HALF-DAY INCENSE & CONICAL HAT VILLAGE EXPERIENCE
Authentic Craft Villages Near Hanoi
You can choose either the morning tour or the afternoon tour which suites you
Tour Overview:
Escape the busy streets of Hanoi and explore two of the most traditional craft villages in northern Vietnam. This half-day experience takes you deep into the countryside to witness the centuries-old art of conical hat making and incense production — with real local interaction and incredible photo opportunities.
Detailed Itinerary:
08:00 – 08:30/13:00 – 13:30 | Hotel Pick-up
Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and depart for the countryside.
09:30/14:30: | Quang Phu Cau Incense Village
Arrive at Quang Phu Cau, one of the most photogenic craft villages near Hanoi.
- Walk through vibrant incense-drying yards
- Visit a family specializing in dyeing incense sticks
- Learn about the incense-making process from bamboo splitting to fragrance mixing
- Take stunning photos of colorful incense bundles arranged in the sun
You will experience authentic rural life and understand how incense plays an important role in Vietnamese spiritual culture.
10:30/15:30:| Chuong Conical Hat Village
Continue to Chuong Village, a 300-year-old craft village famous for making Vietnam’s iconic conical hats (nón lá).
- Walk through the local market (if visiting on market day)
- Visit a local artisan’s home
- Observe the step-by-step process of hat making
- Learn about the cultural significance of the nón lá in Vietnamese life
This is a rare opportunity to see how a symbol of Vietnam is handmade using traditional techniques passed down for generations by local artists.
12:00/16:30 | Return to Hanoi. Head back to Hanoi city center.
13:00 – 13:15/17:30 – 17:45 | Hotel Drop-off. Arrive back at your hotel in the Old Quarter.
Trip ends. See you next time!
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- Private transportation
- Local English-speaking guide
- Entrance fees according to program
- Travel insurance
- Beverages and meals and other personal expense
- Tip for driver and tour guide
- You have to bring your Passport
- You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases
- Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
- If you are a vegetarian, you can bring your own food to suit your taste (if necessary)
- Customers are responsible for your illness and chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis …), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders, pregnant women … are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must write your own commitment to your health when participating in the tour. The tour organizer is not responsible for the cases you do not report the illness, untruthful declaration as well as cases outside the coverage of travel in the tour.
- Customers must preserve their property in all circumstances and at all locations during the trip. The tour organizer is not responsible for any lost money, identification, airline tickets, personal belongings and other property of the customer during the trip.
As a general rule, unless otherwise stated, our policy is that all cancellation must be informed in writing either via email or via Messenger, WhatsApp. Cancellations will be charged as follows:
- In more than 30 days prior to the trip departure: No charge
- In 15-30 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 30% charge
- In 15 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 50% charge
- In 6 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 100% charge
