With
Vietnamese, the countryside is the most peaceful place evoking the
peasants’ simple lives, the image of bamboo trees, communal houses, and banyan
trees, the ferries and traditional villages such as Bat Trang pottery
village, Dong Ho folk painting village, Dong Ky carpentry village
etc.... The people in the countryside are very skilful with many handicrafts
contained the Vietnamese culture, the traditional usages and customs.
ITINERARY 1: Bat Trang - Dong Ho
- But Thap - Dong Ky.
8h00 Pick up from your hotel. BAT TRANG - an old
pottery village, DONG HO - a painting village, here they make 'Giay do' paper
and paint them with traditional designs. All of paper is made by hand and some,
still in the traditional way with all natural products. BUT THAP pagoda, 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 pearl is
highly labour intensive, see how it is delicately sawed info fine fish-bone
sliver and paints takingly set into wood.
ITINERARY 2: Thay Pagoda, Tay
Phuong Pagoda and Van Phuc Village.
8h00 Pick up from your hotel to THAY pagoda (master pagoda) & TAY PHUONG
pagoda, a famous one for 79 statues carved after classical Buddhist stories.
PM: On the way back to Hanoi, stop to visit to a famous traditional silk
producing village - Van Phuc village. Return to your hotel in Hanoi.
Type of tour: Private tour Only
Departure: Everyday
Meeting Point: Pick up at your hotel
Inclusive: Transportation, Entrance fees
to any applicable tourist sites, English speaking guide, Cold mineral water
during the trips
Exclusive: Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip.
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Tour cost per person (in US$ Dollars) - Valid from 1st Nov, 2010 |
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Number of Persons in Group/Pax |
1 pax |
2 - 3 pax |
4 - 5 pax |
6 - 8 pax |
9 - 12 pax |
13 pax up |
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ITINERARY 1 |
100 |
58 |
30 |
24 |
22 |
17 |
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ITINERARY 2 |
91 |
54 |
31 |
24 |
23 |
18 |
Tariff for this trip: The
tariff may differentiate according to number of participants and the high or
low seasons in Vietnam. Please contact
our travel
consultant for the price of this trip.
