Hoi An: Countryside Bike Tour & Kim Bong Carpentry Village

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 9

LanguagesEN

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Cycle quiet Hoi An lanes meet woodcarvers try crafts taste rice noodles

You’ll pedal from Hoi An into green countryside with a local guide, passing waving neighbors and grazing buffaloes before arriving at Kim Bong Carpentry Village. Try your hand at wood carving (and keep your creation), watch artisans at work, learn how to make rice paper noodles and weave sleeping mats—all in real family homes. It’s three hours that’ll stick with you long after you leave.

Step-by-step itinerary

Bike tour through Hoi An countryside

Cycle 20 minutes to rural area
Enjoy rice fields and local scenery
Visit Huynh Ry’s woodcarving workshop
Try wood carving and make souvenir
Learn rice paper noodle making
Weave sleeping mats with locals

The Experience

I didn’t expect to notice the smell of sawdust before we even reached Kim Bong Carpentry Village, but there it was—faint and sweet, drifting across the river as we pedaled out of Hoi An’s busy center. Our guide, Minh, kept an easy pace (I’m not exactly Tour de France material) and pointed out water buffaloes grazing by the rice paddies. The air felt cooler than in town, and every so often someone from a roadside house would wave or call out “xin chào!”—I tried to answer back, probably mangling the tones. Minh just grinned.

The main keyword for me was “hands-on.” At Huynh Ry’s workshop, I watched these guys carve delicate patterns into chunky bits of wood like it was nothing. They handed me a chisel—I hesitated, then tried carving my name. It looked more like a squiggle than anything readable, but everyone laughed and said it was “unique.” The best part? You actually get to keep your little wooden disaster as a souvenir. There’s something about holding it that makes the whole morning feel more real.

After that we stopped at a family house where they showed us how to make rice paper noodles and weave sleeping mats. The lady teaching us had this gentle patience—she let me try spinning the mat loom (not as easy as she made it look). The smell of fresh rice paper steaming up filled the kitchen. We tasted some right there—chewy, warm, kind of nutty. I still think about that bite sometimes when I see packaged noodles back home.

This day trip from Hoi An is only three hours but feels fuller than that somehow. Maybe it’s just being outside the city noise for a bit—or maybe it’s all those small moments with people who live here year-round. Either way, I left with dusty shoes and a weird sense of calm.

What’s included

Your morning includes entry to Kim Bong Carpentry Village, all entrance tickets for workshops and family homes, bottled mineral water to keep you cool along the way, use of a bicycle from the meeting point in Hoi An’s center—and a friendly English-speaking guide who really knows these backroads.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Hoi An Free Tours