Tra Que Farming & Lantern Making

Cycling through Tra Que village, Hoi An

A half day by bicycle: work the vegetable gardens of Tra Que with local farmers, taste the village’s herbal É water, then cycle on to a lantern workshop and make a lantern to take home.

Photo: Isabell Schulz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Duration8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Group size2 – 12 guests
TransportBicycle
MealsLocal lunch
GuideEnglish-speaking
From 790,000 VND per adult
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Highlights

  • Cycle through rice fields and shrimp farms
  • Dig, sow, plant and harvest with Tra Que farmers using traditional tools
  • Taste É water, a herbal drink from the village
  • Make your own lantern with a local craftsman

Itinerary

  1. 8:00 AMThe tour starts at your hotel or our office. Your guide provides a bicycle and you ride through rice fields and shrimp farms.
  2. Arrive at Tra Que Vegetable Village. Walk around the village and join local farmers digging, sowing, planting and harvesting vegetables with traditional tools. Taste É water, a local herbal speciality.
  3. Cycle on through rice fields and small villages to a lantern-making workshop.
  4. Craftsmen show you how colourful lanterns are made, and you make your own to take home.
  5. 1:00 PMYour guide takes you back to your hotel. End of tour.

Route map

  1. Hoi An Old Town
  2. Tra Que Vegetable Village

Travelled by bicycle through rice fields and shrimp farms. The lantern workshop is a short ride from Tra Que and is confirmed with your booking.

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What’s included

Included

  • Transport by bicycle
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees and your lantern
  • Lunch with Vietnamese local cuisine
  • Travel insurance
  • Mineral water (500 ml per person)

Not included

  • Personal expenses and services not mentioned
  • Tips for guide and driver

Prices

Adult (10 years and over)790,000 VND
Child 5 to 9590,000 VND
Child under 5Free, sharing seat and meal with parents

Good to know

  • This is an active morning in the sun: bring a hat, sunscreen and shoes you don’t mind getting muddy.
  • Free pick-up and drop-off at hotels in Hoi An city and Da Nang city. Resorts in Thang Binh, Duy Xuyen and some other areas carry an extra transfer charge, which we confirm when you book.
  • Not operated from 15 to 19 February 2026 (Tet holiday). A surcharge of 100,000 VND per person applies on 1 January, 30 April, 1 May and 20–21 February 2026.

Cancellation

  • Free cancellation until 9:00 PM on the day before the tour.
  • After 9:00 PM on the day before: 50% of the tour price.