Hoi An Private Countryside Tour: Enjoy Scenic Water Buffalo Rides with Local Guides

We offer private countryside tours that there is only your group on the tour, not joining another group. We are local people, so that we know hidden gems of our Hoi An home town.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tra Que Vegetable Village - Visit paddy rice fields, vegetable and herbs garden, see how local people making living here, then making friend with a friendly water buffalo and learning how to ride him
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Use of bicycles
Location
Hoi An Water Puppet Show
Đường Hai Bà Trưng
Hoi An theater is a famous place and easy to find.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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E2127plantoniop
Oct 24, 2024
Riding Water Buffalo Hoi An Private Tour with Tom - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Tom. Was fun riding our bikes though the streets of Hoi An and seeing the rice paddies and got to meet and ride a buffalo 🐃 Definitely worth doing.
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Lanminf
Jul 14, 2024
Great trip - Great trip to spend when we only have free time in the morning. The tour guide is amazing, the buffet is so fun, we cycle around the countryside and meet a local farmer who works in the field, they are so friendly to us. We will recommend our friends to come to viet nam next month.
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Mmyt2024
Jul 14, 2024
Underrated tour - Such a amazing trips we have ever had in viet nam. I took this tour with my daughter and we had a beautiful afternoon. Tom is our man, took good care of us and gave us all information we nee, I was a bit shy to ask at first but the tourguide was so nice to answer me all, we can stop at anywhere we see a chance to take good photos too. If you need a great tour with your friend or family only, you can not miss this one. Don't mention bad reviews here for they are looking for something does not exist, no one lives on the earth can satisfy them lol. Anyway, just book this tour and have fun, relax :)) Thanks again Tom!
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M_m
Feb 24, 2024
Learning about water buffalo - It was my dream to get close to a water buffalo!! Tom was able to make that happen! I learned a lot about the Vietnamese and water buffalo history and the respect they have. Initially I was supposed to ride a bike to the site however I was too tired so Tom picked me up on his motorbike. We mostly stayed on the rice field trails making a couple of stops to learn about the growing of herbs. His owner was so passionate about his water buffalo and Tom was an excellent translator. It was special to see the kindness and love he had. I highly recommend this tour if you want to get close to a water buffalo and learn about their history in Vietnam. If you don’t have much time to explore the rice fields it’s an opportunity to do so with Tom.
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Roman_s
Jan 22, 2024
Great experience - It was a great experience riding bikes around rice and shrimp farming fields. See and ride the water buffalo. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Will suggest to friends and maybe do it again when I come back.
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Carloce3536aw
Nov 2, 2023
Short, nice, funny trip. - Nice little tour. Everything like in the description. Short bike tour out of the city and a funny little ride on the buffalo.
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Phancuoofng2
Sep 9, 2023
Highly recommend - Great tour around the countrysides of Hoi An on bicycles. Unique chance for experiencing on local daily life. Tom is very informative and knowledgeable , we can not recommend this tour enough. Don’t miss out this amazing tour!
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Davidjacobson2020
Sep 1, 2023
Fantastic Experience - Our guide, Tom, was fantastic! He picked us up at our hotel and took us safely through the city on bikes and within a few minutes we were riding through countryside back roads and rice paddies. He explained the deep connection the rice farmers have with their water buffalo, which was evident when we arrived. The water buffalo is the most gentle, amazing creature. We rode through the paddy and through the flood plain which was pretty deep. My wife and I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing for hours after. It was definitely a highlight of our Vietnam trip and can’t recommend it highly enough. Ask for Tom because he was a terrific guide!
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Katie_t
Jul 21, 2024
Tom and tour - awesome! - Tom was awesome! Great tour and buffalo ride. Very informative and super insight into local life. Thanks
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4fuller
Nov 16, 2023
Disappointing in part, too expensive - The buffalo riding was good, but for the money for two people on a private tour, it was disappointing. You have to be fit to cycle in rain, wind, and luckily sunshine by the end of the tour but be prepared to cycle for almost the entire time, not just 20 minutes. It is at least 20 minutes both ways and you cycle through the middle of town, depending on your hotel or where you are staying to be fair, but it is quite an experience that ranges from interesting, to challenging, to exhausting. Our guide was very good and did his best to make it interesting but for the cost, you briefly ride a buffalo and cycle through the vegetable village but we did not feel it was worth the cost for what you got in comparison to some of the other tours or experiences we went on. The main disappointment was the vegetable village as it was clear there were very interesting plants being grown, we were given a brief explanation of the traditions of the village and the medicinal properties of some of the plants, but feel more could be done with this part of the tour. To be fair the buffalo farmer was charming, the guide was very charming and informative, and the ride was a dream come true for my husband, the rain was not the guide's fault. We think more attention to what could have been included in the tour event itself would be a good idea.
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