Hoi An Basket Boat Tour with Cooking Class in Cam Thanh Coconut Village
Approx. 4 hours
Car/bus, basket boat
From 2 people
From Hoi An
Without guide
Lunch or dinner included
Highlights
Learn how to make different Vietnamese foods with local chef
Discover the coconut forest by basket boat
Try your luck in crab fishing
Escape from hustle and bustle in the city
Contact for reservation/support
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Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo+84968009827
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Emailhoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
Itinerary
Pick up
Pick up time: 9:00 AM or 2:00 PM (local time)
Our driver and guide will pick up you at your hotel in Hoi An city center.
Visit A Local Market
Our guide will take you to one of the largest local markets in Hoi An: Hoi An Central Market, Ba Le Market, Tan An Market (depending on the cycling route and opening hours).
At the market, going around to see the richness of fresh local agricultural products, watch daily life of local residents, and take photos. Additionally, learn about different herbs and plants like their names, flavors, how to use them in local cuisine,…
Basket Boat Ride in Coconut Forest (40 mins)
Here are things to see/do during the basket boat tour:
– Van Lang Fishing Village: see an authentic central Vietnam’s fishing village with thatched-roof bamboo house and embark the basket boat ride to discover the water coconut forest.
– Small canals inside Bay Mau Coconut Forest, a protected mangrove forest and former hiding place of Vietcong guerillas in the war.
– Watch a live performance of boat spinning by a local man and then have the chance to join him if want to have an adventurous experience.
– Watch how the locals catch fish by traditional net, the way they do every single day in the rivers to earn for living. Have the chance to try your hand if want to be a fisherman.
– Go crab fishing: follow the instruction from locals to catch small brackish crabs which run fast and hide well. Release crabs right before exit the coconut forest because won’t eat.
– Learn how to row the basket boat, a fishing vessel unique to central coast of Vietnam.
Cooking class
Visit the house of a local family and family members will teach you how to make these Vietnamese dishes: papaya salad or banana flower salad, fried spring roll, and Banh xeo (Vietnamese crispy rice pancake).
Have lunch or diner
Your lunch will have the dishes which you made in the cooking class and additional dishes from the kitchen of local family. Enjoy the peacefulness of the countryside.
Return & Drop off
Our driver and guide will take you back to the hotel in Hoi An. The tour ends.
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- Roundtrip transfer by car/bus from the hotel in Hoi An center to Cam Thanh Coconut Village
- 40-mins-long basket boat trip rowed by local man (2 people in one boat, plus a kid under 5 years old if have)
- Entry fee to Bay Mau Coconut Forest
- Cooking class
- Lunch with Vietnamese food
- Bottled water
- Tour guide (pay an extra of 500,000 VND to add a guide, per group)
- Additional activities (cooking class, massage, etc)
- Lunch or dinner
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (shopping, rain poncho, photography, etc)
- Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
- Extra charge of 100,000 VND per person on public holidays in Vietnam (New year from 25/01/2025 to 02/02/2025, Independence day, Reunification day, Hung kings festival, International Labour day)
Additional Information
– Our driver & guide will pick you at your hotel in Da Nang city center (including Hai Chau District, Son Tra District except Nai Hien Dong ward & Tho Quang ward, Ngu Hanh Son District except Hoa Hai ward & Hoa Quy ward) or Hoi An city center.
– In the end of the tour, our driver & guide will drop you off at your hotel.
– Pickup surcharge is required to visitors staying NOT in Da Nang city center or Hoi An city center.
– All surcharges are payable in cash directly to your tour guide.
– No pick up & drop off service in Tan Hiep area of Hoi An (Cham Island).
– Children above 1,4 meters height OR 10 years old will be charged same to adults.
– Children from 1 to 1,4 meters height OR from 5 to 10 years old, will have a discount.
– Children under 5 years old OR 1 meter height, will be free of charge.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1,4 meters and above (and you booked a children ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1 meter and above (and you booked a free ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
If you are a group of 4 people and bigger, please contact us directly by WhatsApp number +84968009827 to have better price and better support. We kindly provide free tourist information to make your trip easier and smarter.
For daily tours:
– Any cancellation before 7 days of departure date will be free of charge.
– Any cancellation before 6 days of departure date will be charged 30% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 5 – 4 days of departure date will be charged 50% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 3 – 2 days of departure date will be charged 75% selling price.
– Any cancellation within 24 hours or no-show: non-refundable.
For others tour:
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What to bring/wear
Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes, hat/cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain poncho/jacket (from October to January), cash.
Contact for reservation/support
If you can not book/pay online OR want to reserve first and pay later OR process a cancellation. Please WhatsApp us by number +84968009827.
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