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
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Transportation with air-conditioning
✔ Travel insurance
✔ Bottled drinking water
✔ Transfer and transportation as per itinerary
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An City Center
✔ Entrance fees, Boat
✔ English speaking guides (other languages available upon request with surcharge)
✖ Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
✖ Tips and gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. La An Central Boutique Villa & Spa
2. Hoi An Canal House
3. Hoi An Sea Village Homestay
4. Golden Rice Villa Hoian
5. Ancient Terracotta Villa
6. Summer Holiday Villa
7. OYO 469 Ly's Villa Hoi An
8. Bel Marina Hoi An Resort
9. Hoi An Riverside Resort & Spa
10. The Palm Tree Top Eco Retreat Hoi An
11. My Anh Boutique Villa Hoi An
12. Tra Que Mansion
13. Dubai Villa Hoi An
14. Hoi An TNT Villa
15. Thanh Van Hotel
16. Bonsai Villa Hoi An
17. Orchids Homestay
18. Horizon Homestay Hoi An
19. Senvila Boutique Hoi An Resort & Spa
20. Long Life Riverside Hotel
Additional Info: Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An City Center (Except South Hoi An area)
Itinerary
1
Kim Bong Carpentry Village
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: 1.5 hours
2
Thanh Ha Pottery Village
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
3
Hoi An
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
Additional info
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Maximum 1 child accompanied 1 adult, the 2nd child will pay the adult price.
• Free for children 0-5 years old ; 50% off for children 6-10 years old
