Referring to Hoi An tourism, visitors will immediately think of the Old Town with ancient Chinese architectural works such as Cau Pagoda, Fujian Assembly Hall, Trieu Chau Assembly Hall, Tran family church, Tan Ky ancient house, etc. In addition, Coconut Forest – Mekong Delta in Hoi An also has a miniature western region called Bay Mau Coconut Forest that attracts a large number of tourists with interesting experiences such as riding a basket boat to visit the green coconut forest in the quiet space, and admire the basket dance and make toys from coconut leaves.
Bay Mau coconut forest locates in Cam Thanh commune, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, about 3km from Hoi An center. Called Bay Mau because, in the past, this coconut forest only had seven acres, now the area of the forest has been more than 200 acres, but the people here are too familiar with the name of this dear Bay Mau Coconut Forest.
History of Bay Mau Coconut Forest
Local people said that Cam Thanh coconut forest existed more than 200 years ago. When the people of the Southwest migrated to and brought with them the varieties of nipa palm grown in this area, thanks to the combination of water and soil, coconut trees grow and proliferate. At first, the coconut forest was 7 hectares wide and the name Bay Mau Coconut Forest was derived from that, but later the forest grew to 100 hectares.
Hoi An coconut forest was the base of Vietnam’s revolutionary army during the resistance against the French colonialists and the American empire. With the discreet terrain covered by the coconut forest and the clever strategy, our weaker army still brought many victories and glorious victories against the enemy.
Activities in Bay Mau Coconut Forest
Take a basket boat to see the coconut forest and learn about the daily life of the local people: Sitting in a circular boat weaving through the green coconut groves and enjoying the fresh air is a unique experience, loved by many people. In your journey, you can listen to many interesting stories about the coconut forest and the dear melody of a Quang folk song far away.
Admire the boat racing: In addition to walking and sightseeing, you can also enjoy the exciting performance of circular boat racing. Elephant Travel can be sure about one thing: you will be amazed at the ability of the “artist” to balance on the bobbing basket boat with fluid, extremely fast and impressive movements.
Throwing a net to catch fish: For tourists who are not from the river or the sea, watching a net thrown in the middle of the sea will be very strange. Throwing a net to catch fish is a lively performance that many people expect when coming to Hoi An coconut forest. You will be able to see with your own eyes the professional, rustic and ingenious image of fishermen here.
Making souvenirs from coconut leaves: On your tour, you will be presented souvenirs from coconut leaves by the boatman such as watches, locusts, tribal hats… The small gifts are so cute, enthusiastic and simple made by Quang Nam people. The aunts and uncles will also guide you to make your own favorite items.
Participating in folk games: Not only experiencing boating, but coconut forest tourism also has many attractive games for you to experience, fun folk games such as balancing bicycles across the river, and racing. Boats, tug of war, blindfolded rice cookers, etc. If you’ve been to the coconut forest, don’t miss these interesting games.
Best time to visit the Coconut Forest Hoi An
Traveling to the coconut forest in the dry season is the most suitable time because the forest is (from January to May). At this time, Hoi An is in the summer with sunny, cool climate so the coconut forest is extremely fresh and pleasant.
From June to July: It is a time when Hoi An ancient town has many interesting festivals, you can combine a visit to Bay Mau coconut forest with the experience of watching lanterns. The weather in this season is quite hot and sunny.
From August to November: If you come to Bay Mau coconut forest around August or September, you will be able to admire the most beautiful coconut forest and enjoy delicious sesame salted coconut rice. The rest of the year, you can still go to the coconut forest, but you need to pay attention to monitoring the weather to avoid storms, especially around October and November.
Coconut Forest – Mekong Delta in Hoi An in Hoi An brings you the peaceful space of rustic countryside with rows of green nipa palm trees surrounding the gentle and genuine people here. Come to Elephant Travel for an exciting experience in Bay Mau Coconut Forest.
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