BIKING TRIP AND CULTURE TOUR

ĐÔNG NGẠC VILLAGE TOUR OPTIONS

Trip Information

Tour type: Biking , Culture, cooking class and home meals

Location: Đông Ngạc village – Từ Liêm dist, Hanoi

Activities: Village sightseeing, homes visit, biking, cooking class,

Time: 1 day trip Distance: 12 kms

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Former known as Kẻ Vẽ - ancient village. Located about 10 km from the downtown Hanoi, more

 well known for being home of many high-ranking mandarins during the feudal period in Vietnam ( Phan Phu Tien) and high ranking officer in VN ( Phạm Gia Khiêm…)

A preserved community with high-class life form and tradition, with very strong self-honor.

Trip Itinerary

8:00 : Minivan pick up from Hotel and transfer to the village 8:30 : Passing by the longest ceramic road and famous flower

market, then arriving DN. First visit the local market, then buying some offerings for worship houses. A great chance for local interacts

Visit the house, greeting with host, then have a chance to experience a small ceremony called “asking permission to visit the house”. Next, having introduction about the family, the clan, tradition of the village by the host with tea-atmosphere.

9:30 : Take a walk or bike to visit the village’s communal house, with amazing traditional architecture and listen to the watchmen who takes care of that talking about the village.

10:30 : visit another house belong to other clans given by the King.

11:00 am Back home, having lunch demonstration with NEM

Trip Itinerary

12:00 : Having lunch with local family and enjoy local fruits

13:30 pm: having a cup of coffee before getting on a bicycle.

Set out from Dong Ngac, cycling on mostly rural lanes through surrounding villages to Lien Mac - a beautiful area of immaculately tended vegetables and flowers. Having a demonstration of farming flowers and vegetables. Photo spot available  

15:30: After taking another route from Lien Mac back to Dong Ngac, have a short break for a drink at host family’s home, and catch the van back to Hanoi.

16:30: Arrive back to Hanoi, end of services.

High light:

Good location => flexible ( 4 options made)

Unique and Non-touristic Places 1 day to go through 300 years Local Interaction in depth Knowledge in farming and village culture Beautiful spots Special experiences ( Boat trip, seeing

local farmer, differences in atmosphere) Tradition and culture in depth

Disadvantage

Lack of guides Expensive price Hosts cannot speak English Too much information for the guide to

translate Hot in the summer Smelly roads ( from fertilizer of the

plantation) Hosts are too old ( youngest one is

about 56 years old)

Tour sustainability Poor Norm

alGoo

dExcellen

tDuration

Location and Routes Connection

x 5 years

Accessibility (Transportation

connects)

x 10 years

Attractions x 3 - 7 years

Local culture x 5 years

Local Interaction x 7 years

Impact to local community

x 5 years

Local government control

x 5 – 10 years

Tour sustainability

Poor

Normal

Good

Excellent

Duration

Local Community

Form

x 3 – 5 years

Suppliers and local services

x 5 – 7 years

Modern life impact

x 7 years

Tourism Products

Development

x 7 years

Competitive Products

x 3 years

Distance to nearest medical place in case of

Emergency

x 3kms

Security x 3 years

Destination AnalyzePoo

rNormal Good Excell

entNote

LOCAL COMMUNITY

Life style x (modern life mixing with tradition)

Local Activities x Traditional job ( Flower and vegetable farming)

Local culture x Village festivals, village markets

Life forms x Modern village forms and

traditional village forms;

High-class village form

Local Cuisine and Local food

x Same as red river delta areas

Destination Analyze

Poor

Normal

Good

Excellent

Note

LOCATION 15 kms from city centre

Accessibility x - Local bus, taxi available

- Biggest bus can go easily

- Motorbike and bicycle available

Hospital and medical care

x - Medlatec international hospital

(7kms)- Local general hospital (3 kms)

- Medical shops close by

Public security office

x - in town

Destination Analyze

Poor

Normal

Good

Excellent

Note

ATTRACTION

Tourist attraction x Bat Trang Ceramic village

Local people attraction

x Eco-part Zone

Famous temples and pagodas

x Bat Trang community

house, village pagodas and

temple

Markets x Village markets

Farms and gardens x Various types

Traditional house x

Beautiful sites x Village roads and farms

Poor

Normal

Good Excellent

Note

INFRASTRUCTURE

Transportation and

transportation lines

x - Main road – 15kms- sub road – 25 kms- Some dirty roads

- Small boat crossing Red River without life vest

- Big trucks on the way

Under-construction

areas

x Some road is on building process

Medical care facilities

x Close to town hospital and centre

hospital

Roads x

Inside resting place

x in the middle land

Destination Analyze

Poor Normal

Good

Excellent

Note

SUPPLIERS AND TOURIST

SERVICES

Accommodation

(Home stays N/A)

x Mostly guest houses and

standard hotels

Transportation x Taxi available,

Restaurants x Local restaurants

Home meals x 4 families so far

Farm Hosts x Flowers and bonsai planting; vegetable

plantation

Drinks, fruits and snacks suppliers

x Easy to find, Ms Hoa house stop for

fruits

Tour option:

A) DONG NGAC HALFDAY : Visit Dong Ngac village – No Bike => Easily join with city tours B) DONG NGAC FULLDAY : Dong Ngac village – Lien Mac village

– Biking

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