Top Vietnam Craft Classes

Discover the secrets of traditional Vietnamese pottery without a time-consuming trip to one of the country’s rural ceramics villages. In this half-day pottery class, learn how to make all sorts of clay creations from a master artisan direct from Bat Trang, one of the country’s oldest ceramics villages. Get personalized guidance and answers to all your questions in this private session – no fighting to be heard from the back of the class.

Colored lanterns are a symbol of Hoi An, where locals believe they bring happiness, luck, and wealth. Bring home a souvenir with a difference, a lantern that you made yourself, after this fascinating class. Choose from a wealth of different silks then work with your instructor to craft a bamboo frame and create your lantern, which will fold away neatly into your luggage. Your class includes a Vietnamese tea tasting.

The Perfume Pagoda is one of the most important religious sites for Buddhists in Vietnam. This full-day tour from Hanoi takes you to Huong Tich Cave, reached via rowboat along scenic waterways. You'll climb steep mountain paths into the limestone cliffs and visit centuries-old temples with your guide.

Skip the dangers of Vietnamese traffic and relax as your driver eats up the miles on this door-to-door combo day tour. Traveling with a guide in a group no larger than 12, arrive at the Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh in good time to watch worshippers pray. After a 5-course restaurant lunch, head to the Cu Chi Tunnels, a wartime network that once extended over 155 miles (250 kilometers).

Escape from the hustle of Hanoi city for a day, on this convenient day trip out into the countryside. Nature lovers will especially enjoy this tour. You can go for a bike ride, paddle a boat, take a hike, and visit several spectacular underground caves. This is an easy way to fit many different sites into a single day trip while also stretching your legs and not spending all day in a vehicle.

Enjoy a variety of activities on this multifaceted half-day tour. First, visit a local market to choose ingredients for lunch and gain some bargaining tips. Then it’s off to the countryside for a basket boat ride and visit to the coconut palm forest. The activity culminates with a cooking class where you’ll prepare—and then eat—several traditional Vietnamese dishes.

The Perfume Pagoda is one of northern Vietnam’s most sacred Buddhist sites, set in the Huong Tich mountains. On this tour, travel from Hanoi in a comfortable air-conditioned coach, then set sail on a scenic cruise along the Yen River in a traditional rowing boat. Admire the dramatic karst landscapes as you float downstream, then hike through the mountains to explore the caves, shrines, and temples.

For those of you who doesn’t have a lot of time in Ho chi minh city, this trip give you a quick look on the major sites of tourists spots in the city including the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office and the War Remnants Museum.

Combine two popular tours in one day: the War Remnants Museum and Cu Chi tunnels. First, get a look at preserved artifacts and documents from of Vietnam War, the go underground to explore the vast network at Cu Chi. The peaceful rural scene belies the area’s violent history, and visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage, and defoliation that took place over the area in the 1960s. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport are provided from Ho Chi Minh City.

The Cham Islands are a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and renowned for their diverse marine life, but you don’t have to dive to experience the underwater wonders. This full-day cruise from Hoi An includes a thrilling underwater walking activity, plenty of free time for swimming and snorkeling, and a delicious lunch at a beachside restaurant.

Lantern souvenir,real local experience in the fishing village. our car will ride you to the art of making lanterns,you will visit craftsmen with skillful hands,showing you howto create the brightly colored lanterns.Expertly guided you could make yourself a lantern as a gift to your family.Finish your learning, you are welcomed the local tea in the fishing village, you will join rowing the special basket boat and carching crab, go fishing technique with your skillful fisherman on river, come back family ,you have local food in the coconut house nearly river

As well as being an enjoyable form of art, making pottery will aid in the development of hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, spatial skills, and planning abilities. Additionally, making pottery will require concentration and discipline to complete a piece. Furthermore, this lesson will remove your tire, stress from your daily life. On another hand, you can use the pieces that you made with your own hands. And you will remember the moment with us once you use them.

Just walk up the street and you’ll run into a coffee shop in every corner. Drinking coffee is part of one’s daily routine and it is a considered a ritual by older Vietnamese. You’ll find that the Vietnamese drink coffee at all hours of the day and coffee shops are usually crowded in the mornings. To start this class we will listen to may stories on this two-hour tour and learn about the journey of coffee from crop to cup. Discover what makes Vietnamese ground coffee, fined Robusta, different to other types around the world. Learn the steps needed to roast dark beans so that they mix perfectly with sweet condensed milk, which is an improvisation made due to the limitations on the availability of fresh milk at French colonial time.

