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Illustration of Phuoc Tich Ancient Pottery Village
Craft village · Phong Dinh (former Phong Dien), Hue

Phuoc Tich Ancient Pottery Village

500-year-old pottery village that once supplied the royal court, with 30+ old wooden ruong houses.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Duong Lam Ancient Village farm experience
Community experience · Son Tay, Hanoi

Duong Lam Ancient Village farm experience

Laterite-walled ancient village where the relic board arranges ploughing and rice-planting with local farmers.

Illustration of Thanh Toan Tile-Roofed Bridge & farm tools museum
Craft village · Thanh Thuy, Hue

Thanh Toan Tile-Roofed Bridge & farm tools museum

18th-century covered wooden bridge in a rice village, with a small farm-tools museum next to it.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Hue conical hat villages (Tay Ho & Phu Cam)
Craft workshop · Phu Vang (Tay Ho) / An Cuu riverside (Phu Cam), Hue

Hue conical hat villages (Tay Ho & Phu Cam)

Villages making Hue's thin 'poem hats' (non bai tho) by hand, where some families let you try a stage.

Illustration of Cuong Hoan Silk Factory (Nam Ban)
Craft workshop · Nam Ban (Lam Ha), Da Lat

Cuong Hoan Silk Factory (Nam Ban)

Working silk mill where you watch cocoons boiled, reeled and woven on big looms.

Illustration of Quang Phu Cau Incense Village
Craft village · Ung Hoa, Hanoi

Quang Phu Cau Incense Village

Village that dyes and dries bamboo incense sticks in huge red fans — a photo spot with a working craft behind it.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Ancient Hue royal cuisine cooking class
Cooking class · Kim Long, Hue

Ancient Hue royal cuisine cooking class

Dong Ba market visit with a chef, then private royal-cuisine cooking in a garden house (since 2008).

$$$$ · High-end
Illustration of Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Workshop
Craft workshop · An Binh ward (Ninh Kieu), Can Tho

Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Workshop

Family workshop making hu tieu noodles by hand — steaming, drying, cutting — with a 'noodle pizza'.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Tuy Loan Rice Paper Village
Craft village · Hoa Phong (Hoa Vang), Da Nang

Tuy Loan Rice Paper Village

500-year-old village making rice paper by hand; national intangible heritage, try spreading a sheet.

Illustration of Cam Thanh Basket Boats (Bay Mau Coconut Forest)Seasonal
Community experience · Cam Thanh (Hoi An Dong ward), Hoi An

Cam Thanh Basket Boats (Bay Mau Coconut Forest)

Round bamboo basket boats paddled through nipa palm channels, with net-casting and crab-catching demos.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village
Craft workshop · Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang

Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village

400-year stone-carving craft, national intangible heritage since 2014; workshops line the road.

Illustration of Lanterns Cooking Class
Cooking class · Phuoc Hoa (central Nha Trang), Nha Trang

Lanterns Cooking Class

Half-day class: cyclo to the local market, then three dishes at Lanterns restaurant.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Morning Glory Cooking School (Vy's Market)
Cooking class · An Hoi (Old Town), Hoi An

Morning Glory Cooking School (Vy's Market)

Ms Vy's cooking school inside Vy's Market, a staged street-food hall across from the Old Town.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Rose Kitchen
Cooking class · Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Rose Kitchen

Garden-villa cooking school with market tours and fully vegetarian/vegan classes.

$$$ · Pricey
Illustration of Blue Butterfly Cooking Class
Cooking class · Hoan Kiem (Old Quarter), Hanoi

Blue Butterfly Cooking Class

Old Quarter restaurant class with cyclo market trip, four dishes and a private cooking station.

$$$ · Pricey
Illustration of Saigon Cooking Class
Cooking class · District 1 (Saigon ward), Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Cooking Class

Ben Thanh market shopping with a chef, then three dishes in a District 1 kitchen.

$$$ · Pricey
Illustration of Red Bridge Cooking School
Cooking class · Cam Thanh (Hoi An Dong ward), Hoi An

Red Bridge Cooking School

Half-day class: market shopping, Tra Que herb garden, hands-on cooking and a boat ride back.

$$$ · Pricey
Illustration of Happy Smile Lantern (lantern-making class)
Craft class · Old Town (Minh An), Hoi An

Happy Smile Lantern (lantern-making class)

Short class building a foldable silk lantern to take home, in the Old Town.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Hoi An Silk Village
Craft workshop · Tan An ward, Hoi An

Hoi An Silk Village

Silk showcase with mulberry garden, silkworm house, reeling and looms, plus an ethnic-costume display.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Thuy Xuan Incense Village
Craft village · Thuy Xuan ward, Hue

Thuy Xuan Incense Village

Incense-rolling street on the tomb route where you can try rolling a stick yourself.

$ · Inexpensive
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