Hanoi - Tay Phuong pagoda - Hanoi (full day)
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After picking you up, the bus goes in west direction and will stop at Lang pagoda, which is located in the outskirt of Hanoi. The pagoda is no doubt the most beautiful pagoda of Hanoi in terms of space and setting. Here you will see several some hundred years old trees. You stay about 30 min. in Lang pagoda, then leaving for Thach That. It takes about 45 min. Our destination is the villages on the foot of the hill where Tay Phuong pagoda is located. After getting off the bus, you immediately pick the bicycles and go straight ahead to explore the countryside. You will go through the rice fields, see how people work. You can talk and even work with them. You will visit some village's constituations: Yen Lac communal house, temple,. where local people will invite you for a cup of tea. On some day, you can have a chance to visit a market in the countryside. This market isn't opened everyday. Because of the number of customers, which is not very numerous, the market is opened on certain days of the month. At noon we take a 1 hour break for lunch and a little rest in a farmer's house. You can try to talk with them, use their house utensils, just try to live like them. After lunch and a little rest you will ride again on different track. On the Xa cu trees road to a village where the houses had been built mostly with laterit stone, then on dike and enjoy the scenery on both side of a Tich Giang river, on the lane of a village made of brick that e very married couple had to contribute for the village. At the end of the tour you will visit the acient Tay Phuong pagoda, one of the most beautifull pagodas in North Vietnam. Leaving Tay Phuong pagoda you will head back to farmer's house and the Bus will bring you back to Hanoi. Services: Transportation, bikes, entry fees, guide, water, light lunch. Not incl.: drinks and insurance Price: 45$ for each person. For group with more than 4 persons: 38$ For children under 15 years: 38$ |
Ha Tay province is located west of Hanoi. The province is famous with picturesque landscape and ancient relicts. The culture heritages density of Ha Tay is 15/km2 in contrast to 3/km2 of country's average. The "Tay Phuong pagoda and surrounding" tour leads you to Thach That district, where you will meet with not a single toursit during the whole tour.
Famous handicraft villages like Bat Trang, Van Phuc, ect., are most mentioned but you’ll find out that in reality they are just examples of numerous craft villages in North Vietnam. 
Regarded as a cradle of Vietnam’s culture, The Red River delta is best known for its handicraft village and traditional seasonal festivals. 
To visit and travel 
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam since the 11th century dazzles visitors its unique blend of oriental lifestyle, French colonial architecture, tree-lined boulevards and peaceful lakes. Still retaining a charming air from its colonial days, visitors are often impressed with the quietness and subtle beauty of Hanoi.
Hanoi is an ancient city which had been established and developed for over 1,000 years since 1010. There are many relics of the past, well-known landscape in Hanoi such as Literature Temple 
1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple ( Taoist, dating from the Ly Dynasty) and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake ( One of the oldest in Vietnam ). Lunch.