Quang Phu Cau and Chuong Village Day Tour

Time: 08:00 AM –16:00 pm| Style: Cultural, Immersive, Hands-on

Depart from Hanoi and travel to Quang Phu Cau Village, a long-established craft village known for incense production.

Visit Bau Communal House, where incense production activities are concentrated. Here, you will observe how incense is arranged and prepared in large quantities while artisans shape and bundle each stick by hand.
During the visit, you will learn about the role of incense in Vietnamese cultural and spiritual practices. You will also have the opportunity to try making incense yourself with guidance from local artisans. If you wish, you may wear traditional items such as Ao Dai or Non La for photos.

Afterward, you'll walk around the village to witness the villagers' incense production process, from shaping the sticks to dyeing the incense, and we'll tour a machine-made incense factory. This allows for a direct comparison with traditional handcrafted incense making methods. You'll observe how the equipment works and participate in a simple step of the production process under the supervision of an artisan.

Walk through a local market and observe daily activities in the village. Together with your guide, you will select fresh ingredients for the cooking session.

Visit to Mrs. Choi's home and take part in a hands-on cooking session. You will prepare Pho Cuon using the ingredients selected earlier, then enjoy the meal in a relaxed and welcoming setting.

Leave Quang Phu Cau and travel to Chuong Village, known for its long tradition of conical hat making.

Upon arrival, visit the communal house, an important cultural and spiritual site of the village. This stop provides context about the history of the craft and its role in local life.

Continue to the workshop of artisan Ta Thu Huong. Here, you will observe how traditional conical hats are made, including variations such as silk hats that reflect more contemporary design approaches.

Visit the home of Ms. Tham, a young artisan representing the next generation of craftsmen. She will introduce the structure of a traditional conical hat, from the bamboo frame to the layers of palm leaves that form its shape. Under her guidance, you will take part in the process step by step, including arranging palm leaves, shaping the hat, and trying basic stitching techniques. You will also decorate your own conical hat, creating a personalized product to take home.

Say goodbye a lovely local people, return to Hanoi. End of the tour.