• Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center - 8:00 am Tour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel come to pick you up at your hotels (or at Noi Bai Airport) then go to Tho Ha village. On the way, the bus cross by rice fields, vegetable farms and it will be a good chance shot countryside pictures, farmers with water buffalo
• Tho Ha Village - 09:30 Arrive the local ferry, board on to cross the river to reach Tho Ha village.
  You walk around to visit a small, but very typical market of Northern Vietnam. You soon have an overview of the culture after a short time here, seeing people, tasting some local special foods.

09:30 Visit families and learn more about their culture, with their daily works such as rice making paper, rice wine,…
10:30 A glimpse at Tho Ha Communal House (once familiar with Banian tree, a well, a communal yard). Our tour guide will give brief introduction of the village culture and what the life was in the past.

11:00 Visit a very nice, ancient house of a local which dated back more than 100 years old. Most outside part was refurbished, but the ceiling and decorated wall pictures remain original of nearly 100 years old. This family still keep the original job of rice paper making by hand (most families in the area now making rice paper in an industrial way by using electric machine).

• Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center - After lunch enjoy Vietnamese tea from the host. you get back Hanoi. We will drop you off the same your hotels or morning places. End of the trip.

• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Live folk music performance
• Complimentary bottled water
• Air-conditioned transportation
• Bilingual Vietnamese/English guide
• Included entrance and ferry fees

• Drinks in lunch time
• Tips/Gratitutes

The location of the village sets it apart geographically, providing an exclusive look into the countryside life in Vietnam’s northern region.

Previously, it was renowned for its Gom Sanh (glaze-less pottery fired with dry grass). However, the products from this place started facing competition from other regions in Vietnam and China.

The community of Tho Ha then shifted their primary means of living to creating rice paper and pig rearing. Consequently, the practice of pottery was slowly phased out, resulting in the discontinuation of traditional pottery production.

Embarking on a visit provides a splendid opportunity to escape the hectic city life, explore classic Communal Houses, historic wooden homes, and gain insights about the process of rice paper production.

A stay in this village lets you immerse yourself in the locals’ everyday life, indulging in the distinct, yet ordinary cuisines that are unique to this region and can’t be found elsewhere in Vietnam.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.