HOI AN · FARM TOURS
Small farms take small groups and fill early. Below: the 10 farm tours in Hoi An to book ahead, what each includes and how they differ.
Spend about five hours at Cocolocal Farm near Hoi An with an English-speaking chef and guide. Visit a local market, taste tropical fruit, ride a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest, then prepare dishes such as banh xeo, pho, papaya salad, and spring rolls before eating beside the water. Pickup and drop-off are offered.
Ride quiet roads with a small group of up to 10, visit Ba Le Market, paddle a 40-minute coconut basket boat, harvest herbs, and cook lunch at an organic garden. Guides such as Tom, Nhat, Kun, June, Trang, and Shanti have led this experience, with plenty of local stories along the way.
Spend about five hours with a local guide and chef, visiting Hoi An’s market, cycling through rice fields, farming at Tra Que Vegetable Village, enjoying a herbal foot massage, and cooking papaya salad, banh xeo, spring rolls, and fish in a clay pot. Morning and afternoon departures are available, with vegetarian meals by request.
Start near Hoi An Post Office with a short 3 km cycle through rice fields and villages. Shop for unusual fruit, ride a quiet basket boat through the water coconut forest, help an organic farm, then cook lunch from garden produce. Guides such as Kun, Khieu, Trang, and Nguyen are praised for friendly, clear English. Dietary needs are welcome.
“Today we had a great experience with our guide Kun. She has to much positive energy! She had an answer for all of our questions regarding the vegetables, greens, food and vietnamese life. In additional she took care that we learn some basics about vietnamese language. At cooking class we made a fish in banana leaf, eggplant and mushrooms in a clay pot and ban xeo. We can fully recommend this tour!”
Spend 3 to 4 hours at Caman Village in Hoi An, where local cooks guide you through an organic garden, herbal drink making, rice paper preparation, and 3 to 4 Vietnamese dishes. You’ll harvest herbs, play folk games, wear a chef’s hat and apron, and return home with a cookbook and participation certificate.
“I've done a lot of cooking classes around SE Asia, this one stood out because of the rice paper making and the location. The garden and facilities are very cute. I've never made rice paper in a cooking class, that was particularly interesting. I also liked the herbal drink making a lot, and enjoyed learning about different plants around the garden.”
Meet the Lemon Basil family in Tra Que vegetable village for a three-hour cooking class led by English-speaking chefs such as Min. Tour the organic garden, help with simple farm work, then prepare spring rolls, green papaya salad, fish in clay pot, and Bánh Xèo. Small groups, dietary requests welcomed, and no cooking experience is needed.
“This is the best cooking class I have ever done. The host was so kind, attentive and funny. 10/10 recommend this, despite not so many reviews!”
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.💞”
From Hoi An, cycle to Cam Thanh with guides such as Mr Cu or Duc, meet farming families, plant rice, ride and feed water buffalo, fish for crabs, paddle a bamboo basket boat, hear wartime stories, and cook a local meal. Morning tours include lunch, while afternoon tours include dinner.
“Duc was a fantastic guide, we really enjoyed seeing Hoi An by bike. The rice field, water buffalo and coconut boats were a great experience & the kids really enjoyed them too. Finishing off with a cooking lesson and delicious lunch was fantastic. I would definitely recommend this tour, it’s been the highlight of our trip so far!”
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!”
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