Introduction Tra Que is a charming little village on the edge of Hoi An, the village is named after the sweet scented vegetables that spice up the everyday meals of the Pho Hoi people. Here a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, the local ‘Tam huu' spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened.
9.00am Meet & brief tour at lobby. Ride a bicycle to a local farm in Tra Que village. The local tour guide will introduce the history of the village, the cultivation of the vegetables as well as discovering about the use of vegetables in traditional Vietnamese medicine.
You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Continue doing activities such as: raking, sowing, and watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Then spend the rest of the morning working the land in the time honored way, before breaking to prepare lunch with a local family. Your lunch will consist of many local delicacies including “tam huu” spring roll, Banh xeo or the local pancake of the people from central Viet Nam.
Around 1.30pm, bid farewell to your host family before riding back to Hoi An, on the way back stop at coconut road and Ba Le well. The tour finishes around 3.00pm.