Basket Boat and Cooking Class Experience: A Traditional Vietnamese Adventure

Embark on a traditional Vietnamese adventure with a Basket Boat and Cooking Class Experience. Discover the valuable Thung Chai bamboo boats used by fishermen in Central Vietnam and learn how to navigate them. Immerse yourself in the peaceful fishing village of Cam Thanh and enjoy a delicious meal prepared by warm-hearted locals.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hoi An - Visit a local market to learn how local people purchase their products and buy some ingredients that will be used for a cooking lesson later.
  • Bay Mau Coconut Forest - Transfer to our fishing village by car, passing beautiful rice paddy fields, going up to the Cua Dai river, and heading for the Bay Mau nipa (water coconut palm forest)…
What's Included
  • Pick up & drop off at hotel.
  • Cold water, wet tissue.
  • Entrance fee ticket.
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Hoi An traditional lunch or dinner
Additional Information

The Thung Chai, or Basket Boat, is a valuable asset to its owners in Vietnam. Built with bamboo, this boat is essential for fishers in Central Vietnam due to its practicality. Though the uniqueness of the boat is little known to tourists, The Hoi An Village Experience aims to rectify that. This exceptional tour aims to take you to the serene and scenic…

Location
Hoi An
Cancellation Policy

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

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Zoedungal
Aug 9, 2025
Fun and delicious experience - Beautiful experience we had in Hoi An. We had the guide Ha and she was absolutely fantastic. Fun with good jokes and kept the mood high throughout the course. Delicious food and very informative. Fun experience with the boat too. Will definitely recommend.
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650daves
Jul 5, 2025
Great fun, food, and people. - We did the cooking class where you are shown round the local market by the chef to find the ingredients, taken out on the bamboo boats, and then learn to cook some amazing dishes. We all sat down had the feast afterwards. The people here are wonderful, very friendly and knowledgeable. Would absolutely recommend, and great value for a half day experience.
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Moandjb
Jun 16, 2025
Food lovers experience - We booked this tour with the hotel. Mr. Cu was a great host, excellent English and nothing was a problem. The cooking class was the highlight. We made spring rolls, pancakes, stir fry and papaya salad. The recipes were amazing- quick and easy and there was more than enough food. They catered for allergens. The chef was very knowledgeable. We would book this tour again. Highly recommended for food lovers ❤️😋🙏
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Peter
May 28, 2025
Classy cooking class with Han . Good fun - Great cooking class and market visit with our chef/tutor/guide Han . Delicious food .Food hygeine good .Han speaks good english and has great sense of humour . All good fun and even had cold beers in the fridge to enjoy with lunch . Highly recommended
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Scubajojo
May 18, 2025
Best cooking class ever! - We did cooking class with Han, so amazing, well taught, funny, and made me look like a chef! I'm so happy we decided to do this class! Made many dishes and ate soooo much! Actually, I couldn't eat it all!
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Peter
Apr 2, 2025
A great half day out! Must do - A fun half day out. Starting at the markets and checking out what fruit and veges we will use in cooking. A quick trip to the basket boats - a bit funny with dancing but every one enjoyed it. Then examples of fishing in the river. Ended at the cooking class which was fun and educational. Our guide Ha was hilarious and the class was excellent. Overall a great half day out and very full at the end of it.
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Bd74
Apr 2, 2025
Great experience - Great experience with a bit of everything. Excellent guide and everything very well organised. Cooking class was fun and so much food. Highly recommended.
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Rita
Mar 16, 2025
Culture immersion - We loved this tour/experience and highly recommend it to everyone! Mr. Cu is a lovely host and we learned so much about the Hoi An area, the locals and also history on Vietnam. We rode bicycles, learned about local farming practices, got up-close and personal with a water buffalo, plowed mud, planted rice, went on the river in the basket boats and had a small cooking demonstration with a delicious lunch. A fantastic day!
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168meghanc
Feb 2, 2025
Cooking class and coconut boat - Incredibly fun day, our tour guide was amazing! Coconut boat were very funny and the cooking class was excellent! So much food!!!
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Izzy2328
Feb 2, 2025
100% recommend - Loved this so much!! Nhung made the class fun and the food made together was so good. The coconut boats were cool and our guide manage to catch a crab. Music was funny too. Would 100% recommend this to anyone visiting Hoi An. Thank you :))
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From $28
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).