Northern Vietnam · INCENSE VILLAGE AND CRAFT TOURS
Incense drying in red bundles at Quang Phu Cau, conical hats at Chuong, lacquer and silk in the villages between. These 15 differ on how many stops fit in a day and how much of it is driving.
Explore Hanoi’s lacquer, conical-hat, and incense villages with a local guide, hands-on crafts, home-cooked lunch, and small-group transport.
“This a tour was very well organized. We were able to visit three different villages and learned more about Vietnamese culture. Also, the lunch at the local Village was fantastic with the variety of dishes.”
See Hanoi’s incense and conical-hat villages in a six-hour small-group tour with hands-on crafts, local guides, photos, and optional lunch.
“We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our tour guide Huy and our driver for providing us with an excellent experience. Our driver arrived punctually for pick-up and ensured our safe return to the hotel. We appreciated the opportunity to visit Huy’s hometown. Huy demonstrated professionalism and patience in explaining the process and allowing us to participate in making incense. He was also very helpful in taking numerous photographs. The home-cooked lunch was a delightful experience, making us feel warmly welcomed as part of the family. Additionally, we enjoyed the activity of painting traditional hats. Both our driver and Huy exhibited great patience and professionalism throughou...”
Visit Hanoi’s incense, conical hat, and lacquer villages for hands-on crafts, colorful photos, local stories, and strong value from $15.
“The experience was absolutely beautiful. I really enjoyed learning about the traditional conical hat making process and relaxing while painting my own hat 🪷 It was such a fun and calming activity. Flow, our guide, was lovely and incredibly patient, always making sure we were happy and taking really nice photos along the way. A big thank you as well to the driver for getting us there and back safely. Highly recommended! ⭐️”
See Quang Phu Cau’s incense workshops, cruise Tam Coc, and explore Hoa Lu on a small-group day trip from Hanoi for $85.
“We really enjoyed this trip. Our guide, Tam, was great - very knowledgeable and friendly. We went the day before the Independence Day celebrations, and so in order to get us back before the roads closed, some adjustments were made tRead more”
See Hanoi’s incense, conical hat, and lacquer villages, paint your own hat, visit city landmarks, and enjoy optional Train Street time.
“Our tour guide Danny was terrific. He was very funny, friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. I especially appreciated how informative the tour was about the historic aspects, the processes and the occasional trivia. It also included some interactive activities which I thought really added something extra. Pickup time was also very well communicated and the driver was very professional as well.”
Visit Hanoi’s incense, conical hat, and lacquer villages, paint your own hat, see city landmarks, and finish at Train Street or a water puppet show.
“We had a great trip with Anna and the driver, Tony. Anna made everyone feel so welcome and made an effort to learn a word or two from all the languages onboard the bus. The incense village was really interesting and we had the opportunity to get hands-on at various points. Anna was so knowledgable and also helpful when it came to taking photos of people amongst the incense bundles. The Vietnamese hat painting was really good and we got to keep our hats! We chose to get dropped off at Train Street so that we could get some food before the train came through around 3pm. Thanks for a…”
See Hanoi’s Train Street and colorful Quang Phu Cau incense village on a five-hour tour with hotel pickup, local guides, and photo stops.
“Beautiful scenery, Son is a great young & enthusiastic about his country. We also had a very safe driver.”
Visit Hanoi’s incense and conical-hat villages, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, and Train Street on an eight-hour guided tour.
“BAD, I made reservations the tour guide supposed pick up us at 8:00 am our hotel lobby.I was texting message for hour until someone responded. My family waited for 1 1/2 hours for tour guide to pick us up. We missed the first attractive. I texting message to the agent asking for $5:00 USA dollars refund for each person but no one responded”
Make and fire your own Vietnamese pottery in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with patient Bat Trang artisans, flexible sessions, and a take-home keepsake.
“It was such a fun class! Learnt a lot about pottery and made some cool creations. The instructor was so talented and helpful.”
Shape Bat Trang pottery in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with patient local instructors, unlimited practice, one free fired piece, and optional shipping.
“This is such a different and unique activity to do when in Hanoi. We throughly enjoyed this activity and the guides were so helpful and taught us about their local village where the pottery skills originally come from. We were allowed make various different items and could then choose one to fire for free. If you are looking for something unique and fun to do, this is definitely worth it.”
Ride a Russian Jeep from Hanoi to Bat Trang, meet local artisans, make pottery, and explore Vietnam’s countryside in four hours.
“Fun tour that got us out of the city and seeing a bit of the countryside. Martin was a great guide who was happy to answer our many questions about Vietnamese culture.”
Photograph Hanoi’s conical hats and incense-making traditions on a practical half-day village tour with transport, guide, and time to create.
“Louisa was a great tour guide, full of info and fun. Both villages were great experiences and loved how we were all able to get involved. Perfect for our kids”
See Hanoi’s incense, conical-hat, and lacquer villages with hands-on crafts, local food, and colorful photo stops on a flexible half or full day tour.
“Good structure of the day! Should have been explained at lacquer shop prior to starting artwork not free but a cost if you want to take home. Was misleading as thought from brochure you took this product along with hat home for free! Lunch was very good and plenty of food”
Forge your own knife in Hanoi’s Da Sy village with artisan Tuyen, learning traditional hammering, shaping, sharpening, and handle carving.
“The class was great fun and very hands-on! I went through all the steps in selecting the design of the knife and forging, hammering, grinding, honing and sharpening the knife. The artisan is certified, very skilled, very patient with beginners anRead more”
See Quang Phu Cau’s colorful incense workshops, meet local makers, then sip egg coffee beside Hanoi’s famous Train Street.
“Our tour guide, I think he was a 21 yo with went by Jay, was nice and friendly and took as many pictures as we wanted. He took the took the time to take care of us.”
Pick a bay, a valley or a bowl of noodles.
