Silk Roads and Salt Air is a fourteen-day cultural immersion experience based between Da Nang and Hoi An, Vietnam. On the surface, it’s a high-touch, deeply curated journey built around beautiful environments, extraordinary food, and thoughtful hospitality.
Underneath that is something harder to summarize. The experience is designed around what happens when women spend two uninterrupted weeks inside an environment that operates on entirely different terms than American daily life. Vietnam changes your relationship to time, food, history, and community in ways that don’t register as dramatic until you notice your perception has quietly shifted.
Da Nang carries the energy of a modern coastal city. Hoi An moves at a different pace, where the architecture and daily life make history feel present rather than distant. Together they form an environment that holds both momentum and stillness. That combination is what makes genuine introspection possible.

Da Nang sits where the mountains meet the South China Sea. My Khe Beach runs along the eastern edge of the city for miles while the Han River cuts through the downtown toward the water. Son Tra Peninsula rises to the north, where Lady Buddha looks out over the coastline from above the sea. This city feels active in a way that never becomes overwhelming. Seafood restaurants spill onto the sidewalks near the beach and scooters move constantly through the streets. The group is based here, between the ocean and the movement of the city itself.

Hoi An is forty minutes south and three centuries away. The old trading town has changed remarkably little over time. Narrow streets run beside the river beneath weathered merchant houses and lanterns that begin glowing before sunset. Tailoring has been part of life here for generations. So has the food. Cao Lau, White Rose dumplings, dishes tied so specifically to this place that they rarely exist the same way anywhere else. Once a month, the electric lights go off across the old quarter and the streets fill entirely with lantern light.
Lady Buddha rises above the coastline on Son Tra Peninsula, looking out across the South China Sea from gardens and pagoda grounds that have sat quietly above Da Nang for generations.
Hoi An is a trading port that has kept its old quarter almost entirely intact. Lantern-lit streets, master tailors, and a full moon performance on the river that happens once a month and stays with you much longer than that.
Da Nang is among Vietnam's finest food cities. Street food tours through neighborhoods the tourist map skips, a cooking class that starts at a market, and two cities' worth of kitchens to move through.
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June 13–27, 2027 · Naman Retreat, Da Nang
| Date | Day | Experience | Meals Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Sunday | Arrivals at Naman Retreat Arrivals |
Dinner |
| June 14 | Monday | Resort Day — Orientation & Settle In Resort Day |
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner |
| June 15 | Tuesday | Lady Buddha & Linh Ứng Pagoda Guided |
Breakfast |
| June 16 | Wednesday | Free Day Free Day |
Breakfast |
| June 17 | Thursday | Hội An Tailor Day Guided |
Breakfast / Lunch |
| June 18 | Friday | Resort Day Resort Day |
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner |
| June 19 | Saturday | Hội An, Lantern Light & Memories Show Guided |
Breakfast / Dinner |
| June 20 | Sunday | Free Day Free Day |
Breakfast |
| June 21 | Monday | Da Nang Street Food Private Tour Guided |
Breakfast / Lunch |
| June 22 | Tuesday | Free Day Free Day |
Breakfast |
| June 23 | Wednesday | Da Nang Market Trip & Cooking Class Guided |
Breakfast / Lunch |
| June 24 | Thursday | Resort Day Resort Day |
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner |
| June 25 | Friday | Da Nang Dragon Bridge & Night Market Guided |
Breakfast / Dinner |
| June 26 | Saturday | Closing Beach BBQ & Final Evening Guided |
Breakfast / Dinner |
| June 27 | Sunday | Departures Departure |
Breakfast |