As one of the famous eco-tourism areas of Hoi An, Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest is a place visited by many tourists. Coming here, you will enjoy the fresh air of the green coconut forest and moments of leisurely, peaceful boat travel. In this article, Vietdreamtravel will send you some information and experiences traveling to Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest in Hoi An, let’s follow along!
General information about Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest
Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest, also known as Cam Thanh Nipa Palm Forest tourist area or Bay Mau Nipa Garden. This is a quite famous tourist area in Hoi An city. If you have the opportunity to visit this tourist area, you will be transported by skillful rowers who are simple, hospitable fishermen on beautiful small basket boats. Try once to go to Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest, immerse yourself in the green natural scenery of rivers, clouds and sky and the extremely beautiful nipa forest.
There, you can watch basket rowing artists perform very skillfully and impressively in basket dancing and water slashing. Still in the peaceful space of the Coconut Forest, you have the opportunity to experience being a fisherman, catch fish very interestingly, feel the sweet folk songs of local region, imbued with human love through the lyrics of the fishermen.
Sightseeing Tickets
The ticket office of Bay Mau nipa palm forest is located at the entrance gate of the tourist area. Support selling entrance tickets to sightseeing gates and basket boat rides for tourists traveling on their own.
Ticket prices are clearly publicized and specific accompanying policies are included:
- Entrance fee to visit: 30,000 VND/person
Basket boat rental ticket price:
- 150,000 VND/ basket/ 2 people/ 45 minutes
- 180,000 VND/ basket/ 2 people / 60 minutes
What’s the best time to visit Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest?
To have the most ideal visit to Bay Mau nipa palm forest, you can choose 1 of the following 3 time frames:
February to June: the weather at this time is cool, dry, without harsh sunlight, very suitable for those who want to go to the coconut forest to rest, relax, and escape the summer sun because there is water and green coconut groves so it is extremely cool and pleasant.
May to July: This time Hoi An ancient town has many interesting festivals, you can combine a visit to the Bay Mau nipa palm forest with a lantern viewing experience and participating in outdoor games. But the climate at this time is quite hot and sunny, you need to pay attention to this point.
August to November: At this time, the climate in Bay Mau nipa palm forest is cool, with little rain. You can choose to go on the full moon, just right at the very attractive flower-blossoming ceremony.
Things to do in Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest
Currently, this eco-tourism area has provided many services for visitors to have unexpected and interesting experiences:
Experience the feeling of riding a basket boat
Traveling to Bay Mau nipa palm forest without taking a basket boat is no longer interesting. The feeling of sitting on beautiful small round boats, weaving into coconut groves, admiring nature, and enjoying the fresh, cool air is indescribable.
Not only that, during the dozens of minutes on the boat, you will also hear stories about the coconut forest, and in the distance, the beloved folk songs of local region.
Watch basket dance performances and boat races
The boatmen not only take you on a tour of the coconut forest, they will also perform “basket dance” and boat racing for tourists to enjoy. Surely you will be amazed at the ability of the “artists” to balance themselves on the swaying basket boat with extremely fast, graceful and impressive movements.
Along with that is an equally thrilling boat racing performance. When watching, don’t forget to shout and clap to give them more motivation.
Admire throw fishing nets on the river
throw fishing nets on the river is also a lively performance that many people look forward to when traveling to the Bay Mau nipa palm forest on their own.
You will admire the image of a large net being thrown high and then slowly falling to the water surface, looking like an art painting. This performance is performed by the fishermen very simply and skillfully.
Listen to music next to the coconut groves and take photos
This is also a service that visitors can experience more. Right at the turn of the main river into the branches, there are a few young men with loud speakers, playing vibrant music to attract customers. Most foreign tourists really like this performance so they often wade into the water and dance to the music.
Those who are not interested can stop by the coconut groves, find the best corner to take photos, check-in and all. Ladies, remember to “prepare” beautiful dresses to make your photos look sparkling.
Practice making souvenirs from coconut leaves
Many tourists were very surprised and extremely interested in the simple, rural gifts from the basket boat drivers. Not only is it given, you also get it. Practice making cute locusts, bracelets, glasses, flowers,… from coconut leaves.
Activities reminiscent of intense childhood. The local guide will help you so you can make the items you like.
Cuisine in Bay Mau Nipa Palm Forest
Visiting Bay Mau nipa garden to have fun is not enough, you must also eat delicious food to complete the tour. If you come here, you can experience the following delicious specialties:
Grilled fish: With the characteristics of a river region, Bay Mau nipa palm forest produces delicious fresh fish. You can experience dishes from rays, mackerel, birds, etc. Among the fish dishes from braised to soup, perhaps grilled fish with a light scent of charcoal is the most delicious and is praised by many tourists.
Coconut sweet soup: The nipa palm forest will definitely have a lot of nipa. And the nipa palm sweet soup is one of the famous delicacies in the forest. It is cool and lightly sweet, very suitable for days spent wandering around the forest.
Banana flower salad: This is a delicious rustic dish of the Bay Mau nipa palm forest area. The dish only has sliced banana flowers, shrimp and meat mixed with fish sauce, but after one bite you want to eat a second or third bite.
Grilled meat rolled in corn leaves: Chicken marinated with spices is rolled around corn leaves, then grilled under charcoal. This delicious dish is rolled with rice paper, raw vegetables and dipped in special sauce. Grilled chicken is fragrant and sweet because it is marinated with spices and wrapped around corn leaves. It is very fragrant. When eaten with rice paper and vegetables, it is irresistibly delicious.
Some notes to keep in mind
In addition to the above useful experiences, you also need to know a few additional notes below to have the most complete trip!
- On the basket boats, conical hats and life jackets are available, ensuring safety so people do not need to prepare.
- If you go in the summer, especially in the months of June, July, and August, you should bring a hand-held mini fan.
- Don’t forget to bring a jacket, hat, and sunscreen if you don’t want your skin to get dark.
- Most activities at Bay Mau nipa palm tourist area take place outdoors and underwater, visitors should limit bringing jewelry and valuables to avoid falling or getting lost.
- The best and most beautiful time is early in the morning or around 16pm, at this time it is cool, with light sunshine but not too harsh, very suitable for walking and taking photos.
- If anyone suffers from motion sickness or life sickness, feel free to get on the boat. Just ask the men and women rowing the basket boat to row gently because they are seasick.
Source: collected by An
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