Traditional villages and Pagoda in the vicinnity of Hanoi ( 1 day)

Traditional villages and Pagoda in the vicinnity of Hanoi

Regarded as a cradle of Vietnam culture - The Red River delta is best known for its handicraft villages and traditional seasonal festivals. We offer you the unique opportunity to see the real rural life of Vietnamese peasants living in these handicraft villages. This tour is also interesting for those who are interested in Buddies philosophy.

Full Itinerary:
PRG-1 (Half day) : BAT TRANG - Pick up at hotel and transfer to the riverside village of Bat Trang Village, where distinctive ceramics are made and used throughout the delta region for over 500 years. The vitality of this village is still blown up by the hundreds of pottery kilns on fire day and night. We stroll around various cottage industries and watch craftsmen forming, painting and glazing their products in traditional ways. The trip ends after arrival in Hanoi.
 
PRG-2 (4 hours) : VAN PHUC, a silk village is a great place to silk cloth being produced on the loom. There is a showroom where you can buy silk by the meter, much more exciting that buying it in the shops! Continue to visit TRAM pagoda & TRAM GIAN pagodas.
 
PRG-3 (6 hours) : BAT TRANG, DONG HO FOLK PAINTING & DONG KY VILLAGE
AM: Pick you up at office at 7.45. Transfer to visit Bat Trang pottery village. On the way to Bat Trang village, you have a chance to see the property of the villages located along the two banks of the Red River Dykes and the lifestyles of dwellers. Two hours visiting Bat Trang village, then have lunch at a Vietnamese traditional restaurant.
PM: The guide takes you to visit Dong Ho folk painting where you will be surprised by the folk paintings made by the skilful persons with natural materials and colors. After that visiting But Thap Pagoda, the cradle of Buddhism in Vietnam with the unique architecture makes you impressed by its charms and history. Visit DONG KY - carpentry village. Here they made furniture inlaid with mother of pearl and finished off with layer of clear lacquer. In laying the mother of pearlis highly labour intensive, see how it is delicately sawed info fine fish-bone sliver and paints takingly set into wood. Finish tour.
 PRG-4 (6 hours) : This itinerary will take you  to visit two famous pagoda in Ha Tay province: THAY (master pagoda) & TAY PHUONG pagoda.

The trip includes 

• The car with air-condition

• English speaking tour guide

• All entrance, permission and visiting fees

The trip excludes 

• Meals specified in tour program

• Personal travel & medical insurance

• All personal & daily expenses

• All gratuities and tips to drivers and guides.

Children rates:

• Free of charge for children under 4 years sharing bed with parents

• Surcharge 50% rate of adult for children (5-11 years) sharing bed with parents.

• Over 11 years is adult’s rate.

Note:  Surcharges for peak seasons, Christmas and New Year Holidays, lunar New Year Festival, extras for room, air tickets upgrades shall be applied