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Explore Hanoi’s craft villages, discover incense and conical-hat making, then visit the Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo Prison for a full day of culture, history, and authentic local experiences.

Highlights

• Visit Quang Phu Cau, the century-old incense village with vibrant displays
• Meet artisans in Chuong Village and make your own conical hat
• Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese lunch with 8 traditional dishes
• Explore the historic Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university
• Learn powerful stories at Hoa Lo Prison, the former “Hanoi Hilton”

Description

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 at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 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

Shuttle Bus 16-29 seats Experienced English Tour guide A bottles of water Lunch Entrance tickets A conical hat as gift (drawled by tourists)

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund