AM : Having breakfast at your Hotel , and then Driving a half of hour from center of Hanoi to the Van Phuc Silk village. Right at the front gate of the village, you can see a number of silk shops where you can have different choices of any kind or colour you want. Van Phuc silk products are divided into various grades and designs, but all are for sale with reasonable prices. Further inside the village, you will be shown the ways of raising silkworm and technics of making silk products . Moreover ,you can also enjoy an ancient view of a northern Vietnamese village with communal house and well, lotus pond, ancient banian tree, and a market….Take your time for shopping locally-made products before driving 30 km to Bat Trang -one of the most well known handicraft village in Vietnam, where you can find a whole world of pottery and ceramic items. You will see the whole proccessing of producing Ceramics, starting from preparing the clay, shaping the items, drawing and puting them into the kiln. The offered items can be purchased here at reasonable prices.
PM: Having lunch with traditional food on the way to Dong Ho paintings village . You may have seen this kind of paintings before. They adorn the walls of Vietnamese restaurants everywhere in the world, there may be one hiding by the cash register at the neighborhood Vietnamese business, your Vietnamese friends hang them up as Lunar New Year approaches. In , production of these folk paintings peaks right before Tet as merchants stock up in anticipation of heavy customer demand. These paintings are traditionally used to decorate homes for the New Year festival. The process of drawing and printing are still secrets for you to discover .Lastly , the guide will take you to Dong Ky – wooden funiture village .Dong Ky is a famous traditional wood carving village. Coming here you can watch carpenters forming, carving and polishing wood products, making decorated pictures by snail, oyster shells. After an interesting day , the car takes you back to your place around 4h30 .End of tour.
The rates are net in USD per person: price list
Tour Price includes
Ø Transfer by air-conditioned car as itinerary
Ø Sightseeing as specified including entrance fee
Ø Local English-speaking guide
Ø All meals as indicated on itinerary
Tour Price excludes
Ø Meals and drinks, except others as mentioned in the detail program
Ø Personal insurance and personal expenses
