Hanoi City Tour: Folk Art & Calligraphy Experience (Half day)

Highlights

Discover Vietnamese visual culture through a guided coach experience, combining fine art, folk heritage, and hands-on craft. Learn about traditional painting, symbolic imagery, and calligraphy before joining a creative workshop where you will make your own artwork on handmade “dó” paper.

Itinerary

08:30 / 14:00 . Pick-up at hotel / Old Quarter - Tour with guide
Meet your guide and driver at your hotel or a convenient pickup point in the Old Quarter. Begin the experience with a short introduction to Vietnam’s visual art traditions, from museum masterpieces to folk painting and calligraphy.
09:00 / 14:30 . Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum - Tour with guide
Explore one of Vietnam’s most important art museums with your guide. Learn about traditional and modern Vietnamese art, including lacquer, silk painting, sculpture, religious art, and works that reflect the country’s cultural identity.
10:00 / 15:30 . Transfer to the Old Quarter - Tour with guide
Travel by coach toward the Old Quarter. Along the way, your guide will connect the museum visit with Hanoi’s living craft traditions and explain how folk art developed in daily life, worship, and festive culture.
10:20 / 15:50 . Nam Huong Temple - Tour with guide
Visit a heritage temple connected with Hanoi’s old community life and Hang Trong cultural area. Learn about local worship traditions, symbolic imagery, and the role of folk paintings in spiritual and festive settings.
11:00 / 16:30 . Transfer to Workshop - Tour with guide
Continue by coach to the workshop venue.
11:15 / 16:45 . Calligraphy Workshop - Tour with guide
Join a hands-on calligraphy workshop using authentic “dó” paper, a traditional handmade Vietnamese paper crafted from the inner bark of the dó/poonah tree. Learn basic brush techniques, practice strokes, and create your own calligraphy artwork to take home as a meaningful souvenir.
12:30 / 18:00 . Transfer back to pick-up point - Tour with guide
End of tour. - Tour with guide

What to Expect

- Travel comfortably by coach with hotel or Old Quarter pickup;
- Explore Vietnamese art traditions at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum;
- Learn about lacquer, silk painting, sculpture, religious art, and folk imagery;
- Visit a heritage temple connected with Hanoi’s old cultural life;
- Discover the relationship between folk painting, worship, symbols, and calligraphy;
- Join a hands-on calligraphy workshop using “dó” paper;
- Create your own handmade calligraphy piece to take home as a souvenir.

Term & conditions

Tour inclusive:
● Vietnamese/ English - speaking guide service.
● Private, air-conditioned transfer.
● Calligraphy Experience.
● Drinking water.
● Admission fee(s) as specified in the program.
● VAT and service charge.

Tour exclusive:

● Travel insurance & all meals and beverage unspecified.
● Personal expenses, optional visit and other services unspecified.

Childen policy:

Children from 0 – 5 years old: Free of charge (*)

Children from 6 – 10 years old:
Sharing bed with two adults: 50% of adult price
Sharing room with two adults, using extra bed: 80% of adult price
Twin-sharing room with one adult: 100% of adult price

Children from 11 years old: 100% of adult price

(*) One child traveling with two adults will be free of charge; the 2nd child will pay 50% of adult price.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation charge will be applied if cancellation notice made:
After booking confirmation: 10% of the tour fare.
Within 24 hours before departure time: 40% of the tour fare.
Last-minute or no-show: 100% of the tour fare.