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Incense Village, Hat & Lacquer Artisan - SMALL GROUP TOUR

By vietnamtraditionalvillages.com
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €26 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Visit Quang Phu Cau Incense Village - the heart and soul of Vietnam’s tradition
  • Chuong Conical Hat Crafting Village - the home of Vietnam’s iconic hat
  • Hanoi Lacquer Crafting Village - a journey into the essence of local artwork
  • Capture stunning photos in the colourful scene of the incense village
  • Drop-off at the famous train street (optional)

Activity location

    • Hanoi
    • Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Hanoi
    • Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam

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Afternoon Half-Day Tour to Hat & Incense Villages (No Lunch)

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Depart in the Afternoon from Hanoi - pick up time at 12.30 AM at hotels located in Hanoi Old Quater ( Hoan Kiem District). Duration estimated 6 hours. Places visit including: Incense Stick Making Village, Conical Hats Village and Train Street ( Optional)

Language options: English
Starting time: 12:45
Price details
€26.34 x 1 Adult€26.34
Total
Price is €26.34

Half-Day Tour to Hat & Incense Villages - SMALL GROUP

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Depart in the morning/afternoon from Hanoi - pick up time at 7.20am or 12:30pm at hotels located in Hanoi Old Quarter. Duration 6 hours. Places visited are 2 Villages (Incense , Hats ) and Train street ( optional drop off)

Language options: English
Price details
€28.35 x 1 Adult€28.35
Total
Price is €28.35

Private Half-Day Tour to Hat and Incense Villages (No Lunch)

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Depart in the morning/afternoon from Hanoi - pick up time at 7.45am or 11:45am at hotels located in Hanoi Old Quarter. Duration 6 hours. Places visited are 2 Villages (Incense , Hats ) and Train street ( optional drop off)

Language options: English
Price details
€96.71 x 1 Traveller€96.71
Total
Price is €96.71

Full-Day Group Tour with All 3 Villages and Lunch

  • Activity duration is 1 day1d
    1d
  • English

Depart in the morning from Hanoi - pick up time from 8.00am to 8:30am at hotels located in Hanoi Old Quarter. Duration 8 hours: Includes a home-cooked lunch. Places visited are 3 Villages (Incense , Hat, Lacquer ) and Train street ( optional drop off)

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€48.35 x 1 Adult€48.35
Total
Price is €48.35

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter area by comfortable bus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Home-cooked lunch (if full-day tour option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1 conical hat per person
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1 water bottle per person
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All entrance fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Other drinks and personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lacquer piece for painting purposes only
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips for the tour guide and driver

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets
  • Not suitable for: Pregnant women, Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Option HALF DAY: Visit 2 Villages: Conical Hat and Incense Craft Village + Train Street (optional)

Duration: ~ 6 hours
Morning from 7:20~13:00
Afternoon from 12:30~18:30

Discover Vietnamese handicrafts on an immersive, guided tour from Hanoi that will take you to meet a local artisan, discover a historical incense-making village, and learn about the conical hat-making process. Get a unique look at the local culture with this discovery of detailed artisanal crafts.

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 centre of the village and see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specialises in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colourful bundles of incense.

See the next level of incense production with a tour of a nearby factory. Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi. Back to the city centre. First place for drop off: Hanoi Train Street. If you don't want to visit it, please wait on bus .

Please note: This half-day tour does not include lunch, so we recommend eating beforehand or bringing snacks to keep you energised throughout the afternoon.
Option for Drop off at the famous train street or hotels then you could enjoy your time in train street then take taxi/grab back to hotel at your own.

Option FULL DAY: Visit 3 Villages with home cooked lunch: Lacquer, Conical Hat and Incense + Train Street ( Optional Drop-off )

7:20 - 7:40: Pick up time.

After pickup from your hotel, meet your tour guide and head to your first stop, the incense stick-making village. Learn more about the techniques from local artisans as you walk through the village. Stop at some places in the village to take some awesome photos.

Then, get back on the bus, and hop to your next destination, just 15 minutes away, the traditional conical hat-making village. Not only observe but also get involved in the process of making and painting your own hat, a souvenir to remember your day.

Continue to a local artisan’s house or a riverside restaurant for a meal. After bidding farewell to a hat-making village, depart for the last stop, the lacquer art-making village. Observe and learn the quintessence of local artwork from the artisans as you visit a large family-run factory.

Visit the local artist house in the village to know the process of producing lacquer art products and have chance to paint a lacquer. Finally, get back on the bus and head back to Hanoi city centre. Train Street ( Optional Drop-off )

Location

Activity location

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    • Hanoi
    • Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Hanoi
    • Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam