Guided Tour of Min Nan Thu Village with Lacquerware Workshop
- Explore and visit workshops specializing in lacquerware at Min Nan Thu Village
- Immerse yourself in the careful and precise process of making lacquer
- Get a hands-on experience of each step in crafting a lacquerware masterpiece
- Try other exciting Bagan activities like the guided tour of temples via horse-drawn carriage
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What to expect
What better way to immerse yourself in Bagan's rich culture than to get right into it with both hands? This hands-on lacquerware workshop will not just teach the value of the thriving lacquerware industry in Bagan, but also lets you assemble a piece with your own hands. To begin your own lacquerware masterpiece, you start with a pick up right from your hotel that will take you to the workshop in the village of Min Nan Thu. The village is well known for tobacco and silverware, but above all, it's the lacquerware that gives it fame. Rub elbows with masters of this traditional art, and learn every step that it takes in order to craft your very own piece. From lacquering to drying, polishing, and adding layer after layer, this patient and careful art will give you a true appreciation for the beauty of its pieces. As you get dropped off back in your hotel, you'll not just bring with you your creation, but also the knowledge of this ancient, decorated tradition.
Reviews
Thrida, our tour guide created a great bespoke tour as it was just 2 of us. We had visited the Min Nan Thu village on a previous day so she took us to another neighbouring village and we got to experience how locals made lacquerware. She also took us round the small temples and was knowledgeable in the history and art within the temples.
The company were kind enough to rearrange the trip from the morning to the afternoon, which was greatly appreciated. It was a nice trip to the lacquerware workshop... but according to the description and some other reviews we were expecting to be able to get hands-on and make our own, or at least give it a go ourselves. After visiting the lacquerware workshop I enquired about making some ourselves and referred to the Klook description and reviews. However, we were denied, surprisingly. That was very disappointing as that was the main reason I wanted to join the tour. The rest of the tour was good and as expected, and we saw a lot of lovely temples, stupors and a sunset view, with some good explanations from the tour guide, Wai. He was nice and his English was pretty good, but he was not always able to answer our questions. Overall, a pretty good day, mainly due to the lovely sites we visited. Disappointed about not being able to get hands-on with the lacquerware though.
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The tour guide is good and very funny. We learnt a lot about the traditional art of creating lacquerware and create our own lacquerware piece. Highly recommend.
The trip was very nice, good arrangements, and on time pick up. Will use klook again!!!
Great experience! Learning creating lacquerware is really interesting.