Highlights
- Discover the art of incense making in Quang Phu Cau village
- Explore Ha Thai village and learn about its lacquerware artistry
- Visit Chuong Conical Hat Crafting Village - to paint your own conical hat
- Visit Phuc Am village and learn about votive paper crafts
- Optional Drop off at Train Street Café and watch the train pass by
Description
Option: Private Tour: 4 Villages: Lacquer Village, Votive Paper Village, Incense Village & Hat Village
Begin your journey with a hotel pickup in Hanoi. Head to the traditional craft villages outside the city, where centuries-old techniques are still alive.
Stop at Quang Phu Cau village, where incense sticks have been crafted for generations. Stroll through colorful alleys lined with incense drying in the sun, a truly vibrant and unique sight.
Visit Hat Village to learn how to make conical hats and paint your own hats.
Next, travel to Ha Thai village, renowned for its lacquerware artistry since the 17th century. Explore the intricate process of creating lacquerware, a Vietnamese art form celebrated for its durability and beauty.
Finally, visit Phuc Am village, known for its votive paper crafts used in spiritual ceremonies and festivals. Learn how artisans create paper effigies, animals, and other symbolic items.
Option HALF DAY Group Tour : Visit 2 Villages: Conical Hat and Incense Craft Village + Train Street (optional)
Duration: ~ 6 hours
Morning from 7:45~13:30
Afternoon from 11:45~17:30
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.
Back to the city center. First place for drop off: Hanoi Train Street. If you don't want to get drop off here, please wait in the car.
Includes
Traditional Vietnamese lunch (Optional)
Optional Drop off at Train Street Café
Entrance fees and activities
Pickup and drop-off from Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Guided tour of conical hat-making village
Guided tour of incense-making village
Visit to lacquer art-making village (full day option)
Incense souvenirs
Visit to Chuong Village
Visit to Quang Phu Cau Incense Village
Incense making demonstration
01 free conical hat for painting in the hat village and take it home as a personalized souvenir, both half day and full day option includes painting free hat
Some free incense sticks after you made incense sticks yourself
Bottled water
All entrance fees
Professional local tour guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter area
Excludes
Personal expenses
Optional Tips
Surcharge for Lunar New Year ( 250.000 vnd / person )
Important Information
- The tour is customizable based on specific requirements.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
