Hanoi Craft and Culture Village Experience

Only a short distance from the hustle and bustle of downtown Hanoi are its lively craft villages. You'll begin your day with a visit to the Van Phuc silk weaving village, renowned for its traditional sericulture, silk weaving and silk wares. Next you'll continue to the Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo weaving craft village before making your way to Chuong Village. This village has maintained its century long reputation for making Vietnam's famous conical hats. On market days, you'll see the grounds covered with thousands of these iconic hats. Next stop is Chuyen My Village - famous for carpentry and mother-of-pearl inlaying, a truly unique art form. To conclude your day you'll visit Ha Thai lacquer village, famous for its lacquer wares.