10 Fishing Trips in Vietnam: Where to Put Your Money

1.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28Our pick

Spend about 4.5 hours with a local chef such as Hai, Ly, Lily, or Phuong. Visit Hoi An Market, ride a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, try net fishing, then prepare four Vietnamese dishes and enjoy eight foods. Central Hoi An pickup is offered, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Amazing cooking experience with chef Hai. It has been very nice and funny. We prepared many dishes :)”

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2.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

Spend about 4.5 hours with an English-speaking chef such as Tram or Sonny, starting with a Hoi An market visit and ingredient tips. Then ride a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, try crab fishing, and prepare a Vietnamese meal. Hotel pickup, drop-off, lunch or dinner, safety gear, and recipes are included.

“This was one of the best tours we have ever done. The boats were fun but by far the best was cooking with Tram. We were picked up on time at our hotel in Hoi An and then after 15 min drive out into the countryside we met Tram at the locRead more”

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3.Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · from $29

Spend about 4.5 hours with a local guide, visiting Hoi An’s market, fishing from a bamboo basket boat in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, and cooking a Vietnamese meal. Pickup and return from Hoi An are included. Danang pickup costs $15 extra per person. Groups are limited to 10.

“Cooking Class ,market Tour&Boat was so impressived. Unfortunately there are no recipes for cooking class”

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4.Hoi An Countryside Biking Tour(Vegetable village -basket boat – fishing village)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 216 reviews · from $45

Spend about five hours cycling from Hoi An into Tra Que vegetable village and the surrounding countryside. With guides such as Tai, Cuong, Trung, and Dinh, you can help with farm work, pass rice fields and shrimp ponds, ride a round basket boat through the water coconut palms, and finish with a Vietnamese lunch. Morning and afternoon departures are available.

“Fantastic Tour! Very insightful to the Vietnamese Culture. We took our 2.5 year old son along - plenty to do and see. Highly Recommended!”

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5.Unique Halong Private Day Cruise – Fishing Village, Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · from $345

Spend about 12 hours traveling from Hanoi to Halong Bay by luxury limousine, then cruise privately through Bai Tu Long Bay. You will visit Cua Van Floating Village and Tien Ong Cave, kayak or take a bamboo boat, enjoy lunch, and finish with sunset tea. Guide Steven has been praised for clear explanations of local legends and nature.

“The kayaking was fantastic! Starting early helped beat crowds, the views were fantastic, and was a calm, quiet serene experience. Our tour guide Steven was great, shared a lot of great information about the country, area, both natural and mythological history. The caves were very cool too!”

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6.Cooking Class, Crab Fishing-Basket Boat, Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 108 reviews · 4 hours · from $20

You’ll visit a Hoi An market with an English-speaking guide, choose ingredients, fish for crabs, and ride a round bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh coconut forest. Then cook and eat five Vietnamese dishes, plus spinach, rice, and dessert. Small groups, hotel pickup in central Hoi An, and vegetarian menus are available.

“great value for money, cooking class was so attentive & you got to make a lot of good food, would definitely recommend”

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7.Phu Quoc Sunset and Night Squid Fishing with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 93 reviews · 3 hours · from $14Best value

Join Johns Tours Phu Quoc for a three-hour evening boat trip from Duong Dong. You’ll watch the Gulf of Thailand sunset, fish for squid for about two hours, and eat dinner on board. English and Vietnamese support, hotel pickup, fishing gear, and one bottle of water are included. Catching squid is not guaranteed.

“It was good fun but only 2 people on the boat caught squid. The lures are very old and are not luminescent. Good was good. Good vibe”

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8.Halong & Bai Tu Long Luxury Day Tour – Fishing village & Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · from $179

You’ll spend about seven hours aboard Amazing Sails Explorer, cruising Halong and quieter Bai Tu Long Bay. Expect a guide such as Son, a set-menu lunch, kayaking or a bamboo boat at Vung Vieng Fishing Village, Thien Canh Son Cave, and hotel transfers from Hanoi’s Old Quarter. The group is limited to 26 people.

“Our experience was second to none. SON our tour guide was spectacular. His stories and local knowledge was brilliantly entertaining. We had first hand information and local introductions. Our entire trip was guided and we completely missed Read more”

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9.Rice planting and fishing by basket tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 37 reviews · 1h 30m · from $25

Spend 90 minutes near Tam Coc learning rice cultivation, planting rice, caring for buffalo, and fishing with a traditional nom. An English-speaking guide leads a small group of up to eight, with tools, local stories, and water included. Bring flip-flops and spare clothes for the waterfall bathing stop.

“Everything was amazing! Mia is friendly and very funny, we loved her!”

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10.Bai Tu Long Luxury Day Cruise – Fishing Village, Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $199

Travel from Hanoi to Bai Tu Long Bay on a small-group luxury cruise limited to 20 people. You will kayak or ride a bamboo boat through Vung Vieng fishing village, visit Thien Canh Son Cave, enjoy lunch and sunset tea, and return to Hanoi the same evening. Guide Son has received particular praise for his friendly, clear English.

“Lovely day from start to finish. Our guide, driver, and boat crew were excellent. We loved that this route was uncrowded and allowed us to enjoy the majesty of the bays. The kayaking, cave hike, and beach were fun. And the food was substantial and tasty.”

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