Car, not motorcycle or bike, travel around Hoi An

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steve007ny
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We are planning to spend Three days in Hoi An as part of a longer Vietnam itinerary. I am unable to use either a motorcycle or bicycle to get around. So far, almost every tour or itinerary that I've seen into the countryside around Hoi An involves either scooters or bicycles. We will have access to a car and driver and wondered if anyone has thought about how we might best spend one day in the countryside around town (looks like there's plenty to do in town for the rest of the time!)

Is there a particular route that it might be fun to take that would allow us to spend some time near the rice fields, or simply small villages where we can wander in markets Or otherwise get out of the city?

Any thoughts much appreciated!

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Mp63
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If you have a car at your disposal, you could do an early morning trip out to My son to see the Cham ruins. Best to do it before the tours arrive and it gets too hot. That would get you out into the countryside, and I'm sure your hotel could explain to your driver that you would like the scenic route.
Simply driving out to An bang beach takes you through ricefields for as far as you can see, and there is a lovely farm/market garden you can visit. It really isn't a city in the true sense of the word, the countryside is just a km or two away.

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larsay
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Why not a bicycle ? It's all flat ! Anyway, to go out, go to My Son ; all hotels arrange for you the organized excursion ; take the one with return by boat.

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steve007ny
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When I was 21, I hitchhiked from Istanbul to Bali over the course of almost a year with the knee replacement And a few slipped discs. Bicycles, alas, I'm not part of my current life :-(

Several years ago, we stayed in a camp with no electricity (which means no lights, no refrigeration, and actually no one else there) in the Amazon basin. Outside temperature was 100°F, can swim in the river because of anacondas and pie anas , in the shower temperature left you feeling cool for about eight seconds.
Time for cars and drivers...and massages. Still the spirit of exploration ( my first trip to Vietnam was actually about three weeks after it was open to American tourists-no one had any clue how to help us get anywhere; my second, about a year later, involved us being the only Americans on the trains we took). Alas, the years take their toll. We're actually in the process of getting ready to retire to a town about 3 1/2 hours south of Bangkok.... But who knows what the future will bring, so wanted to get to Vietnam now. Saving the spice Islands and East Timor (some of the few places we haven't yet managed to get to) for that last of the "whar-are-you-crazy, I'm-too-old-for-this" Explorations!

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