Textile Tour in North Vietnam – 6 Days

Tour Highlights

• Immerse in the rich world of traditional weaving, learning textile techniques and cultural significance.
• Witness the vibrant costumes of ethnic groups and interact with Hmong people.
• Visit Van Phuc Silk Village and engage in hands-on natural dyeing workshops with a Textile Artist.
• Traverse the breathtaking landscapes of Sapa, Mu Cang Chai, and Lai Chau.
• Shop for unique fabrics, threads, and trims at bustling markets like San Thang Market.

Textile tours provide a glimpse into the traditional weaving of the locals and the ethnic minorities in the region. Joining this kind of tour, visitors can learn about textile techniques, its history & culture. If you are a textile lover and your interest in textiles as well as the creative design, look no further than the Exciting Textile North Vietnam Tour within 6 days. It’s your chance to cherish the simple scene when seeing the women wearing the most colorful and diverse costumes of the ethnic groups. However, they can be identified by the black trousers richly embroidered with blossom flower or small star patterns. Pick this Vietnam local tour and experience this textile tour your ways!

General Information

Tour Route: Hanoi – Van Phuc Silk Village – Sapa Town – Ham Rong Mountain – Mu Cang Chai – Ta Phin – San Thang Market – Muong Hum Village – Hanoi
Duration: 6 Days/ 5 Nights
Departure Date: Any time you wish
Start/ End: Hanoi/ Hanoi

Brief Itinerary 

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (L, D)
Day 2: Hanoi – Silk Weaving Village – Textile workshop & Demonstrations (B, L, D)
Day 3: Lao Cai Province – Sapa Town – Ham Rong Mountain (B, L, D)
Day 4: Sapa – Mu Cang Chai –Ta Phin – Transfer to Lai Chau (B, L, D)
Day 5: San Thang Market – Muong Hum Village (B, L)
Day 6: Hanoi Departure – Farewell party (L)

Full Itinerary

Day 1- Textile Tour in North Vietnam: Hanoi Arrival (D)

Upon arriving in Hanoi, you will be picked up by the local guide & friendly driver at the airport, then drive to the hotel. After check-in hotel, it’s your leisure time after a long flight, you can stroll around, go shopping, or try a cycling tour. Enjoy the savory lunch and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi – Silk Weaving Village – Textile workshop & Demonstrations (B, L, D)

Your second day begins with the slight fragrance of the breakfast with a tiny vase of jasmines. After that we start to visit the Women’s Museum, offering a good view of the lifestyles, culture, and textiles of 54 ethnic minorities living in the S-shape. It also includes more than 25,000 items and documents illustrating the achievements, contributions, and creativity of Vietnamese women.

We will then transfer to Van Phuc Silk weaving village. It is famous for its traditional sericulture, silk weaving & silk ware. Nowadays, silk is still being made by the old techniques in traditional ways.

After savoring lunch, we will participate in the textile workshop and demonstrations with a Textile Artist for hands-on natural dyed experiences. This class shows you the silk-making processes from dyeing, weaving, and decorative concepts. You can also find out the myriads of natural colors, and how they are made, and so forth.

Day 3: Lao Cai Province – Sapa Town – Ham Rong Mountain (B, L, D)

Arriving at Lao Cai in the early morning, then hop on a drive through the winding roads up the mountains to Sapa.
Check-in homestay in Sapa and enjoy breakfast before walking up to Ham Rong mountain. The mountain is in the center of Sapa town, and it is a remarkable tourist attraction. The path leading up to Ham Rong includes many stone steps and a winding trail higher up will give visitors the view of small streams lazily running through bushy foliages. After conquering the peak of Ham Rong mountain, you will be mesmerized by the breathtaking view of Sapa Town.

We will savor lunch before checking into the hotel, take a rest, and be ready for the afternoon visit. Actually, in the afternoon, you will see many intriguing works and collections of antique designs, visit the indigo farm, and study the batik and tritik technique of the locals. In the evening, there is time to enjoy the traditional music of the Hmong people. Overnight in Sapa Town.

Day 4: Sapa –Ta Phin – Mu Cang Chai – transfer to Lai Chau (B, L, D)

After breakfast, we will visit Ta Phin village to see the Red Dzao sewing workshop and learn about their fabrics, threads, and symbology. We will then transfer to Mu Cang Chai, an appealing destination worth visiting in Vietnam. To get to Mu Cang Chai, we have to travel through majestic mountains and charming rice terraces. Enjoy the spectacular scenery on the way.

Spend time visiting Mu Cang Chai market, a local market with a lot of cultural features, and buy some things as a souvenir to take back. Then we take a 3-hour drive to get to Lai Chau for overnight accommodation.

Day 5 – Textile Tour in North Vietnam: San Thang Market – Muong Hum Village (B, L, D)

In the early morning, we will head to San Thang Market, an authentic local market filled with hundreds of Hmong people in their vibrantly embroidered batik skirts, they live in the surrounding villages. Here you can shop for local fabrics, threads, and trimmings.

Then we will be transferred to the remote and rarely visited village of Muong Hum which is home to the Ha Nhi people. Especially, they will astound you with a variety of interesting textile techniques which they often use for their traditional dress and accessories.

Day 6 – Textile Tour in North Vietnam: Hanoi Departure – Farewell Party (L)

In the morning, there will be a drive back to Hanoi’s departure. We have a tiny farewell party at lunchtime, then transfer you to the airport for flight back. Your Exciting Textile Tour ends here.
Hope you had a fabulous tour with Hanoi Vietnam Local Tour. See you the next time!