places (check).

Slope
flat
Stairs
Sand
Shade
low
Surface
sand, village lanes
Sleep here or visit
both

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

5 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Beach restaurants with sunbeds and showers

Shelter from rain · Food & drink · Toilet · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Village café by the car park

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Beach restaurant, north end

Shelter from rain · Food & drink · Toilet · works in any conditions

Homestay café, south lanes

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Convenience store on Hai Bà Trưng end (AC)

ac · Food & drink · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 7.5 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. An Bàng Beach

    Hội An's beach: cycle 20 minutes out, take a sunbed from a restaurant (free with food or a small fee), swim in calm months between flags; erosion has narrowed the sand, so expect sandbags in places.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Ancient Town west (Covered Bridge end)Bicycle 15–20 min or car 10 min~15 minflat
Trà Quế vegetable villageBicycle 10 min or car 5 min south~10 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Red flag or no lifeguard: no swimming; strong currents September–January.
After dark, rain, kids, toiletsAfter dark · Rain plan · With kids · Toilets and water

After dark

lanes quiet from 22:00
walking at night: ok
still open
Beach restaurants and bars.
closed
Swimming.
watch
Unlit lanes cycling back: bring a light.

Rain plan

IfDo this
RainRestaurant verandas; or back to town.

With kids

kids: okstroller: poor
  • Calm months only; stay by the flagged area.

Toilets and water

WhatWhereNote
Showers and toiletsRestaurants with sunbedsFree with a drink or sunbed.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.