A ferryboat approaches the riverbank in Hoi An's Old Town. — Dragfyre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

On the water

Coconut Forest Basket Boat Ride

7.0

You bob through water-coconut channels in a round bamboo basket while your paddler spins the boat, sings, and casts a demonstration fishing net. Kids adore it and the palm-frond grasshoppers they weave you are genuinely charming. Be honest with yourself about what this is: at midday dozens of boats jam the channels, several blast karaoke, and the whole lane expects tips at every turn. Go at 8am or skip it.

The facts

Duration1h 30m
Group max40 people
DifficultyEasy — no training montage required
LanguagesVietnamese, English
OperatorCẩm Thanh Eco Paddlers
Meeting pointCẩm Thanh boat jetty, coconut village entrance

How far ahead to book — for real

Day-of is fine; every hotel in town can book it an hour ahead.

What's included

Basket boat with paddler
Conical hat to borrow
Palm-leaf souvenirs

If it's not on this list, budget for it. That's how included works.

Honesty flags

Structured honesty flags from reviewers — the stuff listings usually hide.

Matched the listing85% confirmed
Guide showed up on time97% confirmed
No surprise shopping stops97% confirmed
Group size as promised95% confirmed

Book it

$12 per person, all-in. The number below is the number you pay.

Travelers

Group max is 40 — that's the cap, not a countdown.

1 traveler × $12 per person$12.00

Total$12.00

Taxes and fees are already in the price. If that sounds novel, you've been booking elsewhere.

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Reviews (1)

Sam Kowalski@kowalskicrew Hot take

Family captain · Family trip · Visited Mar 2026

5.0

A karaoke flotilla with a tip bucket

Good: Our paddler wove the kids palm-frond grasshoppers they still guard like treasure, and the boat-spinning genuinely delighted everyone under twelve.
Bad: By 10:30am the channel was a traffic jam of baskets, three of them blasting competing karaoke, with a tip expectation surfacing at every bend. It felt less like a village visit than a toll road.
Verdict: Go at 8am with small kids and it's a charming hour; everyone else should spend the same money on the lantern workshop and keep their morning.

Apr 18, 2026 219