HANOI CITY TOUR - BAT TRANG CERAMIC VILLAGES
Group full day tour - Price: 35$/pax
Morning, we pick you up at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter around 8am. Visiting first place named Tran Quoc pagoda on the West Lake the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One-Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. And then Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university.
Afternoon, bus takes you to a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch. Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake. Then we move to Bat Trang Ceramic, famous for the land of handicraft villages, Hanoi has many famous villages in the suburban area, one of these is Bat Trang ceramic village. About 13km to the south of Hanoi, Bat Trang – the village of bowls which is indeed the oldest and best known pottery village of Vietnam, is now an interesting attraction in Hanoi. Then arrive back to your hotel. Tour ends!
Notes:
Trip Included:
- Pick-up and transfer by A/C modern bus.
- A bottle of water/person on the bus.
- English speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees to sites indicated in itinerary.
- Meals: Have lunch in local restaurant
Trip Excluded:
- Beverages, tax and personal expenses
- Others not mentioned above
- Tip for tour guide and driver
Children Policy:
- Under 1 m will be free of charge and must share seat with parents.
- Above 1 m will be charged as adult (100% tour price)
Post on : 16 November, 2018
Hanoi tourism is often associated with many traditional villages. Such as Van Phuc silk village, Tay Tuu flower village, Chuong conical village, Dao Thuc water puppet village, Ngu Xa bronze casting village or Chang Son fan village ... But At the top of this list we have to mention Bat Trang pottery village. Does this traditional village have something special that attracts tourists? Let Origin Travel introduce the Bat Trang pottery village for visitors to be clear.
Bat Trang Pottery Village is located on the left bank of the Red River. Now in Bat Trang Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi. It's more than 10km south-east of the city center. This is a traditional village famous for its ceramic products.
This village was formed in the Ly dynasty. Over the past 500 years of history with the ups and downs of the same time. But the name Bat Trangstill exists and growing up until now.
Bat Trang pottery products have been highly appreciated for their quality, many designs, designs and types, divided into functional groups such as household ceramics, worship items, fine pottery Art, building ceramics and decorative ceramics.
Ceramic bowl is circulated all over the country, even expert to oversea countries. Bat Trang pottery village is not only a place to make a national product brand, contributing to preserve the cultural values of the capital but also one of the popular tourist attractions of Hanoi
Bat Trang pottery village is often the destination of many tourists to visit the capital. To this ancient land, visitors will feel extremely interesting when encountering vases, ceramic pots displaying the alleyways in the village or the walls exposed to the special.
Visit the pottery workshop in the village, visitors will be introduced to the process of making products like. Tourists will have to respect the ingenuity, skillful, meticulous of the craftsman in the profession. Thanks to the skilled hands have turned land into works of art essence and lively.
The most attractive tour of Hanoi to Bat Trang pottery village is probably the experience of manually molding clay blocks into cups, plates, lovely items as you like.
To experience this pottery service, visitors need to go to the Pottery Market. Here, quite a few families offer this service to tourists. The cost for each pottery is from 40,000 to 60,000.
First, visitors will receive a large and moist clay with a turntable. Guests will make the cups, plates, vases or molded cute animals. Products depend on the imagination, creativity and craftsmanship of visitors.
However, do not worry because visitors will receive the dedicated guidance from artisans here. They will make the work of visitors become more perfect.
After that, the items made by visitors are dried for about 30 minutes, decorated and heated like other Bat Trang products. Visitors will be brought back to the achievement as a souvenir when visiting the pottery village.
Van Van House and Ceramic Village are two more places that visitors should not miss on their trip. Van Van is home to more than 400 ancient and precious pottery from the 15th to the 19th century.
The Ceramic Village is located next to the Red River, where many traditional pottery villages are preserved. In these places, visitors will learn many interesting things during a visit to Bat Trang pottery village.
Visitors to Bat Trang do not forget to enjoy the cuisine in the village again. The village has a lot of snacks with popular prices such as croissants, hot buns ... The most special here is the squid soup, with the traditional flavor of the past so far.
According to all things need to know of Hanoi many visitors, the pottery village is not only a great tourist attractions, but the products from the village is also a souvenir of great significance for relatives and friends. When you want to buy a pottery as a gift, the ceramic market is the place visitors should visit.
Pottery market is the place where hundreds of shops selling ceramics close together. Each store displays a myriad of products, including vases, bowls, jars, tea pots, wall paintings, wind chimes, necklaces and bracelets.
The most distinctive features are the statues from big to small, as real life as the Lao Nong, the buffalo, Tuan Tu statue ...
Bat Trang pottery village with many interesting things about culture, history, Bat Trang people are friendly, hospitable has left in the hearts of visitors unforgettable impression. The article about Bat Trang pottery village of Origin Travel hopes to provide useful information for visitors who are Vietnam tour plan the land where people can "turn soil into flowers".