Hoi An Bicycle and Cooking Class Tour: An Immersive Experience into Local Vietnamese Life
4.7
9 Ratings
Immerse yourself in local Vietnamese life with a bicycle and cooking class tour in Hoi An. Explore Tra Que vegetable village, visit a fishing village, and learn to cook traditional Hoi An style food.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tran Nhan Tong - Journey to Tra Que vegetable village, transition to fishing village, and culinary experience.

8:30 am: Commence with a pick-up from your hotel by our local guide.
9:00am: Embark on a scenic bike ride with your guide to the picturesque Tra Que vegetable village to witness the authentic lifestyle of the local cultivators. This village is renowned for its aromatic herbs like mint, coriander, and basil, which are staples in the cuisine of Hoi An residents. Along the route, you’ll encounter rice fields, water buffalo, and diligent farmers tending to their land.

10:00am

Proceed to Cam Thanh (water coconut) village and partake in a unique experience of rowing a traditional basket boat alongside the villagers.

Relish the views of the fishing hamlet, navigate through the water coconut palm groves, and collect water coconut fruits. You’ll also have the opportunity to create a distinctive coconut palm keepsake.

11:30am

Join the chef in a hands-on cooking session to learn the age-old techniques of preparing and cooking signature Hoi An dishes.

Savor the delicious meal you’ve helped to prepare and cook.

What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and Return
  • English speaking tour Guide
  • Bicycle tour
  • Fishing with local fisherman
  • Basket Boat ride
  • Cooking lesson
  • Authentic local Lunch
  • Refreshments including Fruits juice and Mineral water
  • All Entrance fees and Taxes included
  • Cool tissue
  • Souvenir Coconut Leaves
  • Conical hat provided
What's Not Included
  • Travel Insurance
Meal Options
  • Hoi An spring rolls (pork and shrimp)
  • payaya salad with pork and sprimd
  • Sauteed fish in clay pot
  • Grilled clam
  • Sauteed morning glory with garlic
  • Steamd rice
  • fresh fruit
Additional Information

Embark on a bike ride to Tra Que vegetable village, switch to a fishing village and then end with a cooking tour.

At 9:00 am, the local guide will meet you at your hotel. Cycle through the picturesque countryside to the quaint Tra Que vegetable village with the guidance of the tour guide to experience the authentic lifestyle of the local farm owners. The village gets its name from the aromatic herbs like mint, cilantro, and basil that are incorporated in the daily cuisine of the Hoi An residents. En route, you will have the chance to witness lush rice fields, drive water buffalos, and observe the farmer’s industrious work on their farms.

At 10:00 am, you will head to Cam Thanh (water coconut) village and engage in the local activity of rowing in a basket boat. Take delight in the scenic beauty of the fishing village, traverse the water coconut palm forest, and gather some water coconuts as well as a distinctive coconut palm souvenir.

At 11:30 am, you will assist the chef and learn the traditional method of preparing and cooking food in the style of Hoi An. Savour the dish that you have personally prepared and cooked.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Emily
May 25, 2023
Great morning activity with delicious food - Bloody hot on the bicycle but great fun cycling on the streets of Hoi An (though they're nowhere near as crazy as Hanoi!) Great cooking class with an enormous lunch, make sure you don't eat breakfast! Also enjoyed the coconut boat ride.
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Eleonora_b
Mar 18, 2023
Homecooking by the river - Nice bicycle ride through hoi an and rice fields. The visit to the market with the guide was remarkable she took the time to show us different veggys and fishes and meat... the cooking class was a really good experience ! We got to prep the whole meal and we are ready to cook it at home as well. Excellent experience !
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Mia
Feb 27, 2023
Absolutely delicious food!! 10/10 - For a very very cheap price we ate SO much fresh, beautiful food - from spring rolls to Vietnamese pancake to beef pho and BBQ pork with lemongrass!! We collected all the food fresh from the market. Trang is so sweet and made sure we left the class bellies full to the brim!
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Susan
Feb 21, 2023
Hoi An cooking experience - Our guide/cooking instructor, Tran, met us at our hotel on time with bicycles for us, We stopped at a local market to buy ingredients for our lunch, then we cycled through some lovely rice fields on our way to the river. The basket boat ride was entertaining if a bit touristy. We ate the lunch we helped cook while sitting by the river. Very pleasant way to spend a morning. The only thing that would have made it better was for her to give us copies of recipes or maybe a list of ingredients so we could replicate it at home.
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Mcmurre01
Jan 15, 2020
Highlight of the trip! - Our boys are 10 and 11 and confident cyclists. We thoroughly enjoyed this trip and can't stop looking at the photos to remember how amazing it was! Big thanks 🙂
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Hawkie23
Sep 30, 2019
Amazing Morning - What a fabulous morning. Picked up on motorcycle by my guide, Tin, who took me to the huge local market to buy the freshest food possible. Then we went through a local vegetable/market garden, then onto a fabulous Tin Boat ride on the river. Entertained by another paddler to Gangnam Style - very entertaining. Back to shore and had a private cooking class. Then ate too much because the food was simply delicious. Have had a wonderful morning - highly recommended....,
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Warut
Sep 26, 2019
Bucket boat trip - We have a private bucket boat trip with Trang they are small family business. The trip take about 1 hour. They pick up us directly from the hotel. Take care us very well and serve water melon and cold bottle water as well. Very lovely. Cheers
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Peter
Nov 10, 2019
Fun - A great morning. We were met by our guide at the appointed time @ our hotel . Bicuycles had been arranged and dropped at the hotel. We followed our guide on her moped to another hotel amnd picked up the last of the guests for the day. Then a meandering bicycle ride from hoi an to the vegetable village. From there to the markets and her village and home by the waterfront. Basket boat tour was highly entertaining! wait for the singers.... cooking class was thoroughly enjoyble, with a mountaing of food prepared. All in all a great morning. few tips- bicycle ride can be daunting for the first timers, so if you have the opportunity to ride a bike around Hoi an prior to doing the tour, then do it, just to give you that bit of confidence... roads are hectic. Though it didn't detract from our day, and communication was achieved relatively easily, a better grasp of english from our guide would have helped.
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Di_sko1
Jan 4, 2024
Biking was nonexistent - The boat tour was fun. The cooking class was ok but everything was very oily and kept getting interrupted with phone calls and then I felt rushed. The bicycle portion never happened - I got dropped off at my hotel and realized this was missing. Dang - I feel like I got gyped.
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