Hoi An Coconut Village Tour with Water Buffalo Ride & Lantern Making Class
Approx. 4 hours
Bicycle, basket boat
From 2 people
From Hoi An
English speaking guide
Meals excluded
Highlights
Discover a coconut forest by basket boat, a unique boat in Vietnam
Have an experience of water buffalo riding
Learn how to make a foldable lantern from local artisan
Escape from hustle & 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
Meet up
Pick up/Meet up time: 8:00 AM or 1:00 PM (local time)
Our guide will see you at your hotel in Hoi An city center (Minh An, Cam Pho, Son Phong, Cam Chau, Cam Thanh areas).
Cycle to Cam Thanh Coconut Village
Ride your bicycle and follow our local guide to go through the countryside with rice fields, small villages and vegetable gardens. Have the chance to see local farmers or fishermen working.
Water buffalo riding
Water buffalo riding is a popular and unique eco-tourism experience offered in the peaceful countryside surrounding Hoi An, particularly in villages like Tra Que. Guided by local farmers, visitors get the chance to ride a water buffalo through picturesque rice paddy fields, offering a fun glimpse into traditional Vietnamese agricultural life. See more details
If don’t want to ride water buffalo, you can skip this activity or just see and have some photos with it.
Cam Thanh Coconut Village
Located near the estuary of Thu Bon River, Cam Thanh Coconut Village is known for many thatched roof houses, fishing harbors and a vast water coconut (nipa palm) forest. See more details
Here are things to see/do in Cam Thanh Coconut Village:
– 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.
Lantern making class
Hoi An’s lantern-making classes offer a delightful and authentic cultural immersion, allowing visitors to learn the traditional craft synonymous with the “City of Lanterns.” Under the guidance of local artisans, participants get a hands-on experience, selecting colorful silk fabric and bamboo to construct their own foldable lantern in various traditional shapes. This rewarding workshop provides a creative activity and results in a unique, handmade souvenir to take home as a beautiful memory of Vietnam. See more details
Return & Drop off
Cycle back to the hotel in Hoi An to end the tour.
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- Bicycle with helmet (1 bicycle per person)
- English speaking guide
- 40-mins-long basket boat trip rowed by local man (2 people per boat, plus a kid under 5 years old if have)
- Entry fee to Bay Mau Coconut Forest
- Water buffalo riding experience
- Lantern making class
- Bottled water
- Transport to/from the meeting point in Hoi An city center
- Additional activities (cooking class, massage, etc)
- All meals
- 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.
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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 full 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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