Full Day Cycling In Hoi An Country Side

Hoi An is not only beautiful with the ancient town, it is renowned with its scenery villages. A full day biking to Hoi An countryside is a great chance to experience a local rural life. See the vast green rice paddies around winding narrow countryside lanes. Sitting on a boat to cross the river and watch the water coconut palm forest. Visit local famous Tra Que Herb & Vegetable village and Thanh Ha Pottery village to learn about traditional techniques in farming and making pottery. You can also experience doing the farming or making pottery.

We begin our cycling tour through the charming and peaceful villages around Hoi An, winding along narrow country lanes and past rice paddies where we see the local people going about their daily lives. A boat tour takes us through the water coconut palm forest where we see how the local people use the palm to make roofing for their houses as well as for many other activities.

A highlight of our tour is the famous, large Tra Que Herb and Vegetable Village comprising more than 200 households and covering around 40 ha. The soil is enriched by seaweed from the river and strict policies ensure there is no contamination of soil or water. This ensures the unique flavor that has made their herbs and vegetables famous, not only locally but also all around the world. You will observe how traditional and local farming techniques maintain the extremely high standard of produce growing and being harvested for the local markets. Visitors are invited to join in planting and preparing the new crops, to attend a brief cooking lesson and to enjoy a delicious lunch of local specialties

After lunch we continue on to the Thanh Ha Pottery Village famous for earthenware since the 16th and 17th centuries. The local villagers still practice the ancient skills to create bricks, tiles and flooring for restoration of the old buildings many of which are falling into disrepair. As well they provide a huge range of pottery, bricks and tiles, pots, bowls, and all types of ornaments and figurines for today’s market and the tourist trade. You can watch products being made and be offered the opportunity to be creative on the pottery wheel yourself.

A short ferry trip takes you back to Hoi An after a relaxing and interesting day discovering and exploring the surrounds of Hoi An.

TOUR PROGRAM:

Depart From: Meeting Point
End At: Meeting Point or drop off at your hotel
Start Time: 8:00 am
Finish Time: 4:00 pm
Duration: 8 hours
Distance: 25 km
Highlights: Awesome scenery, fishing village, water coconut forest, basket boat, cooking class, Thanh Ha pottery village, Kim Bong carpentry village
Transportation: Bike, ferry boat.
Meals: Lunch, coffee, tea and purified drinking water.
What to Bring: Sunscreen, camera, sport shoes.