Hanoi Jeep Tour – Outskirts & Bat Trang Pottery Village

Step out of Hanoi’s Old Quarter and trade the familiar city streets for a ride into the Red River countryside. In a classic Vietnam People’s Army Legend Jeep, your professional local guide and skilled driver lead you through lively backstreets, across the river, and past vegetable farms, small villages, and green fields. The pace shifts from urban bustle to village lanes as you make your way to Bat Trang, a ceramic village known for its pottery tradition. Visit a local family’s home for tea, hear how village life and the handicraft industry are changing, and try your hand at a pottery class with a local artisan. Along the way, your guide shares stories of the area and the changes shaping life beyond Hanoi’s center. The tour also includes a local meal of bún chả and Hanoi egg coffee. With morning and afternoon departures, this half-day Jeep trip pairs hands-on craft, local encounters, and open-air views for a memorable look at Hanoi and Bat Trang.

Highlights

• Ride in a classic open-air Legend Jeep
• Cross the Red River into the countryside
• Visit Bat Trang Ceramic Village
• Enjoy tea and pottery with a local family
• Try bún chả and Hanoi egg coffee

Itinerary

Morning or afternoon departure
Choose the morning tour from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM or the afternoon tour from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Your local guide and skilled driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter or meet you at an agreed location.

Through Hanoi’s outskirts and countryside
Leave the busy main streets behind and follow a scenic route through the city’s outskirts. Cross a bridge to the far side of the Red River, where vegetable farms, small villages and open farmland offer a different view of life around Hanoi. Your guide will point out the daily scenes along the way and share how urban growth and industry are changing the area.

Discover Bat Trang Ceramic Village
Continue to Bat Trang, a village known for its pottery and handicraft industry. Wander through its narrow lanes and learn about the craft traditions that have shaped the village.

Visit a local family and try pottery
Stop at a local family’s home for tea and a closer look at daily life in the village. Learn about the local handicraft industry, then join a pottery class with a village craftsperson and try working with the clay yourself.

Enjoy local food
The tour includes bún chả and Hanoi egg coffee. On the morning tour, this meal is served at the end. On the afternoon tour, it is served at the beginning.

Return to your hotel
After your village visit and meal, ride back to Hanoi and finish the tour at your hotel or the agreed drop-off point.