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Best Tours & activities in Hoi An (2026)

Hoi An's tour operators are mostly small local companies, and the best tours focus on food, the countryside and the water. Red Bridge Cooking School combines a market tour and a river boat trip with a hands-on class at its school on the Thu Bon, and also runs a shorter evening class at Hai Cafe in the old town. The Original Taste of Hoi An food tour, running since 2011, includes more than 40 tastings and hotel pick-up.

Jack Tran Tours, operating since 2005, runs basket boat, fishing village and rice-farming trips, many with a meal on board or at a farmer's house, while Hoi An Photo Tour offers private sunrise and sunset photography sessions with local tutors. For the islands, Cham Island Diving Center on Cua Dai Street runs snorkelling, diving and PADI courses in the marine protected area, though it closes for the off-season between October and February. Most operators include hotel pick-up within Hoi An, so it is easy to fit a morning tour around sightseeing, and early starts are common for sunrise and fishing trips.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Hoi An

  1. Red Bridge Cooking School Cooking class with market tour and boat trip, Thu Bon riversideA long-running Hoi An cooking school on the Thu Bon River, combining a market tour, a boat trip and a herb garden walk with hands-on cooking and lunch.
  2. Jack Tran Tours Eco and countryside tours (basket boats, farming, fishing), Hoi AnA local tour company running since 2005, offering basket boat, fishing village and rice-farming experiences in the countryside around Hoi An.
  3. The Original Taste of Hoi An Food Tour Walking food tour, Hoi AnA walking food tour run since 2011 by a Hoi An company, with more than 40 tastings at markets, producers and street vendors and hotel pick-up included.

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2. Jack Tran Tours

Eco and countryside tours (basket boats, farming, fishing)Hoi An

A local tour company running since 2005, offering basket boat, fishing village and rice-farming experiences in the countryside around Hoi An.

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