4-Hour Hoi An Cooking Class and Basket Boat Tour with Local Market

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Join a cooking class with a local chef
• 02 Explore a local market and the daily life of local people
• 03 Try rowing a unique bamboo basket boat
• 04 Make souvenirs with palm leaves
• 05 Enjoy an amazing basket boat dancing performance

Explore Hoi An through its flavours and riverside traditions on this 4-hour experience. Visit a local market to discover Vietnamese cooking ingredients and get a glimpse of daily local life, then ride a unique bamboo basket boat through the small channels of the water coconut forest. Meet local fishermen, try hands-on activities such as rowing the basket boat and making palm-leaf souvenirs, and finish with a cooking class led by a local chef. After learning traditional methods for preparing authentic Vietnamese food, enjoy the dishes you have made.

Hop on a unique bamboo basket boat and start your journey exploring the small channels that lead into the water coconut forest.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Hoi An

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Local Market, Basket Boat Adventure and Cooking Class

• Pick up at the meeting point or your hotel in Hoi An centre.
• Your guide will take you to the local market to introduce some ingredients, as well as the daily life of local people.
• Hop on a unique bamboo basket boat and start your journey exploring the small channels that lead into the water coconut forest. You will also be guided on how to row a bamboo basket boat.
• Join local fishermen in catching purple crabs, make souvenirs with palm leaves, and enjoy an amazing basket boat dancing performance.
• Relax with cold water and join a cooking class with a local chef.
• Learn the traditional ways of cooking authentic Vietnamese food. After the lesson, enjoy the delicious dishes you prepared.
• Return to your hotel or the meeting point.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Hoi An traditional lunch (morning tour) or dinner (afternoon tour)
• Bottles of water
• English-speaking tour guide
• Basket boat transportation
• Pick up and drop off at the hotel
• Entrance fee tickets

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses outside the program

Know before you go

• The Basket Boat, locally named the "Thung Chai", originates from Vietnam and is considered very valuable by its owners. It is made of bamboo and is mainly used by fishermen in Central Vietnam. Most fishermen working in the ocean or river use it for their livelihood because of its convenience and uniqueness, though it is still little known to many tourists. On this special tour, The Hoi An Village Experience brings guests to the peaceful, quiet, and picturesque fishing village of Cam Thanh, about 5 km from Hoi An Ancient Town. Here, you will meet many warm-hearted local people who will show you and teach you how to use the unique basket boat and enjoy an unforgettable meal.
• Please let me know if you have any food allergies or if a vegetarian menu is required.
• The vegetarian option is available and flexible.
• MENU IN MORNING OPTION:
  • Sua gao - Rice milk
  • Banh xeo - rice pancake
  • Cha gio - Spring roll
  • Goi du du - Papaya salad
  • Ga chien - Fried chicken with mushroom
• MENU IN THE AFTERNOON OPTION:
  • Pho - beef noodle soup
  • Banh cuon - steamed rice paper rolls
  • Banh xeo - rice pancake
  • Che - mung bean sweet soup

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Hoi An, Quảng Nam, Việt Nam

Tour start

Hội An, Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.