Vietnam is one of the largest rice producers in the world today. In the countryside of Hoi An in central Vietnam, visitors will see lots of rice fields. Local people here grow and harvest rice from 2 to 3 times a year, providing an abundance of rice for eating and making food (such as famous Hoi An chicken rice). Many visitors want to see/photograph rice fields when they are in Hoi An because there are no rice fields in their home countries. Now, let’s HoiAn Day Trip Company tell you where exactly to see rice fields in Hoi An and things to see/do in those paddies.
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Must Knows about Hoi An’s Rice Fields
– Location: north, east and south of Hoi An urban areas
– Other names: Hoi An rice paddies
– Type of rice: common rice
– Reason(s) to visit:
– Best time to visit: morning, late afternoon when it’s not too hot
– Time to spend: 15-30 mins
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/hoi-an-rice-fields
– Fact: Rice fields in Hoi An are on flat delta, not in the mountain with terraces like Sapa
Hoi An’s Rice Fields on Map
Where to See Rice Fields in Hoi An Vietnam?
Around Tra Que Vegetable Village
Between Hoi An Old Town and An Bang Beach, Tra Que Vegetable Village is a rural village that becomes famous for its tradition of growing vegetables and herbs. For about 400 years, local farmers here have used traditional techniques and skills (that disappeared in other places). Now, their know-how is recognized by the government as national intangible cultural heritage. See more information & details
To see rice fields around Tra Que Vegetable Village, visitors just need to go along Hai Ba Trung Street. If want to escape from busy traffic on this road, turn left or turn right to enter smaller, cement paths and then keep going. All of them are on Google maps and by that, it’s not too difficult to know their direction or where they lead to. In the early morning or late afternoon, local people come here to do exercise or fly the kite.
The rice fields near Tra Que Vegetable Village is one of the best places in Hoi An to watch sunrise or sunset. See more information & details
Rice fields near Tra Que Vegetable Village are closest and easiest to visit from Hoi An centre. Along their edge, visitors can find coffee shops, restaurants and hotels with a rice field view.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Cam Thanh Commune
To the east of Hoi An Old Town, Cam Thanh Commune is one of the last rural areas in Hoi An city nowadays. Fortunately, it still preserves villages, rice fields, canals, prawn ponds and especially, a vast forest of water coconut (nipa palm). The most famous portion of this area is known as ‘Cam Thanh Coconut Village’ where visitors will have the chance to experience the basket boat ride through palm forests. It’s definitely a must do in Hoi An Vietnam right now.
To see rice fields in Cam Thanh at Hoi An, the easiest way is to going along Tong Van Suong Street, between Huynh Thi Luu secondary school and Cam Thanh commune people’s committee. Between this road and Tran Nhan Tong Road (in the south), there are smaller rice fields to see too.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Cam Kim Island
Located to the south of the Hoi An Old Town, Cam Kim Island is a rural island with peaceful villages, unchanged local lifestyle and traditional handicrafts. The most famous place here is Kim Bong Carpentry Village, home to skillful carpenters and boat builders. If join in a tour, here visitors also have the chance to cycle on backroads, meet local artisans at their house, watch how they make handmade items or food, and try hand at these works then. See more information & details
To see rice fields in Cam Kim Island at Hoi An, visitors need to cross the Thu Bon River first. There are three options to select: Cam Kim Bridge, the old Cam Kim Bridge (metal bridge) and boat ferry from Old Town to Kim Bong Carpentry Village. On the island, let’s go along Kim Bong Tay Road or Cam Kim – Duy Vinh Road. If going with a local guide, it’s easier to find rice fields. The largest rice field area is on Cam Kim – Duy Vinh Road where its central point is pinned as ‘Cam Kim Rice Fields’ on Google maps.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Vinh Dien Area
To the west of Hoi An, Vinh Dien area has vast rice fields. From Hoi An, visitors just need to go along DT608 road which runs through them to see/photograph. On the way to My Son Sanctuary, it’s absolutely easy to stop.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
When to See Rice Fields in Hoi An?
To see fields with rice in Hoi An Vietnam, visitors need to go in rice seasons. Between seasons of rice, the fields are empty and by that, no rice to see.
Traditionally, there are 3 seasons of rice in the year: winter-spring season from 25th November to 5th April in the next year, spring-summer season from 10th April to 5th July, and the third season from 10th July to 30th October.
However, today there are only two seasons: the winter-spring season from 15th December to 30th April in the next year and the autumn-fall season from 20th May to 15th September. So, it means that visitors need to go to Hoi An during these periods if want to see fields with rice.
Furthermore, rice fields in Hoi An will be more stunning if visiting in the beginning or the end of every season. In the first weeks of the new season, fields will be flooded by water and look like mirrors, providing a good opportunity to take pictures. Later, local farmers will do rice seeding by hand and replant young rice. These are great times to hunt for beautiful pictures about local life. During the rice transplanting process, visitors can join locals and sure, the experience is special and meaningful. Another best time to visit rice fields in Hoi An is when the rice is ripe and becomes golden. The scenery will be impressively lovely and absolutely worth seeing. During the time when local farmers harvest the rice, visitors may have a chance to join them and have a new and interesting experience.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Things to See & Do in Rice Fields of Hoi An
Cycle Through Hoi An’s Rice Fields
The best way to see rice fields in Hoi An is riding the bicycle through them. The bicycle is often in the hotel to take for free, but if do not have there, bicycle rental is cheap around the town. If just want to see rice fields and take some photos, visitors can go by themselves with Google maps. See more information & details
For more experiences, knowledge and memories, visitors should join a tour guided by local people. He/she knows the best road to cycle that is without traffic. At a rice field, information about rice growing and production in the area will be shared. In other stops, a village or a household, there are more explanations and interactions with local families. For that reason, cycling tours in Hoi An’s countryside are always the most loved activities.
