Visit Seven Mau Coconut Forest

Bay Mau coconut forest  is a destination that many tourists visit in their  Hoi An travel itinerary . This place promises to bring you a lot of new and interesting experiences. For the trip to be complete, pocket these 5 important things right away before exploring this green coconut forest!

1. Where is Bay Mau coconut forest? How far is Bay Mau coconut forest from Hoi An?

• Address:  Group 2, Can Nhan Hamlet, Cam Thanh Commune, City. Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
• Opening hours:  From 7:00 to 17:00 daily

Tickets to visit Bay Mau coconut forest: 

• Entrance ticket:  30,000 VND/person 
• Ticket price for renting a basket boat:  150,000 VND – 200,000 VND/boat

Bay Mau coconut forest is also known as Cam Thanh coconut forest by locals. This is a famous eco-tourism area that gives visitors many experiences about the nature of rivers, immense coconut forests and rustic basket boats. 

Vast coconut forest and rustic basket boats seen from above (Photo: Collectibles)

2. History of Bay Mau coconut forest

According to local people, Cam Thanh coconut forest has existed for about 200 years. At that time, migrants from the  Southwest region  brought nipa varieties and planted them in this area. Thanks to the combination of water and soil, the tree gradually proliferated and developed into a large forest of about 7 acres (7 ha). The name Bay Mau coconut forest also comes from that (although today the coconut forest covers an area of ​​up to 100 hectares). 

Cam Thanh coconut forest has a history of formation about 200 years ago (Photo: Collectibles)

During the resistance war, the coconut forest was an important revolutionary base to help our people win many battles of the enemy. Today, taking advantage of the natural beauty of the vast coconut forest, this place has been exploited to become a well-known eco-tourism area and one of the   famous  Hoi An tourist destinations .

3. What does Bay Mau coconut forest have?

Bay Mau coconut forest eco-tourism area provides many services to bring visitors unexpected and interesting experiences. Those are the memorable feelings that many people have when coming here: 

• Sightseeing in a basket boat :  Sitting in a basket boat weaving through the green coconut groves and enjoying the fresh air is a unique experience, loved by many people. Bay Mau coconut forest tourist area has two types of basket boats, a small one that can carry 2 guests and a large one for 4 guests. In the journey of walking and sightseeing, you will hear interesting stories about the coconut forest and from afar the dear melody of a Quang folk song.

Sitting in a basket boat to visit the coconut forest is an interesting and memorable experience (Photo: @hoa.ng11)

• Watch basket dance and boat racing:  In addition to walking and sightseeing, you can also enjoy the exciting performance of basket boat and boat racing. Surely, you will be amazed at the ability of the “artist” to keep balance on the bobbing basket boat with fluid, extremely fast and impressive movements. Next is the boat race which is equally thrilling, don’t forget to cheer and cheer to motivate the riders.

A very special basket dance performance in the Bay Mau coconut forest tour in Hoi An (Photo: @_tr.hnib)

• Throwing a net to catch fish:  Throwing a net to catch fish is a lively performance expected by many people when coming to Hoi An coconut forest. You will be able to see with your own eyes the rustic and ingenious image of fishermen here. 

Visitors will be able to see with their own eyes the image of local people casting fishing nets (Photo: Collectibles)

• Making souvenirs from coconut leaves:  In the Bay Mau coconut forest tour, you will be given souvenirs from coconut leaves by the boatman, such as watches, rings, locusts, tribal hats… Although they are only small gifts, they show the cuteness, enthusiasm and simplicity of the people of Quang. The aunts and uncles will also guide you to make your own favorite items. 

Check in Bay Mau coconut forest with pretty souvenirs (Photo: @huyen.oc)

• Cycling to Cam Thanh village:  After admiring the green coconut forest, rent a bicycle and walk around Cam Thanh village. The journey will help you immerse yourself in the beautiful, idyllic space of the vast rice fields and inhale the full chest of the country air with the scent of ripe rice. 

Cycling to admire the idyllic and rustic beauty of Cam Thanh village (Photo: Collectibles)

• Enjoy Hoi An specialties at local people’s houses:  During the journey to discover Hoi An coconut forest, do not hesitate to accept the invitation of the locals to have the most authentic experience of the rustic life here. . You will be treated to delicious specialties such as spring rolls, sweet and sour shrimp salad, banana flower salad, central pancakes… In addition, you can also enjoy these delicious dishes at Bay Mau coconut forest restaurant.

Enjoying banh xeo in Central Vietnam at local people’s house during the journey to Hoi An coconut forest (Photo: Collectibles)

4. Experience going to Bay Mau coconut forest in Hoi An

The following experience in  the Bay Mau coconut forest  will help you prepare the best for your visit:

4.1. When to visit Bay Mau coconut forest in Hoi An?

The ideal time to visit the coconut forest is in the dry season from January to September. At this time,  Hoi An  enters the summer, it is sunny but the climate in the coconut forest is extremely cool, fresh and pleasant. 

From January to September is the most ideal time to visit Bay Mau coconut forest (Photo: @slai05)

If you come to Bay Mau coconut forest, come in 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 monitor the weather to avoid storms, especially around October and November.  

4.2. The road to the Bay Mau coconut forest in Hoi An

In recent years, Bay Mau coconut forest is a famous destination chosen by many people in  the travel schedule of Da Nang – Hue – Hoi An . Therefore, the road system is quite developed and you will easily get here by boat or by car, taxi, motorbike in 2 ways:

• By river:  You will board a boat at Bach Dang wharf (in the  ancient town of Hoi An ), the boat will take you downstream along the Thu Bon River to reach the coconut forest. 
• By road:  Starting from Hoi An city center, you follow Tran Nhan Tong street, cross  Cua Dai bridge  and go another 500m to reach the destination. 

You can go to Cam Thanh coconut forest by taking a boat down the Thu Bon River (Photo: Collectibles)

5. Hotels near Bay Mau coconut forest in Hoi An

For the convenience of visiting  Bay Mau coconut forest , book a room to stay in Hoi An city – where the coconut forest is only 10 minutes by car. Staying in Hoi An, you can easily visit the old town at night and convenient for the journey to visit many other attractive destinations such as: Cu Lao Cham, Thanh Ha pottery village, VinWonders Nam Hoi An… Here are 2 Ideal accommodation address that you can choose: