Hue Countryside Bike Tour & Cooking Class
ID: GYG741170-1200637
Category:
Country: Vietnam
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Bicycle tour of La Chu Village with a guide and discover rice fields, vegetable farms. Go to people's houses to learn about votive paper production and another house to learn how to make Banh Loc.
At 8:00 a.m, the tour guide will pick you up at the hotel by private car and depart for La Chu Village, about 8 km from Hue city center.
From the village gate, start your journey to explore Hue countryside by bicycle and participate in a cooking class to make Banh Loc.
Journey through the roads between fields in La Chu Village, a place famous for growing herbs, onions, cilantro, basil... Not only that, February to July is the ideal time to see lotus ponds and water lily. During that time, you can also see local farmers' rice-growing activities. Continue your journey to stops inside La Chu Village.
Your first stop is a house with a tradition of making votive offerings, this is a very popular and strong belief among Vietnamese people. And visit a temple in the area to learn about the architecture and worship culture of Vietnamese people.
Continue your journey, go to a local market, stroll through the stalls, and learn about the rustic local lifestyle there.
The next stop is a vegetable farm, where you can learn about traditional Vietnamese farming methods and how to care for special herbs at La Chu Village.
The next stop is a house with a tradition of making Banh Loc, also known as Rice dumpling cake, a typical Hue cake made from rice flour and filled with shrimp and meat inside. Here, you will learn how to make Banh Loc and make this dish yourself with the locals and your Tour Guide.
While waiting for the lunch dishes to be completed, you will have time to relax your feet with local herbal water, admire the view of the fields, and feel the peace of the Hue countryside.
Lunch: Enjoy a rustic lunch with local dishes.
Take time to rest and chat with the people there before returning to your hotel.
14h00: After some rest, cycle back to your hotel and finish your tour of Hue countryside and Banh Loc.
Highlights
- Experience a Hue countryside tour by bicycle to La Chu Village.
- Learn about votive production and local worship beliefs.
- Join a cooking class and make Banh Loc (Rice dumpling cake)
- Learn about votive production and local worship beliefs
- Learn about the lives of the villagers through markets and daily activities
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.