Red River Delta tour from Hanoi: Rice paddies & rural villages

Water buffalo work the same fields you'll drive through, and the farmers still live the way their ancestors did 257 years ago.

A half-day jeep tour from Hanoi into the Red River Delta countryside visits rural villages, working rice paddies, a local wet market and Co Loa, Vietnam's ancient capital built in 257 BC, with a professional English-speaking guide, lunch and all entrance fees included. The route follows backroads through farmland where you see how Vietnamese rice, corn and vegetables grow, stop at a family farm, and walk through a pagoda and the King An Duong Vuong temple. Hotel pickup is included. The jeep is open-air with rain covers available.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Red River Delta countryside

• Pick up from hotel or meeting point
• Drive along Red River to Co Loa
• Visit rural village and pagoda
• Drive through rice paddies and learn rice culture
• Visit local wet market
• Visit Co Loa ancient capital and King An Duong Vuong temple
• Drive through backroads, see water buffalo and farms
• Visit local family farm
• Return to Hanoi through rice paddies

The experience

The jeep picks you up from your Hanoi hotel and heads out along the Red River bank toward the countryside. After about 30 minutes you're past the city edge, driving through villages with traditional architecture on backroads that cut between rice paddies. The route takes you through the heart of the delta where the land is flat, green and working. You see the actual crops growing, not a display. A stop at a local pagoda comes early, then the jeep moves deeper into the fields to the middle of the paddy landscape where you can stand and look across the water and rice plants in every direction.

The wet market visit shows how countryside people sell what they grow: vegetables, produce, whatever the season brings. Then comes Co Loa, the ancient capital built in 257 BC, where you walk through the King An Duong Vuong temple and learn the history the operator says most tourists miss. The temple and the site itself carry the weight of that age in a way a city monument does not.

On the return drive through the backroads you pass water buffalo working in the fields and see farmers at work on their farms. A stop at a local family's farm lets you see their operation directly. Lunch is included in the tour price, and the jeep has rain covers if the weather turns. The whole route back to Hanoi runs through the vast rice paddy landscape, which is when the scale of the delta becomes clear. It's not a few fields, it's the way the whole region is built.

What’s included

• Lunch.
• bottled water during the tour.
• open-air jeep with rain covers if needed.
• professional English-speaking guide.
• all entrance fees for the temple, villages and Co Loa ancient capital.
• hotel pickup and return to Hanoi.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00 and 12:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (1 to 5 years): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Ha Noi Jeep Adventures

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see how rural Vietnamese farming actually works and stand in the middle of active rice paddies: the backroad route and the family farm stop are what let you step outside the village and into the working landscape itself.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 5 years): free.

How long does the Red River Delta tour from Hanoi take?

The tour runs four and a half hours total, including the drive from your hotel, all stops and the return to Hanoi.

What is Co Loa and why is it on this tour?

Co Loa is Vietnam's ancient capital, built in 257 BC, and the tour includes entry to the King An Duong Vuong temple there so you can see the historical site and learn the story behind it.

Will I see how rice is actually grown?

Yes, the jeep drives through active rice paddy fields where you can see the crops growing, and you stop in the middle of the paddies to stand and look across them. You also visit a local family farm to see their operation directly.

Is lunch included, and what about drinks?

Lunch is included in the tour price. Bottled water is provided during the day, though other drinks are not covered.

What happens if it rains?

The jeep is open-air, but rain covers are available if the weather turns wet during the tour.

Does the tour pick me up from my hotel?

Yes, hotel pickup is included. The driver collects you from your Hanoi accommodation or a meeting point you arrange before the tour starts.