HALF DAY TOUR TO HOI AN ANCIENT TOUR

Take a step back in time on a walking tour of HoiAn Ancient Town - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A private guide leads you through the well-kept historic district of this once-prosperous seaport city

On this 3 hour trip we spend the morning/afternoon on a walking tour around this enchanting port town. Follow the narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French and European architecture and visit its numerous places of interest: the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, the local fish market… Around the town we can see numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like.Back to the hotel.

TRA QUE VEGETABLE VILLAGE TOUR

Tra Que is a charming little village on the edge of Hoi An, the village is named after the sweet scented vegetables that spice up the everyday meals of the Pho Hoi people. Here a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, the local ‘Tam huu' spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened.

9:00 AM Reception at Vinh Hung Riverside Resort & Spa. Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. The local tour guide will introduce to you the history of the village, the cultivation of the vegetables as well as discovering about the use of vegetables in traditional Vietnamese medicine.

You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Continue doing activities such as: raking, sowing, waterring greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Then spend the rest of the morning working the land in the time honoured way, before breaking to prepare lunch with a local family.Your lunch will consist of many local delicacies including “tam huu” spring roll, Banh xeo or the local pancake of the people from central Viet Nam.