Central Vietnam · Day tour
Hoi An Farming, Cooking & Basket Boats
A morning or afternoon in the villages outside Hoi An: herb beds at Tra Que, basket boats through the coconut palms, then cooking what you eat.
- Length
- Half day
- Morning 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Afternoon 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Pick-up
- Hoi An or Da Nang
- From your hotel
- Guide
- English-speaking
- Group or private
What you see
The day in short
Everything below is covered by the programme. The order can move with the traffic and the weather; the list does not.
Highlights
- Tra Que organic vegetable village, and farming the way it is done there
- The Cam Thanh coconut jungle by bamboo basket boat
- Basket boat spinning, and the net fishing that goes with it
- A hands-on Vietnamese cooking class: bánh xèo and spring rolls
- Eating what you have just cooked
Hour by hour
The running order
Morning 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Afternoon 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM. These are the timings operations work to; your guide confirms the pick-up the evening before.
Want it privately?08:00 AM / 01:30 PM
Hotel pick-up and out to Tra Que vegetable village.
08:30 AM / 02:00 PM
Through the herb gardens, with a go at the work: preparing soil, planting, watering.
09:30 AM / 03:00 PM
On to Cam Thanh coconut village and into the basket boats through the water coconut canals.
10:30 AM / 04:00 PM
A hands-on cooking class at an eco-restaurant.
12:00 PM / 05:30 PM
Lunch or dinner of what you cooked, plus local specialities.
01:30 PM / 06:30 PM
Back to your hotel.
What's included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hoi An or central Da Nang
- English-speaking tour guide
- Basket boat ride and coconut forest entrance
- Farming tools and Tra Que village entry
- The cooking class and a full meal
- Mineral water
What's not
- Personal expenses and soft drinks
- VAT
Before you book
- This one works well with children — there is something to do at every stop.
- Tell us in advance about vegetarian requests and food allergies.
The route
- 1Hoi An
- 2Tra Que Village
- 3Cam Thanh
Map is schematic and not to scale for travel times.
Our own camera roll
From this day
Good to know
Questions
Will I get wet in the basket boat?
Only your hands, unless you ask the rower to spin the boat — and then possibly all of you. Life jackets are worn throughout.
Morning or afternoon?
The morning is cooler for the farming and the afternoon catches better light on the water. Either way the cooking class and the meal are the same.
Can this run as a private tour?
Yes. Every excursion here can run privately with your own guide and vehicle instead of joining a group. Tell us how many of you there are and we will quote it.
Can we combine this with other days?
Yes — most guests string two or three of these together, or add them either side of a multi-day journey. Send us your dates and we will lay them out in a sensible order.
Book the Hoi An Farming, Cooking & Basket Boats
Give us your dates, your hotel and how many of you there are. We confirm availability the same day and pick you up from the door.