WORLDWIDE · FARM TOURS
This is the shortlist you would hand a friend: 11 fishing trips worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the thing to know before you commit.
At Hook-A-Barra in Wonga Beach, your 2.5-hour morning begins with a guided tour of the Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm. You will see baby and growing ponds, help feed and check fish, watch a hand-harvest, then fish for your own barra with a patient guide. Finish with a tasting platter featuring barramundi prepared three ways.
John Lee Tours takes you from Hoi An into Tra Que and Cam Chau by bicycle. With an English-speaking guide such as Lanh, you will work with a local farmer, ride a water buffalo, learn net fishing in a bamboo basket boat, and eat banh xeo with spring rolls. Hotel pickup within 8 kilometers of the Old Town is included.
“We had a lovely day with lanh. He picked us up from our hotel with bicycles we cycled on mostly flat tracks and some roads . Met a farmer and learnt how he looks after his allotment. Had a ride on a water buffalo Went fishing in a coconut boat Had a lovely lunch at a local restaurant All in all a fabulous insight as well as fun.”
Spend about 4.5 hours cycling from Hoi An to Cam Thanh with guides such as Mr Cu, Duc, or Nhung. You’ll visit farms, temples, a fisherman’s home, and coconut-palm waterways, then ride a water buffalo, paddle a basket boat, plant rice, and help make banh xeo before eating a traditional meal.
Spend 5 to 6 hours exploring Tra Que and Cam Thanh with a local guide, bicycles, a vegetable garden visit, basket-boat rowing, river fishing, and lunch. Guide Vincent is praised for his excellent English and careful attention to safety. Families get close to rural life, with a chance to ride a buffalo in the rice fields.
“The best and most genuine local tour I've had in Vietnam so far, especially because the guide, Vincent, was just fantastic! He was extremely friendly, spoke excellent English, and made sure that I was always safe and comfortable. AnRead more”
Spend five to six hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Hoang, cycling rural roads, working at Tra Que vegetable village, riding a bamboo basket boat, fishing with local people, and eating lunch at a family home. Pickup covers Hoi An’s old town and beach areas.
“Hoang is a knowledgable, nice, and helpful guide. He made the trip memorable and his wife is an excellent cook. Thank you for a wonderful lunch.”
Spend four to five hours in Hoi An’s countryside, helping with wet rice farming, riding a water buffalo, fishing in the mud, and taking a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau Coconut Forest. Hung Le Travel provides hotel pickup on selected options, a Cao Lau lunch, cold towel, coffee-making class, and a private setting for your group.
You’ll learn traditional wet rice farming in Cam Thanh Village, ride a buffalo, fish and crab from a bamboo basket boat, then enjoy local noodles and Vietnamese iced coffee. English instruction, private or small-group options, and optional pickup are available. Confirm which package you’re booking, since the farming-only option does not include the boat, lunch, or pickup.
“Amazing Trip 💞 We had wonderful day with local supplier. They created something very unique and special.It is worth for any penny that sepent. My friend's introduced to us and weill introduce to other people for the experience with this experience. Highly recommend.💞”
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Travel privately from Hambantota toward Galle with guide Pradeep, stopping at Dutch-era Galle Fort, a stilt-fishing site, and the Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project. Pickup is available from your hotel, port, or airport. The advertised day may also include boat and cinnamon or vanilla visits, so confirm the exact plan and timing before you set out.
“Enjoyable day tour to Galle with a nice lunch opportunity in Galle. Nice stop at the stilt fishing spot, despite choosing to skip turtle hatchery could have still done with more time in Galle to walk the walks. Too much time was spent on the boat & vanilla tour.”
Meet an English-speaking guide and cycle 6 to 7 km from Hoi An or Da Nang toward Cam Thanh. Help with rice farming, ride and feed water buffalo, paddle a bamboo basket boat, catch fish and purple crabs, make palm-leaf souvenirs, hear wartime stories, and eat a traditional local meal.
Join an English-speaking guide for a half-day bicycle trip from Hoi An to Cam Thanh village. You will meet farmers, ride and feed a water buffalo, paddle a round bamboo boat, try local fishing, cook banh xeo, and return by hotel drop-off.
“The full trip was great start to finish even in the rain all of the activities were fun with the cooking class being our highlight. Getting out of the rain and being welcomed so warmly by the hosts with a hot drink and foot massage before getting stuck into the lesson was a nice touch!”
Spend 150 minutes at Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm with an English-speaking guide. See baby barra ponds, feed growing fish, help check their health, watch hand-harvesting, then fish for your own barramundi before sharing a gourmet tasting platter. Groups are limited to eight.
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