Jeep tour to Da Nang countryside: 3 villages & basket boat

Farm, fish and make pottery in one morning outside Hoi An

A half-day jeep tour from Da Nang to three working villages near Hoi An where you join local farmers in the fields, fish for crabs from a bamboo basket boat, throw fishing nets, and learn to shape clay by hand. Pickup from your hotel, English-speaking guide, and all village entrance fees and activity charges are included. The tour runs 4.5 hours and suits all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hoi An countryside jeep tour

• Pick up from hotel in Hoi An or Da Nang
• Visit Tra Que Vegetable Village and meet local farmers
• Join organic farming activities
• Visit Nipa Palm Coconut Forest
• Ride bamboo basket boat and fish for crabs
• Try throwing big fishing nets
• See locals making souvenirs from coconut leaves
• Visit Thanh Ha Pottery Village
• Learn pottery making by hand
• Return to hotel in Hoi An or Da Nang

The experience

How do you spend a morning in Hoi An without just walking the old town? This tour picks you up from your hotel in Da Nang or Hoi An and takes you by private jeep into the countryside to work alongside the people who feed the city. You start at Tra Que Vegetable Village, where you meet a local farming family, help them cultivate soil, water crops and pick vegetables, then sit with them for drinks while they tell you about their lives. It is not a performance. You are doing the work they do every day.

Next is the Nipa Palm Coconut Forest, where you climb into a bamboo basket boat and fish for crabs in the lagoon. The guide shows you how locals throw out the big fishing nets, then hands you the net to try. While you are there, watch the craftspeople weave coconut leaves into small animals and useful things (watches, fish, grasshoppers), which they give you as souvenirs. Then comes Thanh Ha Pottery Village, where you sit at a potter's wheel and learn to shape clay by hand, making something you can take home.

The tour also includes a water buffalo ride through the fields. Your guide speaks English throughout, and the jeep is private, so the pace stays yours. Hotel pickup and all entrance fees, activity charges and the basket boat ride are built into the price.

What’s included

• Private jeep pickup from your Da Nang or Hoi An hotel.
• English-speaking guide for the full 4.5 hours.
• all three village entrance fees.
• basket boat ride and crab fishing.
• water buffalo ride.
• pottery instruction and materials.
• bottled water throughout the day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00 and 13:30

Book up to18h before

AgesAdult (12 to 90 years) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Private Tourguides in Da Nang Hoi An Hue

Is this one for you?At 4.5 hours, the tour leaves your afternoon free to explore Hoi An's old town or rest at your hotel, so it fits easily into a day split between countryside and city. The private jeep means you move at your own pace between villages without waiting for a group.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 11 years). Under 5: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do you do at Tra Que Vegetable Village?

At Tra Que you join a local farming family in their fields to cultivate soil, water crops and pick vegetables. The same work they do daily. Afterward you sit with them for drinks and hear stories about village life.

Can you really fish from the basket boat in the Nipa Palm Coconut Forest?

Yes. You fish for crabs from the bamboo basket boat and learn how locals throw out the big fishing nets, then try throwing the net yourself. The guide also shows you craftspeople weaving coconut leaves into small animals and useful items, which they give you as gifts.

Do you need any pottery experience to make something at Thanh Ha?

No. At Thanh Ha Pottery Village the guide teaches you how to shape clay by hand at a potter's wheel, starting from scratch. You make something you can take home with you.

What is included in the price, and what costs extra?

The tour includes private jeep pickup from your hotel, an English-speaking guide, all village entrance tickets, the basket boat ride, the buffalo ride, pottery instruction, and bottled water. Meals, drinks beyond what the farming family offers, and personal expenses are not included.