The 4 Best Hanoi Photo Shoots

1.Hanoi Private Photoshoot – Iconic Spots & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · 45 minutes - 2 hours · from $20Our pick

Walk Hanoi with a private English-speaking photographer who helps you pose and choose locations, from the Old Quarter to Train Street and Hoan Kiem Lake. You receive five edited digital photos per person, plus all unedited JPEGs. Photographers have included Lily, Nguyen and Mei. You can also get guidance on renting an ao dai.

“NYUGEN was absolutely fantastic. He was so patient and really made me feel comfortable. I am so so glad that I booked this tour in Hanoi. It's totally worth it! I am Sooo pleased with my photos! Ecstatic!”

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2.Hanoi Explorer Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $119

Spend four hours with a professional photographer guide, learning street, portrait, and landscape techniques in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, markets, and around Long Bien Bridge. The early start catches the city waking up, and a final editing session helps you polish your images. Guides have included Hanoi-based photographers Brian and Boris. No photography experience is needed.

“Amazing trip and support in to the world of street photo. Fantastic to be up before sunrize, to see how the town wake up!”

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3.Hanoi On the Tracks Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $144

Start at 5:30 am for a four-hour private photo tour along the railway between Hanoi and Long Bien stations. Your professional photographer guide helps you work with a DSLR or phone while you photograph local life, morning markets, lakes, parks, and, if the timing allows, a train passing close to the houses. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“Fuong was a great guide and she brings her insights as a journalistic photographer to her tour. I got some great tips and had a wonderful time using my camera in ways that I didn't know I could. This was also a great cultural tour as we explored one of the markets just as it was waking up. I highly recommend this tour and this organization.”

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4.Photo Tour to Capture The Vanishing Craft of Making Fish Traps

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $168

Travel from Hanoi to Hung Yen with a local escorted photographer and spend time photographing elderly craftspeople weaving bamboo fish traps beside an old house. The tour lasts about four and a half hours including travel, with a maximum of four people. Guides associated with the Momentlives team include Son, James, Mike, and Son Trieu; your assigned guide may vary.

“This was one of my favorite days in Vietnam; it was a fantastic photo tour. Son and James provided us with a lot of information while we walked around the village where we got a glimpse into the lives of the local villagers and their craft. Read more”

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