Discover Go Cong, an altar cabinet craft village - private tour from Saigon

Go Cong is the traditional altar cabinet craft village with hundreds years old tradition in making altar cabinets by hand. The altar cabinet is used to worship the ancestors of many Vietnamese families and present in the spiritual life of Southern residents as a familiar image, becoming a cultural feature of a lively new land. Products of the craft village of Go Cong include wooden altar cabinets and interior decoration items with delicate carvings and mother-of-pearl inlays. Today, altar cabinets are present all over the country from the South to the North and abroad. With aesthetic features bearing ancient Vietnamese nuances and pieces made of mussel shells and mother-of-pearl, it has highlighted the unique beauty of the Vietnamese culture of worship. After leaving the craft village, continue to the houses for the swiftlet's nests and visit to local people's houses to learn about life and spiritual culture as well as how to worship ancestors on the altar. Get to know old crafts of the highest quality!

* Meet & greet at the Saigon port gate or the appointment as agreed ( you can walk or use shuttle bus from the Cruise Ship ). * Driving 1. 5 hours to Go Cong district, Tien Giang province from Saigon city. ( If pick you up from Phu My port, time is longer). * Visit to the traditional altar cabinet craft village of Go Cong. Visitors will see how artisans make altar cabinets, processing the connecting details with wooden mortises, clamps and dowels, not using nails or screws. * Stop and relax on hammocks along the way. Here we can enjoy a glass of cold sugarcane juice. * Continue to the houses for swiftlet's nest. * Visit to local people's houses to learn about life and spiritual culture. . . * Lunch at the local house * Relax and return the Cruise Ship. ** For me, the most important thing is your satisfaction. The itinerary can be customized to ensure you will get the best from the tour.