The two most famous places to explore the countryside are Sapa and the Mekong Delta. Sapa is known for having some of the most beautiful rice terraces of Asia. A trekking in Sapa is the best way to explore them. The Mekong Delta is also called the rice bowl of Vietnam. It is the most furtail area, with lots of rice fields and fruit orchards. There are different ways to explore them. Among the most popular are the boat trips, but biking and hiking tours through the countryside are also a fun way to discover the area.

Agriculture tours are the most popular in Hoi An. Just a 10 minute bike ride outside of this atmospheric old city you enter the countryside. The rice fields are maybe less stunning as in the terraced rice fields in northern Vietnam, but here everything is a lot more accessible. You don’t have to go too far and there are a lot of very fun countryside and agriculture tours to do. For example you can learn how to work on the fields and ride a buffalo.

The most beautiful countryside tours can be found in Mu Cang Chai, Hoang Su Phi and Bac Son Valley. These destinations are very off the beaten track, so it is hard to get to, so a countryside tour to these places brings you to the most authentic parts of Vietnam. Besides stunning views, you learn more about the local culture, including how minorities work on the fields and how they build the terraced rice fields.