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Hoi An Basket Boat, Lantern Making And Cooking Class Tour
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122 Ratings
Hoi An
Embark on a journey through Cam Thanh Village in Hoi An, Vietnam. Ride a basket boat, explore the river channels, learn traditional crafts, and indulge in a cooking class. Immerse yourself in the local culture and savor delicious Vietnamese cuisine.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Hoi An - Your guide will pick you up at your hotel.
Going to experience a local colorful market, learn how to deal with the local sellers, and know all ingredients for the meals. - Phu Lanh travel - Take you to Phu Lanh Travel. You will enjoy a welcome drink. And then go to Cam Thanh coconut palm village.
Upon arrival, our guide will take a brief about the village as well as the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families, and their community before you board on coracle boat.
- Bay Mau Coconut Forest - It’s time for you to jump aboard a basket boat for a funny 45mins-ride around the forest to explore the river channels of the Cam Thanh community and enjoy coracle boat performances by locals which are really exciting. After that, under instruction from the local fisherman, you will learn how to make souvenirs from palm leaves, boat shaking, and crab-catching…
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Phu Lanh travel - After exploring the village, return to Phu Lanh Travel, take a short time to refresh, and get ready for making lantern class. The guide will take a brief introduction about the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. Then, you can make your own lantern and keep it as a souvenir.
You will be joined in a cooking class course by the local host. They will show you some of the local specialties. Try your hand at preparing your own lunch (or dinner). And enjoy Vietnamese foods made by yourself
Hoi An deef fried spring rolls
VietNamese rice pancakes
Papaya salad with chicken
Special food of HoiAn : Cau Lau noodle
End services. Go back to the hotel.
What's Included
- Create your own lantern in a hands-on lantern making experience.
- Enjoy hassle-free visits with all entrance fees included.
- Stay hydrated with complimentary mineral water throughout the tour.
- Immerse yourself in the local cuisine with a cooking class course.
- Convenient hotel pick-up & drop-off service within Hoi An city.
- Benefit from the knowledge of an English-speaking guide.
- Explore the waterways in a traditional coracle boat ride.
What's Not Included
- Travel Insurance
- Personal expense
Additional Information
Cam Thanh Village, known as the kingdom of coconut palms, attracts a lot of tourists not only for its beauty but also for its historical value. Join our tour, it is the perfect way to explore and get closer to the local life of the fisherman people here.
You will experience a local colorful market, learn how to deal with the local sellers, and learn all ingredients for the meals. Ride a basket boat for 45mins around the forest to explore the river channels of the Cam Thanh community, and enjoy coracle boat performances by locals which are really exciting. You will be provided instruction from the local fisherman, and learn how to make souvenirs from palm leaves, enjoy boat shaking and crab-catching, and attend a lantern-making class. There will also be a cooking class course by the local host and lastly, enjoy Vietnamese foods made by yourself.
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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Tharrisstalbans
Aug 20, 2024
Fun and interesting experience. - This was one of our favourite activities in Vietnam. From pick-up to drop-off, everything was extremely smoothly organised with a good amount of time for each activity. The market visit was very informative and we did not have to haggle for the food ourselves! Making lanterns was a bit fiddly, but fun to do with clear instructions. We were pleased that the lanterns fold up so you can take them home easily! The best part of the day was the cookery class with our enthusiastic chef. It was more interactive than I had expected, with every person in our group of 12 able to chop, mix and cook. The resulting meal was absolutely delicious. My vegetarian daughter was well-catered for with a separate meal to cook. The basket boats are very touristy but lots of fun. My teenage children loved being spun round for an extra fee of 100,000 dong each. This tour is highly recommended as a fun and interesting family activity.
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Kammie_w
Aug 16, 2024
Best tour - One of the best tours we had on the trip. The atmosphere for making lanterns and cooking class was so amazing right on the river. Instructors and chef were really fun. We had a great group of people. Totally recommended this tours to others we meet traveling to Hoi an
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Miriam_i
Jul 16, 2024
Immersive experience - It was a great immersive experience in a gorgeous location. Our tour guide and chef were cheerful and helpful - we loved the lantern making and cooking class, and the boat ride was fun too! Great way to spend an afternoon.
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Estelle_c
Jul 14, 2024
THE BEST TIME! - An amazing experience!!! The guides were so lovely. The coconut boat ride was so fun especially when we went into the spinning boat (costed 200,000 dong for 2 people) extra.
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Dervlad2024
Jul 13, 2024
Fantastic day trip! - The best tour I have done in Vietnam! ⭐️ Started off the day with a walk through the local food market. The tour guide was very informative. We then did a relaxing lantern making class. This was followed by the cooking class which was hosted by an entertaining chef. We had so much fun and the food was amazing. Finally, we went for a coconut boat ride which was very relaxing as the sun was setting. 10/10 experience, a must do when visiting Hoi An!
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Jennifer_p
Jul 8, 2024
Rocky Start Beautiful End - The trip started a little confusing. A guy picked us up from our hotel and never once introduced himself. We stopped and picked up 5 other people and he still had said nothing. Once we got to our first stop our guide was waiting there for us. From that point on the experience was amazing. I loved that there were only two stops. First stop the market and then we did everything else at the second stop. By far the best cooking class I have had since being in Vietnam.
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Lisa_h
Jun 28, 2024
A MUST DO in Hoi An!!!!! - Honestly the best Tour i ever did!! The hosts were the sweetest people ever and the food was amazing!! The lantern making was so relaxing and finishing off with the coconut boat was just perfect! 10/10 (i was even thinking about doing it again cause it was so lovely)
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Rebecca_j
Jun 24, 2024
Must Do - This experience was amazing! The guide was very kind and friendly, and the chef was very knowledgeable and fun. This is a family run business, and they do an amazing job. The lantern making was very fun and they are easy to pack in your suitcase. I definitely recommend doing this if you are in Hoi An!
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Maps735881
Jun 17, 2024
So great - checks a lot of Hoi An experiences! - Great scheduled day - coconut boats were so fun, the food we cooked was amazing and I learned a lot, lantern making was very relaxing - and you spend the afternoon in a shady breezier area near coconut river. So great!
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Amanda_h
Jun 20, 2024
Major Let Down - This was an overall just “ok” experience. My 5 year old and I loved the cooking class we did in Chiang Mai, so very much we’re excited to give this a try. Unfortunately I didn’t feel they were super “kid friendly” however when it did come time to eat they were very helpful finding alternative food for my daughter to eat who decided to not participate in cooking.
This cooking experience is not set for individual stations, as I had previously done. Seeing we were doing it as a whole group, despite hand washing etc I did not feel this was completely sanitary. I also began to have digestive issues after this experience. So that’s a major let down.
We loved the lantern making, but felt as though the host kept trying to do and critique a lot of what I was making. Didn’t feel like my own true experience.
Basket boat was short lived, appreciate the woman catching two crabs for my little one. Watching the boat dancers we our boat driver only cruised by the ending of a show. We didn’t really get to watch any of it.
I would skip this experience and look for alternatives if you’re still on the fence.
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