Traditional Village in Hanoi

Regarded as the cradle of Vietnam’s culture, the Red River delta is best known for its handicraft villages and traditional seasonal festivals. In this city tour, we offer you the unique opportunity to observe and experience the real rural life of Vietnamese peasants living in those handicraft villages.You can choose from two options provided as listed in the itinerary. Each tour option will lead you to specific Hanoi attractions which are not only the beauty spots, but also reflects the culture of Vietnamese.

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Duration: Full Day

Tour Code: MVDT03

Price from: US $ 65.00 Pax

Tour Valid: Until December 30th, 2013

Highlights: • Bat Trang – buy or make ceramic products (lots of lovely things to choose) or make a product by yourselves.• Van Phuc – Get some silk products as gift for your family and friends.• Dong Ho – Get some paper made by handmade with the traditional way and paint them with traditional designs. • Dong Ky - See how to made furniture inlaid with mother of pearl and finished off with layer of clear lacquer.

• Day 1 - Ha Noi City - Traditional Village

  Place Transport: Car
  Meals: Lunch

  Option 1: Bat Trang – an old pottery village, Van Phuc – a silk village.
  
  • Bat Trang: Our guide will pick you up at Hanoi Old Quarter and transfer you to the riverside village of Bat Trang where distinctive ceramics are made and used throughout the delta region for over 500 years. The vitality of this village is still blown up by the hundreds of pottery kilns on fire day and night. We stroll around various cottage industries and watch craftsmen forming, painting and glazing their products in traditional ways.
  • Van Phuc: A silk village- a great place of silk cloth through producing on the loom .There is a showroom where you can buy silk by the meter which is much more exciting than buying it in the shops! Tour ends at your hotel.
  
  Option 2: Dong Ho - a painting village, Dong Ky – a making furniture inlaid village.
  
  • In Dong Ho Village, they make Giay do paper and paint them with traditional designs. The paper is handmade and some are still in the traditional way with all natural products.
  • Your trip will continue with a pagoda, But Thap and a carpentry village, Dong Ky. In Dong Ky, they made furniture inlaid with mother of pearl and finished off with layer of clear lacquer. Laying the mother of pearl is highly labor intensive. You’ll see how it is delicately sawed into fine fish-bone sliver and paints takingly set into wood. Tour ends at your hotel.

  The Tour Inclusion:

  - Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above (Please note: pick-ups will be by a guide and driver or, where a guide is not necessary, a driver only. All unaccompanied drivers will be briefed in advance, and will carry a mobile phone to ensure smooth transfer arrangements)

  - The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary (please note: guides will be on hand from pick-up until guests' return to their hotel or reaching their destination).

  - Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the program

  - Lunches (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

  The Tour Exclusion:

  - International flight tickets and airport tax.Visas.

  - Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

  - Surcharge for peak season (if any) & Other not mentioned in the above detail program.

  Additional Information

  Importance note

  - The itinerary is just a sample of our tours; we'll be pleased to design similar programs with dates and itinerary customized to your personal preferences in Tailor Made Tours section. Rates may vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.

  
  

  What to bring ?

  - Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, original Passport...

  
  

  How to start ?

  - MinMax Travel is a fully escorted tour and best-available all year round; the only thing you need to prepare in advance is the international air-ticket from/to your country.

  
  

  - If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure, we will help you to obtain Vietnam Visa on arrival easily (getting visa at the airport, on your arrival).