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Hoi An Lantern Making Class: Create a Foldable Silk Lantern★ 4.98 (2,076) · 2h
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Hoi An: Lantern Making Class with Foldable Souvenir & Tea★ 4.99 (211) · 1h
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Hoi An Food Tour & Lantern Workshop with Tailor Visit★ 5.00 (16) · 4h
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✓ 2026-09-28Real price per person across the 13 options: US$ 11–US$ 79 (median US$ 26). With an extra fee to pay on site: 1 of 13. With 100+ reviews: 8 of 13.
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Lantern Making Class in Hoi An: Paint & CreateA one-hour lantern-making class in Hoi An where you select a 20cm or 30cm lantern frame, pick fabrics and colors, glue the pieces together, and paint the finished lantern with guidance from an instructor. The class runs in three levels—making only, painting only, or both combined—and welcomes children from age one. Free cake, tea and coffee are included.Is it for me?Choose the making-and-painting combo if you want to leave with a complete lantern you built and decorated yourself; pick painting-only if you'd rather focus on the design without assembling the frame; or go making-only if you want to learn the construction and skip the painting step.
Hoi An Lantern Making Class with Boat Ride: Craft and release your own lanternA lantern-making class in Hoi An where you build a bamboo lantern and floating candle with local artisans, then release them on the Thu Bon River at dusk. The 2-hour experience includes hotel pickup, all materials, instruction in English, and a private boat ride for your group. You choose between a bamboo lantern, a paper lantern, or both; some options include hotel drop-off as well.Is it for me?Book this if you want a souvenir you made yourself and a moment to participate in a local tradition rather than just watch it. The private boat means your group releases lanterns together without waiting for strangers or following a fixed schedule.
Hoi An: Lantern Making Class with Local Family & TeaYou’ll join a local family in Hoi An to craft your own bamboo lantern from scratch, choosing colors and learning old techniques along the way. Afterward, share herbal tea or dessert with your hosts while soaking up the gentle pace of the ancient town. It’s hands-on, sometimes messy fun—and you’ll walk away with a piece of Hoi An you made yourself.
Lantern and Silk Making Class in Hoi An: Make Your OwnA lantern and silk-making class in Hoi An where you construct a silk lantern on a bamboo frame, learn how silk is processed by hand, and visit the Old Town with its Japanese bridge and assembly halls. The instructor guides you through each step in English, and the finished lantern folds flat for luggage.Is it for me?The class runs one to two hours, which leaves the rest of your day open for exploring Hoi An beyond the Old Town or handling other plans. If you want a souvenir you actually made rather than bought, and time to see how it's done, this fits the morning or afternoon without eating up your whole day.
Hoi An Private Fishing Tour & Lantern Workshop with LunchGet ready for hands-on fishing in Hoi An’s coconut forest, try your skills at crab catching, taste homemade noodles, and craft your own silk lantern. This private tour blends adventure with local culture—plus you’ll learn to make real Vietnamese coffee in a peaceful riverside setting.
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Hoi An: Basket Boat, Lantern Making & Cooking ClassYou're picked up from your hotel, taken to a local market to see ingredients, then board a basket boat for 45 minutes through Cam Thanh's coconut forest with a fisherman guide. Back at Phu Lanh, you craft a silk lantern to take home and cook four traditional Hoi An dishes in a hands-on class. Hotel return is included, and the group stays small throughout.Is it for me?A good fit if you want to move beyond watching — you're actually in the boat, making the lantern, cooking the meal — and you have a full day to spend doing it. The boat ride and cooking class mean you're on your feet and engaged for most of the day, which is what makes the immersion real.
Hoi An: Basket Boat & Lantern Release with Flower ClassYou ride a bamboo basket boat through a coconut forest, try casting nets and watching local fishermen spin their boats, eat two famous Hoi An dishes, make your own flower lantern by hand, and release it onto the Hoai River at dusk while hundreds of others float past. The tour includes your guide, all materials, and transport from your hotel, leaving the evening free to explore the lantern-lit Ancient Town on your own.Is it for me?A good fit if you want to experience Hoi An's most iconic evening ritual without arranging boats, food, or timing yourself—the fixed itinerary handles the logistics, which is what leaves you free to linger in the Ancient Town afterward if you want to.
Hoi An: Lantern Making, Basket Boat & Crab FishingYou make a silk-and-bamboo lantern by hand, then travel to a coconut village where you learn to paddle a traditional basket boat and catch crabs in the forest canals with local fishermen. Lunch at a family home is included, along with hotel pickup and a guide who speaks English. The half-day format (morning or afternoon) means you can fit it around the rest of your Hoi An itinerary.Is it for me?Book this if you want to learn two distinct crafts — lantern-making and basket-boat fishing — in a single half-day without arranging transport or timing yourself; the fixed morning or afternoon slot and included pickup mean you can plan the rest of your Hoi An day around it.
Hoi An Bamboo Boat Ride and Lantern Making: 4-Hour ActivityThis 4-hour activity in Hoi An combines bamboo boat riding on the Thu Bon River with hands-on lantern making in a local workshop. You'll paddle in a traditional basket boat, learn lantern-making techniques from an artisan, and share a local lunch. An English-speaking guide leads the group through both parts of the day.Is it for me?Book this if you want to do something with your hands instead of just watching—the lantern-making part is where you're building, not observing, and you leave with what you made. The boat ride and workshop together give you two different sides of Hoi An in one morning or afternoon.
Tra Que Village farming and lantern making day tripThis day trip from Hoi An takes you to Tra Que Vegetable Village to farm alongside local growers and prepare lunch with a host family, then return to Hoi An to craft your own silk lantern with a craftsman. The morning covers five hours of hands-on work in the garden — preparing land, sowing, watering and picking greens — followed by lunch, a foot massage, and the afternoon lantern-making class. Bicycle, farming tools, guide and all meals are included; pickup from your hotel is arranged.Is it for me?The morning is spent doing real farm work in the garden — preparing soil, sowing and harvesting — so come ready to get your hands dirty and move at the pace the work sets. If you want to sit and watch, this is not the right tour; if you want to work alongside farmers and understand how the vegetables that flavor Hoi An's meals actually grow, this one is built for that.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book with free cancellation?
Yes: 13 of the 13 options offer free cancellation, so you can book now and confirm your plans later.
How long do these experiences last?
Most options last up to 2 hours. There are also shorter and longer formats to fit your itinerary.
Which one is the travelers' favorite?
Hoi An Lantern Making Class: Create a Foldable Silk Lantern is the travelers' favorite, rated 4.98 out of 5 across 2,076 reviews.
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