Tra Que Vegetable Village

Here, you will find a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, plus the local ‘Tam huu' spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened. Enjoy a cookery class with your host. Experience a day of living and working with the local people in Tra Que vegetable village, in which you will have a chance to discover the daily life of farmers.

9AM: Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. Here you will get a brief introduction to the history of the village, the cultivation of the vegetables as well as discover 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. You will take part in activities such as raking, 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, and banh xeo the local pancake of the people from the middle region. After your lunch and the exertions of the morning, take an even more traditional Vietnamese afternoon nap before learning how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.

Around 3PM, bid farewell to your host family before riding back to Hoi An, stopping on the way back at a Japanese tomb and the Ba Le well. 4PM: Arrive back at Hoian town.

Services included: Entrance fees, bicycle, English speaking local guide, guide by the host, farm tools, cookery lesson of "Tam Huu" & "banh xeo" cake and lunch.

Services not included: Drinks, tips, travel insurance, personal expenses and others.

If you are interested in a half day tour, please contact us.