Red River Crafts: Hanoi's Soy Sauce & Bronze Casting Artisans
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Red River Craft Traditions: Soy Sauce & Bronze Casting

Discover the Living Craft Traditions of Northern Vietnam

Step into the world of Vietnam’s traditional artisans on this half-day photo tour to Hung Yen province. Just a short drive from Hanoi, you’ll explore two remarkable craft villages where cultural heritage and artistry are alive and thriving.

Begin at Ban Yen Soy Sauce Village, where local workers produce soy sauce using time-honored methods. The vibrant scenes of conical-hatted artisans, soy sauce jars, and drying racks create endless possibilities for dynamic compositions and drone photography.

Next, we visit a bronze casting community nearby, where skilled craftspeople transform molten metal into statues and intricate ornaments. Inside the workshops, you’ll capture the action, heat, and artistry of this ancient craft—moments that make for dramatic and unforgettable images.

This tour is an ideal complement to one of our morning photo tours, offering a chance to delve into Vietnam’s craft traditions and return to Hanoi with a portfolio of vivid, meaningful shots. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just starting out, you’ll enjoy expert guidance to make the most of every moment.

What to Expect

This tour offers a vivid exploration of Vietnam’s traditional craftsmanship, perfect for dynamic travel and drone photography. In Ban Yen Soy Sauce Village, the rich textures of fermentation jars and artisans at work create striking visual compositions, while aerial shots showcase the village’s unique layout. The nearby bronze casting community provides dramatic scenes of molten metal being transformed into intricate statues, capturing the intensity and artistry of the craft. With expert guidance, this journey immerses visitors in the cultural heritage of these thriving artisan villages, offering a wealth of compelling visual storytelling opportunities.

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Recommended Equipment

  • Camera & Drone
  • Memory Card
  • Fully Charged Battery
  • Wide angle or Zoom lens

What's included

  • Hotel Pickup & Drop Off
  • Private car
  • non-alcoholic drinks
  • Professional Photographer Guide

What's not included

  • Tips

Tour Length

Half Day ( 1:30 am – to 5:30 pm)
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 minutes prior to this time

Level of Difficulty

Moderate Physical activity (Walking)

Tour Highlights

  • Soy Bean Production
  • Rural Villages
  • Bronxe Casting Village

Photography Highlights

  • Camera Settings
  • Lens Options
  • Street Photography
  • Portraiture
  • Documentary Photography
  • Story Boarding
  • Context and Relationships
  • Low Light Photography

Photography teaching

On a photo tour with us, your experience, images and development as a photographer are the priority. Tips to improve your pictures will be provided by our professional photographer guides throughout the tour, and we’ll have regular reviews. While enjoying a rich variety of photographic opportunities on tour, you’ll gain valuable insights on how to get the best out of your images, and how to take your skills to the next level.

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Pricing
$339

Per person

$239

Per Person

$199

Per Person
Group/Family
3-5 People

  • This is a Private Experience
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Tour FAQ's

In the event of forecasted heavy rain, we’ll contact you to reschedule or cancel the tour and give you a full refund.  If it’s early morning and raining heavily, our guide will call you on the phone number you gave us to discuss options for postponement or cancellation.  In the event of cancellation we’ll issue a full refund.

Yes, you can.  We have a Nikon DSLR available to rent for $30 per tour including free memory card.  Please enquire on booking.

Yes, you do.  Vietnam in Focus is not liable to pay any costs associated with injury etc on our tours.

Yes, they can.  Costs (or free joining) depend on each tour, so please enquire on booking.

Yes, you can.  People often join our tours using film cameras.  You may not be able to edit in camera, but the composition tips are still basically the same.

Yes, you can.  Smartphone cameras are pretty amazing nowadays.

Training or guidance will be provided by our photographers throughout the tour. Our guides will tailor your learning experience depending on your interest, style and experience from amateurs to professionals we can provide simple techniques to improve your photography, gain further knowledge of your camera and lenses, as well as develop your photographic eye to capture that amazing shot.

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