Workshop Tours in Hanoi

I had such an amazing time with Ruby on the pottery in Bat Trang and Ecopark tours. She has such a great personality and was very accommodating to making the experience as fun as possible. If you're interested in a fun adventure with an amazing guide book with Ruby!

Ms. Ruby provided an excellent experience in the Bat Trang pottery village for us. It was a perfect way to spend our last day in Vietnam, although for the sake of our projects I wish we had toured with her earlier! She met us at our hotel with a taxi and explained the history of the village to us as we drove through. She was an excellent translator and helped us understand what the pottery masters taught us about the traditional pottery wheel, and told us all about the process and kiln. She even used our cameras to take photos of us, so we could enjoy the activity. She thoughtfully coordinated lunch to meet my kids’ picky eating habits in a foreign country— we had homemade pork buns and banh cuom from a local restaurant. And we got to watch the food being prepared. During our visit to the pottery market, she helped translate between us and the vendors, and helped us find some good deals on quality ceramics. Those purchases were the only out of pocket expense we had during the tour. My only regret is not touring with her earlier— the pottery we made on the wheel and then painted was not able to be dried glazed and set in the kiln because the shop cannot ship to the states and it is a four day process. We were able to pack our projects and take them home, but will have to finish them at a local pottery shop out of pocket instead of in Bat Trang. I recommend booking this tour no matter what, but for the best experience plan on going at least four days before you leave so you can have finished products to take home. One of the best days we had from Hanoi. Very kid friendly and hands on, and a good break from the hustle and crowds in Hanoi. Ms. Ruby was friendly, and accommodating, and was a joy to spend the day with.

We had such an amazing experience on this trip. Firstly it was great to get out of the hustle and bustle of Hanoi's crazy streets. Ruby was simply wonderful with the kids, in fact they spent ages chatting away with her about almost everything. We pretty had the pottery place to our self and spent a good few hours making our creations. We then had a walk around the local town and enjoyed some local food before heading back and painting our pots. After we was taken to the Eco Park which provided a both beautiful and fun few hours. Where the kids got to play in the play ground and got to explore the botanical gardens. Overall a brilliant day in which Ruby truly was outstanding and helpful.

Nice activity for families. My kids loved getting messy/artsy at the pottery place. And finally a real play ground for them afterwards. It's nice to get out of Hanoi city with someone local and see some hidden spots. Only thing I didn't like was transportation, so we were crammed in a small car with 6 people. For the way back it was a different driver/car. But I guess that's the vietnamese way of life. In general Ruby was very kind and the kids loved her.