Biking Traditional villages - 1 Day, $35

Hanoi - Bat Trang ceramic village
Famous handicraft villages like Bat Trang, Van Phuc, ect., are most mentioned but you’ll find out that in reality they are just examples of numerous craft villages in North Vietnam.
We offer you 2 trips to handicraft villages around Hanoi. It is also a chance to see Vietnam’s stunning countryside.
 
1. Craft villages in Ha Tay province
8h30: Hotel pick up and leave Hanoi for Ha Dong town

9h15-9h45 Visit Van Phuc (silk) village and silk-making families
9h55 Begin to ride along the 21c highway to Chuong village (15km). Visit Chuong village (conical hat), market, communal house, bell tower. Visit a family making conical hats.
 
11h00 Ride to Uoc Le village (pork meat paste). Near Uoc Le village you will ride along the brick road through poetic village scenery. Light lunch. Continue on van.
 
13h30 Ride 4 km to Dau pagoda. Visit the pagoda with its two priest bodies from 17th century
14h30-14h50 Ha Thai village (lacquer). Visit a work shop
16h00 Back to Hanoi
 
2. Craft villages in Bac Ninh province
8h30 Hotel pick up and leave Hanoi for Bat Trang village
9h00-9h45 Bat Trang village (ceramic). Visit ceramic workshops
 
9h55 Begin to ride to Kieu Ky village (gold leaves). Visit a family making gold leaves and silver leaves.
11h00 Visit Keo temple.
 
11h30 Visit Le Chi village (silkworm). Visit a family feeding silkworm and mulberry fields.
12h30 Light lunch in But Thap. Visit But Thap pagoda

14h00 Visit a brick field. Ride to Dong Ho village
15h30 Visit Dong Ho village
16h30 Back to Hanoi
 
Services:
Transport, tour guide, water, light lunch (consist of sandwich, vegetable and fruit)
For group under 5 persons. There is a 16-seater minivan for transporting bikes and persons. If there are more than 5 persons. There will be another truck for transporting bikes. Van and truck always stay behind the group. If someone is tired. He/ she can go on by van.