Hoi An Ancient Town and Cam Thanh Coconut Forest Private Tour with Basket Boat Ride

Your Experience

Explore Hoi An Ancient Town and Cam Thanh Coconut Forest on a private guided full-day tour with round-trip transfers and lunch included.

Getting started

Begin your private tour with round-trip transfers in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle from your chosen pickup point. Meet your dedicated, expert English-speaking guide as you set off toward Hoi An. After arrival, your entrance fees to all visited sites in Hoi An Ancient Town are taken care of, so you can move straight into the historic center and start exploring on foot.

What to expect

Hoi An Ancient Town

Step into Hoi An Ancient Town, where preserved merchant houses, assembly halls, and temples reflect centuries of trading history. Your guide leads you through key streets and courtyards so you can focus on the atmosphere while learning how this port developed over time.

Features

• Entrance to Hoi An Ancient Town is included, covering the fees for all visited sites so you do not need to purchase separate tickets during the walk.
• Visit the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, a landmark of Hoi An, and hear from your guide how its structure and details reflect the Japanese presence in the city.
• Stop at the Fujian Assembly Hall, known for its elaborate gate and incense-filled main hall, while your guide explains the role of such halls in the life of Chinese communities.
• Throughout your time in the Ancient Town, your dedicated local English-speaking guide shares context, answers questions, and helps tailor the route within this private tour format.

Cam Thanh Coconut Forest

After exploring the town, travel to Cam Thanh Coconut Forest, a water-coconut ecosystem crisscrossed by narrow palm-lined canals. Here the pace shifts to the water, giving you a different view of the region’s landscape.

Features

• Take part in a traditional bamboo basket boat ride at Cam Thanh Coconut Forest, gliding along the canals as your boat operator steers through the dense coconut groves.
• Watch and experience the basket-boat spin-and-splash dance performance, a lively demonstration where skilled rowers spin the round boats and send up sprays of water for the audience.
• Your basket boat experience is included as part of the private tour, with all arrangements handled in advance so you can step directly into the activity without organizing tickets on site.

Local restaurant lunch

Midway through the day, you pause the sightseeing for a meal that focuses on the region’s cuisine.

Features

• Sit down at a local restaurant for a lunch with regional specialties, giving you a chance to sample dishes from central Vietnam as part of the tour.
• Bottled drinking water is provided during the tour so you can stay hydrated between the walking sections in Hoi An Ancient Town and the time spent at Cam Thanh Coconut Forest.

Wrapping up

When the scheduled activities are complete, your driver is ready for the return journey. You travel back with round-trip transfers in the same air-conditioned vehicle, arriving at your original drop-off area so you can continue your day on your own.

亮点

• Enjoy a day in Hoi An Ancient Town combined with Cam Thanh's palm canals, bamboo basket boats, lively dance show, plus regional lunch.
• Begin with private round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle, meeting your English-speaking guide as you head toward Hoi An Ancient Town.
• Stroll Hoi An Ancient Town with included entry to landmarks like the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge and Fujian Assembly Hall, water in hand.
• Glide on a traditional bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh Coconut Forest's waterways, then watch the thrilling spin-and-splash dance performance.