Hoi An Wet Rice Farming: Learn Traditional Methods and Enjoy Home Hosted Meal
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Immerse yourself in the traditional wet rice farming methods of Hoi An. Learn how to produce white rice using old hand machines and enjoy a home-hosted meal with rice pancake.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hoi An Ecotour - At 5:00 PM, the host will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An center. We will then take a taxi to the host’ house in the countryside for being invited as “Special Guest” to their dinner (Or Lunch).

Arriving in the house, you are warmly welcomed by all family members. A short introduction to their family will help you to know each other of the family. And then, it’s time to enjoy home dinner with the Vietnamese family prepared by his wife and daughter (you also have chance joining to prepare some with them). You will not only taste many typical Vietnamese dishes, but also listen to the stories of Vietnamese cuisines and table manners.

In addition, the host will show you more about traditional food of Vietnam. The host lives in a wet rice farming village so they will tell you stories about the life of farmers here, how they convert their job from farming to working in tourism…

After finishing dinner, you will join a tea break with the host. They will tell you about the story of their own life, offers a great opening to find out about the family’s life in the past and today.

Goodbye to the host and our Taxi driver will transfer you back to your hotel around 8:00- 8:30 PM.

What's Included
  • English-speaking guide
  • Vietnamese tea and refreshments
  • Seasonal fruit and passion juice
  • Traditional Vietnamese dinner
  • Air-conditioned transport
  • Convenient pick-up service
What's Not Included
  • Drop off
Meal Options
  • Pumpkin soup - Whip up this easy pumpkin soup as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper when you need a bit of comfort – it has a lovely silky texture
  • Crispy rice pancake - These are quick, easy to make,light pancakes made out of rice flour , oil, shrim and pork . It is traditional recipe submitted by Hoi An People.
  • spring roll - an Vietnamese snack consisting of rice paper filled with minced vegetables and usually meat, rolled into a cylinder and fried.
  • Mix vegetables salad with beef, Peanut, sesame seed - Our host’s simple yet elegant beef with sesame salad recipe is inspired by flavours of East Asia.
  • steam rice serve with fish or chicken meat - This is the simple daily food of our farmers.
  • seasonal fruits - banana or mango, dragon fruit, rambutan…
Additional Information

The host resides in a village renowned for its paddy fields, hence, they will immerse you in tales about the villagers’ transition from traditional farming into the tourism industry. Moreover, they will demonstrate the traditional process of converting rice to its consumable form, often referred to as white rice, employing dated hand-operated machinery in their homestead:

  • Initially, the rice is husked to yield brown rice
  • Subsequently, winnowing is done to differentiate brown rice from its husk
  • Following this, sieving and pounding of brown rice is conducted to derive white rice
  • Lastly, white rice is grounded to obtain rice flour, which is later used in the preparation of rice pancakes for your meal.
Cancellation Policy

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

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E985cwshannonf
May 18, 2023
Family friendly local experience, a must! - We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, along with our two small children (4 and 2yrs). The rice farm was very interesting and then cycling around the local area was also a highlight. Upon returning to the local house we continued to learn about the rice growing process, had an awesome opportunity to learn how to cook local dishes and then enjoyed a delicious lunch. The family were happy to help entertain our children so everyone had a very me memorable time.
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Thivann2022
Mar 23, 2023
Hoi An Rice Farm and Home hosted Meal - We had a wonderful time with Mr. Hoang at his home. He picked us up on time at the hotel, about 10 minutes by taxi, we were reached at his house, were warmly welcomed by family members (his mother, his wife, and 2 young daughters). Because his family lives in the rice fields, we have the opportunity to hear about the farmer's life here, we are taught how to use traditional farming tools in the past to produce white rice grains - the final product for Vietnamese people to eat every day. It was a pleasant experience. We joined his wife to cook rice pancakes and enjoy other delicious food cooked by her… The cooking instructions were informative, the food delicious and the hospitality was wonderful. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in food and culture.
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