Highlights
- Discover Quang Phu Cau Incense Village – The Heart and sould of Vietnam’s Tradit
- Chuong Conical Hat Crafting Village – The Home of Vietnam’s Iconic
- Explore the historic Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university
- Learn powerful stories at Hoa Lo Prison, the former “Hanoi Hilton”
- Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese lunch
Description
Option HALF DAY GROUP TOUR: Visit 2 Villages: Conical Hat and Incense Craft Village + Train Street (optional)
Duration: ~ 6 hours
Morning from 7:20~13:00
Afternoon from 12:30~18:30
Discover Vietnamese handicrafts on an immersive, guided tour from Hanoi that will take you to meet a local artisan, discover a historical incense-making village, and learn about the conical hat-making process. Get a unique look at the local culture with this discovery of detailed artisanal crafts.
Start with a pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter and head to Chuong, a village that has been well-known for the craft of conical hat-making for over 300 years. Get an observe how conical hats are made and decorate a hat by painting it then bring it home as a souvenir.
Depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years. Take a walk to the center of the village and see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colorful bundles of incense.
See the next level of incense production with a tour of a nearby factory. Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi. Back to the city center. First place for drop off: Hanoi Train Street. If you don't want to visit it, please wait on bus .
Option FULL DAY GROUP TOUR: incense, hats villages combining with the Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo Prison.
7.30 : Get picked up by our guide from the hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter / Opera House then start for 1,5 hour drive journey to the craft villages
9.30 : Visit Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years. Take a walk to the center of the village and see how locals make incense at an artisanal, family scale. Learn the process how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and admire the outdoor showroom with a thousands of the colorful bundles of incense. Here, our guide will taken the best photos for you
10.15 : Leave for Chuong Village that has been well-known for the craft of conical hat-making for over 300 years. Meet the local artisans and observe how conical hats are made. You will have a chance to draw by your own on hats then take home for souvenir
12.45 : Have lunch
13.30-13.45 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15.00:Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the 'Hanoi Hilton
16.00 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel or you can get off at Train Street
Includes
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hanoi Old Quarter area by comfortable bus
Guide
Vietnamese lunch (full day option only)
Conical hat
Water bottle
All entrance fee in plan
Excludes
Other Drinks + Personal expenses.
Your appreciation for service of tour guide and driver
Important Information
- Please note: This half-day tour does not include lunch, so we recommend eating beforehand or bringing snacks to keep you energized throughout the afternoon.
Option for Drop off at the famous train street or hotels then you could enjoy your time in train street then take taxi/grab back to hotel at your own.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
