Hoi An Water Buffalo Tour (with Basket Boat Ride)
Approx. 2-2,5 hours
Bicycle, electric buggy
From 1 person
From Hoi An
English speaking guide
Foods & drinks excluded
The emerald rice fields of Hoi An offer a serene escape into the Vietnamese countryside, stretching far beyond the town’s ancient yellow walls. These vast, shimmering paddies transform with the seasons, shifting from a vibrant neon green to a heavy, golden hue as harvest approaches. Local farmers in conical hats tend to the crops as they have for generations, while water buffalo graze along the narrow dikes. This tranquil landscape provides a perfect backdrop for a slow morning cycle, where the air remains fresh and the horizon is framed by distant mountains and palm-fringed villages.
Highlights
Escape from hustle & bustle in Old Town
Know better about Vietnamese rice growing culture
Visit a cafe by rice fields & try Vietnamese coffee
Learn how to make a rice paper at local family
Contact for reservation/support
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Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo+84968009827
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Emailhoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
Itinerary
Meet up
The meeting time: anytime between 8:00 AM or 3:00 PM (local time)
Our guide will see you at your hotel if it lies within Hoi An city center.
If you go from Da Nang, you can contact us for a transport arrangement, by WhatsApp number +84968009827 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com. An extra fee is required.
Hoi An rice field tour by bike/electric buggy
Hoi An typically follows two main cultivation cycles, with the first crop planted in January and the second in July after the seasonal rains. By April and August, the vast emerald paddies transform into a shimmering sea of gold as the grain ripens for the biannual harvest. This rhythmic cycle defines the local landscape, offering a peaceful backdrop of grazing water buffalo and farmers in traditional conical hats tending to the fields.
Here are activities that you will do in this tour:
(1) See, photograph, ride through rice fields
(2) Learn about Vietnamese traditional rice growing culture
(3) Meet farmers at work
(4) Meet, feed, ride the water buffalo (and its owner ‘water buffalo man’)
(5) Sip Vietnamese coffee with a view
(6) Learn how to make a rice paper at a local family
Return & drop off
The tour will end in the hotel in Hoi An or the meeting point if you come from Da Nang.
Traveler's Photos
What's Included
- Use of bike (1 bike per person), helmet
- Pick up & drop off in hotel within Hoi An center
- English speaking guide
- Entry tickets
- Water buffalo ride experience
- Rice paper making experience
- Transportation from Da Nang (contact us directly to assist a booking)
- All meals
- Tipping
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Extra charge of 100,000 VND per person on public holidays in Vietnam (New year from 25/01/2025 to 02/02/2025, Independence day, Reunification day, Hung kings festival, International Labour day)
Additional Information
– Our driver & guide will pick you at your hotel in Da Nang city center (including Hai Chau District, Son Tra District except Nai Hien Dong ward & Tho Quang ward, Ngu Hanh Son District except Hoa Hai ward & Hoa Quy ward) or Hoi An city center.
– In the end of the tour, our driver & guide will drop you off at your hotel.
– Pickup surcharge is required to visitors staying NOT in Da Nang city center or Hoi An city center.
– All surcharges are payable in cash directly to your tour guide.
– No pick up & drop off service in Tan Hiep area of Hoi An (Cham Island).
– Children above 1,4 meters height OR 10 years old will be charged same to adults.
– Children from 1 to 1,4 meters height OR from 5 to 10 years old, will have a discount.
– Children under 5 years old OR 1 meter height, will be free of charge.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1,4 meters and above (and you booked a children ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
– On your day of travel, if your kid is 1 meter and above (and you booked a free ticket previously), please pay the surcharge of 350,000 VND in cash.
If you are a group of 4 people and bigger, please contact us directly by WhatsApp number +84968009827 to have better price and better support. We kindly provide free tourist information to make your trip easier and smarter.
For daily tours:
– Any cancellation before 7 days of departure date will be free of charge.
– Any cancellation before 6 days of departure date will be charged 30% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 5 – 4 days of departure date will be charged 50% selling price.
– Any cancellation before 3 – 2 days of departure date will be charged 75% selling price.
– Any cancellation within 24 hours or no-show: non-refundable.
For others tour:
You are deemed to have read and accepted our Terms & Conditions, and are accepting the terms of these conditions on behalf of all persons in the party
What to bring/wear
Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes, hat/cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain poncho/jacket (from October to January), cash.
Contact for reservation/support
If you can not book/pay online OR want to reserve first and pay later OR process a cancellation. Please contact us by WhatsApp number +84968009827 or hoiandaytripcompany@gmail.com
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