Hoi An Ancient Town And Countryside Tour: Immersive Experience in Local Life and Cooking
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28 Ratings
Immerse yourself in the local life of Hoi An with our Ancient Town and Countryside Tour. Experience daily activities, learn to cook specialties, explore the ancient town, and fish with the locals.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Bay Mau Coconut Forest - Picking up at your hotels, Our tour guide and driver will take you to Bay Mau water coconut forest (7 hectares wide) to take the basket boats to go fishing crabs with local fishermen. You will have chance to learn how to use simple fishing tools to catch crabs, fish…if you are lucky, you will catch some.
Then, going to a local family to do “ Cooking class”. You will learn how to cook some local specialities such as Banh Khoai (Vietnamese rice pancakes), Nem ran (Fried spring rolls). That is a real competition between you guys. The local MASTER CHEF will tell you who would be the best cook and you will get a prize.
After the cooking course, we will have lunch with what you have just cooked, drink some fresh coconut water from the family.
After a beautiful lunch, you will enjoy life by getting a foot massage with the local medicines from local herbs.
- Hoi An Ancient Town - After a lovely lunch, we will go to visit Hoi An ancient town as known as the biggest international trading port of Vietnam from the 16th century with beautiful lanterns, ancient houses and club houses of Chinese and Japanese. We will visit some highlights: Japanese covered bridge, Tân Ký ancient house, Phuc Kien ancient clubhouse.
After that, we will go to Hoi An theater to enjoy some wonderful performance such as plays, dramas, Champa dance and play Bingo games.
Finishing the tour by making some lanterns and visiting Hoi An maket. Tour ends.
What's Included
- Transport by private car, and bicycle use included.
- Cultural experience with basket boats and lantern activities.
- Stay hydrated with 2 complimentary bottles of water per day.
- Knowledgeable tour guide fluent in English.
- All fees and taxes taken care of.
- Enjoy a delicious lunch.
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses, Tips
Additional Information
Discover the authenticity of the countryside lifestyle in Hoi An’s rural areas.
Participate in the everyday pursuits of Hoi An’s inhabitants.
Master the art of preparing local delicacies and savor your culinary creations. Challenge your companions for the coveted title of ‘LOCAL MASTER CHEF’.
Venture through the historic streets of Hoi An, engage in the craft of lantern-making, and witness an enchanting local show at the theater.
Learn the craft of using basic fishing gear to collaboratively hunt for crabs and fish alongside the local community.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Arniez2023
May 2, 2024
Great memory - It was an amazing experience with a lot of great memories. We did the Hoian basket boat rides, fishing crabs, cooking class and lantern making experience. Our tour guide was so experienced and knowledgeable. He was able to answer all our questions and gave us an insight of Hoian. Highly recommended
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Wanderer779871
Apr 7, 2024
Super driver Hua - Very good driver...always ready with fresh water when we arrived at the car...we always send a message just before our arrival so Mr Hua could put on the airco of the car... we would hardly recommand this driver to anybody who need a driver in the surrounding of Da Nang.
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Jet47583438207
Mar 12, 2024
Excellent guide in Hoi An Mr Thinh - We knew our guide Mr Thinh in Hoi An through Vietnam Culture Pham. He is very professional and takes pride in his work and culture. Mr Thinh is very patient and considerate towards my family with elderly parents. I will highly recommend anyone to get him as your guide.
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D3436oasamm
Feb 11, 2024
A great tour and trustworthy guide - We had a fantastic time and Hau was a great guide. We went on two tours with him, and he picked us up right on time from the airport, and once from our hotel, took us to some great views, the marble mountain (a must see) and some souvenir stores and a great tailor. A great tour amd friendly, trustworthy guide.
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X6274mudonnas
Jan 31, 2024
Hoi An tour - Today we were picked up by our amazing driver Mr Hau and taken on an amazing drive from Lang Co to Hoi An along the mountain road stopping many times for photos. This was amazing as we had always been taken through the tunnel previously. We then met our awsome tour guide Mr Thinh who did a half day tour of Hoi An as we had our flight home in the afternoon. His tour was awsome and he even took us to Hoi An's best Bah Mi shop and yes it was amazing. Thank you to Mr Hau and Mr Thinh for making our last day in Vietnam the best. I cannot recommend this tour company enough they made our first trip to Vietnam one we will never forget and have the best drivers and tour guides we have ever had
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Relax38923351182
Oct 22, 2023
Marble Mountain, My Khe, Hoi An - I am grateful to have had Mr Sinh as my driver. He took me to Marble Mountain and Hoi An and was great with taking me to local locations and accomodating all my specific requests. English was good. Very kind. Vehicle perfectly clean. Would recommend to anyone
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Hainhu03
Sep 24, 2023
A meaningful experience in Hoi An Ancient Town and Countryside - We had a wonderful trip to Hoi An, an ancient town in Central Vietnam. Thanks to our knowledgable local tour guide, Mr. Thinh, we learned a lot about the history and beauty of this once flourished port city during the 16th - 19th century, where Japanese, Chinese and European merchants met and exchanged goods.
We also learned about the sad incident that, as climate change took place, the sea level turned low and big ships could no longer enter its harbour. As a result, Hoi An was sadly left behind and forgotten for a long time, until it was rediscovered for tourism recently.
In 1999, it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage, which needs to be restored and reserved. Strolling down the small streets of Hoi An, I could feel the beauty of the remnants and the touch of time.
Also on this trip, we visited a fisherman's house in the countryside of Hoi An, where we went on a basket boat tour, enjoyed the landscape and learned to cook some Vietnamese foods. It was a good chance for uns to get in touch with local people and learn about their lives. As we listened to their stories, our hearts were open and we could sympathize with their hardships. It was a meaningful experience for all of us, which we're very grateful for.
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Peinidaochuzhou
Jun 30, 2023
A day tour that covers all you need for Hoi-An - We are travelling on a private tour as a family of 5 adults. My family love this trip especially the bowl ride! The boat man are friendly and it was like a party when all bowls gathered at a assembly area. Then after we attend a cooking class which was fun too! We were guided by Mr Thinh (Tin Tin) and he brought us to Hoi-an ancient town tour. It's been ample times that I visited Hoi-an, but I must say Tin Tin is the one that really explains the details and outlook of town beautifully. (note: Japanese bridge is under-renovation at the time of our visit Jun23)
Highly recommended day trip
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Climber55599898802
May 14, 2023
BEST TOUR EVERRRRRR ❤️🥰🫶🏼 - Mr. Thinh was a SPECTACULAR tour guide!!! He is very knowledgeable, super funny, and a great photographer. He's extremely passionate about his job and makes sure you are having a good time while meeting your wants/needs. Highly highly recommend tours by him, you will have a great time and make many memories to remember. He definitely was a highlight of our trip to Vietnam!
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Kellyrc2806on
Apr 7, 2023
Highly recommend it - Great day tour with full of interesting activities including Hoi an basket boat ride, Hoi an cooking class, fishing, etc. Lunch was included and very tasty. We enjoyed our day very much and surely recommend this tour to anyone.
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