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Tra Que Vegetable Village by Bicycle Tour
Tra Que is a charming little village on the edge of Hoi An, the village is famous for its sweet scented & green vegetables that spice up on the daily meals of Hoi An people: Cao Lau and Quang noodles. Come here, you will have a chance to discover the art of cultivating and water plants, tasting and doing a cooking class with local dishes prepared by host.
Itinerary
One-day tour:
Morning: Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. Introduction to 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. Continuing doing some next steps such as: raking the ground, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Then spend the rest of the morning working the land in the time honored 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 local pancake of people's middle region. After your lunch and the exertions of the morning, take an even more traditional Vietnamese post-prandial nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.
Around 15.00, bid farewell to your host family before riding back to Hoi An, on the way back we will stop at Nhat tomb and Ba Le well. The tour finishes at 16h00.
Half-day tour:
The same itinerary as for the one day tour. However, the tour does not include lunch, but you are shown how to prepare ‘tam huu’ meal.
Other recommendation: If you don’t want to go back the hotel. You can spend more time for relax at An Bang Beach that is not far from the village, about 2km to the east of Hoi An Town. The beach is over 3 km in length and up to 300m in width. The beach boasts fine white sand, clear and blue water, moderate slopes and small waves, which make it ideal for recreational activities like swimming and enjoy cheap sea food.
Includes:
- English or French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request.
- Admission fees for all sightseeing places.
- Bicycle.
- Lunch (for full day tour).
Excludes:
- Personal expenses.
- Drinks.
- Tip.
Notes: Private car transfer is required for outside center hotels: Group 1-2 pax: total 5 usd; Group over 3 pax: 2 usd/ 1 pax.
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