Hoi An Trip Overview
A relaxing boat tour along the lovely Thu Bon River, combined with visiting traditional craft villages; gain an interesting insight into the traditional manual craft field that have been providing livelihoods to the locals for centuries.
Highlights:
– Jump aboard a local-style boat to traverse the waterways from Hoi An to the nearby craft villages
– Visit Thanh Ha pottery village famous for formerly providing decorative pottery to the palaces of the Nguyen Dynasty
– Visit Thanh Ha Terra Cotta Park Museum
– View the hand-crafting of decorative pottery; teapots and cups, vases and bowls; and have a product made especially for you
– Travel by boat to Kim Bong carpentry village to watch how traditional wooden fishing boats are made
– See skilled carpenters create handcrafted furniture and carvings
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Hoi An, Vietnam
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
A relaxing boat tour along the lovely Thu Bon River, combined with visiting traditional craft villages; gain an interesting insight into the traditional manual craft field that have been providing livelihoods to the locals for centuries.
Highlights:
– Jump aboard a local-style boat to traverse the waterways from Hoi An to the nearby craft villages
– Visit Thanh Ha pottery village famous for formerly providing decorative pottery to the palaces of the Nguyen Dynasty
– Visit Thanh Ha Terra Cotta Park Museum
– View the hand-crafting of decorative pottery; teapots and cups, vases and bowls; and have a product made especially for you
– Travel by boat to Kim Bong carpentry village to watch how traditional wooden fishing boats are made
– See skilled carpenters create handcrafted furniture and carvings
Itinerary
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Stop At: Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Cam Kim commune Riverside Village Road, Hoi An Vietnam
We will take a 30-minute boat ride to the Kim Bong Carpentry Village. This is a traditional craft village in Hoi An and formed in the 15th century by the Northerners: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh. Visit and learn about the shipbuilding area where wooden fishing vessels are built using traditional techniques. You will also have a stop at the carpentry workshop where carpenters create handcrafted furniture and sculptures
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Thanh Ha Pottery Village, Pham Phan, Thanh Ha, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
Continue taking another boat ride to Thanh Ha Pottery Village where you will observe how the villagers making pottery products such as vases, pots and kettles. Thanh Ha Pottery Village has over 500 years of history from the establishing period up to now. We then visit Thanh Ha Terra Cotta Park Museum, where masterpiece series includes works of art of human architecture & sculpture are clearly and vividly re-appeared, such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy), Taj Mahal (India), Sydney Opera House (Australia), the White House (USA), Pyramid (Egypt), Notre Dame (France)… made entirely of clay, made by the artisans in village.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hoi An, Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
Finish the tour by visiting the home of a local lantern craftsman to learn the traditional art of lantern making. Lantern making in Hoi An is recognized as one of nine traditional craft villages in Vietnam.
Duration: 40 minutes