Rice Field Cafés in Hoi An
Along the edge of rice fields in Hoi An, especially the rice field area by Tra Que Vegetable Village, visitors can find many coffee shops with a view. Sure, these places are good to visit, have a cup of coffee, take some good photos and chill. The atmosphere is absolutely tranquil, so it’s also great to escape from hustle and bustle. If ride the bicycle, make sure that one of them will be on the itinerary.
Many rice field café in Hoi An are popular in social media and have become an Instagrammable place.
Riding Water Buffalo
Water buffalo (con trau) is one of the best friends to Vietnamese farmers. It helps farming activities and to carry goods. Around the rice fields of Hoi An, visitors will see many water buffalos and herbs of water buffalo. Of course, it’s safe to see and photograph them. However, to have a ride on them as you saw on the internet, you need to find the owner or join a tour led by local people. The owner or the guide can make the water buffalo feel comfortable and then let somebody sit on its back and go around. This experience is one of the most special ones in Hoi An Vietnam. See more information & details
If love animals and do not want to ride the water buffalo, visitors can see and take some beautiful pictures with it.
Japanese Merchant Tani Yajirobe Tomb
Located in the heart of rice fields near Tra Que Vegetable Village, the Tomb of Tani Yajirobe is one of the last historical sites about Japanese people in Hoi An. He is a merchant who went to Hoi An from Nagasaki of Japan to trade. When his home country closed and overseas Japanese people were requested to return, he still stayed back in the town because married to a local woman. After his death in 1647, his tomb was constructed in a field north of the town centre.
To visit the Tomb of Tani Yajirobe, visitors need to walk from Hai Ba Trung Street. It’s impossible to go by car or even motorbike/bicycle because the road leading to it crosses an irrigation canal.
Watch Sunrise/Sunset
Rice fields in Hoi An are absolutely good places to watch sunrise or sunset because of no octacles. The best sunrise/sunset in the year is in the dry season which lasts from February to the end of August. Meaning that in the rainy season, from September to January, the chance is less, but still possible to have after rainy days.
If you are a sunrise lover, let’s ride the bicycle or motorbike to An Bang Beach. On the way, you will have the chance to see the sunrise in the rice field, and later, on the sea. There are two experiences in one trip! Go this way if want to watch the sunset too.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Tips to Visit Rice Fields in Hoi An
– During the dry season, from February to the end of August, visitors should bring sun cream, sun glasses, hat/cap, bottles of water, cash. If possible, come in the sunrise or sunset time, the experience is better. There are many photo opportunities in these times too.
– During the rainy season, from September to January, visitors should bring the poncho/jacket. However, to visit rice fields in Hoi An, should check the weather forecast in advance and then choose the no-rain time to go.
– The best time to see rice fields in Hoi An is the harvest time when the rice becomes golden.
– If see water buffalos in the rice field, please do not touch or stand too close to them, it may be dangerous.
– During the rainy season, it’s often difficult to see the rice in the fields. So, the dry months are always perfect times to find them.
– The best way to go through rice fields in Hoi An is cycling.
– If join a guided cycling tour, visitors will have more experiences and memories. Something that is not found if go by your own.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
How to Get to Hoi An’s Rice Fields
Walking
Many visitors like to walk to An Bang Beach from the town centre. Of course, Hai Ba Trung Street is the shortest and the easiest way to get there. Along this flat road, there are rice fields and water buffalos. If staying in other areas in Hoi An, rice fields are not too far from where people live, so we believe that they are still within walking distance (in case, you know where the rice field!).
Ride Bicycle/Motorbike
Sure, the best way to go to/through rice fields in Hoi An is riding the bicycle. With a slow pace, visitors will feel a sense of tranquility and peace. If possible, we suggest going on cement roads (instead of main roads) to avoid the traffic. By rice fields, there are coffee shops and restaurants where food and drink are served.
If want to go faster, let’s hire a motorbike and then explore the countryside of Hoi An. Motorbike riders can go to and see more rice fields and further places. Make sure that internet is available to use and open Google maps when needed.
Electric Car
Roads in rice fields at Hoi An are wide enough for small cars. For that reason, visitors can book one electric car in the town and then tell the driver to do to the nearest rice fields. The total fare depends on distance and number of passengers. One car can take 10-12 persons maximum.
Electric car is suitable for families with kids or groups of friends or even couples if do not want to cycle. We advise taking a car with doors, for safety reason (in Hoi An, it’s often yellow). The driver can recommend good coffee shops or restaurants with a rice field view because he is a local.
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Hoi An Countryside Tours with Rice Fields
Here are Hoi An guided tours in which visitors will see rice fields:
– Tra Que Vegetable Village Tour with Cooking Class, Cycling & Farming
– Hoi An Countryside Tour to Tra Que Village & Cam Thanh Village
– Cam Thanh Coconut Village Tour by Bike & Boat
– Hoi An Countryside Tour by Electric Car
– Cam Kim Island Bike Tour with Carpentry Village, Rice Paper Making & Mat Weaving
HOIAN DAY TRIP company daily organizes tours and transfers to rice fields in Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/WhatsApp/line/zalo) or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to see tours and make a reservation. Thank you very much!
Photos, Videos about Rice Fields in Hoi An
Here are beautiful photos and videos about rice fields in Hoi An:
