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Hoi An Private Tour: Explore Countryside Gems in Villages and Islands
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Hoi An city
Embark on a private tour in Hoi An and discover the hidden gems of the countryside. Explore villages, islands, and meet locals to experience the authentic Hoi An lifestyle. Book now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Local Buddy Tours - Booking Office - If your hotel is in Hoi An, we’ll start the tour from your hotel.
If your hotel is in Da Nang / Hoiana Resort & Golf / VinPearl Resort & Golf South Hoi An, please come to our hotel to start the tour. Call or WhatsApp us so we can help you find a private car transfer with a small surcharge.
- Cam Kim Island - From Hoi An, we’ll drive over Thu Bon River to visit Cam Kim island. Meet a 65-year-old couple, help them grind rice, use rice milk to make rice papers and snacks. Sit down to enjoy the snacks made by your hands. Learn about the daily life of the islanders.
- Tra Nhieu Fishing Village - Visit a unique temple built by fishermen in Tra Nhieu village to worship Giant Whales. You’ll learn about local culture and beliefs. Then we’ll drive past corn fields and rice paddies. See cow herd and the locals working in their fields. Enjoy a scenic drive along the river bank to see fishing boats.
- Tra Nhieu Fishing Village - Visit the traditional house of a 70-year-old couple. Sit down with them and learn to make colorful straw mats that local people sleep on. You’ll catch a glimpse of local lifestyles in this sleepy village.
- Duy Vinh - Stop at a nice coffee house to freshen up and learn about Vietnamese coffee culture. Enjoy a tasty coffee with nice views. Use the washroom before we continue our journey.
- Duy Hai - Drive over high bridges to take in panoramic views of fish farms, shrimp farms, rice paddies, and big fishing nets at Thu Bon river mouth.
- Cam Thanh - Visit Cam Thanh fishing village in the water coconut forest, hop in the round basket boat, a local fisherman will take you on a relaxing boat trip under the shade of coconut trees. You will use a fishing rod to catch some river crabs for fun.
- Tra Que Vegetable Village - A quick visit to Tra Que vegetable village to see the villagers growing different vegetables in their gardens. It’s a great chance to smell amazing herbs, take pictures and learn about traditional farming methods.
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Hoi An - Time to enjoy a delicious Vietnamese lunch or dinner in a riverside restaurant before heading back to your hotel.
NOTE: There is a tour option without lunch/dinner as well. Please check different prices and durations when booking.
What's Included
- Army Jeep / Modern Car / Classic vespa / Modern scooter (All guests sit behind experienced drivers)
- Coffee stop to refresh. Bottled water during the tour
- All taxes, tickets, entrance fees, donations at local homes (Guarantee no hidden fees)
- English-speaking local tour guide, knowledgeable and licensed
- Pickup and drop off any hotel in and around Hoi An, 8 km = 5 miles from Hoi An old town
- INCLUDED or EXCLUDED Vietnamese meal (at different PRICES and DURATION, please check when booking)
What's Not Included
- Other drinks, personal expenses. Tip is optional but appreciated
- Private car transfer ONE-WAY from South Hoian or Danang to HOIAN TOWN: 15-20-30 USD/ 4-7-16 seater
Additional Information
A fun private tour for all ages. On our unique route in rural villages around Hoi An, we’ll take the paths less traveled, meet the locals to see how they live on a daily basis. You’ll catch a glimpse of Hoi An local lifestyle. Your hands-on experiences with genuine villagers are truly memorable:
Visit Cam Kim island, grind rice, make rice papers & snacks, sit down to enjoy.
Visit Tra Nhieu fishing village, use river reeds to weave colorful bed mats.
Visit a unique Whale Worshiping temple, learn about fishermen’s beliefs.
Enjoy tasty Vietnamese coffee with river views.
Drive on high bridges, see fish farms, shrimp farms, rice paddies, buffalo & cow herds.
Visit Cam Thanh water coconut forest, enjoy a relaxing trip in a round basket boat, catch river crabs for fun.
Visit Tra Que vegetable village, see & smell amazing herbs.
Tour with meal is 5 hours; Without meal is 4 hours.
Vehicle options: Army jeep / Modern car / Classic vespas / Modern scooters (All guests sit behind local drivers).
Location
Local Buddy Tours - Booking Office
Trần Quang Khải
Free pick up & drop off at any hotel in Hoi An.
