Thanh Ha Pottery Village, “Traditional Craft Village”
Thanh Ha Pottery Village is only around 4km away from Hoi An and easily accessible by both bicycle and scooter. Take the road that runs next to the river to experience some local living styles here.
While visiting Thanh Ha Pottery Village, you will have a chance to explore traditional potteries making by local people. Also, you can learn how to make pottery by yourself. The ceramic product made by your own hands will be the most fabulous souvenir.
Cam Thanh Coconut village
Cam Thanh Coconut village is considered as one of the ecological villages in Viet Nam. Its fame comes from the beautiful and coco palm forest. That is why many tourists visit here every day and they are always impressed by the beauty of nature.
In this village, you have chance to explore the wetland ecosystem and learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen. Especially, you will know how to ride a basket boat which is one of the special transportations in this village.
To explore Cam Thanh in depth, you should go with a tour which provides a great way to get closer with the local lives and local cuisine through cooking classes. A tour to Cam Thanh costs 40 USD.
Tra Que Village
The village is easily accessible from city center. To get in the village, you need pay 20,000 VND. Tra Que hosts more than 200 households and 40 ha of land. It’s where you can observe how the organic vegetables used over the city are made.
Visit Tra Que, tourists can see how farmers grow vegetables and also take part in watering and growing them.
If you can’t stand on the heat, it is advisable to get there in the early morning. As always, Tra Que appears at its best in the morning sunshine.
It takes about 15 mins from city center to Tra Que by bike and 10 mins by scooter.
Cam Kim island
Cam Kim Island is characterized by as a woodworking village. Only 15 minutes by boat from the city center, you can see a completely different face of Hoi An. Not touristy and busy as the old quarter, Cam Kim with its wide roads and woodworking spots.
With your bike or motorcycle, you will be able to explore numerous picturesque pathways along with some marvelous bamboo bridges, nicknamed monkey bridges. These may look rickety but are strong as can be. Stunning rural scenes, rice paddies, villages and quiet roads are the most interesting spots of this island.