Hoi An Boat Trip: Explore Carpentry, Pottery Villages & Lantern Making
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7 Ratings
Hoi An
Embark on a relaxing boat trip along the Thu Bon River in Hoi An and explore traditional craft villages. Discover the art of pottery making, witness the creation of wooden fishing boats, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of the locals.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Travel insurance included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Itinerary-based transfers and transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An City Center
- All entrance fees and boat rides
- Professional English-speaking guides (other languages available with surcharge)
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
- Tips and gratuities
Additional Information
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
- 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
Location
Kim Bong Carpentry Village
Cam Kim commune, Riverside Village Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
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Don_s
Feb 29, 2024
An interesting Afternoon - We were fortunate to have Emily as our guide for the afternoon visiting the carpentry and pottery village(s). She was excellent! Good English skills and a knowledgeable young lady. Was a very interesting day and were pleased we were able to get a glimpse into how some lived and worked in Vietnam.
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Davidre2778ve
Mar 28, 2023
Hoi An Pottery and Carpentry Village - We had fantastic afternoon with our very friendly, fun and knowledgeable guide Eric. He made the trip all the more pleasant with providing us us with facts of the history surrounding each location including the religious beliefs and customs of the Vietnamese people. An awesome afternoon out. Thank you Eric.
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Yentram
Sep 5, 2022
good - The tour guide has a lot of very good knowledge about the pottery village. This is a very rewarding trip. thank you very much
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_u5448kc
Jan 24, 2020
We had a good trip. - Our guide mr. Tin was very kind and nice.We had good explanation about the places we visited and Vietnamese life and culture.We had a good time and if I have any time I will visit again with my family.Thank you Mr. Tin and ăn Tết vui vẻ.
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Stevenvincentbuscemb
Mar 15, 2024
Friendly tour! - Friendly tour with locals. Very helpful tour guide.
The Terracotta models of famous global monuments is the only thing which we liked here. These monuments are placed in open air. The museum was nothing great. The entire place is good for half an hour visit.
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R4091hdgiorgio
Feb 1, 2019
half day terracotta and wooden boat factories - Middle level the terracotta visit basically target to sell some terracotta souvenir.
Nice the terracotta Museum.
Absolutely poor the visit at wooden boat manufacturers.
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Margaret
Jun 3, 2016
Our guide was quite informative and... - <p>Our guide was quite informative and the woodcarving/boat building village was interesting but the pottery village didnt quite live up to expectations.<br/>
It was all terracotta and rather plain.The terracotta museum allowed us to see the pottery through the ages but still not really mind grabbing.</p>
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