Tour Itinerary

• 08.00: Leave Hanoi to travel southward to Duyen Thai lacquer village where the whole process of lacquer production can be seen.
• Continue to Van Phuc silk village is a great place to see silk being produced in the traditional way on the loom. The families here have been producing fabrics for centuries and there is a showroom where silk is sold in metre.
• 12.00: Return to Hanoi for lunch
• In the afternoon, visit Dong Ho traditional paper village, where ‘giay do’ paper is produced and painted with traditional designs. All of the papers are hand-made and some are still made in the traditional method using only natural products.
• continue to Bat Trang pottery village. Bat Trang pottery has been distributed to every region of Vietnam and even to foreign countries, it is valued as typical pottery of Vietnam and has become well-known nationally and internationally. There are various kinds of pottery, for example jade enamel (under the Ly-Tran Dynasties), brown flower or brown enamel (under the late Tran to early Le Dynasties), cracked enamel (under the late Le Dynasty) and royal blue enameled items (under the late Le to Nguyen Dynasties). It is known that all these valuable potteries were produced in Bat Trang, except for the brown enameled pottery which was produced mainly in the Tho Ha pottery village (Ha Bac province).
• 17.00: Return to Hanoi.

Price include

• English speaking guide
• Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle
• Lunches mentioned in a local restaurant
• Entrance fees.

Price exclude

• Personal expenses and all services not clearly mentioned, etc.
• Travel insurance.
• Beverage, tips, etc.