Tra Que Vegetable Village Tour: Experience Silk Weaving & Lantern Making Class
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2 Ratings
Hoi An
Immerse yourself in the local culture with a tour of Tra Que Vegetable Village. Learn silk weaving and lantern making, visit a lantern factory, and enjoy a meal with local noodles.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tra Que Vegetable Village - Tra Que Vegetable village where we will meet a local family to see how they live. Enjoy drinks made by them whilst they share stories about their lives in the village.

After our refreshment, they will demonstrate each task involved in the growing of vegetables. Then it is your turn to:

work the soil,
fertilise with seaweed, including stomping in the seaweed
sow the plants, and
water them with two watering cans in the traditional way.

  • Hoi An Handicraft Workshop - you will get a brief introduction to the history, shape, and color of the lanterns as well as the many stages of making them. After that you can make your own lantern, decorate, pack and keep it as a souvenir during the time in Hoi an.
  • Hoi An Silk Village - Visit the traditional Silk Weaving Factory. Learn how to feed the silkworm and see the silkworm cocoons. Explore the unraveled silkworm cocoons in the traditional way. Discover the traditional handicraft textile of Champa and learn how to make Champa peoples traditional textile crafts. Visit the Vietnamese traditional silk weave house \
What's Included
  • Lunch or Dinner with Local Noodle
  • Bottled water
  • Lantern Making Class Fee, Vegetable Farming Fee at Tra Que Village
  • English Speaking Tourguide
  • Private Car or Minivan with Safe Driver ( Or Bicycle with Helmet )
  • Entrance Tickets
What's Not Included
  • Drinks & Personal Expenses
Additional Information

TRAVEL ITINERARY: Minimum Requirement: 2 Participants

8:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.: Our tour guide will collect you from your accommodation in either Da Nang or Hoi An. Your journey begins with a trip to a village lantern workshop. Here, you’ll receive an overview regarding the lanterns’ history, design, and hues, as well as insight into the various steps involved in their creation. Subsequently, you’ll have the opportunity to craft your own lantern, which you can personalize, package, and retain as a keepsake from your time in Hoi An. Continuing on, we’ll proceed to a Silk Weaving Village where you’ll observe the process of silk production, from nurturing silkworms to unraveling the silk cocoons using age-old methods. Experience the art of traditional Cham textile weaving and participate in crafting traditional textile art. Next, we venture to the Tra Que Vegetable Village to visit with a local household and learn about their day-to-day lifestyle. They’ll show you the full spectrum of vegetable cultivation techniques, including preparing the earth, enriching the soil with seaweed, planting, and irrigation.

After these activities, you will enjoy a meal featuring the local specialty, noodles. To conclude, we will ensure your return to your lodging.

Location
Tra Que Vegetable Village
Cam Ha Commune
Cancellation Policy

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

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Debsta28
Mar 8, 2020
My Vietnam adventures - Today I did this tour with Andy and was really enjoyable. Seen how the locals farm & make their pottery. He also organised a lantern making class which was fun and great place to purchase extras for family & friends. Thank you again Andy Tours
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