PRIVATE TOUR - DISCOVER HOIAN RURAL LIFE inc FISHING and VEGETABLE VILLAGE

PRIVATE TOUR - DISCOVER HOIAN RURAL LIFE inc FISHING and VEGETABLE VILLAGE

Enjoy your today tour to discover 2 charming villages located on the edge of Hoi An. Experience the daily life of local fishing man and farmer to deeply understand the rural life of Hoi an people.
- Boat trip on Co Co river
- Learning fishing technique of local fisherman
- Rowing on a bamboo basket boat in water coconut forest
- Gardening experience at Tra Que village
- Food massage – cooking show & dilicious lunch

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Tra Que Vegetable Village, Cam Ha Commune, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam

Pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An and drive you to the docks on the Co Co River.
Our boat to take you onto the river and head downstream towards our first fishing destination. You will have a chance to learn how to lift the big fishing net out of the water and how to spread the unique fishing net named “RO” into a professional circle to catch fish and others daily activities of the local fisherman.
We arrive at The Coconut Palm area. Meet a local fishing man who will bring traditional basket boat for us to board. You will be getting on a very unique round boat (Basket Boat) or Thung Chai in Vietnamese. Learning the technique how to drive the round boat and starting discovering the floristic composition with relaxing and then having fun with catching the special Purple Crabs.

Enjoy a cup of tea and and have a taste of what life is like for traditional fisher-folk. Back to the Bus pick up place.
After a short drive through the local countryside we arrive at Organic Herb Tra Que Village.
Once arrived to Tra Que village, a welcome drink of freshly picked fruits is waiting for you. Then we walk through the organic herb gardens where hundreds of local farmers work their fields using the traditional methods of hundreds of years ago - no electrical machinery here.

We return to the inhabitant home, and this is where the real fun begins. Everyone is given farming instruments, and we set about joining the farmers in preparing the land for sewing or planting. Our farmer describes the traditional farming methods while we help fertilize the garden using seaweed from the local river, and then water it using huge tin cans strapped to our back. Time is then spent sharing with you about the traditional methods of gardening in organic way.

Many of the local herbs are used by the farmers for traditional village medicines. You will have a chance to enjoy the herbal foot massage with a real farmer concept.

Joining the cooking show to learn how to cook a local traditional dish named Banh Xeo (Xeo cake) end enjoying lunch with the local family with another typical speciality named “Tam Huu”.
After lunch, you take the bicyle ride back to your hotel.

Duration: 6 hours