Hanoi's surrounding destinations

Bat Trang ceramic village

The village is about 20 km from the city center of Hanoi, so it is quite easy to move there by taxi, motorbikes, buses or even bicicles. For a long time, Bat Trang has been a renowned place producing high quality pottery products. Around the village, there are a lot of pottery workshops. There are a lot of ancient houses along the streets surrounding the village. Visiting Bat Trang, you can walk to the riverside to enjoy the peaceful landscape there. There is a special transport to help you discover this village which operates by the buffaloes. In the small workshops, you will have a chance to try on making your favourite pottery products or drawing on a cup, a souvernir to gift to your friends or relatives. The price for one product like that is from $1.    
 
A artisan is focusing on her pottery work
A artisan is focusing on her pottery work
 

Duong Lam ancient village 

Duong Lam ancient village is still keeping its own tangible and intangible values of the locals’ living style. Visitors here have chances to enjoy the traditional lunch at the yard of an ancient house; listen to a story told by the old people or visit the mossy walls. The most interesting thing to do is hiring a bike to ride around the village. Duong Lam is also the birth place of numerous great photos.  
 
The peaceful and rural scene in Duong Lam Village
The peaceful and rural scene in Duong Lam Village
 

The Traditional handicraft villages in Bac Ninh

It is about only 30 km from the center of Hanoi, Bac Ninh Province owns itself many famous long-standing handicraft villages such as: Dong Ho Painting Village, Dong Ky Wood Carving Village, Phu Lang Pottery Village, etc. Bac Ninh is also wel-known as the cradle of "Quan Họ" (A folk songs of the Red River Delta, and a Vietnamese intagble cultural heritage). 
 


A famous painting of Dong Ho Village, named "Mouse Wedding"

the staging of Quan Ho with a side is woman singers and the rest is man singers
The staging in Quan Ho (Duo of Love Song)
with a side is female singers and the rest is male singers
 

 

Things To Know Before Visiting Hanoi

  • When shopping, avoid watching goods in the early morning, avoid asking for much price without intending to buy.
  • Should consult the prices at different sources and definitely pay the price to avoid being expensive
  • Please have a map to determine the distance traveled, avoid being taken away by others (motorbike taxi, taxi) and then charged. Ask about the price before using any service. The best way is that you should ask the reception at your hotel for advice and help when you need information.
  • To enjoy all the natural beauty, magnificent architecture in big temples, you should not go to temples in the festive season.
  • Do not choose to travel to Sapa if you have not booked the necessary services in advance. Because the number of train carriages is limited, the number of hotel room suites is limited; You may have to buy a very expensive train ticket and there is no room for rest. On long holidays for everyone you shouldn't go. Since you will have to go to the market with alot of people, the interestingness of exploring the cultural characteristics of the highlands will be greatly reduced.



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ThomasJ689 : 

Continuing off our tour with the same folks down in Saigon, we arranged a tour in Hanoi. Dat was our guide and was prompt for our tour. We quickly walked to our first site, the Hanoi Opera House, where Dat began to tell us the history. After a few photos we walked to Hoan Kiem Lake where we discussed the structures in the water before finding a pagoda that was a little less crowded. Dat took us all over the old French Quarter, took us to get an egg coffee (super sweet, but super delicious) and finished the tour at the restaurant where President Obama and Anthony Bourdain at Bun Cha wink (this wasn't part of the tour, it was simply where we wanted lunch and Dat knew right where it was). Highly recommend taking this tour!

PhiL1885 :

My wife and i toured many delicious food delicacies from 5.30-8.30pm. There were so many hidden places that had wonderful i hadn't tried before or that i would have normally passed. Very grateful to have experienced a good Street food tour and i recommend booking a private tour if your considering it, don't wait wink...your taste buds will be missing out!

Ashleysky :

My boyfriend and I joined the walking street food tour and we really enjoyed it. We were nervous to try the places by ourselves so we decided the best was to join a tour. We joined the tour with another 2 people so it was a nice small group and easy to get around. We really enjoyed all the food/drink and our guide was very funny and friendly smiley. I highly recommend this food tour if you are in Hanoi

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