Hanoi: Police Museum or Incense Village & Hat Village

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Explore the Hanoi Police Museum with a guide. Discover the history of the Hanoi Police through 8 themed exhibition rooms and see a collection of 1,000 artifacts. Or Visit Incense Village & Hat Village

Highlights

  • Discover the history of the Hanoi Police through 8 themed exhibition rooms
  • Explore a collection of 1,000 artifacts, including uniforms and equipment
  • Visit Quang Phu Cau Incense Village to make your own incense
  • Chuong Conical Hat Village - the home of conical hat to paint your own hat
  • Visit room dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh, his relationship with the police

Description

Option Private Tour: Visit Hanoi Police Museum Discover the Hanoi Police Museum, a must-see historical museum in the heart of the city. Admire its modern design and explore its 8 themed exhibition rooms, showcasing approximately 1,000 artifacts related to Hanoi’s police forces. Learn about the history of the police in Hanoi, from their uniforms and equipment to their achievements and contributions to the city. See the uniforms and works of all Vietnamese police forces, including the traffic police, fire police, riot police, and security police. Explore the themed room dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh, highlighting his care and love for the police forces of Hanoi. Learn about the development and organizational structure of the Hanoi Police through a display of attires and accessories. See what a police station in Vietnam looks like and learn about its role in the organizational structure of the People's Public Security. Discover the different periods in the history of Hanoi’s police forces, from 1945 to 1954, which marked the birth of the Hanoi Police. Option HALF DAY Group Tour : Visit 2 Villages: Conical Hat and Incense Craft Village + Train Street (optional) Duration: ~ 6 hours Morning from 7:45~13:30 Afternoon from 11:45~17:30 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. Get an observe how conical hats are made and decorate a hat by painting it then bring it home as a souvenir. 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. Back to the city center. First place for drop off: Hanoi Train Street. If you don't want to get drop off here, please wait in the car. Note: This half-day tour does not include lunch, so we recommend eating beforehand or bringing snacks to keep you energized throughout the afternoon. Option for Drop off at the famous train street then you could enjoy your time in train street then take taxi/grab back to hotel at your own.

Includes

Entrance Ticket to the museum Access to 8 themed exhibition rooms Exhibits on police uniforms, equipment, and criminal tools Historical information about Hanoi's police forces 01 free conical hat for painting in the hat village and take it home as a personalized souvenir Some free incense sticks after you made incense sticks yourself Bottled water All entrance fees Professional local tour guide Hotel pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter area

Important Information

  • The museum is located at No. 67, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Opening hours are from 8 am to 5 pm. The museum is close to the city center and other tourist attractions in Hanoi. The museum has a modern and tourist-friendly design with displays in English, French, and Vietnamese.

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