Small-Group Village Discovery Tour by Urban Adventures

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Duration:
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Exploration of village culture in the peaceful countryside
A visit to a traditional Vietnamese community house
History of Do temple & its emperors
Visits to pottery & ceramic making villages
Limited capacity - maximum 12 people per group

Inclusions:
Guided tour of rural Vietnamese villages
Lunch
Roundtrip transportation to and from your downtown Hanoi hotel
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

As you drive further away from Hanoi, the landscape becomes lush and green as the buzzing city energy makes way for the tranquil countryside. Experience a more traditional side of Vietnam when you explore rural villages and experience the way artisans work and live on this explorey tour.

After being picked up from your hotel, you're driven past a back country landscape of rice paddies and rivers as you head to the village of Bat Trang. Here, you witness incredible ceramic artisans at work. Finished vases and pots cover the floor of the workspace as the artists fire their latest creations in a kiln.

Next visit Dinh Bang, where you get a look into a time-honored space in village life: the communal house. Central to Vietnamese culture, important village decisions were made at these communal houses.

From here, you head onward to the lakeside Do Temple, built to honor the 8 emperors of the Ly Dynasty, a time when Vietnam flourished with prosperity.

After lunch, travel to Van Phuc Silk Village—known for producing some of the best silk in the country. You see dozens of rolls of colorful fabric created by locals. Admire the gold thread that forms charming flowers on one fabric before feeling the smooth texture of a pale green roll on another.

Take a moment to talk with the skilled artisans; your English-speaking guide makes it a breeze to speak with them and learn about their lives. After a day spent exploring, it's time to be driven back to your hotel in Hanoi.