Hanoi: Conical Hat & Incense Craft Villages - Half day Tour

Discover Vietnamese handicrafts on an immersive, guided tour from Hanoi that will take you to meet a local artisan, discover a historical incense-making village, and learn about the conical hat-making process. Get a unique look at the local culture with this discovery of detailed artisanal crafts.

Morning from 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM (No lunch) - Shuttle bus

Afternoon from 12:00 PM - 17:30 PM (No lunch) - Shuttle bus

Itinerary

• Get picked up by our guide from the hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter / Opera House then start for 1,5 hour drive journey to the craft villages;
• Visit Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years. Take a walk to the center of the village and see how locals make incense at an artisanal, family scale . Learn the process how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers.
• Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and admire the outdoor showroom with a thousands of the colorful bundles of incense. Here, our guide will taken the best photos for you
• Leave for Chuong Village that has been well-known for the craft of conical hat-making for over 300 years. Meet the local artisans and observe how conical hats are made. You will have a chance to draw by your own on hats then take home for souvenir 
• Back to the bus to return Hanoi City Center
• Tour ends. Get dropped off at hotels or get dropped off at Train Street.