Destinations: Hue Citadel - Sinh paper painting village & Thanh Toan Tile-Roofed Bridge - Hue Citadel
Price: Contact Duration: 1 Days
Highlights:
This Hue motorbiking tour will be focussing on traditional villages with Bao Vinh ancient town, once as the busy international trading port in the Nguyen Dynasty, Sinh Village – which is famous for its’ traditional paper paintings and Thanh Toan tile-roofed Bridge…
Itinerary:
Hue Daily Motorbike Tours to the Countrysides and Villages
Destination: Sinh paper painting village & Thanh Toan Tile-Roofed Bridge
Duration: 08 hours (8a.m – 4p.m)
Distance: approximately 40 km
HUE MOTORBIKE TOUR TO THE COUNTRYSIDES
Our motorbike tour will be started from Hue by riding along motorbike tour the floating village on the Perfume River to Bao Vinh ancient town, once as the busy international trading port in the Nguyen Dynasty. Passing the Hue’s China Town then across the Bao Vinh River – a branch of the Perfume River to Sinh Village – which is famous for its’ traditional paper paintings, you will meet the artists of the village before learning how to make the painting from the traditional materials. The products made under the guidance of the artists will be yours as the souvenir. Try your best to make them nice!
Sinh Village in Hue – Traditional paper paintings
A short talking with the villagers at Thanh Tien, who specialized in making paper flower, will show you why the Hue people still decorate their ancestral altars with paper flowers during the TET Holiday.
Thanh Tien Village – Traditional paper flower
Keep riding on the green shaded roads to Thanh Toan tile-roofed Bridge with some stops at street markets for experiencing the local life. On arrival, enjoy the local lunch served by the women from Communal Women Union in the village. Afterwards, a lesson of learning the agricultural skills and tools (ploughs, sickles, hoes, rice-hulling mills, etc) performed by the 80-year-old lady (2011) brings to you an unique lesson in Vietnam. Walk around the village to see the daily life of the kind-hearted people.
Return the city within contemplating the Sunset in the paddy field. End the trip at your hotel.
The best time to visit Vietnam is spring (February to April) and autumn (August to October). The temperatures are more moderate and rainfall is lighter. In spring, March and April have the lowest rainfall across all destinations and temperatures are pleasant, though still cool in the far north.
You must have a valid Vietnamese driver’s license to drive in Vietnam . including for motorcycle 50cc or more . International Driver’s Permits issued in Australia are not recognized in Vietnam.
Long term UK residents of Vietnam can qualify for a Vietnamese driving licence when they are in possession of a diplomatic ID, temporary residence card or residence card validity for 3 months or more and also a valid UK driving licence or UK issued International Driver's Permit
It is strongly recommended that Canadians consider carefully whether they should drive motor vehicles or motorcycles in Vietnam as unfamiliarity with local driving conditions may result in serious injury, or a heavy compensation payment(s) or imprisonment as a result of any accident
it’s always dangerous if you ignore our advices but quite safe if you respect to our local rules. Actually there simply are no rules. Stick to the basics… ride on the right side of the road, keep your eyes on the road and be alert. People often say “when you’re in ROME, just do like Romans do”. Riding a motorbike in Vietnam is different from driving in Europe or North America, so even if you stick to the rules, 99% chance the locals next to you won't. So be alert and stay safe! Wear a helmet. ... Honk at least 1000 times a minute, you cannot go riding around Vietnam without honking
You can just obtain our Vietnamese driving license once you’re long-term officials working & living in Vietnam under the business visa within 6 months or more. But if you are just regular travelers having short-term tourist visa, this seems to be impossible.
We’re not used to renting out bikes only but organizing private guided tours, however, in some typical circumstances, we can rent out manual dirt bikes at the cost of US$ 18/bike/day, US$ 28/bike/day and US$ 50/bike/day for the bikes of 125cc, 150cc & 250cc respectively.
Of course, you can do this but must show up your appropriate legal documents (Vietnamese driving licenses or IDP, validated Visa in Vietnam & copy of your passport).
Yes, you can totally buy & possess a motorbike legally as many other Vietnamese people as long as you act in the laws correctly. Foreigners living in Vietnam can have their national driving license translated to Vietnamese and will be granted a Vietnamese license without passing any exam. ... The cost to obtain the A1 license should not be more than USD 50 with an agent. In case you want to ride a “real” bike, a genuine A2 is required..
