1. Full day program: 
Depart from Hue in the morning; we will take one hour to come to the village. Upon arrival, we join in activities: by bicycle or on foot around the village to visit ancient houses, traditional handcrafts such: rice flour making, hand-made pottery (nowadays, the production has not been as frequent as before and to help you learn more, we will get an artisan talk about its history)
Have lunch at a cozy local home (Nha Ruong) severed with home–grown materials. With the help of our guide will help you learn more about Vietnamese’s village culture when having up-close interaction with the friendly and hospitable host expectedly.
Take break and walk around the village to view the charming scenery, communal houses, river wharfs, Cham culture vestiges remain. The recommended activity such as meet and talk with locals. By strolling along O Lau River, the village facilitator and our guide will help you know more about the village’s and O Lau River’s geographic location that is one of the three largest rivers in Hue going to Tam Giang Lagoon, the biggest one in the Southeast Asia area. (Boating on the river also can be arranged if requested with a surcharge of US$ 10 for one local boat)
End of the program and driving back to Hue.
Prices:
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No. of pax
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2 pax
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3-5 pax
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6- 9 pax
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10 – 12 pax
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|
USD/pax
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48
|
37
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32
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27
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Inclusion:
- Transportation by car or van
- English/French speaking guide with the support of local facilitator
- Entrance fee of the village
- Local bicycle around the village
- Lunch without drink provided with local entirely food
- Mineral water during the trip
Exclusion:
- Vietnam visa
- Tips and personal contributions locally if any
- The boating cost and personal expenses
- Insurance fee
2. Half day and a night-stay program:
Depart from Hue in the afternoon; we will take one hour to come to the village. Upon arrival, we join in activities: by bicycle or on foot around the village to visit ancient houses, traditional handcrafts such: rice flour making, hand-made pottery. Hear its history, establishment as well as the drawbacks of the pottery craft are facing (the production has not been as frequent as before)
Biking around the village to view the charming scenery, communal houses, river wharfs and some Cham culture vestiges remain. The recommended activity such as meet and talk with locals to learn more about their routine life.
Dinner will be severed with fresh local food and really is more meaningful when you join in cooking together with the host. Experience one home-stay night in Nha Ruong will be unforgettable memory on your community trip.
Wake up and have simple breakfast like omelet bread or beef noodle (Bun Bo)…with Vietnamese traditional black coffee. Recommended activity: start up a fresh new day by trolling along O Lau River. The local facilitator and our guide will help you know more the village as well as O Lau River’s geographic location that is one of the three largest rivers in Hue going to Tam Giang Lagoon, the biggest one in the Southeast Asia area. (Boating on the river also can be arranged if requested with a surcharge of US$ 10 for one local boat)
End of the program and driving back to Hue.
Prices:
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No. of pax
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2 pax
|
3-5 pax
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6- 9 pax
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10 – 12 pax
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|
USD/pax
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77
|
58
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49
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40
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Inclusion:
- Transportation by car or van
- English/French speaking guide with the support of local facilitator
- Entrance fee of the village
- Staying 1 night at a local host with simple breakfast
- Local bicycle around the village
- Dinner without drink provided with local food
- Mineral water during the trip
Exclusion:
- Vietnam visa
- Tips and personal contributions locally if any
- The boating cost and other personal expenses
- Insurance fee
3. Welcome the Vietnamese Tet Festivities in Phuoc Tich
The special visiting trip to Phuoc Tich Village is designed open and flexible, which it is aimed to help you have the most comfortable feeling in order to explore fully and immerse yourself in this profoundly traditional culture feature. The fete is of extremely important significance in the spirit and is the most scared event of Vietnamese in a year called by a loved name TET. In addition, you will visit the old village is of cultural value and art architecture with the hundred year relics such as old wooden houses (Nha Ruong), communal houses for the worship, old pottery making handcraft, Cham relics and twelve river wharfs embellished by the beautiful nature scenery idyllically.
The villagers do not only preserve the cultural and historical values but also they retain the traditional lifestyles and customs, especially is on the occasion of the traditional Tet days. Tet is known as at the first morning of the New Year’s first day by the lunar calendar.
Coming to Phuoc Tich during the pre-Tet days, you will be soaking in the Tet atmosphere very festive. With the help of our guide and local facilitator, you will learn about the once-upon-a-year activities of preparing for the Tet holidays.
Stroll on winding alleys to visit the historical sites, an old pottery kiln. The pottery making has not been as frequent as before due to the drawbacks and to help you learn more, we will get an artisan talk about its history. At the same time, you will meet and have contacts with friendly locals. Seeing up close the households are busy at making the food specialties such as square Earth cake (call Banh Chung, a “must” during Tet and symbol of the earth), Banh Tet (round shaped glutinous rice cake), pickled vegetables, many kind of preserved jams of fruit…used for sale and self-sufficiency;
Tet is also an opportunity so that they decorate their houses and ancestral altar. You will be heard about the origin, legend and the reason why they have to do these activities.
By bicycle, riding to the Phuoc Tich local market (1km far from the center) to explore more the colorful Tet atmosphere, selling & buying activities of the locals in preparation for the great fete days.
The small village with quaint antiques is the place you can feel truly the tastes of Vietnamese traditional Tet. Be with us to join this meaningful trip of cultural experience!
Best time to visit: The best period to do the trip in this year is from January 23, 2011 to February 02, 2011 (December 20, 2010 to December 30, 2011 by the lunar calendar)
Prices:
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No. of pax
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2 pax
|
3-5 pax
|
6- 9 pax
|
10 – 12 pax
|
|
USD/pax
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53
|
40
|
33
|
28
|
Inclusion:
- Transportation by car or van
- English/French speaking guide with the support of local facilitator
- Entrance fee of the village
- Local bicycle around the village
- Lunch without drink provided with local entirely food
- Mineral water during the trip
Exclusion:
- Vietnam visa
- Tips and personal contributions locally if any
- The boating cost and personal expenses
- Insurance fee
NOTES:
- We are one of the responsible travel partners of Phuoc Tich village so we do hope travelers along with us to do some following visitor codes of local culture, environment as well as support local economic benefits. Your behavior will be highly appreciated!
+ Take your visit as and opportunity to learn about the traditional cultures and current livelihoods in Phuoc Tich. Try to enjoy the mutual exchange with an open mind. When in doubt, ask your guide.
+ The equitable distribution of benefits will improve the livelihoods of your hosts as well as the places you visit. You can contribute here by seeking to purchase locally-made products ensure that you are benefiting the families through your spending.
+ Minimize environmental impacts and pollution by compress garbage, taking with you, respect local cultures and historical sites.
- Accommodation is based on local home stay no private bed-room with simple equipments including soft bed, fan, mosquito net.
- We reserve the right to deviate from all above itineraries for any reasons, including route, transport vehicle and weather conditions, frequency of visits to the village, or for any other factor that may influence client safety.
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