Basket Boat and Cooking Class Experience: A Traditional Vietnamese Adventure
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107 Ratings
Hoi An
Embark on a traditional Vietnamese adventure with a Basket Boat and Cooking Class Experience. Discover the valuable Thung Chai bamboo boats used by fishermen in Central Vietnam and learn how to navigate them. Immerse yourself in the peaceful fishing village of Cam Thanh and enjoy a delicious meal prepared by warm-hearted locals.
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hoi An - Visit a local market to learn how local people purchase their products and buy some ingredients that will be used for a cooking lesson later.
  • Bay Mau Coconut Forest - Transfer to our fishing village by car, passing beautiful rice paddy fields, going up to the Cua Dai river, and heading for the Bay Mau nipa (water coconut palm forest) grove where you can discover the daily life of the local fishermen there. Catch a bamboo basket boat trip into the water coconut palm forest with local fishermen. Explore the water palm coconut paradise, learning and sharing fishing experiences with local fishermen by catching fish and purple crabs with unique fishing nets, and making souvenirs with palm leaves. Get to know more about the Vietnamese–American war, with interesting and true stories that happened during that time.
  • Cam Thanh - Have a very interesting cooking lesson at a local home (Mr. Cu’s home), then enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner with his family.
What's Included
  • Pick up & drop off at hotel.
  • Cold water, wet tissue.
  • Entrance fee ticket.
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Hoi An traditional lunch or dinner
Additional Information

The Thung Chai, or Basket Boat, is a valuable asset to its owners in Vietnam. Built with bamboo, this boat is essential for fishers in Central Vietnam due to its practicality. Though the uniqueness of the boat is little known to tourists, The Hoi An Village Experience aims to rectify that. This exceptional tour aims to take you to the serene and scenic fishing village of Cam Thanh, located just 5 kms from the historical town of Hoi An. The tour promises interaction with the local, friendly people who will eagerly teach you to navigate the unique Basket boat and provide a memorable meal you won’t forget.

Location
Hoi An
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paul_c
Jun 9, 2024
Amazing cooking experience Hoi An - Absolutely loved this tour with Oanh, what a super day of experience and cooking together. Firstly we went to the local market, where she explained the different types of fruit and vegetables and even got us to try some unique ones. Moving on to the coconut village and crab fishing out of basket boats, this was hilarious but I won't ruin the suprise!! The cooking class itself was by far the highlight, we cooked 4 dishes including the Hoi An famous Cao lầu, which was super tasty!
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Lokimccorquodale
May 28, 2024
A real highlight of my trip. Cannot recommend enough. - This was a highlight of my trip to Vietnam! I cannot recommend this tour enough. The hospitality of Mr Cu and his team was second to none. I was picked up promptly in the morning and met with the fellow tour goers at a local market. we had a very fun and informative morning shopping for ingredients and trying out local fruits. We then headed to the coconut boats and the real Hoi An style experience. But the real highlight came in the form of the cooking class afterwards. this was so much fun and informative about how Vietnamese food is cooked. We made many yummy dishes and got to eat them all in a big family style lunch. Make sure you come hungry because you will cook so many delicious meals.
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349veroa
May 19, 2024
Very good - I enjoyed every activity included in the tour, Mr.Cu is an excellent guide, very happy, very friendly, 100% recommended, the tour meets all the activities offered
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604ginb
May 13, 2024
Excellent local experience - I have been many times to Hoi An and probably done about 10 different cycling tours. I absolutely love Mr Cu and his tour. For lunch we visited his wife who has a cooking class business and we also got to cook and food was amazing. The one thing that stood out is that he employs local people with disabilities which to me is worth so much more than the average tour and means we help give back.
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Olga
May 12, 2024
Great cooking class - We had a fun day doing the cooking class and coconut basket boating. Mr Cu took us to a local market and tought us about the local specialties in an interesting but also fun way. The food that we later cooked together was delicious. We had a great experience!
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Peter_peereboom
May 5, 2024
Nice cooking class in Hoi an - This cooking class is highly recommended! The afternoon started with a tour of the market, where we received a lot of information about the local ingredients and were able to taste everything. This was followed by a fun trip on the basket boat. The pleasure radiated by the drivers of these boats makes this a real party. Ultimately we were allowed to get to work ourselves. From cutting the vegetables to making the sauce and baking the spring rolls, we did everything ourselves. So we could end the day feeling satisfied with a delicious meal. Everyone involved in the activities was cheerful and there was a lot of laughter. A great afternoon!
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Amberbm6672kx
Apr 30, 2024
One of the highlights of our entire trip! - What an awesome experience! My boyfriend & I did the cooking class which was one of the highlights of our entire trip to Vietnam. Mr. Cú and the rest of the staff was so helpful, funny and attentive. Throughout the experience we had the opportunity to learn more about the culture through food. And oh man was the food delicious and so much food too! Highly recommend adding this to your trip itinerary!
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434ornellas
Apr 28, 2024
À magical afternoon!!!! - What an amazing time with Mr Cu and his family, I honestly was so emotional at the end of our cooking class experience, we learned so much and we had an amazing time I couldn't recommend it enough, thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
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Flyer46029396543
Apr 28, 2024
Excellent day out 10/10 - We had an excellent time with the amazing Mr Cu and his beautiful family. We learned to cook 4 dishes and got to enjoy the fruits of our labour. We were also given the recipe which we plan to use at home. The market experience added a super nice touch and the coconut boats were super fun. 10/10 would recommend.
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Kimberly_c
Apr 26, 2024
Fun cooking class and market experience - The market and cooking class are so much fun and the best part of this tour. We loved our guide. The boat ride was nice but not the highlight of this trip
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