Hoi An Bamboo Basket Boat Ride, Lantern Boat Cruise & Local Fishing Experience
by Hoi An Lantern Boat Tours
Overview
The tour starts in Bay Mau Coconut Forest with a ride on a round bamboo basket boat, a style unique to Central Vietnam. Travelers glide through the water surrounded by coconut palms while local fishermen perform spinning tricks. Participants can try crab catching and net casting, learning about the fishing village lifestyle from the guide. This part lasts about 45 minutes. Next, guests enjoy two local dishes, Bánh Xèo (Vietnamese crispy pancake) and Ram (crispy spring rolls), in the same forest area. In Hoi An, the tour continues with a 20-minute session where participants make a flower lantern by hand and write a wish on it. The final stop is a 15-minute lantern boat cruise on the Hoai River in Hoi An Ancient Town. Here, travelers release their handmade lanterns onto the water among many other floating lanterns as evening sets in. This boat-based tour lasts roughly two hours and includes hotel pickup within Hoi An. It combines traditional basket boat paddling, a fishing demonstration, local food tasting, lantern crafting, and a lantern-lit river cruise.
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Itinerary
Bay Mau Coconut Forest
Guests start with a basket boat ride in the Bay Mau Coconut Forest, a former war revolutionary base. The round bamboo boat glides through water lined with coconut palms. Local fishermen perform spinning tricks on the basket boats. Participants try catching crabs and casting fishing nets while listening to stories about village life. This part lasts about 45 minutes.
45 min
Bay Mau Coconut Forest
In the same area, guests sample two well-known local dishes: Bánh Xèo, a Vietnamese crispy pancake, and Ram, which are crispy spring rolls.
45 min
Hoi An
At this stop, travelers spend about 20 minutes making their own flower lantern by hand. They also write a personal wish on the lantern before continuing.
20 min
Hoi An Ancient Town
The tour concludes with a 15-minute lantern boat ride on the Hoai River in Hoi An Ancient Town at dusk. Guests release their handmade flower lanterns onto the river, joining hundreds of other floating lanterns that light the water.
15 min
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Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
More things to do in Hoi An
- Hoi An Countryside Bicycle Tour: Tra Que Village, Kim Bong Carpentry Village & Mat Making
- Hoi An to Hue Private Car Transfer with English Speaking Driver
- Hoi An Ancient Town Night Market Street Food Walking Tour
- Old Hoi An Food and Cultural Walking Tour - Ancient Town & Local Neighborhoods
- Hoi An Rural Villages & River Islands Private Tour with Optional Meal
- Hoi An Sunset Small-Group Street Food Walking Tour with 4 Food and 2 Drink Stops