Hanoi: Guided Half-Day Incense & Conical Hat-Making Tour

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Immerse yourself in local Vietnamese culture with a guided tour focusing on traditional handicrafts. Discover a conical hat-making village, artisan's home, and incense-making factory.

Highlights

  • See the vibrant hues of handmade incense made by local families for generations
  • Explore traditional villages where these handicrafts are integral to local life
  • Learn about the various ways in which incense is made in homes and in factories
  • Get off the beaten track with a detailed look into a unique part of local culture
  • Meet the people who make these artisanal goods and the community behind them

Description

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. Start with a pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter and head to Chuong, a village that has been well-known for the craft of conical hat-making for over 300 years. Meet your tour guide at the house of a local artisan and observe how conical hats are made. Depart for the 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 on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colorful bundles of incense. See the next level of incense production with a tour of a nearby factory. Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off Guided tour Entrance fees

Important Information

  • Lunch is not included, so please plan accordingly

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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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