Explore Hanoi and traditional villages (Full day trip)
Category: Short breaks
Destination: Vietnam, North

This morning you will be picked up by our guide to embark on a tour through the amazing historical and production sites of one of the most fascinating cities in Asia. Hanoi is well known for its history, architecture, charm, tranquility and cuisine and today we will experience it all!

Our exploration starts at the most well respected site of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, which includes the Presidential Palace, One Pillar Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh’s Museum.

We continue on with a short journey to visit the infamous Hanoi Hilton Prison and a short drive takes us to one of the city’s treasure, the 11th Century Temple of Literature, Hanoi’s first University.

By now we’ve worked up a hunger!

We head to a quaint hidden little treasure for lunch, where we relax and rest our feet, enjoying the beautiful ambience, where you can enjoy tasting some of Hanoian's Specialties including the traditional northern fish dish ‘Cha Ca’, before our visit to the handicraft villages.

After lunch, we drive approximately 10km to the outskirts of Hanoi on the banks of the Red (Hong) River, to the 700-year-old Bat Trang Handicraft Village. Bat Trang is renowned for its long history of producing traditional ceramic products. Local people first chose Bat Trang to develop the craft of ceramic making, because of the area’s natural porcelain clay and its location on the Hong River, which made it easily accessible by water.

The craft has continued to develop through the years, and now the village has thousands of kilns firing round the clock. Bat Trang ceramics are traditionally decorated with images which reflect Vietnamese history, daily activity and spiritual life: paintings of dragons, phoenixes, inscriptions, floral designs, images of people and landscapes.

We return to your hotel late afternoon.

Trip ends

Price for the trip: 39 USD per person (minimum 2 persons)

Solo trip: 74 USD