Learn traditional styles of Vietnamese painting with tips on painting techniques provided by a talented local artist. We will show you how traditional oriental watercolor painting differs from western style art and In this Experience, you will learn calligraphy in Vietnamese Language and/or English also. After paiting class finished we will take a rest and tasting our tea then go ahead to Lantern Making Class. We provide the bamboo that forms the base of your frame; you do the rest. Your instructor will show you how to make your lantern from the first to the last step and how to make your own Hoi An lantern. We provide beautiful silk so that you can choose your own color pattern, and design. Once completed, these lanterns are easy to fold, carry, or put in your luggage. Take an original, enjoyable, hand-made souvenir home from your visit to Hoi An.

No previous skills are required to create your own handmade lantern, making this 2.5-hour workshop a family-friendly activity in Hoi An. Participants are provided with a bamboo frame—with multiple shapes to choose from—and shown by craftsmen how to fold the silk into a colorful lantern. Fold it flat into your luggage and return home with a unique souvenir.

What will you get from our workshop: - Get to know the history, papermaking process of traditional Do paper of Vietnam. - Listen to the story of Zó Project as a social enterprise. - Will be guided to do one product from Dó paper then bring home later. "Zó project was by far the best part of our trip to Hanoi. This all-female led social enterprise is dedicated completely to preserving the ancient traditions of dó paper making and to supporting the muong village people. We had so much fun and felt like we were taking part in a much bigger experience. There was a workshop to suit all kinds of ages, and it was really atmospheric to sit on the railway line and make paper while the locals came by to watch and ask questions and share their own stories. The girls have done a great job of taking the traditional paper and turning into contemporary products for souvenirs, everything was great and everyone was so respectful" This is one of our customer's reviews on tripadvisor.

Amazing little shop with unique workshops. Great way to spend the morning making lamps. The staff is extremely friendly and accommodating, and there are many unique gifts. We really enjoyed our visit and a quiet morning away from the hustle and bustle of the city. They also had great restaurant recommendations in the area! I highly recommend Doug a workshop and going home with a unique work of art while hearing the amazing story of Zo Project while learning a bit more about how the paper is made

At Taboo Bamboo Workshop you will be surprised and excited to see all the different household facilities and things that we have created out of bamboo and that we use in our house. Take them home with you as a souvenir and enjoy this long lasting experience.

Duong Lam is a commune of Son Tay town, Hanoi, Vietnam. Duong Lam becomes the first ancient village in Vietnam. Two of Vietnam’s kings, Phung Hung (761-802) and Ngo Quyen (896-944) were born in Duong Lam, giving the village its prestige. Both men led resistance wars against northern invasion and after winning national independence, were crowned kings. After their deaths, the local people built tem

Hello creative minds! Have you ever thought of holding a brush pen and writing calligraphy on “Dó”-paper just like the emperors wrote down their commands in ancient times? Cool fact: your writings are likely to last up to 200 YEARS thanks to the traditional way of making our paper, that we are preserving with this project. The paper is completely handmade and it takes around 100 steps to have a finished piece. At Zó Calligraphy Workshop, you will get your own time to get used to the brush pens, ink stones, “Dó”-paper and to create your own words in calligraphy then bring home later, all under the care patient and support of our calligraphy-master.

As an art and craft brand in Hanoi, Vietnam, FOLKSIGHT is run by artists with the passion of folk art, storytelling and cultural values. We create our own designs and put them into daily used products, such as silk scarves, embroidered clothing, zip pouches, coasters, art prints, home décor, and many more. In each item, you shall find the best of our efforts to not just preserve the beauty of Vietnamese long-live aesthetics, but also to express our unique voice and creativity in the modern time. Let us take you through the journey of dancing colors, pertinent skills and blooming dreams of Vietnamese artists and artisans’ pride.

This workshop is for people who love D.I.Y colorful clothes, and upcycling! In this workshop, together we can tap into your creativity and upcycle old garments or clothes into something new, through tie-dye. Come make crafts with us, be part of our community, and please get in touch if you want to collaborate. Bring your old items (old T-shirts/bags/shoes, etc.) that you haven’t used for a long time so that you can give it a new look or simply do something fun with it. You'll be amazed by how it will be transformed :) We also have new T-shirts with different sizes, canvas tote bags, pencil cases, and canvas fabric for people who’d like to make cool tie-dye gifts for friends, family or themselves ♥

This workshop is for people who love the art of making DIY jewelry, especially wire art jewelry:) Come to our workshop, pick one or more designs that you like (in our catalog or your own favorite design)

We will travel outside the Old Quarter, try the top Vietnamese food in the old streets. Enjoy some refreshing drinks in a cosy houselike restaurant. Learn about the local culture and then head to an area designed by incense village architects close to the older quarter 30 km2. Around there, we will enjoy local food, countryside village, human local, craft workers, train to craft incense.