HOI AN
The best of Hoi An, day and night.
The 15 most popular farms in Hoi An, with prices, run times and who you book with. The ones worth planning a day around, and what each is actually like once you turn up.
A 5-hour Hoi An farm cooking class with a market tour, Bay Mau basket boat ride, and hands-on Vietnamese dishes in a calm countryside setting.
Most Popular“Food is so delicious and staff so friendly! We had 4 delicious meals and were rushing very well. Would recommend to everyone!”
Cycle Hoi An countryside with Tra Que veggie farming, buffalo feeding, coconut basket boats, and a hearty local lunch for $37.
“Fantastic trip with our tour guide Man! Great time cycling through the countryside and riding buffalo, ending it off with a coconut boat ride which was exciting. Highly recommend Man!”
Rural Hoi An cycling and organic farm cooking class: ride rice fields, snack at Ba Le market, row a coconut basket boat, eat what you cook.
“Tom was the best tour guide!!! He was so kind and had a wealth of knowledge to share with us, we had a lot of fun on our tour and would highly recommend!!!”
Hands-on Hoi An market + Tra Que organic farm farming, then a small-group cooking class making papaya salad, banh xeo, and clay-pot fish.
“This cooking class is a must do on your trip to Hoi An! Before starting our class, we had a tour of the lovely garden and got to participate in planting some spinach. Min, our chef, was absolutely adorable. She quickly made us feel right at hoRead more”
Hoi An organic garden cooking class at Caman Village: harvest herbs, make rice paper and herbal drinks, then cook 3–4 Vietnamese dishes.
“The ladies who work at the organic garden are very welcoming and knowledgeable. I learned a lot about Vietnamese cuisine as well as life in Vietnam in general. I think everyone would enjoy the cooking class even if you don't cook yourselRead more”
Cycle Hoi An countryside, ride a water buffalo, paddle a bamboo basket boat, and enjoy Banh Xeo for $44 on this 5-hour tour.
“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…”
Hoi An Lemon Basil organic cooking class: English chefs teach 4 Vietnamese dishes in a 3-hour small group for $27.
“We had such an amazing time at Lemonbasil farm. Jessica and her family was very lovely and welcoming. We learn a lot about Vietnamese cousins. First we went to the farm, tried out a bit, tasted many herbs they grow. It’s amazing how many different ones they have. They we cooked two things, eat and…”
Cycle to Cam Thanh for rice farming, bamboo basket-boat fishing, water buffalos, and a home-style lunch with banh xeo in Hoi An.
“I spend a wonderful day with Mr Happy aka Mr Cu. Apart from Discovering the villages and eating amazing homemade food, the real attraction was Mr Cu”
A hands-on half-day in Hoi An’s Tra Que Herb Village: seaweed-to-fertilizer farming, buffalo and bamboo boats, massage, and lunch included.
“What an experience! We visited the locals market to purchase our food, had a wonderful bike ride through the countryside and spent the afternoon cooking local cuisine. Family owned business . Our hostess was wonderful, very proRead more”
Experience Hoi An countryside farm life: Tra Que planting and seaweed fertilizing, buffalo ride at Cam Thanh, bamboo basket boat in coconut forest, pottery.
“This tour surpassed our expectations. Our guide, Ty, was fantastic. The highlight was the bamboo basket boat tour which was an experience we will never forget.”
Cycle country lanes, get your hands dirty at an organic village, then ride bamboo basket boats with fishermen near Hoi An.
“Our guide Mr. Hoang was absolutely fantastic!!! He was so knowledgeable and it was incredibly enjoyable speaking with him about Vietnamese life. This was hands down one of the best tours my husband and I have ever been on. It was very Read more”
Cycle 15 minutes from Hoi An to Tra Que’s organic farms, learn rice paper, and enjoy pho lunch with a small local guide group.
“It was a great experience with a lovely guide. We stopped to see a temple, spent time at the farm and enjoyed a refreshing drink. Guide Kim also brought us to try a specialty pho and street dessert. It was an informative tour and Kim was attentive to our safety and wellbeing throughout. Thank you!”
Private bike, basket boat, farming and cooking in Hoi An’s Tra Que. Learn 4 Vietnamese dishes with chef Min in 6 hours.
“We had such a nice time. We felt like we saw a lot of the outside of Hoi An and learned so much from the cooking class that we can use at home. Minh was fantastic. 🥰”
A private Hoi An countryside tour with wet-rice planting, buffalo riding, coracle basket fishing, crabbing, and Cao Lau lunch plus coffee-making.
“I recently booked this tour expecting a 4-hour experience, but unfortunately, it fell quite short. The entire tour lasted only 2 hours, and several key experiences that were advertised were either extremely brief or missing altogether. The buffalo Read more”
Wet rice farming, buffalo riding, and basket-boat fishing in Cam Thanh, with lunch and Vietnamese iced coffee.
From the lantern-lit old town to the basket boats, the cooking classes and the day trips up the coast, every way to spend your time in Hoi An.
