Hoi An: 3-Hour Countryside Bike Tour & Tra Que Herb Village

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

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Cycling past water buffalo and into a 200-year-old pagoda outside Hoi An

You cycle through rice fields and villages outside Hoi An, stop to walk a working herb garden and help with planting if you want, watch woodcarvers in Drift Wood Village, and visit a 200-year-old pagoda. The tour includes your bike, helmet, an English-speaking guide, water, and Vietnamese coffee, returning you after three hours without needing to arrange transport or figure out the quiet roads yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cycling tour through Hoi An countryside

Depart from meeting point
Cycle past lotus lake and rice fields
Visit Tra Que Herb Vegetable Village
Walk around and garden with farmers
Cycle through An My village
See water buffalos and farm animals
Pass shrimp and fish farms
Stop at Drift Wood Village to see craftsmen
Visit The War Memorial and hear stories
Visit the most beautiful Pagoda in Hoi An
Rest and enjoy Vietnamese coffee
Take photos at ancient pagoda

The Experience

The bikes are already lined up when you arrive—three hours on quiet countryside roads, starting with a ride past a lotus lake and into the endless green of rice paddies around Hoi An. Your guide points the way out of town toward Tra Que Herb Vegetable Village, where farmers are already working the rows. You stop to walk the garden itself, see what grows there, and if you want, help with the planting or watering—it's not staged, just what happens on the land that morning. The vegetables are organic, the light is soft, and the photos from this part alone are the ones you'll send home.

After Tra Que, the route keeps moving through An My village, past water buffalo in the fields, duck farms, bamboo groves. You'll see the animals that live on these roads—not in a zoo, just there. The pace is slow enough to notice things: the way the light hits the water, the sound of birds, the smell of the countryside when it's not the city. Around the two-hour mark you stop at Drift Wood Village to watch local craftsmen carving wood by hand, the traditional way, their pieces stacked and waiting. It's not a performance; it's their workshop.

The last part takes you to an ancient pagoda over 200 years old, one of the most beautiful in Hoi An. You walk around it, take the photos you came for, and your guide talks about the place—the history, the way people here live, what the building means. Then there's a stop for Vietnamese coffee or another drink before heading back. The whole thing is three hours, but it doesn't feel rushed. You're on a bike the whole time, but the roads are quiet and the pace is steady, so it's not a workout—it's a ride through the real countryside, the part that doesn't have tour buses.

What’s included

Your day includes a standard bicycle with helmet, entry to Tra Que Vegetable Village, Drift Wood Village, and the ancient pagoda, a bottle of water, Vietnamese coffee or another drink, and an experienced English-speaking guide for the full three hours. A raincoat is provided if it rains.

Good to know

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

Operated by SUNRISE TOUR

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the countryside around Hoi An without arranging your own bike, navigating the quiet roads, or figuring out which villages are worth stopping at—the route and timing handle all of that, leaving you to ride and look.