Tra Nhieu Bike Tour with Basket Boat, Crafts & Lunch
Approx. 6 hours
Bicycle
From 2 people
From Hoi An
English speaking guide
Lunch included
Highlights
Visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village, one of the oldest craft villages in Hoi An
See carpenters & boat builders at work, workshop of famous local artisans
Ride basket boat to discover a non-touristy coconut forest
Have lunch with authentic Vietnamese foods
Itinerary
Pick up/Meet up
Pick up/Meet up time: 8:00 AM (local time)
Our guide will see you at your hotel in Hoi An city center (Minh An, Cam Pho, Son Phong areas).
If stay in Cam Chau, Tan An, Cam Ha, Thanh Ha, Cam Thanh, Cam An, Cam Nam and Cua Dai wards, please come to the meeting point – 288 Nguyen Duy Hieu Street, Son Phong ward, Hoi An city (Le Pavillion Gallery Hotel). Google maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DTLsPsbtfNjpfL386
Kim Bong Carpentry Village
After riding through rural villages, visitors will visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village, one of the living craft villages in Hoi An. On the bank of the Thu Bon River, local people here have kept the tradition of boat building and woodcarving for around 500 years. Our guide will show you around the village to watch carpenters at work and galleries of the most skilled artisans to see the sophisticated things they made. Near the waterside, watch local artisans working at a shipyard. See more details
In this village, you will have the chance to try hand at wood carving in a local workshop.
Rice paper making
Visit a local family whose members have made rice papers and rice noodles for some decades. One of them will show you the process to make the rice paper by rice milk and then you have the chance to try your hand at making your own rice papers. After that, the artisan shows the way to make the noodles from fresh rice papers and how to make banh dap (‘smashing rice papers’), a specialty food in Hoi An. See more details
Rice rice and noodles making is one of main local industries in Cam Kim Island.
Sedge mat weaving
Continue riding through rural villages and visit a local family making traditional sedge mats. This craft is also one of the main local industries in Cam Kim Island, Hoi An. Our guide will help you to communicate with artisans and interact with them to know better their life. Later, you have the chance to try your hand at making the mats by colorful sedges. See more details
Tra Nhieu Coconut Forest
Discover an untouched, little-known water coconut (nipa palm) forest by basket boat, a unique fishing boat in central Vietnam region. Immerse yourself into the nature and try your luck at crab fishing. This is a non-touristy activity in Hoi An. See more details
Have lunch
You will have lunch with authentic Vietnamese foods at a local restaurant.
Return
Cycle through rural lands to return to Cam Kim Bridge and then go back to Hoi An city center. Our guide will take you back to your hotel. The tour ends.
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- Bicycle with helmet (1 bicycle per person)
- English speaking guide
- Hotel pick up in the hotel within Hoi An city center (Minh An, Cam Pho and Son Phong areas)
- Entry fee to Kim Bong Carpentry Village
- Rice paper making experience
- Mat weaving experience
- Basket boat ride in coconut forest (2 people per boat)
- Lunch with Vietnamese foods
- Bottled water
- Transport to/from the meeting point in Hoi An city center if don’t stay in Minh An, Cam Pho and Son Phong areas
- Breakfast & dinner
- Tipping for tour guide, boat rower & additional activities
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
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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