HOI AN
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The 15 most popular lantern making classes in Hoi An, with prices, run times and who you book with. The ones worth planning a day around, and what each is actually like once you turn up.
Make a foldable Vietnamese bamboo-silk lantern in Hoi An. Choose shapes and silk colors, learn the steps, and take it home.
Most Popular“Great class! Easy to follow steps and super fun activity! Highly recommend!”
Make a foldaway silk lantern in Hoi An. Choose colors and shapes, build the bamboo frame, and taste Vietnamese tea. Take it home.
“So glad we booked this class! Making the lanterns was so fun and now we’re so glad to have such a lovely keepsake of our time in Hoi An. The staff were experts and so helpful t fixing any of our mistakes. Highly recommend for a short but enjoyable experience.”
Make a traditional Hoi An lantern in 90 minutes. Choose fabric or paper, follow an English guide, and take home a backpack-foldable souvenir.
“This was such a cool activity! A delightful way to start the morning, very relaxing but also interesting to see how the lanterns are made. It was very well organized and she was so kind and patient. Highly recommend! One of my favorite parts of my time in Hoi An!”
Make a foldable 20-cm lantern in Hoi An, learn Vietnamese-Japanese-Chinese lantern influences, and take home a custom souvenir for $8.
“really great activty. lovely to sit in a lantern shop and watch the world go by making lanterns.”
Hoi An half-day cooking class with market shopping, lantern making, and basket boat rides in Cam Thanh coconut palms, plus hotel pickup.
“Good day out!!! Would highly recommend and very informative, from the lantern 🏮 making to the coconut ride, ending with the cookery class. We had a blast!!!”
Make a foldable Hoi An lantern in about an hour. Choose silk, learn the craft, enjoy herbal tea, and take your souvenir home.
“The woman on my boat was lovely. We had a great time rowing together. Only issue was language barrier.”
Sip five Vietnamese coffees brewed with a Phin filter, then craft a foldable lantern souvenir in Hoi An, with an English guide.
Make a foldable 20cm garlic-shaped lantern in Hoi An Old Town, guided by an English host with stories of luck, happiness, and wealth.
Make a foldable Hoi An lantern in 1 hour: pick size, shape, fabric, and colors, then paint with guidance plus cake, tea, and coffee.
“Hung was an absolute star. I thoroughly enjoyed my lantern making experience. Everything was well organised and friendly. Would definitely recommend this as a way to get the most special souvenir of your time in Hoi An.”
Hoi An lantern making, basket boat ride, crab fishing, and a home-cooked meal with pickup. Small group, about 5 hours.
“This was a fun experience. From the lantern making to the boat ride thru the coconut groves, and ending our trip eating local cuisine. If you want to experience Hoi An then this trip is a must. I would highly recommend this tour. We had a blast and Tram was awesome!!!”
Make Vietnamese coffee with a Phin filter, learn egg and white styles, then build a foldable lantern in Hoi An for about 3.5 hours.
“We had so much fun on this experience! The coffee making was so well organised and set up, the team were all very lovely and helpful throughout, and the main guy talking us through how to make the coffees brought a lovely spirit to the activity! We then moved onto the lateen making, where there…”
Make a bamboo-and-paper lantern, write a wish, and release it by boat in Hoi An—hotel pickup, small group, and a take-home souvenir.
“Had an amazing experience crafting to create our own homemade lantern to be able to bring home with us. We enjoyed the experience which was very personalized and great service. Would recommend to all!”
Make a Hoi An bamboo lantern in Lynn’s family workshop. Learn the craft, pick fabrics and shapes, and take home your own lantern.
“Very nice activity! Great guidance from Lynn and her mom in the shop ☺️. We really enjoyed making the lateen from scratch - big recommendation from my friends and I!”
Hoi An cooking plus lantern making: ride a coconut basket boat, visit the market, and learn 4 Central Vietnamese recipes. Small group.
“Nice experience, perfect timing oh the activities. Cooking class very well organised and location very clean.”
A 4-hour Hoi An small-group tour with Chua Cau sights, a lantern workshop, local tastings like cao lau and white rose dumplings, plus tailoring stops.
“I had a great time exploring the rural areas of Hoi An with TC Hoi An Travel. The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, and the bike was comfortable and easy to ride. We visited some beautiful places, such as a rice paddy, Read more”
From the lantern-lit old town to the basket boats, the cooking classes and the day trips up the coast, every way to spend your time in Hoi An.
