Half day to visit Incense Village, Conical Hat Village
Description
Experience the mesmerizing sights, sounds, and scents of an ancient village Enjoy an up-close encounter with the Vietnamese art of incense making Savor the flavors of the region at an artisan's house
Tour Options
Itinerary
11:30 -12:00: Get picked up from Old Quarter (No guide)
13:20: Make a quick visit to Chuong village, which has been well-known for the craft of conical hat for over 300 years. You are going to meet your tour guide at the house of a local artisan, quick observe how conical hats are being made
13:30: We depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years. We will take a walk to the center of the village, see how people are making incense at family scale. 14:00: We are going to stop at a family who specializes in dyeing the incense stick, visit their drying yard and take some cool photos of the incense bundles. 15:00: Say goodbye to the incense-dyeing family, we will be having a factory tour at the biggest incense factory in the town. You will have a chance to see how incense is made from scratch by visiting every production section of the factory, as well as learn more about life of manual worker in the countryside. It is also a chance for you to shop some incense for souvenir at the place it is produced
15:40: Time to go back to the city center. 17:00: Get drop off at your hotel in the Old Quarter. Tour finished.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick up all customer at any hotel / hostel in hanoi Old Quater. If you stay in outside of Hanoi Old quater , pls show up at our meeting point at 87 ma May Street , Hoan Kiam , Hanoi around 12:00 for start the tour
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Reviews(2)
The tour itself was okay, Sabrina was a nice tour guide and explained many things regarding the vietnamese culture and traditions. We stopped in two villages and a souvenir shop already in Ha Noi. I would have totally avoided the last stop. Even if the tour says that additional 375k/person should be added to pay the bus, I find totally nonsense that they sell a tour without including the price of the bus, as it is totally impossible to do the tour without. To me, it's a way of avoiding paying taxes, the tour operator (in my case, get your guide) or scamming additional money to tourists. In general good but would not recommend the price paid for this tour (25€)
Our guide Chloe was excellent I could not fault her. Ot was interesting see how the sun hats are made such a shame they are not paid enough and it's a dieing art The incense factory was also very interesting but what hard work. A real eye opener.
