Chimi Farm 4 is a family visitor farm near Nhat Tan Bridge on the Dong Anh side of the Red River. Choose it for seasonal fruit picking, a garden walk and children’s play, with the option of a meal or picnic. It works as a slower outdoor break from central Hanoi when your group wants to do something with their hands.
Check the crop before deciding on the day. Strawberries, grapes and oranges have different harvest windows, and fruit growing on a plant is not necessarily ready for visitors to pick. Allow around two to three hours at the farm as a flexible planning estimate, adding time for lunch and the journey from your hotel.
Book Farm 4 on the correct side of the river
Use Chimi Farm 4 – Cầu Nhật Tân, Đông Anh when searching or arranging a car. The farm is in the present-day Vinh Thanh commune, Hanoi; its familiar older address names Vinh Thanh village in Vinh Ngoc, Dong Anh. The important landmark is the Dong Anh end of Nhat Tan Bridge, with the farm approximately a kilometer beyond the bridge approach.
An address on Au Co Street or inside Bai Da Song Hong refers to a different Chimi location. Do not let the shared name “Nhat Tan” substitute for the Farm 4 entrance pin. Send the exact pin to your driver before departure and agree where to meet for the return.
The Mộc Châu name also appears throughout Chimi’s branding. Farm 1 at Ban Ang is designated for production, without sightseeing access. The Ban Ang Pine Forest guide explains the separate Phoenix visitor grounds nearby. A photograph of strawberry picking in Moc Chau does not establish the activities available at the Hanoi farm.
Choose the visit around what is ripe
Use these broad Farm 4 harvest windows to choose what to ask about, then confirm the actual crop shortly before your trip:
- Strawberries: January to March is the main window to target. This is the clearest choice for families specifically wanting a strawberry-picking outing.
- Grapes: the farm indicates summer and autumn crops, broadly May to July and October to November. Ask which vines are open for picking and what varieties are ready.
- Canh oranges: broadly November to January. This can give a late-year visit a different focus from strawberries.
Harvest timing varies, and the three fruits should not be expected together. If your travel dates are fixed, ask what you can actually harvest on those dates instead of choosing from a photograph. Vegetables, other fruit crops and the play areas can fill out a visit, but they are a different proposition from a guaranteed basket of ripe strawberries.
For a keen gardener, use the visit to look at how the crop is grown as well as what can be bought. Grape vines, strawberry beds and orange trees offer different ways to connect a familiar food with the plant that produces it. Request an explanation if that interests you; an independent admission does not automatically include an English-speaking guide.
Understand what picking costs before taking a basket
Separate the entrance charge from the fruit purchase. Strawberries and grapes you pick are purchases priced at the farm, rather than an unlimited harvest included automatically with entry. Before starting, ask how the crop is weighed or sold and whether a minimum purchase applies.
For a family, set a small picking budget and explain it to the children before entering the rows. Ask a staff member to identify the fruit ready for harvest and demonstrate the method. One carefully chosen basket is a more satisfying result than picking immature fruit or damaging a plant while reaching for a photograph.
Strawberries bruise easily. Place them gently in the container and avoid pressing more fruit onto a full layer. Ask for protective packing before the return drive, and keep the box upright instead of putting it beneath other shopping. Choose a quantity you can use during your stay rather than treating fresh berries as a durable souvenir.
Do not assume permission to eat directly from the plants. Ask about tasting and where produce can be washed. For grapes or oranges, let staff show which bunch or fruit can be removed and whether they need to handle the cutting.
What to do between the growing areas
Farm 4 combines agriculture with family recreation. Its visitor areas include animals such as goats, sheep and rabbits, along with a ball-play area and an outdoor obstacle course. These give children something to do between the slower garden sections.
Choose activities to suit the child’s age and energy, rather than trying to complete every station. At animal areas, follow the staff’s instructions and use only approved feed; keep young children beside you. Wash hands before returning to snacks or fruit. A farm visit still involves supervision, even when an area is designed for families.
Picnic and camping areas, barbecue facilities, drinks and meal options let you extend the visit. Reserve the arrangement you need: a place to sit, a rented grill and a prepared meal are separate items. Check the rules for outside food and any equipment charge before packing a large picnic.
For a short visit, picking one crop and taking a refreshment break may be enough. A meal and longer play session make more sense when the farm is the day’s main outing. Do not assume that a daytime picnic area also provides an overnight accommodation booking.
Get a useful answer from the farm before leaving Hanoi
Chimi lists 082 989 1110, internationally +84 82 989 1110, for enquiries. State that you mean Farm 4 near Nhat Tan Bridge. Its visitor Facebook page is named Chimi Farm 4 – Cầu Nhật Tân, Đông Anh.
Send your date, approximate arrival time, number of adults and children’s ages or heights. The essential details are the crop open for picking, current entrance charges, fruit prices, any separately charged activities and the hours available for your visit. Add meal or picnic requests only if you intend to stay for them.
Arrange the return car as well as the outward ride, especially when traveling with small children. A farm beside a major bridge is still a separate destination from the Old Quarter or West Lake. Traffic and the final approach affect the journey; a short distance on the map is not a dependable hotel-to-gate travel time.
Wear shoes suitable for garden paths and bring a hat, water and clothes that can get dirty. In wet weather, ask about the condition of the visitor paths and which activities remain available. For a stroller or limited mobility, check the route from the drop-off to the particular growing area, seating and toilets you plan to use.
When another family outing fits better
Choose Chimi when seasonal produce and play are enough to make the trip worthwhile. If the preferred crop is not ready and your child mainly wants an indoor activity, the Hanoi family guide helps compare museums, aquariums and shorter city outings around the weather and rest breaks.
If you want a more structured introduction to farming, cooking and household production, compare Bavi Homestead’s hosted farm programs. That involves a different journey and an arranged program. For Chimi, keep the plan simpler: reach the correct Farm 4 entrance, pick what is ready and leave room for a meal or play only if the group still wants it.