Cultural Photography Tours through Vietnam

Cultural Photography Tours

At Vietnam in Focus, we specialize in Cultural Photography Tours that are tailor-made to capture the essence of Vietnam’s diverse and rich culture through the lens. Our tours are carefully designed for photography enthusiasts and professionals who are passionate about exploring and capturing the unique cultures, customs, traditions, and ways of life that make Vietnam so fascinating.

Our Cultural Photography Tours take you off the beaten path to remote locations where you can interact with local communities and capture images that showcase the daily lives of Vietnamese people. Our tours also include visits to historical and cultural landmarks, festivals, and events that are unique to Vietnam, giving you a true sense of the country’s rich history and culture.

Our main goal is to help you improve your photography skills while also gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation of Vietnam’s diverse culture. Our experienced photographers and local guides are experts in the field and can provide you with insights into the culture and offer tips on how to capture the best photographs. With Vietnam in Focus, you can experience the beauty of Vietnam through the lens, one photo at a time.

Northern Vietnam Traditional Festivals

Experience the Gao Tau festival, Hmong fire dancing & lunar new year festivities with the Dzao, Hmong & Tay people during Northern Vietnam's festival season. Cameras in hand, we'll explore the spectacular landscapes and colorful tribal communities around Sapa on a photographic adventure to remember. In the company of our photography team and local Black Hmong guides, this is the ultimate, authentic encounter with Vietnam's hill tribes.

Vietnam from South to North By Train

Travel from Saigon to Hanoi on Vietnam's Reunification Express while learning the art of photography. Capture daily Vietnamese life in the cities of Saigon, Danang and Hanoi. Explore the eastern coastline, fishing villages and sleepy towns, snap portraits of traders, fishermen and local life along the railway. Experience crossing the Hai Van Pass, one of the world’s most spectacular train journeys, on our 11 day photography adventure through Vietnam.

Northwest Vietnam Photographic Adventure

Explore on our ultimate mountain photo adventure. Capture ‘golden season’ on the towering rice terraces of Mu Cang Chai and golden paddy fields in remote Hoang Su Phi. Rainy season is over, the harvest fast approaches, and the paddies turn from bright green to gold in a matter of weeks. As hill tribe farmers begin to work the fields, it's a photographer’s dream.

Photograph Flooding Season in the Mekong Delta

Immerse yourself in the cultures of Southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Explore the very best this region has to offer, from Saigonese street photography to awe-inspiring riverside brick factories, from bustling water markets to tranquil mangrove forest, and the unforgettable highlight of the Khmer Ox Racing Festival
Join us for one of northern Vietnam's most colourful and exciting festivals. The Bac Ha Horse Races draw thousands of ethnic minority spectators to this scenic mountain town, making for a carnival of colour and festivity
Explore Tho Ha, a traditional riverside village renowned for its charming architecture and production of rice paper. A unique photo adventure along the Red River Delta

Explore Vietnam's True North from Sapa to Ha Giang

13 days following Vietnam’s historical opium trade and the environment in which it flourished. You'll encounter and photograph the montagnards of the northern hill tribes and visit colonial palaces and the scattered ruins of French forts and gun emplacements, all remains of the opium trade in northern Vietnam nearly a century ago.