Small-group tours · max 8 guests
Take the back lanes, meet real people.
Night food at Hoi An market, cycling through Trà Quế vegetable village, basket boats in the coconut forest — with guides who were born here.
About us
No 45-seat buses. No flags on sticks.
Backlane started in 2018 when three friends took foreign visitors to eat at the places they ate at themselves.
Every tour is capped at 8 guests, travelling by motorbike, bicycle or on foot — so you touch the city instead of watching it through glass.
Open tours
Choose your lane
Price per guest, including food, tickets and drinks.
Hoi An at lantern time
Old-town walk, floating lanterns, 7 street foods.
Vegetable village by bike
Trà Quế: garden with farmers, lunch in the garden.
Da Nang after dark
Motorbike rides to 5 eateries, from bánh xèo to chè.
Bảy Mẫu coconut forest
Basket boats, crab fishing, rice-paper making.
How it works
Four things on every tour
Small groups
Max 8 guests so everyone can hear and ask.
Local people
Guides born in Da Nang – Hoi An.
Real food
Places we eat at ourselves, no commissions.
Door-to-door
Pickup and drop-off at city hotels.
On the road
From our trips
What guests say
“Best food tour we've done in Asia. Linh took us to places with no English menu and no other tourists.”Sarah & Tom · London
FAQ
Good to know before you come
Do tours run in the rain?
Yes, we bring raincoats. In a storm, change dates or get a 100% refund.
Are there vegetarian options?
Yes — let us know when booking and your guide will pick suitable places.
Can children join?
Children from 6, with 30% off.