The farm is a hit with local schoolchildren who visit to get a glimpse, for example, of a pig before it becomes pork. Web Crawling A directory portal for facts on airlines, hotels and destinations Malaysia has a government-sponsored homestay program that allows tourists to experience life in traditional villages. As of this month, visitors to Kampong Relau in Kedah state can stay in chalets or local village houses. This is a hands-on program, with guests picking their own vegetables and fishing for their dinner. Villagers give lessons in how to cook local curries as well as delicacies like dodol, a soft cake made from durian, coconut and glutinous rice.
Travelers can stay in village homes and watch families farm.
Oliver Huang, a spokesman for the Yunnan Provincial Tourism Administration, says part of the fun is seeing the tight-knit community at work. On the family-owned plots, farmers grow wheat, rice and assorted fruits and vegetables. In Japan, Daioh Wasabi Farm in Nagano is one of the country's largest, covering 15 hectares. The farm doesn't provide English-speaking guides, but if you hire your own interpreter, Japan Travel Bureau will organize a tour. In eastern and northern Thailand, fruit farming is popular, and visitors can pick mangoes, rambutans and durians.