Rice farming experience in Hoian & flood prevention workshop

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8 hours 30 minutes
Offered in: English

Overview

Step into Vietnam’s living countryside - a landscape shaped by rivers, rice terraces, storms, and the quiet strength of farming families.

Vietnam’s rice fields are more than scenery - they are a heartbeat. Villages rise and fall with the seasons, early-morning mist drifts across paddies, buffalo walk slowly through warm mud, and farmers lead simple but resilient lives, deeply tied to the land.
This tour isn’t just “playing farmer.” It’s an immersion into the rhythm, vulnerability, and pride of rural Vietnam - combined with a powerful workshop on how communities adapt to increased flooding caused by climate change.


What's included

✅Services include:

• English-speaking guide
• Round-trip transportation
• Rice farming tools
• Buffalo experience
• Flood workshop
• Village lunch
• Drinking water
• Basic insurance

❌Not included:

• Personal purchases
• Extra snacks or drinks
• Other costs not mentioned in the service included

Meeting and pickup

Departure point: Hotels in Hoi An, Vietnam
End point: Return to original pick-up point

Program schedule

🕚 08:00 - Drive to a peaceful countryside village
     🌾 Fields glow gold or green depending on the season. You’ll see conical hats in the distance, smoke rising from morning kitchens, and children riding bicycles along narrow village paths.
     🥁 Your guide explains how rice shapes rural identity, family income, and even local festivals.

🕚 08:45 - Rice farming immersion (hands-on cctivities)
     👩‍🌾 Led by village elders, you experience real farm work:
          🐃 walking behind a buffalo to soften the soil
          🌱 planting rice seedlings by hand
          💧  learning irrigation systems
          🎆 using wooden tools passed down for generations
     ♻️ The laughter, mud, and community spirit make the experience unforgettable.

🕚 10:45 - Bamboo Bridge Walk & Photography Moments
     🚶  Walk along crooked bamboo bridges over calm river branches.
     🛡️ This is a postcard-perfect moment - but also a reminder of how fragile rural life is in flood-prone regions.

🕚 11:30 - Family-hosted village lunch
     🥘 Menu often includes:
          🔸 free-range chicken
          🔸 river fish in clay pot
          🔸 local greens
          🔸 pickled vegetables
          🔸 fresh fruit
     🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Farm families share genuine stories of storms, harvests, and how neighbors help one another.

🕚 13:00 - Flood Prevention Workshop (Community-Led)
     🤝 You meet the commune leader or flood-response volunteer team.
     🗣️ They explain:
          🔹 how heavy rains affect rice cycles
          🔹 how floodwater destroys years of work in hours
          🔹 how they reinforce dykes
          🔹 how early-warning systems protect children
          🔹 how villages organize emergency shelters
     🎎 Then you join a practical activity:
     💦 sandbag placement, irrigation clearing, or reinforcing small flood barriers (depending on season).

🕚 14:45 - Slow Village Walk & Farewell Moments
     ❤️ A peaceful moment to absorb everything you witnessed - the simplicity, the resilience, the humanity.

🕚 16:30 - Return to hotel

Additional info

✅ Please read the information carefully before booking the tour.
✅ Bring all necessary personal items.

SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT
✅ Supports community flood-prevention programs
✅ Preserves traditional rice cultivation
✅ Provides income for rural families
✅ Encourages climate resilience awareness
✅ Strengthens village-led eco-tourism

Operated by: Global DMC

Cancellation Policy

Notice 48 hours before departure time.

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