HOI AN Hidden Gems in Rural Villages & River Islands PRIVATE TOUR
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Hoi An, Vietnam
- 4 to 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden parts of the Hoi An countryside on this half-day private tour. Choose from a US military jeep, USSR army jeep, or modern car as your ride and enjoy pickup from your Hoi An hotel. Visit local villages to meet villagers and learn about their livelihoods. Take a peaceful basket boat ride and refuel with an optional lunch.
- Receive personalized attention on an intimate private tour
- Opt to include a tasty Vietnamese lunch; coffee is provided
- Choose your transport according to your appetite for adventure
- Handy Hoi An hotel transfers mean you won't get lost
What's Included
- Pickup and drop off any hotels in and around Hoi An area, 8 km = 5 miles from Hoi An old town
- English-speaking local tour guide & Local driver(s)
- US military jeep/ USSR army jeep/ Modern car-van
- All taxes, tickets, entrance fees, donations at local homes (Guarantee no hidden fees)
- Coffee stop to refresh. Bottled water during the tour. Clean washrooms
- INCLUDED or EXCLUDED Vietnamese meal (Different prices & durations)
- Other drinks, personal expenses. Tipping 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
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
Local Buddy Tours - Hoi An Town (Pass By)
1
Cam Kim Island
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Cam Kim Island
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Tra Nhieu Fishing Village
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Duy Vinh
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Duy Hai
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Cam Thanh
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Tra Que Vegetable Village
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
8
Hoi An
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
This tour was a great view into life outside the big cities. Our guide Trang was fantastic! She easily answered all of our questions about life in the villages and details of life in general in Vietnam. Her English language skills were very good and she was easy to understand. The tour was a good mix of activities. We would highly recommend this tour. Our driver was also very competent and professional. Both our tour guide and driver were very friendly and engaging.
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This was a fantastic tour - Thanh our tour guide and Tim the driver made this one of the best tours we did in Vietnam. You will meet the real people of Hoi An, Vietnam. Very authentic and informative as well as loads of fun. Thanh's tour is very interactive!
It was a fantastic day with kha he was fantastic gave us fantastic info fantastic food and so nice to see places we would not normally see on a big tour highly recommend
This was a brilliant day and I can’t recommend the trip highly enough.
Well paced, covering so much and we met some wonderful people in their homes on the villages. We did rice paper and noodle making, learned to make incense sticks, had a go at making mats that the Vietnamese people slew on. We then went for the most wonderful coffee followed by a coconut boat trip and wonderful late lunch in the community garden village. Hannah our guide was so helpful, fun and informative. Best day ever and one we will never forget! Thank you for a great day out!
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Dear Lesley,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re very happy to hear that you had such a memorable day with Hannah. It’s great to know you enjoyed meeting local families, trying traditional crafts, having coffee, and taking the coconut boat ride. Hannah will be very happy to hear your kind words. Thank you for joining us and for recommending our tour. We hope to welcome you back to Hoi An again!
Best wishes,
Thanh – Local Buddy Tours
WhatsApp: +84 973 943 196
Email: localbuddytours@gmail.com
Amazing tour with a true local vibe, T was our guide and I couldn’t recommend her more! She was fun, very insightful and made our tour memorable and very worth it!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review! I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the local vibe and had such a good time with Trang. I’ll make sure to share your kind words with her. So glad she could make your day memorable!
Hope to see you again in Hoi An. Thanh
WhatsApp: +84 973943196
Email: localbuddytours@gmail.com
Trang is a wonderful guide, knowledgeable and well educated. A local from the surrounding villages and farmlands, she is well known to many local families and businesses. A full afternoon visiting local families, farms and learning culture. Great day. Highly recommended.
We honestly can't stop talking about this tour! It started exactly on time, as promised — no waiting around, no surprises, just straight into an epic ride in a super cool military jeep that instantly made the whole day feel like an adventure.
The tour took us deep into rural villages to see how people in Vietnam actually live, away from all the touristy spots — such an eye-opening and authentic experience. Our guide Lam was phenomenal: excellent English, incredibly knowledgeable, and constantly sharing insights about local life, history, and culture that we never would've picked up on our own.
What really made it special was how flexible Lam was — he happily adjusted the route to fit what we wanted to see more of. On top of everything, he turned out to be an amazing photographer, capturing shots of us we didn't even know we needed!
From start to finish, the whole experience was awesome. Super friendly, super professional, and 100% recommended for anyone who wants a real, unforgettable look at Vietnam. Ask for Lam — you won't regret it!
We had a fantastic time on this tour with Kha. He was very informative and spoke great English. We had a good driver and felt very safe. The tour takes you out of the city area into rural areas where you see a different perspective of village life. We had such a good time and I would highly recommend this tour with Kha!
Our family of 4 took the tour with Trang. Being a local to the area she shared fascinating insights into the culture and way of life of the people living there. We were entertained the whole time with the humorous stories from her personal life which she so generously shared. Would recommend this tour without hesitation.
interesting experience out of city. not wise to opt for more costly army jeep during summer as there is no aircon
A good private tour to see and experience a different side of Hoi An. Friendly and knowledgeable guide.
We had a beautiful afternoon driving around Hoi An with our guide, Thanh. She shared very authentic local stories that helped us gain insight into Vietnamese life and helped translate our conversations with the local people to allow us to be immersed in the activities. We found the variety of local activities a stand out & the private tour allowed us to go at a pace that was far more suited to our needs, as opposed to be on a large tour with a tight schedule. If possible take some cash to either buy their local goods and/or tip the local people, a little bit goes a long way for them & their families.
