In the morning, enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Your free time to relax in the ancient city of Hoi An.
Option:
1. Coconut Village 1-day tour with cooking class at Tra Que (€79/person)
At 8:00 AM: our driver and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hoi An and transfer you to Cam Thanh Coconut Village. Here you will take a boat ride around the coconut forest and learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families, and their community. During the trip, the boatman will use coconut leaves to create fun natural ornaments such as hats, rings, glasses... very pretty for you. You can also participate in a fun boat basket race among the baskets with cheering and musical drumming. Join the local fishermen on the river and experience a round net or a cast net. The locals will teach you how to paddle on the unique bamboo basket boat in Vietnam. You will also hear stories of past wars and the harsh conditions that soldiers had to endure. Later, we will have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will cycle to the colorful central market of Hoi An. Here you will have the opportunity to interact with local vendors and learn about the ingredients that will later be used in the cooking class. Make sure to have your camera ready.
We continue cycling to the Tra Que vegetable village, where we will hold a cooking class. At Tra Que, you will enjoy a welcome drink to rest. Afterwards, we will walk through the gardens where local farmers work their fields, using traditional methods of hundreds of years ago, without electric machinery.
Relax with a herbal foot massage After the foot massage, it's time to prepare lunch. We will go to the restaurant and work together with the chef. With the chef's instructions, we will learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food. After the class, you will enjoy what you have cooked. Return to your Hoi An hotel
2. Hoi An Countryside 5-in-1 Bicycle Tour (€79/person)
At 08:00 AM: The guide will meet you at the hotel and introduce you to the tour program. Depart by bicycle to the countryside (Cam Thanh village).
08:45 Take photos of beautiful countryside landscapes (shrimp farms, ducks, cows, birds, buffaloes, bamboo, and vegetables).
09:00: get on a bamboo basket boat to reach the water coconut palm forest, have fun catching crabs in the water coconut palm forest. Discover the rural life of Cam Thanh village and learn to make traditional bamboo handicrafts with the locals, in a beautiful and peaceful environment.
10:00: continue cycling to the Thanh Nam fishing village (meeting local fishermen, seeing fish, crabs, and squids). The fishing village is still active today, even with the appearance of modern fishing boats heading to more distant fishing areas in the East Sea.
10:30 Go cycling to the Traditional Craft to see and learn how to make a beautiful lantern (Lantern Making). Alternatively, you can choose the buffalo riding activity to take control of the buffalo with detailed guidance from local farmers. And have time to take pictures with it.
11:30 AM: Arrival at the Tra Que Herb Garden Veggie Village, a small and charming village located just 2.5 kilometers from Hoi An and famous for its many types of herbs and vegetables. Welcome drink, walk in the village-garden, meet local farmers and observe the activities of local farmers!
12:15 PM: Farm with local farmers: Participate in planting vegetables with local farmers: Weeding, digging and landing, preparing the beds, transplanting vegetables.
01:00 PM Herbal foot bath
01:15 PM Participate in a cooking class in the Tra Que village to learn how to prepare the "Tam Huu" spring roll, the Vietnamese crispy pancakes "Banh xeo" - a local pancake of the inhabitants of the central region of Vietnam.
02:15 PM Traditional Vietnamese lunch (7 dishes)
03:15 PM After lunch, rest and go to Bach Dang Dock. Take a boat trip on the Thu Bon River (1 hour), to see local fishermen catching fish, crabs, squids, and shrimps! We will take you on a boat with some local fishermen to learn how to throw the net and hope to catch some fish. After saying goodbye to the local fishermen, we will continue the journey to the Dai Chiem estuary to visit the quiet waterways with their numerous boats and docks.
04:00 PM: After the tour, the guide will take you back to the hotel.
