Explore Bat Trang ceramic and Thon Cao incenses villages

Explore Bat Trang ceramic and Thon Cao incenses villages
Overview
  • Travel style: Authentic & Unique Experience
  • Duration: 01 Day
  • Start from: Hanoi
  • End at: Hanoi
  • Visit: Hanoi
Highlights

Join us for an exciting program visiting two well-known craft villages in the suburbs of Hanoi. Visit Bat Trang, a pottery village with a history spanning over 500 years. Capture stunning photos at the traditional incense village of Thon Cao. This experience offers a wonderful opportunity to meet local artisans and gain insight into their daily lives.

  • Visit Bat Trang ceramic village
  • Try your hand on ceramic processing
  • Visit Thon Cao Incenses making village
  • Interacting with local people
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  • Day 1 : Explore Bat Trang ceramic and Thon Cao incenses villages

    Meet your guide and driver at hotel for a drive along the lush Red River to Bat Trang village, where artisans have been crafting pottery for over 500 years.

    Discover the process of creating traditional ceramic products, from selecting and processing the clay to shaping, decorating, glazing, and finally firing the ceramics. 
    As you stroll through the village, explore hundreds of shops showcasing various styles. Make a visit the historic Bat Trang communal house, and walk along the narrow paths leading to the central ceramic market. You’ll even have the chance to try your hand at making your own ceramics under the guidance of skilled artisans.

    After lunch, continue your journey to Thon Cao, a long-established incense-making village. Interacting with villagers while they crafting incense in various sizes and shapes, creating products for daily worship and festive occasions. Take your time to capture beautiful photos of this craft village.

    Meet your driver again for relax on the way drive back to your hotel

Inclusions
  • Service of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Service of an English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees for all mentioned sights
  • Bottled drinking water and wet tissue.
Exclusions
  • Flights into and out Vietnam.
  • Accommodation in Hanoi.
  • Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Tips for tour guide and driver.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Vietnam Visa.


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