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Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class: Create Your Own Traditional Vietnamese Foldable Lantern
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Join our Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class and create your own traditional Vietnamese foldable lantern. Make a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth using silk and bamboo. Perfect for a family bonding activity and a unique souvenir to take home!
Join our Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class and create your own traditional Vietnamese foldable lantern. Make a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth using silk and bamboo. Perfect for a family bonding activity and a unique souvenir to take home!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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8 Trần Cao Vân - The residents of Hoi An hold the belief that suspending lanterns outside their homes invites prosperity, joy, and affluence into their lives.
To begin, you’ll have the opportunity to savor our herbal tea while listening to an expert discuss the heritage and cultural significance of Hoi An Lanterns….
Our Lanterns are crafted…
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8 Trần Cao Vân - The residents of Hoi An hold the belief that suspending lanterns outside their homes invites prosperity, joy, and affluence into their lives.
To begin, you’ll have the opportunity to savor our herbal tea while listening to an expert discuss the heritage and cultural significance of Hoi An Lanterns….
Our Lanterns are crafted from silk and bamboo, available in a variety of forms including lotus, diamond, sunrise, and sunset.
The comprehensive 11-step process to create your own lantern is as follows:
Step 1: Fasten 12 bamboo rods using wire thread
Step 2 and 3: Mold the rods into either a sunrise (inverted triangle) or sunset (triangle) shape
Step 4: Place the bamboo rods onto a hanger and fix them in place with thread
Step 5: Choose your preferred silk and hue
Step 6: Apply adhesive and wait for it to set
Step 7: Position the silk and stretch it to envelop the rods
Step 8: Encase the sides completely with silk
Step 9: Adorn the top and bottom of the hanger with silk strips
Step 10: Pick out a tassel for the base of the lantern
Step 11: Complete! You can collapse your lantern and pack it in your luggage to take home
Additionally, the expert will craft an extra lantern for you as a unique token of appreciation at the conclusion of the workshop.

What's Included
- Foldable Lantern included
- Provided water
- Special lantern crafted by the instructor
- English-speaking guide and instructor
- Traditional Herbal Tea
- Experience local traditions with herbal tea
- Foldable Lantern included
- Provided water
- Special lantern crafted by the instructor
- English-speaking guide and instructor
- Traditional Herbal Tea
- Experience local traditions with herbal tea
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick up
- Hotel drop-off
- Hotel pick up
- Hotel drop-off
Additional Information
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Create your own Vietnamese lantern, believed to be a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth
-Where you make lanterns from scratch - Experience a fun family bonding activity where you can release your inner artist
- Experiment with different materials like silk and bamboo to create lanterns of different shapes
- Learn a new skill and bring home your very own handmade souvenir!
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Create your own Vietnamese lantern, believed to be a symbol of luck, happiness, and wealth
-Where you make lanterns from scratch - Experience a fun family bonding activity where you can release your inner artist
- Experiment with different materials like silk and bamboo to create lanterns of different shapes
- Learn a new skill and bring home your very own handmade souvenir!
Location
507 Đ. Hai Bà Trưng
Đường Hai Bà Trưng
we are at 507 Hai Ba Trung St, next to Vietcom Bank, we have alots of lantern outside.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Heather_h
Nov 17, 2025
Give lantern making a go - you will be surprised - What a great time my daughter and I had makong lanterns on a cloudy afternoon. The team were very helpful and made us laugh at their critique of our amateur lantern making skills. They were also very quickly able to rectify our mistakes. We would definitely recommend this very reasonable priced activity.
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Alexandra_h
Nov 16, 2025
Great experience - We had a great experience creating a lantern each. Everyone who helped us was brilliant. It was a good laugh, good atmosphere and we would definitely recommend.
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Iriswf2180mm
Nov 15, 2025
Fun All-Level Craft - I had such a fun time learning to make a bamboo lantern! There were many knowledgable staff walking around who helped as I finished each step, checking my work and giving me tips. There was a brief lecture on lantern shapes and history, and everyone recieved a glass of tea once seated. The workshop really is good for any level of crafter, and it is a fun activity to do on your trip.
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Ed
Nov 15, 2025
Foldable lantern making class - 5 stars - Absolutely fantastic! This was such a unique and special class - something which ordinarily would have been out of my comfort zone due to how intricate I thought it would be… however the staff were on hand every step of the way to help you, correct any issues and make your lanterns look professional. It was a fantastic class with fantastic staff who were full of energy and extremely helpful. A perfect class where I was able to fold up my lantern to take back home ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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33kazh
Nov 11, 2025
Really enjoyable - Wow what a fantastic experience! We chose to build our own lantern from scratch. Tam and the team were so friendly and helpful, full of laughter and Huy was trying to sing old 60’s songs playing in the background- what fun we had teasing him. They were very patient and supportive ( even when I had to be told 4 times what to do) we bought some kits to take home as gifts for family to make - we were given an instruction leaflet so they should be ok! Absolutely fully recommend this . Allow 90 mins- 2 hours to make from scratch
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Aaliyahs586
Nov 11, 2025
Amazing experience - Our favourite thing we did in Vietnam! Tam and Huy were so much fun and really helpful. Highly recommend! We even got to take some kits to make lanterns at home.
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Alice_m
Nov 5, 2025
A joy to participate in. - A lovely morning spent with some very charming young Vietnamese young people learning the art of lantern making.
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Jen_p
Nov 4, 2025
Worth a visit - Would highly recommend doing. Was great fun to learn how to make the lanterns & you get to take them home with you. Staff are really friendly too.
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Maida
Nov 1, 2025
Beautifull and interesting skill - Very interesting class, beautifull lanterns, skily teacher, perfectly participating the vietnamese culture. Recomendation for amusement
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D4rkl1ght96
Nov 1, 2025
Really fun and enjoyable experience in Hoi An - This is my 4th time in Hoi An but my first ever lantern making class. The staff were so helpful and funny. They even told us the history of lantern making. I will definitely bring back family and friends!
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