Cam Kim Bike Tour with Village, Local Crafts & Boat Trip
Approx. 4 hours
Bicycle, boat
From 2 people
From Hoi An
English speaking guide
Meals excluded
Highlights
Visit Kim Bong Carpentry Village & see carpenters making sculptures or building boats
See rice fields, villages & escape from crowded town
Try hand at making a traditional sleeping mat by sedges
Go on a boat trip on Thu Bon River to get back
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$30
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Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo+84968009827
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Emailhoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
Itinerary
Pick up/Meet up
Our guide will see you at your hotel in Hoi An city center if it’s in areas of Cam Pho and Minh An.
If stay in other areas of Hoi An (like beachside hotel), please come to the meeting point in the city center (contact us directly to know the exact location).
If need a transfer from Da Nang, please contact us directly by WhatsApp number +84968009827 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com.
Cam Kim Iron Bridge
Ride through this metal bridge which crosses Thu Bon River, the largest river in the area, to reach Cam Kim Island from Hoi An city. Built in 2016, this is a local commuter bridge used by motorbikes, bicycles, and pedestrians. While moving on it, visitors will feel a bit nervous and have a unusual experience.
Rice fields
Vietnam is the second largest rice producer in the world. Hoi An, particularly Cam Kim Island, lies within the fertile delta of Thu Bon River, therefore visitors can see rice fields. Of course, have a stop to take some photos and learn about Vietnamese rice growing culture. See more details about Hoi An’s rice fields
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 & try 'banh dap' (smashing rice papers)
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. Try the cake as how the locals do then. See more details
Rice rice and noodles making is one of main local industries in Cam Kim Island.
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
Boat trip back to Hoi An
After return Kim Bong Carpentry Village, take a boat trip across Thu Bon River to reach the city center of Hoi An. This is the way how local residents on Cam Kim Island do every single day to see the market or go to the school, before modern bridges are constructed.
*Visitors will carry the bicycle to the boat.
Drop off
Take the buggy car again to return to the main entrance and then walk to the parking lot. In the city, our guide & driver will drop you off in your hotel.
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- Bicycle & helmet (1 bike per person)
- English speaking guide
- All entry fees in the itinerary
- Activities in the itinerary (rice paper making, mat weaving)
- Food sample in the tour
- Bottled water
- Transportation to the meeting point in Hoi An center
- All meals
- Tipping & gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (shopping, rain poncho, photography, etc)
- 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. See more details
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 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
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