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- Aiki.
Explore Hoi An Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with traditional Vietnamese culture, shopping, and local vibes in this 2022 travel video.
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Key Takeaways
- Hoi An Old Town offers an authentic Vietnamese cultural experience with preserved historical charm.
- Visitors must buy tickets to enter the UNESCO World Heritage site, which are affordable and come with helpful maps.
- Traditional Vietnamese clothing and souvenirs are widely available, enhancing the cultural immersion.
- The Chua Cau bridge is a key landmark and part of the visitor experience in Old Town.
- Respecting ticket regulations is important as checks are regularly performed.
What the video covers
- Hoi An Old Town remains a popular tourist attraction preserving the authentic look of old Vietnam.
- The area is a UNESCO World Heritage site requiring visitors to purchase tickets for entry.
- Tickets cost 120,000 VND (~$7) and include a Korean language map for easy navigation.
- Visitors can enjoy the local atmosphere, traditional Vietnamese streets, and cultural experiences.
- Shopping for souvenirs and traditional Vietnamese clothing like Ao Dai and Non La is a highlight.
- Trying on traditional clothes and taking photos is encouraged for a full cultural experience.
- The video features hosts exploring the Old Town, buying tickets, shopping, and wearing traditional outfits.
- The iconic Chua Cau bridge is a notable landmark in the Old Town.
- Ticket checks are conducted intermittently to ensure compliance with entry rules.
- The video emphasizes the charm and beauty of Hoi An Old Town as a must-visit destination.
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Speaker A
- Yes? This place right now is a popular tourist attraction in Hoi An.
Speaker A
It still has the look of the old days of Vietnam.
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- It's called "Old Town."
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- Old Town.
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- Old Town.
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- I loved Old Town too! Old Town. (The true Vietnam in Vietnam) This has the local charm of Vietnam.
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It's a popular place.
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- How nice.
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- So beautiful. I want to go there.
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This is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, so you have to buy a ticket at the ticket office.
Speaker A
- Oh, there's a ticket?
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- Yes. You have to buy a ticket. Many don't seem to know this.
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There's an open entrance, so people just enter, but if you don't buy a ticket, people checking if you have tickets will come and you might get in trouble.
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So you have to buy a ticket. People don't seem to know this.
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- Oh, a ticket to get inside.
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- Yes, let's buy them.
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- Hello.
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- Hello. Two tickets, please. (Gabee is buying tickets to the Old Town) You can buy tickets for 120,000 VND.
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- $7.
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- So cheap. The tickets look like this.
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- They give you a map as well.
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- Yes.
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It's in Korean. So it's easy to read. (Starting the tour around Old Town with a Korean map) Let's go!
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Welcome to Old Town.
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- I can already feel the local vibe.
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- Totally.
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(Streets looking exactly like Vietnam in the past) You should go to places like that for the local vibe.
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Indeed. We're on this street full of Vietnamese vibes, right?
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Right. So how about we wear traditional Vietnamese clothes and such?
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- That'd be great!
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- I know, right? I'll buy you everything you want today.
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Everything's on Gabee?
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Yeah EOG. EOG! Pick all you want. I love it. Look at that. That's beautiful.
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So pretty. With souvenirs and such, you can clearly have fun shopping there. It's so nice.
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- There are so many things to buy.
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- Yes.
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- Perfect souvenirs.
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- Totally.
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With the non la. Aiki is here too. Hello. They sell so many things here.
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It's the perfect place to come with your friends and walk around shopping. It must be fun to go with your friends.
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They sell traditional clothes there.
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- Let's go inside.
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- Sure. Hello. (Ao dai store selling traditional Vietnamese clothes) Ao dai.
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- Pretty.
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- Beautiful. So colorful. It's like an old Vietnamese village there, so people wear traditional clothes like those and take nice pictures.
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- You should take pictures, of course.
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- A must. Do you like any of them?
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I like red.
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- The red one is pretty.
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- I love red. It's about $15 each.
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Let's try them on. This is going to be fun.
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- I'm excited.
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- Me too.
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(I'm also excited)
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- You look good in them.
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- Nice. You're flipping your hair so much.
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- This is awesome!
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- I love it.
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- It's even nice and cool.
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- So cool.
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I know, right? It's also spandex, so it's comfy. I love this. So pretty. That one looks good.
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It fits you perfectly. (Aiki picked a red non la too) You look good in them.
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I want to wear clothes like that and have fun too. Mijoo would probably be great at that.
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- Changing clothes and having fun.
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- I want to go.
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(Where did they go wearing matching clothes?) That bridge is beautiful.
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(The bridge AGgabee arrived at?)
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(The landmark of Old Town, Chua Cau)
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(There's something you must do when crossing Chua Cau) You know the tickets we bought?
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We have to show them when we get out.
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- Oh, they check them intermittently.
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- That's right.
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- They check your tickets.
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- How meticulous. So you have to buy them.
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- Let's go.
Topics:Hoi AnOld TownVietnam travelUNESCO World Heritagetraditional Vietnamese clothesAo DaiNon LaVietnam tourismChua Cau bridgeVietnam culture
