Traditional Village & pagoda, Vietnam tours

Traditional Village & pagoda in Hanoi: Regarded as a cradle of Vietnam's culture, The Red River delta is best known for its handicraft villages and traditional seasonal festivals. We offer you the unique opportunity to see the real rural life of Vietnamese peasants living in these handicraft villages. This tour is also interesting for those who are interested in Buddies philosophy.Price: 55 USD/person (Minimum: 2 persons )Includes: Transport, entrance fee and guide.Itinerary :PRG-1 : BAT TRANG, ceramic village or an old pottery village & COLOA - an old citadel of Vietnam.PRG-2 : VAN PHUC, a silk village is a great place to silk cloth being produced on the loom .There is a showroom where you can buy silk by the meter, much more exciting that buying it in the shops! TRAM pagoda & TRAM GIAN pagodas.PRG-3 : BAT TRANG - an old pottery village DONG HO - a painting village, here they make 'Giay do' paper and paint them with traditional designs .All of paper is made by hand and some, still in the traditional way with all natural products BUT THAP pagoda DONG KY - carpentry village .Here they made furniture inlaid with mother of pearl and finished off with layer of clear lacquer In laying the mother of pearl is highly labour intensive, see how it is delicately sawed info fine fish-bone sliver and paints takingly set into wood .PRG-4 : THAY (master pagoda) & TAY PHUONG pagoda .The price in USDLow Season (5th May - 31st August)Size of Group 1 2 3 4 - 5 6 - 7 8 pax upCost/pax (USD) 140 80 65 50 45 35High Season (1st Sep - 4th May)Size of Group 1 2 3 4 - 5 6 - 7 8 pax upCost/pax (USD) 154 88 72 55 50 39Departure: Every dayInclusive: Transportation (private car/mini van), Entrance fees, Speaking guide (English or French), LunchExclusive: Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tips