Hoi An Eco tour: Explore Local Life with Biking, Basket Boating, Buffalo Riding, and Farming
4.9
11 Ratings
Cam Thanh
Immerse yourself in the local life of Hoi An with this eco tour. Experience biking, basket boating, buffalo riding, and farming activities. Book now!
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cam Thanh - Known as Bay Mau, the Cam Thanh coconut forest has been thriving for two centuries. Initially planted by immigrants from the southwest, the coconut trees found the central region’s soil and water conditions to be ideal. Starting from a mere few acres, the coconut groves have expanded naturally into a vast forest spanning over 100 hectares.\nFor many generations, this coconut forest has served as a habitat for a variety of aquatic life. It has also provided protection for the villagers of Cam Thanh against sea waves and has been a shield for the Cham Islands world biosphere reserve.\nFor first-time visitors to Cam Thanh, the sight of the expansive coconut forest, which covers hundreds of hectares, is unforgettable. It lies adjacent to Cua Dai and resembles the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam. The primary distinction lies in the mode of transportation; while wooden boats are common in the Mekong Delta, basket boats are the preferred means for exploring the Bay Mau coconut forest.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Use of bicycle
  • Local foods
  • Professional English speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

08:30 Picked up by our guide at your hotel, ride bicycle to Cam Thanh Water coconut village, have a brief introduction about the place.

09:30 Take basket boat rowing along the water coconut river, Fisherman will teach you how to catch crabs (02 pax/ boat), fishing net casting, making rings, birds from palm leaves

11:30 Continue to ride bicycles to Tra Que Village. Ride water buffalo on river, rice paddy

12:30 Walk around the vegetable village and join in the daily activities with local farmer there.

13:00 Enjoy lunch with local foods

14:30 Go back hotel

Minimum 2 people per booking.

Location
Cam Thanh
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Stephaniech4378hp
May 5, 2024
Wonderful morning cycle to experience the culture of Hoi An! - My partner and I had an amazing time enjoying the scenery as we rode to the farming area of Hoi An with Thanh. We got to learn about how each part of our delicious lunch is created from scratch at each stop. Highly recommend this tour - our guide was wonderful and spoke great English!
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Benedikte_a
Oct 31, 2023
Great adventure - Everything was very nice and a good adventure. Very forthcoming driver-guide who spoke excellent English
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Adam
Aug 10, 2023
Great day - We had a great time with our guide Thanh in the countryside of Hoi An. We felt like we got to see a lot of the area and had a lot of fun biking, going out on the river with boats and cooking traditional food. The food was very good and the people our guide took us to meet were very friendly. We had many questions and Thanh had all the answers. Riding a water buffalo was really exciting, my favorite! I will definitely recommend it!
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Hawkegirl81
May 23, 2023
Our experience was great. We would definitely do something like this again l. - Our favourite part was the organic herb village. We weren’t expecting the bike riding to be the whole tour as not indicated in the information.. as we had a small child it would have been nice to know from the beginning
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Abigail
Jan 30, 2023
One of the best tours yet! - What an incredible experience this was ! One of our best tours in Vietnam. Thanh was an amazing guide who made sure our expectations were exceeded! Every detail of the tour was lovely, local and planned out perfectly! This is a must in Hoi An !
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O1480apmeganc
Jan 29, 2023
Fantastic Day Trip in Hoi An - We had a fantastic time on this tour! We loved exploring the country side and learning from the locals. The days activities were the perfect mix of culture and fun. I would recommend to anyone visiting Hoi An looking for an authentic experience.
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432christieb
Oct 18, 2022
The highlight of our vacation! - Henry was an absolutely lovely guide and planned a super fun and rememberable experience. My 5 year old still can't stop talking about the water buffalo and the Vietnamese pancakes he learned to make! I would definitely do this activity again. This experience was the highlight of our family trip and a day we will never forget. I highly recommend doing this when visiting Vietnam!
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Lisa
Sep 7, 2022
Sustainable cycling and a great eco experience - We had a wonderful tour with Thanh. We safely cycled through the streets of Hoi An, visiting a silkmakers, into the countryside through a small fishing village and onto a basketboat tour on the Coconut River, before a meet n greet with a buffalo farmer, then onto a herb farm where we learned to cook Banh Seo and eat our handiwork and other yummy food. We had fun interactions with staff at each location and other tourists. It was different, not hurried and a low emission and sustainable experience. The bike ride blew out a few cobwebs. We even went in the rain and it was still fun. Highly recommended!
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Natacha772
Aug 21, 2019
Wonderful day! - I did the eco tour with my 2 kids. Bamboo boat, bike, Buffalo ride, farming, mini cooking class and an amazing lunch. Thanks to our guide. She was very nice with the kids, very patient and she knows a lot about Hoi An. I will recommend this tour to everyone. Thanks again.
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Emmad9081
Jul 26, 2019
What a wonderful day! - We came to Vietnam to learn about the culture and this tour was a perfect taste! The bike ride was beautiful, through the rice fields and seeing the behind the scenes secret garden... Riding a buffalo was the kids favourite and close second was learning how to cook a traditional Vietnamese pancake as well as catching crabs and having beautiful leaf creations made for them! The parents on the other hand loved the bike ride, the beautiful garden full of delicious produce, learning more of how the country runs and seeing the most incredible sights. Henry was very informative and patient with all our questions! This will be something we remember forever! Definitely something you need to do... Thanks Henry!
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