Hoi An · FISHING
Good fishing trips fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Spend 4.5 hours in Hoi An combining a local market visit, Cam Thanh basket boat ride, net fishing, and a hands-on class. Guides such as Hai and Ly lead you through four Vietnamese dishes, with lunch or dinner, drinks, and recipes included.
“Hai was our chef and was good teacher. Food was great. Enjoyed coconut boats ride before cooking. Fun morning”
Join Tram, Sonny, or another English-speaking chef for a 4.5-hour Hoi An experience combining a local market visit, Bay Mau Coconut Forest basket boat ride, crab fishing, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class. Hotel pickup, meals, equipment, and recipe cards are included.
“Very nice cooking class highly recommended. Good chef good food good boats men. There is a lot of food to prepare”
Spend 4.5 hours with an English-speaking guide and chef, visiting Hoi An’s market, paddling a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, trying traditional fishing, and cooking a Vietnamese meal. Hotel pickup in Hoi An is included. Danang transfers cost extra.
“Cooking class was amazing! We loved the class and the chef was really friendly. Enjoyed a lot of lovely food. Recommend!”
Spend about five hours cycling from Hoi An through Tra Que Vegetable Village, rice fields, shrimp farms, and a water coconut forest. You’ll help with simple farm work, ride a round basket boat, and eat a Vietnamese lunch. Guides include Tai, Cuong, Trung, and Dinh.
“It was a really nice trip! Everything went smoothly! Our guide was really good and friendly! He was very informative he had a great knowledge and he was very attentive! The bike trip itself can be warmly recommended, nice to experience Hoi An in a slightly different way and see rice fields etc!Auto-translated”
You’ll ride a round basket boat through Cam Thanh’s seven-hectare nipa palm forest, try catching small crabs, and watch local rowers perform. Tin or Ting may help with transfers and arrangements. Pickup is offered, often by motorbike, and groups are limited to 10.
“The place was good fun with good service. Theres a lot people there and I got to do some fishing. Got picked up from my hotel with a scooter bike.”
Spend four hours with an English-speaking guide such as Oanh or Hanh, shopping at a local market, cooking five Vietnamese dishes, and riding a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh coconut forest. Crab fishing is included, though the catch is not guaranteed.
“Awesome experience. Especially the cooking. Wish boat ride was longer.”
Spend about five hours with a local guide making a foldable Hoi An lantern, wearing an Ao Dai for a basket-boat ride, catching crabs, and eating a Vietnamese meal at a local home. Guide Tam and chef Tram are among the hosts mentioned for this small-group experience.
“All the activities on this tour were great. We started with the lantern making and got to choose our size, shape and pattern of the fabric. We were the only people there so the two of us pretty much got a private class and the lady who raRead more”
From central Hoi An, Tram arranges your pickup to Cam Thanh’s Bay Mau nipa forest. A local boatman takes you through the palms, helps you fish for crabs, demonstrates net casting and spins the round basket boat. Finish with fresh fruit or coconut water before returning to your hotel.
“The host is friendly and skilled in her cooking. Food was delicious. Basket boat was also exciting too.”
John Lee Tours takes you from Hoi An into Tra Que, Cam Chau, and Bay Mau Coconut Forest. You’ll cycle country roads, work with a local farmer, ride a water buffalo, paddle a bamboo basket boat, try net fishing, and eat Banh Xeo. Pickup, bicycles, helmets, water, and an English-speaking guide are included.
“We had a lovely day with lanh. He picked us up from our hotel with bicycles we cycled on mostly flat tracks and some roads . Met a farmer and learnt how he looks after his allotment. Had a ride on a water buffalo Went fishing in a coconut boat Had a lovely lunch at a local restaurant All in all a fabulous insight as well as fun.”
Meet guides such as Mr. Cu, Duc, or Nhung for a 4.5-hour private or small-group ride from Hoi An into Cam Thanh. You’ll cycle quiet village roads, visit farms and temples, plant rice, ride a water buffalo, paddle a bamboo basket boat, and help cook a traditional meal at a local home.
“Really a great tour! Great fun, relaxing, and informative way to experience and learn about the area! Cue was a great guide, sharing about his personal experience and those of the locals, while teaching us all about the area (very interesting getting a close up look at the rice and agriculture processes going on all around Hoi An). Highly recommend!”
Spend 3.5 hours with a local host fishing and catching crabs by basket boat, then make Vietnamese coffee, eat Cao Lau, and craft a foldable silk lantern. Pickup in Hoi An is included. Ask which activities your chosen option covers before booking.
“Amazing experience! Our guide Lan was so nice, friendly and helpful, made the whole trip seamless. The Cau Lau noodles for lunch was delicious. The lantern making class was short but a great experience! We brought our almost 3 year old along and he had a blast! Very family friendly and just the right amount of time :) would definitely recommend!”
Pick a boat, a kitchen or a road out of town.
