This tour combines cruising, bicycles and villages. You will not only enjoy the beautiful nature of Hoi An, but also discover the day to day life and unique handicraft skills of the villagers.
You start the day by taking a short walk down to the harbor of Hoi An, where you will board a wooden boat for an upstream cruise to Thanh Ha- a local Pottery village on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Thanh Ha village is famous for making tiles, pots, vases. The local contractors are the only ones able to restore the bricks, tiles and floors in the old town of Hoi An in the traditional way. So there is a strong motivation and support for maintaining the old traditions and skills.
After exploring the village, you will take a cruise across the river and continue going upstream to the Carpentry village of Kim Bong. Over the centuries, Kim Bong has had a huge influence on the architecture found in the ancient town of Hoi An. Here in Kim Bong the traditional carpenter skills are kept alive and still used for restoring the old buildings in the old town of Hoi An.
From Kim Bong Village, take a bicycle ride around the island and enjoy the peaceful and the tranquil surroundings. After an hour of riding, you will get the chance to stop at Tra Nhieu to visit a small exhibition near the river. You will also have the opportunity to see the old traditional fishing tools that were used generation after generation. Some of these tools are still used by the local fisherman today.
Your trip finishes with a boat trip back by boat to the ancient town of Hoi An.
Tour code: HOIAN 01: Discover Traditional Handicraft Villages (1 day)
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- 24 hour support available during the tour
- Enjoy the degree of historical and cultural information throughout your tour from our local and knowledgeable tour hosts to the degree that you and your group are interested
- We focus on sustainable tourism by creating the very best experience for you as the tourist while supporting our local environment and local people
This tour combines cruising, bicycles and villages. You will not only enjoy the beautiful nature of Hoi An, but also the day to day life and unique handicraft skills of the villagers.
You commence the full day excursion today by taking a short walk down to the harbor of Hoi An. Here you will get on board a wooden boat and have an upstream cruise to Thanh Ha, a local Pottery village on the bank of the Thu Bon River. Thanh Ha village is famous for making tiles, pots, vases. The local contractors are the only one who can restore bricks, tiles and floors in the old town of Hoi An. So there is a strong motivation and support for maintaining the old traditions and skills.
After exploring the village, you will take a cruise across the river and continue going upstream to the Carpentry village of Kim Bong. Over the centuries, Kim Bong has had a huge influence on the architecture found in the ancient town of Hoi An. Here in Kim Bong the old carpenter's skills are kept alive and still used for restoring the old buildings in the old town of Hoi An.
From Kim Bong Village, take a bicycle ride around the island and enjoy the peaceful and the tranquil surroundings. After an hour of riding around, you will get the chance to stop at Tra Nhieu to visit a small exhibition near the river. You will also have the opportunity to see the old traditional fishing tools that were used generation after generation. Some of these tools are still used by the local fisherman today.
Your trip finishes with a boat trip back by boat to the ancient town of Hoi An.
