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Aside from roaming around the ancient town, one of the more popular things to do in Hoi An is to rent a bicycle for a day and head outside of the main town to explore. You\u2019ll come across rice paddy fields, a few water buffalo, and, if you fancy, you can end your ride with a few hours at the beach to cool off. While there are numerous companies that charge for bicycle tours, I\u2019d recommend renting bicycles on your own and mapping out a route based on what you want to see. <\/p>\n
Renting Bicycles in Hoi An<\/p>\n
Most accommodation in Hoi An should have complimentary bicycles for their guests to use for the day. If yours doesn\u2019t, they will likely work with a shop a few meters away who rent bicycles to tourists. You shouldn\u2019t have to pay more than US$1 or VND20,000 for a day\u2019s rental. I would suggest you take the bike on a quick test run up and down the street to ensure the breaks and gears are all working (I actually ended up having an issue with the left pedal of my bike that didn\u2019t begin until I was 3\/4 of the way to the beach).<\/p>\n
Hoi An Bicycle Tour \u2013 Route<\/p>\n
Begin by heading down Cua Dai towards Cua Dai Beach. The road is fairly wide and not particularly \u201cscary\u201d to bike down. Head through an entrance-way with flags on your left before you cross the bridge over the river (see first photo above). You\u2019ll bike through a small street with a handful of homes on either side. There are quite a few dead-ends, so if you find yourself on one, just turn around and go a different way. Eventually you\u2019ll get to the paths along the rice paddy fields.<\/p>\n After 5-10 minutes of biking through the little village, you\u2019ll come out into the rice paddy fields. There are about a dozen different paths you can take around the paddy fields. We ended up biking around for a bit in hopes of finding water buffalo. When we finally did find one, I felt a bit bad that the water buffalo were being ridden, so we just stayed and watched for a bit, took a few photos, and continued on our way.<\/p>\n We spent some time wandering through the fields \u2013 it\u2019s really not that big, so you shouldn\u2019t get lost. Because I was here over Tet, the fields were pretty much empty. There was a tiny bridge over the river we crossed (one of the larger paths you\u2019ll see on Google Maps before Hai Ba Trung Street<\/a>), which then connects to Hai Ba Trung Street \u2013 cross this little bridge and stick to the left. Then, you\u2019ll have to make a right down Hai Ba Trung Street. Follow this busy street to the beach.<\/p>\n If you keep following Hai Ba Trung Street, it will take you directly to An Bang Beach. This is Hoi An\u2019s most well-known beach and while it is nice, I decided not to stay here this time because it\u2019s crowded, you have to pay to rent loungers, umbrellas, and to park your bicycle (or they make you buy a water in order to park your bike \u201cfor free\u201d), and you\u2019ll likely get hassled while trying to relax on the beach. If you\u2019re not too fussed about that, just keep it simple and stay there. If you\u2019re looking for something a bit more secluded where you don\u2019t need to pay to use the loungers\/umbrellas or park your bicycle, head down the beach a bit to Hidden Beach.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/thisgirlabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/hoi-an-bicycle-tour-1.jpg\")
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