Hanoi Red River Boat Tour – Full Day

Tour Highlights

• Explore the lesser-known parts of Hanoi through a leisurely boat cruise on the iconic Red River.
• Admire the picturesque paddy fields and rural villages along the river banks, providing a unique perspective of Hanoi’s countryside.
• Visit the Dam & Dai Lo Temples and Chu Dong Tu Temple with its captivating love story.
• Discover Bat Trang Ceramic Village and get hands-on experience in crafting your own ceramic pieces.
• Immerse yourself in the daily life of locals, enjoy a scenic bike ride through Bat Trang.

This boat tour on the Red River will take you through the off the beaten path places of Hanoi to admire the views of paddy fields along the river bank. You also have the opportunity to stop off at some well-designed temples and in Bat Trang, famed for pottery products.

General Information

Known as the largest river in Northern Vietnam, the Red River has been an important water transport route of Hanoi. As a result, the existence of many flourishing traditional villages and temples gives no surprise to people.

Hanoi Red River Cruise Tour will take you to the two architectural temples built around 700 years ago: Dam and Dai Lo Temples which are dedicated to the Mother of Goddess. In addition, Chu Dong Tu Pagoda worships Chu Dong Tu – a usual man and his wife – a princess whose legendary love story was very inspirational.

About 13 km southwest of Hanoi, Bat Trang village is the most popular and long-established pottery village in Vietnam with hundred years old. As near the ancient trading port Thang Long and Pho Hien, the village was a vital place in the history of the porcelain industry in Asia. It houses local craftsmen who combine both traditional and modern techniques to create beautiful ceramic artworks.

Experience your Cruise Tour with

• Guides: Hand-pick from our best guides, mature, acknowledgeable, all are licensed, great sense of humor
• Drivers: friendly, responsible, reliable with many years of driving experience, door-to-door services
• Vehicles: comfortable, spacious, air-conditioned, big windows

Tour Details

Duration: 1 Day
Date: Upon request
Start/End: Hanoi/ Hanoi
Active level: Easy
Tour route: Hanoi – The Red River – Dam and Dai Lo Temple – Chu Dong Tu Temple – Bat Trang Ceramic Village – Hanoi

Full Itinerary

7.30: You are picked up at the hotel lobby by our awaiting guide, then we transfer you to Chuong Duong Do wharf which is near the city center. Upon arrival, we will embark on our boat and set sails on the Red River passing through some rural villages in the outskirt of Hanoi.
9.30: After a slow cruise down the river, we will disembark to the scenic grounds of the Dam and Dai Lo Temple which was built under the Tran Dynasty. Back to our boat and continue sailing down the river to Chu Dong Tu Temple, which worships Chu Dong Tu, one of the four immortals in the traditional mythology of Vietnam.
11.00: Back to our boat and have a flavor lunch on the boat while you float further along the River.
13.00: Arriving Bat Trang Ceramic village, get off the boat and get on our bikes to ride around the back roads of the village. Stop at some local workshops to see how skillful artisans create their own ceramic and pottery products. You can give a try to making your own cap, vase or bowl and take them home.
15.00: Go back to our boat and sails back to Hanoi.
16.30: Our driver drops us at the hotel in Hanoi. Your Hanoi trip ends.