Such a good day with Kha on the military jeep! It was a great was to see some rural areas and learn about local traditions. Water bottle. Kha was a fantastic guide and was so knowledgeable about the area. Highly recommend!
We had an incredible experience on the Hoi An Hidden Gems in Rural Villages & River Islands Private Tour. This tour is truly something special, as it takes you far away from the typical tourist spots and lets you experience the real local life. We visited small villages, met local families, and even had the chance to try traditional activities like making rice paper and learning about local crafts. Everything felt authentic and personal, not rushed or commercial at all. What made the experience unforgettable was our guide, Trang. She was absolutely fantastic — incredibly knowledgeable, always attentive, and genuinely kind. She explained everything in a very engaging way and made sure we were comfortable and enjoying every moment. Her passion for her culture really shines through, and her friendliness made the whole tour feel like spending time with a friend rather than just a guide. The entire tour was perfectly organized, flexible, and full of unique moments that we will always remember. Highly recommended if you want to discover the authentic side of Hoi An. And if you’re lucky enough to have Trang as your guide, you’re guaranteed an amazing experience!
Tour of the villages in Hoi an to see so many different family businesses. Get hands on experience with incense making, mat weaving and making rice paper rolls. Finish ed the day with a peaceful basket boat ride. All the experiences were awesome and the jeep just topped it off. Our tour guide was Chicky and driver Trieu were absolute legends. Cant recommend this tour highly enough
Chicky was great host. He's a great photographer , so you'll have plenty of excellent pictures of your trip.
My friend and I did this excursion and it was arguably our favorite thing we did on our trip to Vietnam! Trang was the BEST and really went above and beyond for us. She took the time to show us around the local village and made the experience truly special from start to finish. Highly recommend booking this tour to anyone coming to Hoi An. Thank you Trang for a great day and wonderful memories !!!
Tour was excellent because of a great very knowledgeable guide, Hannah, and a good driver, Tam.
Visits in the different villages were personal and with very nice interactions with locals. Highly recommend.
Our tour guide, Kha, was excellent and understood what we were interested in. He spoke excellent English and made sure we had the best time.
This tour was a great view into life outside the big cities. Our guide Trang was fantastic! She easily answered all of our questions about life in the villages and details of life in general in Vietnam. Her English language skills were very good and she was easy to understand. The tour was a good mix of activities. We would highly recommend this tour. Our driver was also very competent and professional. Both our tour guide and driver were very friendly and engaging.
This was a great day! We got to experience so many things in half a day!
Everyone was super friendly and receptive to having tourist come to their homes!
Our Guide, Trang, was absolutely wonderful. She was a wealth of information and kind, friendly and helpful. I would 100% recommend this tour.
We had an amazing experience on this tour! Henry was an outstanding guide – extremely informative, kind, and engaging throughout the entire trip. He shared so many interesting facts and stories and made everything easy to understand and enjoyable. Our driver, Dragon, was also excellent – very professional and made us feel completely safe and comfortable the whole time. The tour took us to fantastic places, perfectly chosen, and everything was well organized. We truly felt we got the most out of the experience. We highly recommend this tour to anyone, and especially Henry and Dragon – thank you for such a memorable day!
I loved this tour which visited some of the rural areas to see traditional crafts and activities. I am elderly and not very mobile but the guide, Quang, was great at adapting the tour to my needs and interests and at answering all my questions. I highly recommend this tour and this particular guide.
We had an amazing time on this tour. Loved that we got to see the local life in the villages rather than hang around only in the town crowded with tourists and tailors. Bean was an excellent guide. Well worth this tour!
What a great experience! We did so many different things that time really flew by. Vu wasp our guide and Nghe was our driver. They made everything so special. You won't regret it!
We had our tour with Thuan, who was a nice guide and shared with us his experience living in Hoi An and a good narrative for each of the stops we made. The tour took us to a rice paper factory, incense store, mat weaving factory, coffee shop, and a farm. Automation has taken over the way many of these are run today, so it was interesting that this tour helps fund these families to show the old ways of how things used to be done back in the countryside. The tour also included a banana boat ride in Coconut Village, and my friends who had gone on another boat ride the day before said that our ride was much quieter and less touristy than the one they had gone to. It was a nice way to see a part of Hoi An that isn't easy to visit as a tourist on your own.
Tour was fantastic for my friend. I started on the tour, but started feeling sick from previous days food. They were so sweet and offered medicine. They ended up being me back to the hotel while my friend stayed on the trip. It was very thoughtful. Would definitely recommend!
Very restful countryside experience. Visited local craftspeople and part of cost goes towards helping them. Very welcoming Our guide was very friendly and gave us lots of information about local cultures and history
Great tour guide Kha, learned a lot about the local villages and all the different crafts of the area. Loved the vegetable village and meeting the local artisans.
We had a great trip with thuan & thieu. The families we visited were very friendly & welcoming. Would highly recommend!
Hoi An tour in US Jeep with Kha. It was really good and immersive experience ending with a big yummy lunch. Kha was a great tour guide, very friendly. It was a rainy day with flooding everywhere, but despite this, it was an unforgettable experience. Would highly recommend. Hoi An tour in US Jeep with Kha. It was really good and immersive experience ending with a big yummy lunch. Kha was a great tour guide, very friendly. It was a rainy day with flooding everywhere, but despite this, it was an unforgettable experience. Would highly recommend.
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