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Hanoi: Incense Village & Hat or Bronze Village SMALL GROUP
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 4h+
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Discover the ancient art of bronze casting at Ngu Xa Village
- Explore the 1,500-year-old Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi's oldest pagoda
- Immerse yourself in the rich culture & paint your own hat in Chuong Hat Village
- Discover the vibrant Incense Village of Quang Phu Cau and make your own incense
- Learn the art of incense-making from skilled artisans in the village
Activity location
- Hanoi
- Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hanoi
- Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam
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What's included, what's not
- Visit to Ngu Xa Bronze Casting Village
- Visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Incense making demonstration
- 01 free conical hat for painting in the hat village and take it home as a personalised souvenir
- Some free incense sticks after you made incense sticks yourself
- Bottled water
- All entrance fees
- Professional local tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter area
- Traditional Vietnamese lunch (Optional)
- Optional Drop off at Train Street Café
- Entrance fees and activities
- Guided tour of conical hat-making village
- Guided tour of incense-making village
- Incense souvenirs
- Visit to Chuong Village
- Visit to Quang Phu Cau Incense Village
- Personal expenses
- Optional Tips
- Surcharge for Lunar New Year ( 250.000 vnd / person from 16/02/2026 - 19/02/2026 )
What you can expect
Option: Private Tour: Bronze casting at Ngu Xa Village and visit the 1,500-year-old Tran Quoc Pagoda
Begin your tour at Ngu Xa Village, located on a small peninsula in Truc Bach Lake. Learn about the village's 500-year-old tradition of bronze casting, a craft passed down through generations. Discover the intricate process of monolithic-casting, which can take months to complete.
Next, make your way to Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi. Built in 541, this iconic symbol of Hanoi was originally named Khai Quoc Pagoda. Learn how it was relocated in 1615 due to a dyke collapse and renamed Tran Quoc during the reign of King Le Hy Tong.
Admire the pagoda's 3,000-square-meter design, a harmonious blend of traditional elements, characterised by intricate woodwork, gracefully curved roofs, and delicate ornamentation. Each detail is a testament to the reverence for nature and the pursuit of spiritual balance that Buddhism embodies.
Option HALF DAY Group Tour : Visit 2 Villages: Conical Hat and Incense Craft Village + Train Street (optional)
Duration: ~ 6 hours
Morning from 7:45~13:30
Afternoon from 11:45~17:30Start with a pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter and head to Chuong, a village that has been well-known for the craft of conical hat-making for over 300 years. Get an observe how conical hats are made and decorate a hat by painting it then bring it home as a souvenir.
Depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years. Take a walk to the centre of the village and see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specialises in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colourful bundles of incense.
Back to the city centre. First place for drop off: Hanoi Train Street. If you don't want to get drop off here, please wait in the car.
Location
Activity location
- Hanoi
- Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hanoi
- Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam