Vietnam Biking Tours

Explore Hue’s artisan craft scene on the full-day biking tour. You will head into the craft villages outside the royal city to meet local artisans and learn how to produce your own versions of their traditional crafts.

This biking tour takes you throough 18.6 miles (30 km) of pristine Vietnamese countryside. Along the way, you’ll meet locals and learn about rural culture in northern Vietnam. You’ll also see demonstrations on traditional handicrafts, and get to know the people behind these simple but beautiful pieces of local art.

Travel out of Hanoi to experience life in rural Vietnam. Mai Chau is an area of natural beauty and unique culture that provides a fascinating insight into life in Vietnam’s remote mountains. Early in the morning, meet your guide and driver at your hotel in Hanoi. You will travel together 3.5 hours through agricultural land and over epic mountain passes to the Mai Chau Valley. You’ll head straight into the home of a local Thai family for a traditional feast of local specialities. After lunch, your guide will show you around their village on foot, and you’ll visit some of the local weavers to watch them crafting their signature textiles. Purchasing their textiles ensures you’ll have an authentic souvenir. In the evening, you’ll likely have the opportunity to witness a performance by community members, involving song, dance, theatricals, and a few stunts!

Explore the tranquil beauty and magic of Hue Vietnam when you go on an exciting ecotour that introduces you to life outdoors. You’ll enjoy the gentle exercise of bicycling through scenic areas; you will fish beside seasoned locals; and learn how to prepare delicious dishes you can recreate at home. This vacation, indulge in fresh air and the simple life.

What’s it like to move through life at the pace of a bicycle or a bamboo boat? How does one spend a day when they’re not rushing from place to place and deadline to deadline? The answer to these questions is waiting for you in Hoi An, Vietnam. Discover the simple pleasures of rural life when you surround yourself with vegetable gardens, rice terraces, fishing boats. In Vietnam, ‘slow living’ isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a bonafide way of life.

Depart: 08:00 AM Length: 8 hours – 20km cycling/ 3 hour kayaking Route: The Ancient Town - Cam Kim - Duy Hai - Cam Thanh - Hoi An Met by your English speaking guide at your hotel in Hoi An at 8am for your cycle and kayak tour. After a brief introduction and biking guidance, you will begin your cycling to Hoi An’s countryside. You will get a chance to visit a variety of villages – from wood carving, sedge mat making, fish sauce making, to bamboo making villages, partake in some local activities and observe our community at play. We will cycle across scenic rice paddy fields and lovely rivers. We will keep at a nice and easy pace, taking in the scenery and local hospitality. After lunch with a local family, you will kayak around the palm islands to the old town and learn more about Hoi An’s countryside life . Enjoy some light refreshments before returning to your hotel.

8h30: “Thanh Toan Eco Tour” staff will pick you up at your hotel around Hue Center City and take you to the appointment point. Check your bike, warm up and let join the trip with us. 8h45: Start biking to Thanh Toan Village where the famous “Thanh Toan Tiled Roof Bridge” is located. On the way, you can’t help surprising to catch the images of the bustling morning local market, the green rice fields, majestic family temples as well as the daily life of local people crossing the zigzag path of the village. 10h00: Arrive at Thanh Toan Tile roof Bridge – a truly unique ancient bridge in Vietnam, and visit Thanh Toan Museum with a wide variety of agricultural tools exhibited to explain the details of Vietnamese life and culture. 10h30: Row the boat with the villager on Nhu Y River to enjoy spectacular sceneries and explore how they catch the fish by using some old tools such as fishing trap, casting net, etc. After observing, you can join hand with them to catch your own fish. Get back to our “Eco Home” where you can see around the vegetable garden with many kinds grown by local farmer such as: Malabar spinach, gourd, fiber melon, winter melon, fig… 12h00: Join cooking class to learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Hue specialties (3 dishes). After the lesson, enjoy what you have just cooked and some other dishes 13h30 - 14h00: Ride back to the city. End of your Eco trip to Thanh Toan village and see you again

Duration: ~ 5 hours Physicality: Cycle ~ 10 km and Paddle ~ 4 km 8:00 AM - Our guide will pick you up from your hotel with bicycles and you will set off directly from here towards Duy Vinh Commune. The picturesque cycling route is highlighted with rice fields, local gardens and markets. Stop as often as you wish for taking photographs or some easy chat with locals (using our guide as a translator). There is also time to pay a visit to a local family who are still practicing the craft of weaving sedge mattresses using traditional techniques. After around 1.5 hour cycling it is time to hop into a kayak for some time on the river. You will paddle towards Cam Thanh cocopalm forest. The area is a unique mangrove ecosystem to Hoi An and the scenery is spectacular. To end an active morning, your lunch will be served at a local house with tasty Vietnamese food. Take as much time for relaxing as you wish before getting a transfer back to your hotel. End of services.

