Half-day Silk Village discovery tour

Free cancellation

Place: Hoi An

Duration: up to 4 hours

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Instant confirmation

Entrance Fees Included

Guided Tour

Local touch

Smaller Group Size

e-Voucher

Hotel pick up

Transport included

Do this because

Visit an old weaving factory in Quang Nam to learn the story of mulberry growing (silk weaving)
Admirer the mulberry garden and silkworm raising house
Learn how to cultivate and remove silkworm cocoons by traditional methods
See workers weaving silk into beautiful fabrics

What to expect

Learn about the construction of Vietnam’s traditional silk garments, called ‘ao dai,’ on this half-day tour of Hoi An. Explore the silk village, seeing how silkworms are taken care of and how their cocoons are transformed into beautiful and elaborate handicrafts.

Pick up from your hotel and go to the silk village. Upon arrival with your guide, see directly the artisans spinning, weaving silk with tools by manual weaving techniques of the ancient Champa people in Dai Viet era. Not only your own hands will experience each stage from picking mulberry leaves to silkworms and harvesting cocoons, but also will you be able to watch the workers use techniques to release silk. After a preliminary study of how to silk-weaving, continue to visit the Ma Chau Craft Village, which has a hundred-year history to learn more about the work of silk weaving. The next stop will be Ma Chau Silk Village.

Ma Chau Silk Village is located in Chau Hiep Village, Nam Phuoc Town, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province, famous for growing mulberries, silk germination and silk weaving. Earlier, in the 15th century, the Ma Chau silk weaving village was responsible for providing weaved silk to the royal officials. By the end of the 19th century, this village had more jobs in cotton and fabric weaving. Everyone got to know how to apply industrial and production machinery to increase productivity. Discover unique products and learn how to make traditional textiles when we visit traditional Vietnamese silk weaving houses. You will visit the showroom to see silk products.

The minimum number of participants required per booking is 2 adults
The pickup time is varies depending on the hotel location
Infants age 0-5: free of charge

What’s included

Travel insurance

Entrance fees

Guided tour

Water

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

What’s not included

Tips (optional)

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Meeting point:

Pick-up from hotels in Hoi An city center only (except South Hoi An area such as Duy Hai, Thang Binh, and southwards). You will indicate your pickup location at checkout and confirm the pick-up details directly with the local operator whose contact information can be found in the voucher after booking.