Hoi An Silk Farming & Cham Weaving Experience
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Step into the ancient world of silk in Hoi An – once a thriving trade hub on the Silk Road. This immersive tour offers a full journey through sericulture, from feeding silkworms to weaving fabric, while honoring the legacy of both Vietnamese and Cham artisans. You’ll visit traditional mulberry gardens, silkworm houses, unraveling workshops, and Cham weaving looms. Try your hand at feeding silkworms, boiling cocoons, and weaving silk — then distinguish between pure and synthetic silk in a fabric exhibition. The experience ends with a meal featuring authentic Hoi An cuisine, and the chance to shop for high-quality, handmade silk products.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled drinking water
- Set lunch or dinner (local specialties)
- Round-trip transfers to and from your hotel
- English / Vietnamese-speaking guide
- Round-trip transfers to and from the meet up location
- If your accommodation is outside the hotel pick-up area, please head to the meet-up location instead
- Admission to attractions
What's not
- Other personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
Itinerary
Discover the fascinating world of silk production through a visit to our Traditional House, where you’ll learn about the history of sericulture, silk unraveling, and weaving. Explore the Cham Culture with a look at ancient mulberry trees and the traditional weaving methods used by the Cham people from the 5th to the 15th century. Stroll through a Vietnamese mulberry garden to learn how to select the best leaves and hand-feed silkworms. At the Silkworm Breeding House, gain insight into the silkworm lifecycle, then continue to the Unraveling House to see how silk threads are extracted from cocoons and prepared for weaving.
Continue your journey at Cuu Dien House, where pure handicraft silk from the early 20th century is still preserved in Quang Nam. Feel the original silk threads and witness the weaving process to better understand the effort behind pure silk products. At the Cham Textile House, observe how Champa artisans weave on traditional wooden looms and learn how intricate patterns are made. Then, visit the Hoi An Silk Handmade Embroidery Workshop to see the difference between real and fake silk, and enjoy shopping or tailoring with a wide variety of silk products. After the tour, relax and enjoy lunch or dinner at our on-site restaurant.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Self-Arrival: Meet Directly at Silk Village – 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Cam Pho, Hoi An
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Sanna Tour JSC
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Hoi An
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 28 shows & theatre we list in Hoi An.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 28.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hoi An
Lantern-lit lanes, tailor shops and riverside cafés glow after dark in Hoi An, a beautifully preserved old trading port in central Vietnam.
The Ancient Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserves centuries-old merchant houses, Chinese assembly halls and temples along the Thu Bon River. The covered Japanese Bridge is its emblem, and old houses such as Tan Ky show the blend of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences that shaped the port.
Top-ranked sights in Hoi An: Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau).
Special offers in Hoi An
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