We DO NOT offer pickup & drop off from Da Nang/ Hoiana Resort & Golf / VinPearl Resort & Golf South Hoi An. Please come to our office in Hoi An to start the tour. Or pay extra charge for One-Way transfer by private car: 15-20-30 USD for 4-7-16 seater.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Alanaa927
Aug 21, 2024
Amazing, authentic and lots of fun! - Highly recommend this tour! This experience was AMAZING! Our tour guide John was excellent, funny and spoke very good English! We loved the basket boats and fishing for crabs. We loved visiting local families to see how they weave traditional sleeping mats and make rice noodles. We felt like the experience gave us an authentic view into the lives of Hoi An locals. We asked John if we could go to a market to buy Mangosteen and Durian to try which he was more than happy to accommodate our request. We had a great time and would highly recommend this tour! Ask for John
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P1050otkellyl
Aug 19, 2024
Absolutely fabulous day - John is an absolute gem of a guide. His English is really good and he is such a great guy. We had the best day. Best tour we have done in our stay in Vietnam. He takes you to amazing places he knows personally and are away from crowds. We would highly recommend John and would definitely use him again. Kindest regards and thanks. Michael and Kelly
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Ethan_g
Aug 10, 2024
A Personal Look into Hoi An “Factories” and More - We got to see several local families and their “factories” including their rice paper and mat weaving methods. They were all gracious and lovely hosts and were very happy and excited to share their craft with us. We got to participate in production as well. Our tour guide, Thanh, was super fun and friendly, and he had lots of interesting knowledge to pass on.
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Kells100
Aug 8, 2024
Excellent 'Must-Do' Tour! - We were looking at all the tours and to be honest, most looked like tourist traps! .... and then I found this! And I'm SOOOO glad we did! Trung, our guide was fantastic, knew his stuff, great English, fun, took amazing photo's ... and well, we were not disappointed. We went into the local villages, stopped to make rice paper and cakes. Then onto mat weaving, a fantastic coffee place (LOVE the salt coffee!), and on to the coconut basket boats [not with the bus loads of other tourists - a big plus!] and then the vegetable farm. It was a great way to see a different side of Hoi An and of course, meet some fab locals and see a bit of daily life. We absolutely loved it! Highly recommend.
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Stephanieb2332
Aug 6, 2024
One of the most enjoyable experiences so far! - We would highly recommend this tour. Fairy was a fantastic guide, spoke great English, and was very accommodating to our needs - we did the basket tour recently and so they were happy to modify our tour for us. It was an enjoyable pace and we got to really see what local village life was like. Everyone was so friendly and our 5 year old was included in all of the activities. What a highlight of our trip!
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Stephen
Aug 5, 2024
Great morning out visiting the real Hoi An - Awesome little tour on the back of a scooter.
My wife and I were picked up by Lanh and his offsider, from our hotel in Hoi An, where we were whisked through the backstreets of Hoi An to visit various places (rice paper making, mat weaving, fishing village, coconut boat, coffee shop and vegetable farm)
Really well run, and just the 2 of us. 8.30am - 12pm
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Lw427
Aug 5, 2024
Great experience - Excellent experience that offered an insight into the quieter side of Vietnam, it was nice to see how the locals tried to preserve some older traditions. We were well looked after by the guides and drivers with plenty of tea and snacks along the way. Booking by their website was a breeze too.
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Freedom28954484694
Jul 7, 2024
Fun, informative, interactive and off the beaten paths! - We had the best day with our guide John! He was so fun, funny and accomodating. We were travelling with young teens who can be very hard to impress and he had them making pottery, weaving sleeping mats, carving wood etc with some wonderful people throughout villages - in army jeeps! His English was extraordinary and he was happy to change the tour to include our family’s interests (and hunger as we missed lunch before the afternoon tour). Cannot recommend enough.
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Michael
Jul 7, 2024
brian was very infomative and spoke english very well, loved the sites we visited away from the normal touristy stuff, would rec - loved the food places Brian and Mr Long brang us to and the Local people we were introduced to were very lovely Brian and Mr Long made our Vietnam visit very enjoyable and would recommend this Buddy Jeep trip Highly
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C1026vfangeloc
Jun 29, 2024
John is the best!! - Wow Wow Wow, what an amazing tour!! The one reason this tour was the best ever hands down was John. he became like Family to us. Such an amazing person, he took time to get to know us and talk to us like friends. I want to thank John so much!!! Please don’t hesitate to book this tour you will not be sorry!
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