Hoi An Motorbike Tour: Buffalo, Basket Boat & Massage

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Duration2h–3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Ride a water buffalo in the rice fields, then learn to paddle a basket boat like a local fisherman.

A guided motorbike tour from Hoi An that takes you through the countryside to a duck farm, coconut palm forest, and open fields where you ride a water buffalo and paddle a traditional basket boat with local fishermen. The tour includes hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, entrance fees, casting nets to catch fish and crabs, and finishes with a 1-hour full body massage at a local spa.

The Experience

The tour starts with a motorbike pickup from your hotel and heads straight into the countryside along the Thu Bon River. You'll pass rice fields, peanut farms, and village life on the way to a duck farm where you help manage thousands of ducks alongside the farmer—including a hands-on "duck massage" experience that's as quirky as it sounds. From there, the route opens into an open field where you mount a water buffalo for photos and a real sense of how these animals move through the landscape.

The coconut palm forest comes next, and this is where the day shifts from riding to doing. You learn to paddle a traditional basket boat—the kind local fishermen have used for generations—and throw casting nets into the water to catch fish and crabs. The guide walks you through the technique, so even if you've never done it, you'll leave knowing how. After a few hours in the countryside, you head back toward town and into a local spa for a 1-hour full body massage to settle the day.

Motorbike and driver are included, as is bottled water and all entrance fees. The guide speaks English throughout. Departures run at 8:30 am or 2:30 pm, and the whole experience takes 2 to 3 hours before you're back at your hotel. If you'd rather skip the basket boat spinning, you can—it's optional.

What’s included

Hotel pickup by motorbike and driver.
motorbike transport through the countryside.
duck farm visit with hands-on interaction.
water buffalo riding in an open field.
coconut palm forest visit.
traditional basket boat paddling.
casting nets to catch fish and crabs with local fishermen.
1-hour full body massage at a local spa.
bottled water.
all entrance fees.
return transport to your hotel.
English-speaking guide.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Local Life Hoi An

Is this one for you?The tour runs 2 to 3 hours and involves motorbike riding, wading into water for basket boat work, and close contact with animals, so it suits travelers comfortable with a morning or afternoon of activity and willing to get wet. If you want countryside and animals without the water element, you can skip the basket boat spinning—everything else stays the same.