Vietnam Daily Motorbike Tour to Handicraft Villages
Destinations: HANOI – BAT TRANG CERAMIC VILLAGE – DONG HO PAINTING VILLAGE - THO HA TRADITIONAL VILLAGE
Price: Contact Duration: 1 Days
Highlights:
Our exclusive motorbike tour to visit traditional handicraft villages offer you the typical view and insight on the typical traditional handicrafts in the rural area of the Northern Vietnam, which is both a source of cultural pride and a source of income for the local people…
At around 08:30, we will start our motorbike tour along the dike of Red River to experience the poetic and peaceful countrysides before reaching Bat Trang Pottery Village that is located in the south-east of Hanoi, passing Chuong Duong Bridge turns right and go about 10 km along the dike of Red River. We have time to visit the local work.
Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Bat Trang Village
On the basic of tradition pottery technique, Bat Trang pottery workers have taken – abused-propagated greatly the progress of science technology into every stage in making pottery. It has made many types of top-class pottery, that is useful and beautiful and it upgrades the sense of pottery art. You have time for shopping before keeping on rolling to the painting village of Dong Ho to visit the home of traditional folk paintings in Vietnam. These artisans have been producing fine woodblock prints for centuries. We conclude our morning trip with a visit to Thap But pagoda before having lunch at Bac Ninh town.
hanoi daily motorbike tour to Bat Trang Pottery Village
In the afternoon, We will keep on our motorbike tour from Bac Ninh to Tho Ha Village (in Bac Giang Province at about 34km/1 hour from Hanoi). Upon arrival, we have a short ferry ride (10′) to Tho Ha Center village. It is great time for a walk to visit Traditional Communal House, Wooden Old Houses, discover the traditional Vietnamese life with local work: making of rice paper, pigs farming.. After visiting a local family to see how rice paper is created, we’ll walk through the village and have a chance to mingle with the locals. It’s a great opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of rural life in Vietnam. We will come back to Hanoi and finish the tour.
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..
