For our tour Ancient Duong Lam – Van Phuc Silk Village, the HTS guide will you pick up 8.30am from your hotel then depart for Duong Lam ancient village. Enjoy a stop-over at Son Dong traditional sculpture village, that produces and supply’s wooden statues to most of the pagodas and temples in Northern Vietnam. Photograph skillful artisans, mastering the technique and making marvelous wooden statues in numerous states.Arrive at Duong Lam ancient village around 10:30am. Visit Mong Phu temple, some ancient houses and enjoy local products, including rice wine and rice cakes.At 11:00am take a soft bicycle ride in the peaceful countryside to some historical vestiges such as: Giang Van Minh worship-house, Temples of King Ngo Quyen and Phung Hung. Cycle to see a natural holy “milking- well”, storing clear water all year round. It is believed to help childless couples produce a baby after drinking this water.
12:30pm Become a member of the 400-year-ancient house while having lunch there.
At approximately 2:15pm visit the Tay Phuong pagoda built in the 8th century. It is the best example of an ancient pagoda in the North of Vietnam, being special with its 18 ancient Arhan statues.
At 4pm you will visit Van Phuc silk village, the cradle of the best silk in Vietnam. The proprietor of the business you visit gives you an introduction of the silk making process, then experience the local silk market in Van Phuc village.
Our tour ends just after 5pm when you are returned to your hotel.
I booked a day trip with HTS to visit a ceramic village, an ancient Citadel and to have a wellness treatment. It was great value and rather off the track as far as main-stream tourism is concerned. It was a private tour with a driver and guide in a private vehicle. A very interesting tour,and to finish my day with a herbal soak, spa bath, sauna and massage was the best. I would recommend this tour to anyone with a day to spare in Hanoi as it was cultural, gave insight to an ancient citidel and a fabulous experience to end the day
harveybrawn
My husband and I booked our day trip to Bat Trang ceramic village, the Co Loa citadel and massage with HTS Tours and we enjoyed it immensly.The guide who accompanied us, Mr David, was very good and he helped us understand things very well, especially at the ancient citadel in Co Lao. He gave us great insight of ancient Vietnam. The ceramic village was very interesting and to see people make the ceramics by hand was amazing. They are talanted people, and the massage treatment topped our day off perfectly. On arrival to the wellness clinic females went to the left and males to the right for treatments and mine was divine, and so was his. Thanks Lilly for organising a great day, a funny and informative guide,(mr David) a nice vehicle and our lunch. Well done all round!