Hoi An · TOUR REVIEWS

The 15 Best Tours in Hoi An

318 tours  ·  from $4

Four nights or two weeks, the problem is the same: a small town with more good mornings in it than you have mornings. The 15 below are the ones that earn a slot, priced and timed, with the whole catalogue underneath when you want to go deeper.

Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest - What the 50-minute river ride is really like
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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest

1.Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,956 reviews · 50 minutes - 3 hours · from $3Our pick

Green Coconut Village takes you through Bay Mau Coconut Forest in a round basket boat for about 50 minutes. You can paddle, try crab fishing, watch fishing nets being cast, and add the popular spinning ride. Guides such as Ding, Hung, Kim, and An bring plenty of fun.

“We were actually half an hour late for the tour and they still allowed us to join. Everyone was really lovely and we truly reccomend the tour.”

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Hoi An: Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class - From Vietnamese coffee farms to the little phin
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Hoi An: Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class

2.Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,006 reviews · 2 hours · from $14

Join Tan, Le, and their family team for a two-hour Hoi An coffee workshop. You will trace coffee from crop to cup, use a metal phin filter, and prepare black, milk, salt, coconut, and Hanoi egg coffee. The small group, recipes, and take-home gift make this a useful class for coffee fans.

“This was so much fun and the coffee’s we made were delicious. Would highly recommend if you are in Hoi An.”

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Hoi An: Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class - Choosing Between the 90-Minute and Two-Hour Classes
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Hoi An: Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class

3.Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,742 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $10

Choose a full or express Hoi An lantern class with English-speaking instructors and a translator. Shape bamboo, select silk, and create a lotus, diamond, triangle, garlic, or UFO lantern. Enjoy tea and traditional music, then fold your finished souvenir small enough for your luggage.

“it was so much fun all the people teaching us were bubbly and happy making for a very enjoyable couple of hours 😀😀”

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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Start at Hoi An Market with a local shopping lesson
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

4.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28Top rated

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”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - The bamboo basket boat and crab-fishing stop
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

5.Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,386 reviews · from $28

Start with a Hoi An market visit led by a local guide, then ride a bamboo basket boat through nipa palms and try crab fishing. Chef Tam, An, Ag, or another team member may lead the cooking, where you prepare dishes such as spring rolls, papaya salad, noodles, and pancakes.

“We had a fabulous time learning about fresh food at the market , a fun time with fishermen in the round boats and a great cooking class that was fun and delicious. The whole team were excellent and highly recommend this tour”

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Hoi An: My Son Sanctuary Early Morning w. Champa Food Brunch - From Hoi An to the temple ruins
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Hoi An: My Son Sanctuary Early Morning w. Champa Food Brunch

6.My Son Sanctuary Early Morning w. Champa Food Brunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,750 reviews · 5 hours · from $20

Leave Hoi An at 5:30 am for My Son Sanctuary with an English-speaking guide such as Lin, Han, or Bruce. Explore the Cham temples in cool morning light, then enjoy coffee, mi quang or other Champa-style dishes, mochi cake, and fruit. Hotel pickup is included within Hoi An.

“we were there before all other visitors which was great”

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Hoi An/ Da Nang - Ba Na Hills - Golden Bridge Deluxe Small group - The morning ride from Hoi An or Da Nang
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Hoi An/ Da Nang – Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge Deluxe Small group

7.Hoi An/ Da Nang – Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge Deluxe Small group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,613 reviews · from $21

Spend about nine hours at Ba Na Hills with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, Asia’s long cable-car route, the Golden Bridge, gardens, French-style buildings, Fantasy Park, and optional buffet lunch. Guides such as Mr Bean, Loc, Lucy, Tony, and Long have led this outing, though assignment varies.

“A very good guide was Mr Bean. He was of good humour and attentive . We were all more than happy to pay a little extra to get fast track , skip the line passes to save on time.”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Forty minutes among the water coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

8.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,208 reviews · from $17

Start at Hoi An’s local market with an English-speaking guide, then ride a bamboo basket boat through the water coconut palms. Finish in a rural kitchen with dishes such as bánh xèo, phở, bánh cuốn, and chè. Guides including Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy are praised for patient, friendly teaching.

