Hoi An Cycling & Cooking Class: Rural Farm Experience

Ride past water buffalo and harvest vegetables you'll cook the same afternoon.

A half-day cycling and cooking class in rural Hoi An combines a guided bike tour through rice paddies and local markets with hands-on farming and a cooking lesson at an organic vegetable farm. The experience includes a 40-minute basket boat ride, lunch, and a small group capped at 10 people, with an English-speaking guide and children welcome from age 3.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cycling, market visit, and cooking class

• Cycle through paddy fields and quiet streets
• Visit local market and try fruits
• Cycle amid rice fields and spot animals
• Enjoy 40-minute basket boat ride
• Meet local farmer and do farming activities

The experience

You start on a bicycle, leaving the crowded old town behind for quiet country roads and paddy fields. The ride takes you past water buffalo, ducks and cows grazing in the landscape, and stops at a local market on the outskirts where vendors sell the day's catch and produce. A guide who speaks English walks you through the stalls, teaches you a few Vietnamese phrases, and lets you taste whatever is in season. The market is where locals shop, not tourists, so you see how the day actually works here.

From there you cycle to Tra Que Vegetable Farm, where a farmer meets you and puts a tool in your hand. You plant, water, and harvest vegetables. The same ones that will go into lunch. A 40-minute basket boat ride follows, rowing through the quiet water in a traditional coconut-shell boat. The pace is slow enough to talk, and the farmer answers questions about the land and the work. After the boat, you're back at the farm kitchen for the cooking class, where you prepare a meal using what you just picked, with a recipe to take home.

The whole experience runs about four hours. Lunch, coffee or tea, the farm entrance fee, bike use, and the boat ride are all included. You'll get a small gift and a printed recipe at the end. The group stays under 10 people, which means the guide can actually hear you and the farmer isn't herding a crowd through the fields.

What’s included

• Bicycle use.
• Tra Que Vegetable Farm entrance.
• 40-minute basket boat ride.
• Cooking class with lunch.
• Coffee and tea.
• Printed cooking recipe.
• Local gift.
• English-speaking guide.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:30 and 14:30

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Under 3: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Momo Travel

Is this one for you?The small group size (up to 10 people) and the hands-on mix of cycling, farming and cooking make this suited to travelers who want to move beyond the old town and actually do something rather than watch. If you have a free afternoon and want to leave with a skill and a meal you made yourself, this works. If you prefer a faster pace or a larger group, look elsewhere.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years). Under 3: they can't be included in the booking.

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's the basket boat ride like on this tour?

The 40-minute basket boat ride happens after the farm work, rowing through calm water in a traditional coconut-shell boat. It's a slow, quiet way to see the landscape and rest between the cycling and the cooking class.

Do I need to know how to cook to join the cooking class?

No experience is required. The cooking class teaches you how to prepare a Vietnamese meal using vegetables you harvested that morning, and you get a printed recipe to take home so you can make it again.

What happens at the local market stop?

You visit a market on the outskirts of Hoi An where locals buy fresh produce and daily items. The guide teaches you Vietnamese phrases, shows you what's in season, and lets you taste fruits and other items sold there.

Is lunch included, and what will we eat?

Lunch is included and consists of dishes you prepare during the cooking class using vegetables harvested from the farm that morning. Coffee or tea is also provided.

How far is the farm from central Hoi An?

The farm is in the rural outskirts of Hoi An, reached by cycling through quiet country roads and rice fields. The full experience, including cycling, market, farm work and cooking, takes about four hours.