Hoi An Bicycle and Basket Boat Tour: Fishing and Lunch

Paddle a bamboo basket boat through coconut palms while local fishermen cast their nets.

A four-hour tour from Hoi An combining bicycle rides through the countryside with a basket boat paddle through Eco-Village Cam Thanh, where you watch traditional net fishing and crab trapping in the waterways. An English-speaking guide picks you up at the hotel at 8:30 am, leads the cycling portion, takes you out on the water, and brings you back after lunch at a local restaurant with a Vietnamese set menu included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cycle trip and boat experience

• Meet guide at hotel at 8:30 am
• Cycle through countryside around Hoi An
• Take paddle boat in bamboo basket boat
• Engage with local fishermen and try net fishing
• Cycle to restaurant for Vietnamese set menu
• Cycle back to hotel

The experience

The guide meets you at 8:30 am and drives you to the starting point for a bicycle ride through the countryside surrounding Hoi An. As you cycle along the rural routes, you pass through neighborhoods where locals greet you and the landscape opens to views of the rivers and fields that shape the region. The pace is steady enough to take in the surroundings without rushing through them.

At Eco-Village Cam Thanh, you trade the bicycle for a bamboo basket boat: a traditional Vietnamese vessel you paddle yourself down the narrow waterways. The village sits in a coconut palm landscape and carries the history of the anti-French and anti-American resistance. On the water, you meet local fishermen actively working the canals and join in a hands-on experience of traditional net fishing and purple crab trapping, seeing how they harvest from these same channels.

After the boat trip, you cycle to a restaurant where a Vietnamese set menu lunch waits. The car then returns you to your hotel, completing the loop. The whole outing runs about four hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup at 8:30 am and return drop-off.
• bicycle use for the countryside portion.
• bamboo basket boat paddle through Eco-Village Cam Thanh.
• hands-on traditional net fishing and crab trapping with local fishermen.
• Vietnamese set menu lunch at a local restaurant.
• English-speaking guide throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (11 to 60 years) · Child (4 to 10 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Hoi An Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want a single outing combining cycling and paddling without switching between separate activities or operators: the guide coordinates the 8:30 am pickup, route, and transitions so everything flows as one experience.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 10 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is a bamboo basket boat and how do you use it?

A bamboo basket boat is a traditional Vietnamese vessel shaped like a large basket, designed to navigate shallow waterways. You paddle it yourself down the canals of Eco-Village Cam Thanh, moving at your own pace through the coconut palm waterways where local fishermen work.

Do I need cycling experience to do this tour?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and the countryside cycling is at a relaxed pace through rural routes around Hoi An. The terrain is flat and manageable for anyone comfortable on a bicycle.

What happens during the fishing experience?

You meet local fishermen actively working in the canals and participate hands-on in traditional net fishing and purple crab trapping, learning how they harvest from the waterways of Eco-Village Cam Thanh.

Is the Vietnamese set menu lunch included in the price?

Yes, lunch at a local restaurant with a Vietnamese set menu is included in the tour, served after the basket boat portion and before your return to the hotel.

What time does the tour end and how do I get back to my hotel?

The tour runs approximately four hours from the 8:30 am pickup. After lunch, the car drops you back at your hotel, so you don't need to arrange your own transport home.