Quy Nhon City Tour: Conical Hats, Cham Temples & Rice Wine
Watch a craftsperson fold palm leaves into a conical hat the way it was made for kings.
A private tour of Quy Nhon City with an English-speaking guide covers three stops: a conical hat workshop where you can try making one yourself, Cham temple ruins showing thousand-year-old architecture, and a rice wine village where you taste the drink and sticky rice locals eat. The guide picks you up, covers entrance fees, and drives you between sites in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Options for this experience
2 optionsStep-by-step itinerary
Explore local culture and crafts
- Make traditional Conical hat
- Learn about ancient Cham culture
- Visit rice wine making village
- Try rice wine and local foods
What’s included
- A private English-speaking guide.
- entrance tickets to the conical hat workshop, Cham temples and rice wine village.
- local food tastings including rice wine, sticky rice and mung bean cakes.
- air-conditioned vehicle and transport between the three sites.
- photographer available on request.
Times
- Every day No fixed time
Before you book
Operated by THICHTOURS QUY NHON
Prices and times updated 9 days ago
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The experience
The tour starts at a conical hat workshop, where a craftsperson shows you the ancient technique of folding and stitching palm leaves into the iconic Vietnamese hat: historically worn only by royalty and high-ranking officials. You get to try your hand at it. From there, the guide takes you to Cham temple ruins, explaining how the Cham people built these structures over a thousand years ago without modern tools or machinery. The architecture alone raises the question of how they managed it.
The final stop is a rice wine making village. You watch locals ferment and prepare the drink, taste it fresh alongside sticky rice and mung bean cakes, and see how the work fits into the rhythm of the day. The guide speaks English and Vietnamese, so explanations don't get lost in translation. An air-conditioned vehicle moves you between the three sites, and all entrance tickets are included in the price.
The tour runs between one and five hours depending on how long you want to spend at each stop. You set the pace. If you want a photographer to capture the moments, the guide can arrange that. The guide has five years working in Quy Nhon tourism and focuses on showing what locals actually eat and do, not what appears in travel guides.
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see how things are actually made and eaten in Quy Nhon rather than what's packaged for tourists: the guide spends five years in the city and takes you to places locals go, not landmarks everyone photographs. The flexible duration means you can linger at whichever stop interests you most without being rushed through the day.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Vietnamese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (2 to 10 years); Infant (under 2): free.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What exactly is a conical hat and why was it historically important?
A conical hat, woven from palm leaves, was traditionally worn only by kings, lords and high-ranking officials in Vietnamese society. The workshop on this tour shows you the ancient hand-folding technique and lets you try making one yourself.
What will I see at the Cham temple ruins?
The Cham temples are thousand-year-old structures built by the Cham people, an ancient civilization. The guide explains their architecture and how these buildings were constructed without modern tools, which is the remarkable part, the engineering itself.
Can I taste the rice wine and local food?
Yes. At the rice wine village, you taste the wine itself, plus sticky rice and mung bean cakes that locals eat daily. These are foods you won't find in restaurants or online guides, only in homes and villages.
How long does the tour take?
The tour runs between one and five hours. You control the pace. If you want to spend more time at any of the three stops, the guide adjusts. The total depends on how long you linger at the hat workshop, temples and village.
Is the guide fluent in English?
Yes. The guide speaks both English and Vietnamese with a standard accent. The operator notes that few guides in Quy Nhon speak English well, and this guide's five years in tourism means explanations stay clear throughout the day.
What's included in the price?
The tour includes the guide, all entrance tickets to the three sites, the air-conditioned vehicle and transport between stops, local food tastings, and a photographer if you request one. You pay one price upfront.
Quy Nhon City Tour: Conical Hats, Cham Temples & Rice Wine
1h–5h · EN +1 · at your hotel
from US$ 143 per person
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