HANOI · VIETNAM
Hanoi’s best days out.
The 15 craft village tours worth planning a day around in Hanoi and the north. What each one includes, what it costs, and who runs it.
Small-group Hanoi craft villages: paint lacquer, make a conical hat, and tour incense making plus a home-cooked lunch.
Most Popular“Enjoyed the tour (Nadia as our guide) learning the culture of traditional Vietnamese incense making and conical hat making.”
Half-day small-group Hanoi craft tour to Quang Phu Cau incense and conical hat making, plus optional Train Street drop-off and lacquer art.
“We decided very short term for this tour. For a very fair price Huy offered us a private tour. The driver picked us up at the L7 Westlake Hotel with a spacious and clean Toyota SUV. Huy offered us to choose the pick-up time. We loved this flexibility. We met Huy in „his“ village and…”
See Hanoi’s craft villages where you paint a conical hat, tour the incense-making world, and optionally try lacquer craft, ending near Train Street.
Hanoi at Rose Kitchen: shop at a local market, cook about five Vietnamese dishes with a live guide, then eat your meal together.
“The class started with a trip to the market to buy the ingredients that we would cook, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to visit a local food market. The range of vegetables, fruit, noodles for sale was amazing. Hazel was an excellent instructoRead more”
Small group Hanoi trip to Quang Phu Cau incense village, Tam Coc boat caves, and Hoa Lu temple with pickup, lunch, and water.
“It was educational to learn more of the versatility & utility of the bamboo all the way down to the minute incense stick”
Hand-paint conical hats, tour Quang Phu Cau incense makers, optionally lacquer art, and see Hanoi highlights including Water Puppets.
“I really enjoyed the whole experience, I thought the incense village would be the highlight, however actually enjoyed the conical hat demonstration more and it was relaxing getting to sit and paint one! Danny the driver was excellent, very friendly and happy to help.”
Creative half- or full-day Hanoi tour: incense village, conical hat painting, lacquer craft, plus city sights and optional Train Street.
“Great tour very informative and great value for money”
Half-day Hanoi craft tour to Chuong conical hat village and Quang Phu Cau incense factory, with great photo time and Train Street drop-off.
“It was a great tour. Very interesting to see how the conical hats and incense’s are made. Also, to see life outside of Hanoi. Leon was a very nice guide. I was traveling solo and he assisted with capturing some great photos of me.”
Guided craft tour from Hanoi to conical hat and incense villages, plus Ha Thai lacquer work, with hands-on making and a great day plan.
“I enjoyed the entire day, the incense village provided wonderful photo opportunities.”
Quang Phu Cau incense village and Hanoi Train Street egg coffee in one 5-hour small-group tour with an English guide and great photo stops.
“Bruno was an excellent guide, he helps us with our concerns; He explained everything to us about the incense village, he was also very kind and attentive when taking our photos, by the way he is an excellent photographer, the photos were beautiful and he also explained many other things to us about Vietnam. Thank…”
Private Hanoi to Ninh Binh day trip with Quang Phu Cau incense village, Tam Coc paddle-boat caves, Hoa Lu temples, plus lunch and tickets.
“Wonderful day trip. Tam was so knowledgeable and kind. He really made the adventure come to life with so much insight and attention.”
Make a conical hat, learn incense and lacquer craft near Hanoi, with Old Quarter pickup and optional Train Street drop-off.
“One of my favorite tours throughout my journey.. great guide and driver. I would go back, highly recommend.”
Hanoi craft villages and Tam Coc: learn incense and conical hat making, photo spots, optional Train Street drop-off, then boat through caves.
“We had the possibility to learn about how the hat and incense is made. We also painted our hat which we were able to keep as a souvenir. The guide was super nice and friendly. It’s a good trip if you want to spend half day out of Hanoi”
Capture colorful Quang Phu Cau incense-making on a photographer-led tour from Hanoi with private transfers, early pickup, and step-by-step visuals.
“Probably one of the best experiences I had in the north of Vietnam! The day started really early but that's so we could make it to the village before the tourists masses arrive. I had a nice local breakfast and the guide not only took me to the Read more”
Small group Ninh Binh day trip from Hanoi: Quang Phu Cau incense village, Tam Coc caves by boat, Hoa Lu temples, lunch.
“We had an amazing time. All the stops were incredible, we’re so happy we chose this particular tour, especially -cause it’s the only one with a stop at the incense village; which was beautiful. Our guide, Bruce Lee went above and beyond to make sure we had a lovely day. We’re so grateful. Thank you!”
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