Handicraft Highlights of Hoi An (Private)

Itinerary
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Stop At: Thanh Ha Pottery Village, 3 km West of Hoi An, Hoi An Vietnam

At either 8am or 2pm depending on your preference, if based in Danang you will enjoy a private transfer from your hotel to Hoi An and from a Hoi An base you will walk to Bach Dang dock from where you will board your boat for the river transfer to Thanh Ha Pottery Village. In the 16th and 17th century Thanh Ha was a thriving village and it was famous for earthenware that was sold in many provinces throughout Central Vietnam. It was Thanh Ha villagers who made the bricks, tiles and floor slabs for the old buildings in Hoi An and the surrounding areas. Nowadays many old buildings in Hoi An need restoring and the Thanh Ha villager are the only contractors that can provide standardized bricks, tiles and floor slabs exactly like the ones when the old port town prospered. In the village you can observe all the steps of making a pottery product such as vase, pot, kettle, cooking pot, interact with the residents and learn more about their history and daily life.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Cam Kim commune, Hoi An Vietnam

Onwards then to Kim Bong carpentry village, located in Cam Kim Hamlet. This village is very famous for its carpentry, as almost all Hoi An ancient architecture was produced by their ancestors' talented hands at a time when Hoi An flourished as a major sea port. Kim Bong carpenters' techniques are perfect and their masterpieces admired by everyone. Today, many Kim Bong carpenters still keep their old career & traditions however, there have also been many among them who have shifted to ship building and restoring historical monument or relics. Here you will venture by two wheels as you cycle through the village whilst you are taught its history and have the opportunity to see the craftsmen at work, go to visit the ship-building yards and see the handicrafts and sculptures before returning to Bach Dang dock by boat where you will either transfer by car to Danang or walk back to your Hoi An hotel.

Duration: 2 hours