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Private tourNEW 2026VietnamSmall group · Local experience
Bat Trang, Dong Ho and But Thap Pagoda Private Craft Villages Tour
Three stops east of Hanoi, each a place where something has been made by hand for centuries. Bat Trang is the ceramic village, with... Ava Travel price: from $45.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Vietnam
Duration
Full-day tour
Pickup support available
Book this tour
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private tour
Your group onlyPriced for your group size, so each person pays less in a bigger group
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Transport on the tour included
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Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Vietnam tour overview
Why this trip
- Three stops east of Hanoi, each a place where something has been made by hand for centuries.
- Bat Trang is the ceramic village, with kilns, workshops and a market street of pottery.
- Dong Ho is known for its folk woodblock prints on paper made from tree bark.
- But Thap is a quiet 17th century pagoda with a carved stone bridge and a tall stone tower.
An honest note: the craft villages are working places rather than museums, so what you see depends on the day, and Dong Ho has only a few families still printing.
At a glance
| Duration | Full day |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in Hanoi |
| Group size | Private, 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Easy |
| Best for | Crafts, history and a quiet day out of the city |
| Guide | English-speaking guide |
Price
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $158 | $158 |
| 2 people | $165 | $82 |
| 3 people | $197 | $66 |
| 4 people | $229 | $57 |
| 5 people | $268 | $54 |
| 6 people | $322 | $54 |
| 7 people | $375 | $54 |
| 8 people | $429 | $54 |
| 9 people | $482 | $54 |
| 10 people | $504 | $50 |
| 11 people | $523 | $48 |
| 12 people | $543 | $45 |
Children. Children 0 to 5 go free and children 6 to 10 pay half, with one child per adult at these rates. A second child with the same adult pays the adult price. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in central Hanoi, area confirmed at booking.
- On the day. Full day, about 8 hours. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Private air-conditioned car with driverEnglish-speaking guideEntrance fees on the route
Your itinerary
Three villages east of Hanoi
Meals: confirmed when we book.
- Morning pickup at your hotel by private car.
- Bat Trang ceramic village: the old lanes, a workshop and the pottery market.
- Drive on to Bac Ninh province and Dong Ho village to see how the woodblock prints are made.
- But Thap Pagoda, with its stone bridge, carvings and tower.
- Drive back to Hanoi in the afternoon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
No. That is a half day by jeep to Bat Trang only. This is a full day by private car to Bat Trang, Dong Ho and But Thap.
Workshops in Bat Trang usually let visitors try the wheel. Tell us when you book and we check it for your day.
Yes. It is easy walking and the pottery is a hit with most children.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
5.0Tripadvisor rating
These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Bat Trang, Dong Ho and But Thap Pagoda Private Craft Villages Tour itself.
★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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