Hoi An cooking and boat tour operator · Hotel pickup, central Hoi An
A 4-hour half day from central Hoi An: the market with your guide, a basket boat into the Cam Thanh coconut forest with a little crab fishing and a boat show, then a 5-course cooking class. Pick it for the amount of food and for families: kids love the boat.
A guide collects you at your hotel in central Hoi An and drives you to a local market, where you meet the sellers and see the ingredients for the lesson. Then on to Cam Thanh village and the coconut forest. You board a round bamboo basket boat, try crab fishing with the local boatmen, and watch the basket boat performance, all part of the price. The coconut forest entry fee is included too.
At the restaurant there is a welcome drink and a short rest, then the 5-course class. You pick your menu at checkout when you book, and a vegetarian menu is available on request. On top of your 5 courses the kitchen adds 3 more dishes for the table: sauteed garlic spinach, steamed rice and dessert. That is why so many guests talk about the size of the meal. After eating you are dropped back where you started. The whole thing runs about 4 hours.
Beyond the kitchen: the market, the basket boat show and crab fishing, with transport both ways. Included, per the listing: hotel pickup and drop-off within Hoi An center, the market tour and guide, the coconut forest entry, the boat ride and performance, the class, the ingredients, a mineral water and a welcome drink. Not included: drinks with the meal, tips, personal expenses and transport outside the center. The operator contacts you between 4pm and 8pm the day before to confirm the meeting time and place, so keep your phone on.
A local guide collects you within Hoi An center and drives you to the market.
Meet the sellers and see the ingredients you will use in the lesson.
A bamboo basket boat into the coconut forest, crab fishing and the boat performance.
A short rest before the class starts.
Your chosen menu, with spinach, rice and dessert added by the kitchen.
Lunch or dinner from your own pans, then back to where you started.
★★★★★Incredible tour! Includes SO many experiences and they were all fantastic. The coconut boats were so beautiful and the market was interesting to see. Our favourite part was the cooking class where we made dishes that were better than some of the restaurants we visited! Thank you so much!
★★★★★An incredibly fun experience, definitely great to do with kids. The man and woman in the basket boat really put on a show, and our kids had the time of their lives [...] The same with the cooking lesson, with a lot of enthusiasm, teaching us, helping us, and having fun.
★★★★★great experience, everything was delivered exactly as stated in advance, smooth organization. I had a lot of fun on this tour. The ammount of food was quite large. Can recommend to everyone.
★★★★★our second time doing this activity because the first time was so good! we came back a few months later and did it again! [...] we cooked and ate 5 dishes! the food is absolutely incredible and tastes amazing!!
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5 courses from the menu you pick at checkout. The kitchen adds 3 more: sauteed garlic spinach, steamed rice and dessert, per the listing.
Yes, hotel pickup and drop-off within Hoi An center. Transport from outside the center is not included.
Yes. The listing includes the basket boat ride and the basket boat performance, plus the coconut forest entry fee.
The listing marks it as not suitable for children under 6. Check with the operator before booking with younger kids.
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The market, a basket boat show, crab fishing and a 5-course class.
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