Hoi An Cruises

We booked while in Hoi An. Called a Grab, cheap and about 10mins drive. When we got out of Grab, a staff came and lead us to the port for boarding. There's a restroom on site if needed, it's clean. Though it's hot in late June morning(~9:40 a.m.), the blue sky and green water make vivid colorful pictures. We didn't do spins but enjoyed watching others spin😆. There were a few Karaoke stages on the river which many local enjoyed, fun to watch but we don't understand the songs at all. Our boatman helped us taking some good photos and we gave him a courtesy tip.

Everything went as planned – we were met at the specified address, led to the boat, and my companion and I were seated. The boatman helped us put on life jackets and light our lanterns, and then he took us on a 20-25 minute ride along the river, which was full of colorful lights ❤️🏮 This is definitely one of our best memories of Hoi An, along with the lantern-making workshop ❤️

What an unforgettable experience! Everything was well-organized from start to finish. Our boat driver was fantastic—after the ride, he gave us cold towels to cool off from the heat and even took our food order. Truly an all-in-one service! 😂 The owner also personally checked on us to make sure we were enjoying ourselves and felt safe, which made us feel very welcome. A few tips: Arrive early (boat rides start at 8:00 AM) to avoid the crowds. If you’re booking a Grab, search for “Coconut Restaurant & Basket Boat Tour” instead of “Nipa Basket Coconut Boat.” The famous basket boat spin costs 100,000 VND and is definitely worth trying! And don’t forget to tip your boat driver—they work hard to make your experience fun and memorable, and they’ll truly appreciate it. ❤️ I rarely write reviews, but this experience was too good not to share. Highly recommended when visiting Hoi An!

It was great to experience a truly relaxing and healing jungle exploration on a quiet river, unlike the crazy basket boats where everyone usually gathers to do Gangnam Style. The wish candles were also a special experience because we got to fold them ourselves, write our wishes, and then carry them to the river, instead of just buying them off the street. Our guide was young and energetic, which made it fun. We received a reservation confirmation from "Big Boss," who turned out to be a really young "Big Boss"! I highly recommend this to young Koreans.

An absolute highlight, just pay attention to the walking directions! I booked the "From Hoi An: Coconut Forest Basket Boat, Dinner & Lantern Release" experience and it was incredible. The basket boat ride was so much fun and dinner was great. Releasing the lanterns on the water at the end was truly magical. The only minor thing is that after dinner, they dropped us off near the lantern area but had to walk a bit and got a little lost. Better guiding or clearer directions for that specific transition would make this absolutely perfect. Still highly recommend!

the duck leader experience was fun until we noticed quite a number of ducklings that were very ill/some were no longer alive just lying in the pens, which made us uncomfortable and think that perhaps we were contributing to an experience that didn’t value the welfare of their animals. The coconut boats were fantastic and the team were so kind and helpful, there’s a nice shaded cafe to sit at and buy a coconut or coffee to cool down afterwards!

The meetup was conveniently at our hotel lobby and bicycles were brought here as well. Cycled leisurely for about 15km through local residential houses and rice fields with farmers and buffalos at work. Loved the local lifestyle conversation with the cycling guide at the rest stops. It was such a good exercise. No sunset seen during the evening boat cruise unfortunately due to cloudy weather but had a enriching story sharing by the guide along the boat cruise.