Situated on the banks of the left bank of the Red River, Bat Trang pottery village in Gia Lam District, the center of Hanoi capital than 10km to the east - south. Bat Trang pottery village that existed at the Thang Long urban fringe as a village more than 500 years. There are many entertainments to discover, especially riding a buffalo traveling around the village. Bat Trang is also the paradise of the pottery vessels, pottery here pretty cheap and you can buy one ready-made or by manually do it.
Only about 10 km from Hanoi, you can go to Bat Trang by bus or motorcycle.
Out Long Bien bus station catch the bus to go to Bat Trang 47. You just sit bus less than 30 minutes, passing through lush embankments beautiful cool is going to Bat Trang village. Bus tickets cost between 5k - 7k, stop the village gates.
Leg route:Long Bien (Compartment 1 ➙ Yen) Yen ➙ ➙ transshipment point Tran Nhat Duat Long Bien ➙ ➙ ➙ Chuong Duong Bridge, Long Bien De Tu Dinh Xuan Quan ➙ ➙ ➙ Path Vinh Tuy Bridge Under the Bridge Vinh Tuy ➙ De Long Bien ➙ stale Xuan Quan Thanh Tri Gam ➙ ➙ ➙ Dong Du Dong Du Street cord storage consolidation ➙ Bat Trang ceramics Market
Leg route:Bat Trang ceramics Cho Dong Du ➙ ➙ Dong Du Street cord storage consolidation Under the Bridge, Thanh Tri ➙ ➙ ➙ stale Thach Ban Cho Tu Dinh ➙ ➙ ➙ Path Vinh Tuy Bridge Street, Long Bien Xuan Quan Chuong Duong Bridge ➙ ➙ ➙ Tran Nhat Duat Long Bien transshipment point ➙ ➙ Long Bien Yen (Yen compartment 1)
Regarding motorcyclists: From Hanoi, you go over the bridge Chuong Duong bridge to the end turn right and go along the levees would come to the village. A word of advice to you is if you go east or minority people should go by bus, because there are so many cars embankment works very dusty and sandy soil transported unsafe.
Eating and sleepingBest to prepare food to bring, delicious and ever so more like a picnic. You can prepare canned bread, fruit and bottled water. Bring some candy bars to eat when hydrated to explore around the village is also good idea.
You can also visit the market cafes enjoying some snacks. Market Bat Trang pottery was probably only "item" should best specialty foods, nothing special really. However, there are also plenty of dishes to choose from. At base, you can choose to sip a hot pair of buds and cane juice drink refreshment.
In addition, there are enough lunch dishes such as rice, noodles, noodles, hot pot in the shop next to the market. Prices in Bat Trang market quite soft, not tight guillotine status as amusement parks, other attractions. You may refer to the price of comfort before deciding to dine. The extremely enthusiastic bartender she offered but will not happen condition where scramble guest.
Sleeping: because back in the day so you do not need to find the hotel, just find a place to think leg is. Can look in the pub, you do want to find a place motorcyclists parking and then calls the base 0984 904 189 to register see Uncle Show before going on Bat Trang schedule of ban.Duoc entering accommodation guide foot to build motorcycles.
Explore Bat Trang tourismOnce off the bus or park their cars (on a motorcycle), the car rental buffalo ask you to go visit a village around. Price per vehicle buffalo is from 150k - 200k and each car can carry about 10 people. You will sit car buffalo tours every parts of the village. You can also visit the Van Van, a small gallery of ceramics through the ages, drinking tea, watching the items on display there.
Along the way, you will easily encounter the house filled with pottery. You can also buy at these stores in this house. If you take the time to explore, you can buy beautiful items of pottery and toxic than in a market with lower prices. However, a closer look should note carefully to avoid buying the wrong products.
Then shopping center visit and buy ceramic origin. The items in this diverse and rich: all kinds of cups, wind chimes, paintings, ceramic bracelet accessories colorful ... When shopping at the market, be ingenious bargain then, pay about about 2 / 3 the price that the sellers offer is ok. Another plus point is that in Bat Trang market you can comfortably take pictures, posing unique side dishes, though no purchase shippers still fun. There are things you remember be careful when taking pictures with ceramic offline.
After a walk and take pictures, you can try the feeling of being a potter with a very low fee, only 10,000 VND per person. Playground owners usually always on duty at the gate pick. On the playground, you'll be playing with ceramic rotating table. Do not worry if you do not know how to use them, the workers here he will guide hearted, help shape, take samples for your heart. And you are free to create and try out clay. To take home a piece of pottery like that, you have to pay extra from 20000-25000 copper.