Cluster · Hoi An

An Hội islet and night market

Evening only: cross the bridge after 18:00 for the night market, floating lanterns and the old-town view; skip it by day.Evening only: cross the bridge after 6:00 PM for the night market, floating lanterns and the old-town view; skip it by day.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: 90m
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 6.3′
Places: 1

Rules in force · 8Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…Order tailored clothes on your first day in town

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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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The islet across the Hoài River from the old town: Nguyễn Hoàng night-market street and the riverside.

Slope: flat
Stairs: Bridge ramps
Shade: low
Surface: paved; riverside unfenced in places
Sleep here or visit: visit

On the ground

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

Rescue anchors

3 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.

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.

Night-market street cafés

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

Riverside restaurant seating

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

Café at the An Hội bridge foot

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

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6.3 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

An Hội Night Market and lantern boats
An hour after dark: lantern stalls and snacks on Nguyễn Hoàng, then a 15-minute rowing boat on the river to float a paper lantern; agree the boat price per boat, not per person.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Ancient Town west (Covered Bridge end)	Walk back over the bridge	~5 min	flat

Red lines here

Riverside edges have no rail: watch children near the water.

After dark, rain, kids, toiletsAfter dark · Rain plan · With kids · Toilets and water4 parts

After dark

lanes quiet from 22:00

walking at night: ok

still open: Night market, lantern boats.
closed: Most stalls by about 22:00 (check).Most stalls by about 10:00 PM (check).
watch: Pickpockets in the crowd; wet riverside steps.

Rain plan

If	Do this
Rain	Stalls cover up; lantern boats stop — go back to the old-town cafés.

With kids

kids: okstroller: caution

Crowded; the riverside has no rail.

Toilets and water

What	Where	Note
Toilets	Restaurants	Buy a drink.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

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