8h00: Pick up at your hotel to our Meeting points 7 Dinh Tien Hoang then head 10 km northeast to Bat Trang Village. The Bat Trang is a 500 year-old village, located on the left bank of the Red River. The village is famous for producing the best pottery in Vietnam and art produced here is shipped all over the world. First we will visit Bat Trang Pagoda – where the locals worship the ancient artists who formed the famous village. Then we walk down the narrow roads to the house/workshop where we will have a chance to see some of the workshop to experience how they make their products from the beginning to the final. Then we will explore the village further and have a class on throwing a pot on a potter’s wheel that we will be able to take home as a souvenir.  Last we will heat to the market at the front of the village to see all of the different beautiful ceramics that the village produces.  Then we return to Hanoi for lunch.

PRE-TRIP INFORMATION

Depart from: Hanoi

Return to: Hanoi

Activities: Light walking, local cultural exchange

Grade: Easy to moderate

Trip highlights:Walk on the narrow roads which were said to prevent thieves or strangers to village in the old time. Learn how to make the products on the simple machine system