Our ride begins by exploring the hidden passageways and winding alleyways of Hoi An, stopping to photograph the iconic Japanese bridge. Continue and cross the canal bridge to visit a local family, and learn how to make 'banh dap' using the traditional method. These small savoury rice flour bowls are a common breakfast staple in the countryside. Continue and ride to one of Hoi An's most beautiful villages, stopping at a local family's home to learn about the tradition of family chapels. Your host is nearly 90 years old and fought in the Vietnam-American War.

Next, we pedal past rice fields and vegetable farms along small canals and waterways towards a boat building site. Fishing is still the lifeblood of the province and the construction of these boat-works is quite amazing to witness and photograph. The roads narrow again to concrete paths and our final stops include a traditional mat weaving shop and a family distillery, where rice wine has been produced in the same manner for generations. If the timing is right, you'll also have an opportunity to see families gathering to clean the fishing nets between journeys at sea. It's a short ride from here to where we board a local ferry for the trip back to town. Once dockside, take a 5-minute ride through alleyways back to the meeting point.

INCLUSION:

• Bicycle

• English-speaking guide

• Sightseeing fee permitted during guide time

• Drinking water during sightseeing

• Snack

• Local ferry