“Excellent. Cooked 4 different dishes & very glad I skipped lunch tasting it all. Tried different things”

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Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern - Arriving at 507 Đ. Hai Bà Trưng in Cam Pho
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Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern

9.Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,007 reviews · from $15

At Hoian Handicraft Tours in Cam Pho, you’ll build a foldable silk lantern from bamboo and fabric with English-speaking instructors. Choose a lotus, diamond, sunrise, or sunset shape, enjoy herbal tea, and take home both your lantern and a special instructor-made design.

“Really good fun. Learnt about the history of the lantern and great English speaking assistants. Something to make and then bring home.”

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Hoi An : Hoai River Boat Trip by Night and Floating Lantern - Walking Five Minutes to the Thu Bon River
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Hoi An : Hoai River Boat Trip by Night and Floating Lantern

10.Hoai River Boat Trip by Night and Floating Lantern

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,988 reviews · 20 min · from $8

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Kazimierz Kwiatkowski bust on Tran Phu Street. Walk five minutes to the dock, board a private wooden boat for up to five people, and release a paper lantern with help from the rower. Expect a simple 10 to 15 minute ride, not a narrated cruise.

“super easy to meet at the pick up point. good to note it's only 3 people per boat. so if you have a bigger group you will be split. this saves you haggling with boat drivers or paying an inflated price, however you could definitely just show up on the day without booking as well.”

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Hoi An: River Lantern Boat Experience with Free 5G eSIM - Meeting at 153 Tran Phu Street near the Japanese Bridge
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Hoi An: River Lantern Boat Experience with Free 5G eSIM

11.River Lantern Boat Experience with Free 5G eSIM

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,819 reviews · 20 min · from $8

Meet at 153 Tran Phu Street near the Japanese Bridge, collect your lantern and tea, then walk five minutes to the Hoai River. Your English-speaking team arranges the boat, helps with photos, and gives you about 20 minutes on the water, including a lantern release. The ride is simple, scenic, and best after dark.

“We had the best time on the Hoai River Boat Trip! It was quick and easy to meet our boat once we had shown our tickets. Having the paper lantern included in the boat ride made the experience even easier! We just needed to meet at the meeting point and everything was ready for us. Such an awesome experience!”

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Hoi An: Coconut Basket Boat Ride by Hangcoconut - Arriving at Hangcoconut near Cam Thanh
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Hoi An: Coconut Basket Boat Ride by Hangcoconut

12.Coconut Basket Boat Ride by Hangcoconut

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,364 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $3

Spend about an hour in a traditional thung chai basket boat on Cam Thanh’s coconut waterways. An English-speaking guide such as Nam, Lai, or Hang helps you row, catch crabs, take photos, and watch spinning boat performances. Hotel pickup may be arranged, and karaoke is part of the fun.

“brilliant fun value for money, we booked a time and just got a Grab to and from danang and into Hoi An. well worth it. shout out to hang too great guide.”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Starting with ingredients at the local market
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

13.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

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”

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Hoi An Memories Show & Hoi An Impression Theme Park Ticket - Give the park time before 8 p.m.
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Hoi An Memories Show & Hoi An Impression Theme Park Ticket

14.Hoi An Memories Show & Hoi An Impression Theme Park Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,146 reviews · from $9

Spend the evening at Hoi An Impression Theme Park, explore themed villages and small cultural shows, then watch the 60-minute Hoi An Memories Show. The main performance runs from 8 to 9 p.m. and uses hundreds of performers, large-scale staging, music, lighting, costumes, and fireworks-style effects.

“Amazing light shows… Quite disappointing with the food around.. not a proper Vietnamese restaurant apart from buffet”

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Hoi An: Coconut Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest - Reaching the Green Coconut Village meeting point
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Hoi An: Coconut Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest

15.Coconut Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 971 reviews · from $5

Glide through Hoi An’s Bay Mau Coconut Forest in a round bamboo basket boat, learn basic paddling from local boatmen such as Hung or Ding, and watch crab fishing, net casting, and boat spinning. Hotel pickup is available, though the best quiet-water experience is before 9 AM.

“Best guide on the water! So much energy, very fun and relaxing. We had a great time fishing, singing, and chatting”

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