08:00 Guide and car pick up guests at hotel then transfer to Duong Lam ancient village about 50km away from Hanoi.
09:00 Stopover on the way to visit Son Dong traditional sculpture village. The Son Dong wooden statues are present in many pagodas and communal houses in the Northern provinces. Visit some households in the village; see mastered the technique of making wooden statues. Walk along village road to visit Son Dong communal house and survey Viet traditional culture with the cult of fecundity.
09:30 Continue to drive to Duong Lam.
10:15 Arrive Duong Lam, visit village gate, Mong Phu communal house, and some ancient houses and enjoy local products: rice wine, rice cake. Go around the village to visit some cultural and historical vestiges in Duong Lam such as: Princess Mia palace and temple, Mia pagoda.
12:30 Enjoy a special Vietnamese lunch in an ancient house.
15:30 Thay Pagoda, also known as Master Pagoda, is situated in two villages, namely Da Phuc and Thuy Khue. It is the charming natural scenery with the landscapes looking like the Penglai world. The pagoda is associated with the name of Monk Tu Dao Hanh, who had great success in teaching and healing the locals as well as organized and established wrestling and water puppetry. Thay Pagoda with the beauty of the natural landscapes and the historical – cultural values actually creates a tourist attraction in Hanoi. On the spectacular mountain scenery of Sai Son, Thay Pagoda appearing in the tranquility under the dim mist will certainly offer tourists special impressions
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