Basket Boat Tour(Coconut Boat Tour)
Detail Of our tour
Detail Of our tour
Coconut boat tour(Basket boat tour) at Coconut Village in Hoi An without package tour. With the price is only 100,000VND, you can take a tour to ride the basket boat which includes watching coconut boat dance with fast spinning around, seeing Vietnamese traditional fishing showing by throwing fishing, enjoying to catch crabs, singing on the river. Basket boat is also called as bamboo boat or coconut boat, a special boat in Vietnam
The best way to explore Bay Mau coconut forest is to ride a basket boat. You will be able to see how the Vietnamese traditional way of transporting goods in the past. Moreover, you can also paddle the basket boat by yourself. It seems to be basic but actually many our tourists have paddled the basket boat in circles. If you want to ride it fluently you have to learn some special techniques and it ussually takes few weeks.
On the way going to explore the coconut forest central, you will have a chance to see water coconut. It is a special coconut in Viet Nam which you might not see anywhere else. When you go deeply inside into the forest you will be able to enjoy the fresh air and every small sound of leaves swaying in the wind.
At this part, you will chance to watch basket boat performance. Local fishermen will perform the spinning with basket boats in the exciting music. To be able to watch it, normally our tourists have to go early, when the sun is still up, better before 5:30PM. You can watch this activity but if you want to try it, you may need a little tip to the spinner.
One of the very daily activities of locals here is going fishing. So when you come here, you must experience the ways fishermen catch fishes. And the most typical one is throwing a fishing net, fisherman stands on the basket boat and throwing the fishing net into the river. If you want to see this activity you will need to join the coconut boat by 4:10PM because the activity is ended at 4:30PM. Also you could try this activity for free!
On the river you will see some men sings on the river, if you would like to sing you can try it, this maybe a chance to show your talent to your family and for tourists.
Bay Mau coconut forest is not only a monument has special historical value, it is also a unique ecological area with water flooded forests charming landscapes. At this place there are a lot of valuable marine species, especially shrimp, crab and molluscs. You will learn how to catch crabs and release them after that. The cacthing crabs will be on the way go back to the coconut village.
Booking in advance is required
Open everyday from 6:00AM to 6PM.
To fully join activities you need to start between 7:45AM and 4:30PM.
We provide pick-up service but it is additional fee, the fee will be calculated base on the Grab price
From 7AM-9AM or 3:30PM-5:30PM is less tourist.
You can enjoy the tour even in raining.
You can try traditional throwing fishing net by yourself (this activity normally ends by 4:30PM, that mean you would need to join the trip by 4:10PM to see this activity).
If you are interested, you can sit on the performance boat (this activity normally ends by 5:45PM).
Children can join our tour without dangerous.
From ancient town areas to our location is about 5-7km.
We already have Vietnamese hats, umbrella, life jackets, raincoats on the boat.., so You do not need to prepare any things for boat tour
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Hacoconut Coconut Basket Boat