For an off-the-beaten track local experience in Hue, head out to town to the peaceful Thanh Toan Village. This tour includes biking, fishing, farming and a cooking class, all with local villagers who benefit directly from your visit.

Take this tour to see the rural landscape outside of Hanoi. Your guide will also take you over the historic Long Bien Bridge, which dates back to the early 20th century but endured heavy damage during the Vietnam War. This tour also takes you to a local farm, where you’ll help gather ingredients to make a meal. In total, you’ll cover 9 miles (15 km).

Explore the peaceful surrounding villages of Hue on a half-day cycling tour. With stops at various temples, homes, and communal spaces along the way, this is a wonderful way to experience a little of the local culture in Vietnam.

Hue is a city known for its delicious cuisine, and this food tour features all the best dishes. Travel by traditional cyclo between markets and local restaurants for an authentic Hue experience. Begin the food tour at your hotel where you will hop in a a three-wheeled taxi called a cyclo. Head over the historical Trang Tien bridge to reach your first foody stop. The Dong Ba market is a classic Vietnamese produce market full of local ingredients and delicacies. After the market you will continue through Hue’s busy streets, passing the magnificent Royal Palace, on your way to some of Hue’s most famous restaurants. You’ll be eating where the locals eat, trying a number of specialities from the region. A beef noodle soup called bun bo hue is probably the most well-known dish you will try. You’ll also munch on delectable snacks like banh khoai, banh beo, and banh nam. This tour will teach you the names and flavors of the best Vietnamese dishes so that you have the confidence to try them on your own later! The tour ends at the Hue night market where you can do a little shopping and then take a stroll back to your hotel.

The Cam Kim Island discovery tour gives you the opportunity to learn more about the beautiful landscape of the rural areas of Vietnam and the friendliness of the local people.

Discover the natural beauty and cultural treasures of Ninh Binh on a guided bike tour from Hanoi. Often called the 'Halong Bay on land' for its stunning limestone karsts, Ninh Binh is a peaceful escape just a short drive from the bustling city. This day trip combines scenic cycling with cultural exploration as you pedal past lush rice paddies, winding rivers, and historic sites like the ancient capital of Hoa Lu. Perfect for all skill levels, this tour offers an authentic experience of Vietnam’s countryside, allowing you to soak in the landscape, meet local villagers, and enjoy a relaxing day away from the city.

08.00: Our car and guide pick you up at your hotel. Have a short break about 15 minutes on the half way. 10.30: Departure for Tam Coc. There is the beautiful roadside scenery on the way. You’ll have lunch at a nice restaurant after boarding a small boat to visit Tam Coc which means literally: “Three Caves”. With HaLong Bay Tours type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious inviting caves, Grotto as well as countryside sights like peaceful - Suger Corn - streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really a best destination match with all of above 14.00: You take bike from Tam Coc Port to Bich Dong pagoda, visit and take photos for memories. 16.00: Upon you arrival the Thung Nham resort, you will surprise with a myriad of flowers blooming from the gates of the Valley. You visit the Bird Valley, will find really amazing how the heart of the city of Hoa Lu Town has 1 so peaceful valley like this, with numerous species of birds, egret, cranes, stocks and other species 18.00: Get-in bus to go the restaurant for dinner before taking your night train to Hue

This full-day tour of Ho Chi Minh is the perfect introduction to the city, its history, and its diverse modern day culture. Explore the top historic sites, stroll around the lively Chinatown streets, and feast on delicious Saigonese food.

Hop on the back of a motorbike and journey out toward the stunning Tam Giang Lagoon, stopping along the way at local landmarks and attractions. This full-day tour will introduce the local culture and beauty of rural Hue, as you travel just like the locals do!

Seeking a vacation of knowledge, excitement, and authentic cultural exchanges? Then this is the tour you need to experience! Spend the day traveling to and exploring Sapa Vietnam’s ethnic minority markets. They are a colorful exchange of customs and wares, and a highly unique experience.

This one-day tour of Sapa takes you on a trekking route through the remote villages of the Muong Hoa Valley. Along the way, you’ll learn about rice cultivation and life in the mountains.

This combined sightseeing tour and cooking class is the perfect introduction to the history and culture of Hue, its people, and its cuisine. The royal city was the seat of emperors for thousands of years, and to this day it is full of intrigue and charm.