The 15 Best Bat Trang Pottery Tours from Hanoi

1.Bat trang Pottery Class in Hanoi Old Quarter/Handmade experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · from $38Our pick

At 115 Hang Gai, learn Bat Trang pottery from village-trained teachers such as Han, Hang, Vu, and Seany. Spend three hours on an electric wheel, make several pieces, then choose one for firing and glazing. Plan two to three extra days if you want to collect your finished work.

“While learning to pot I had a very patient teacher, learned some techniques and had some wonderful conversation. Thank you”

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2.Bat trang Pottery Ceramics Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter | VN

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 240 reviews · 3 hours · from $33

At 115 Hang Gai, an English or Vietnamese speaking Bat Trang artisan guides you through three hours on an electric pottery wheel. Make as many bowls, cups, plates, or vases as you like, then choose one piece to glaze and fire for free. Extra pieces cost more and need two to three days.

“A wonderful few hours spent above the pottery shop throwing clay, with help from the 2 trainers. The girls help transform your piece to something resembling a vase or bowl or plate. I highly recommend doing this for fun. Don’t forget to pick your piece back up after firing.”

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3.Half-day Explore Bat Trang Ceramic Village by Russian Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · from $55

Leave Hanoi’s Opera House in a Russian Jeep for a four-hour outing to Bat Trang Ceramic Village. Guides such as Martin, Kien, and Boo share local culture while you pass gardens, meet an elderly couple for tea, explore traditional homes, and make a ceramic piece to take home.

“Nice little trip to experience vietnam. We enjoyed the jeep ride through the fields, having tea with an elderly Vietnamese couple and of course lovely ceramic work”

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4.Artisan Tour with Incense, Hat-Making, or Ceramics

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 78 reviews · 5 hours - 1 day · from $15Best value

Travel from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Quang Phu Cau, Chuong, or Bat Trang with an English-speaking guide. Make incense, paint a conical hat, or shape a ceramic piece. Choose a half-day visit or add all three villages, lunch, and optional Train Street drop-off.

“The tour was really nice. The guide was very friendly. It was very interesting to see how the incenses and hats are made and how well designed and thoughtful these everyday items are. Everyone from the Incense village and the hat-making village was very friendly. Highly recommended.”

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5.Explore Bat trang village & Ceramics factories with local guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $48

Travel from Hanoi to Bat Trang with a local ceramics guide, visit glaze and hand-painted factories, see a historic kiln, explore the village, enjoy lunch, and try a pottery class with your own creation to take home.

“Great trip with a local ceramic factory owner. We stopped by several different types of factories and learned the history of Bat Trang, how ceramics were made and even got to try pottery for ourselves. Lunch, water and car to and from Bat Trang included.”

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6.2.5 hours Ceramics Painting Workshop In Hanoi Old Quarter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $28

At Authentic Bat Trang on 115 Hang Gai, you’ll paint pottery with guidance from a Bat Trang ceramics teacher. Choose a piece, use the paints and tools provided, learn basic glazing, and return later for your fired work. Sessions run 8:30 to 11:00 or 14:00 to 16:30.

“We had a wonderful experience doing this activity. We would have loved to make the pottery but we were limited with our time. Would do again. Our creations were completed so quickly Very happy Hang was the best”

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7.Mega Grand World with Bat Trang Pottery Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews · from $39

Travel from Hanoi to Mega Grand World for the East-West Bridge, Venice River, street circus, Koreatown, Hong Kong Town, and Grand Voyage show. Choose the full-day option to add Bat Trang Pottery Village, a local market, and a hands-on pottery class. Guides may include LeLe or Travis.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and easy to chat with”

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8.Craft Village Tour (Quang Phu Cau, Bat Trang, Chuong Conical,…)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews

Travel from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Bat Trang, Quang Phu Cau, and Chuong Village with a private guide. Shape pottery, see a 100-year-old gourd kiln, watch incense production, and learn about conical hats. Transport costs extra, and the tour lasts about 3 to 8 hours.

“I did not get to go. The local operator canceled the event and did not issue a refund. Thank God it was only 8$”

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9.Bat Trang Pottery ancient village by Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 16 reviews · from $68

Ride by motorbike from Hanoi with an English-speaking guide to Bat Trang, where you will make, dry, paint, and decorate pottery in a family workshop. Explore the village, eat lunch near the market, and shop for ceramics in a small group of up to eight.

“Rachel and Eric were fantastic. Skilled drivers, great people. Knowledgeable about the pottery village and even went above and beyond to help me select the perfect pot for my plant. Couldn't recommend this tour more.”

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10.Mix Bat Trang Ceramic Village And Real Hanoi Scooter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $55

You’ll ride by scooter from Hanoi to Bat Trang Ceramic Village, crossing Long Bien Bridge, passing gardens and village roads, visiting a large pagoda, and eating lunch locally. Guides such as Ha, Ben, Lee, and Bella have led similar outings, but your assigned guide may differ.

“Vicky was wonderful to work with. She gave us a 5 star experience and was very accommodating. She handled every detail of our trip and we felt cared for and taken care of. Vicky is a 10/10”

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11.Enjoy making pottery in Amazing Ancient Village!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $52

Travel from Hanoi to Bat Trang with guide Son, tour an active pottery factory, learn the village story, and make your own cup or ceramic piece. You paint it and place it in the kiln, then collect the finished work after at least 48 hours, or take the unfired version if time is short.

“This was no exaggeration the coolest tour activity I have ever done. This is my 3rd time in Hanoi so I wanted to do something different from the typical Ha Long Bay excursion, city walking tour, or guided food tour. Our guide Son was incRead more”

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12.Private Half-Day Tour: Bat Trang Pottery Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $58

Travel from Hanoi to Bat Trang by private air-conditioned vehicle, then explore a seven-century-old ceramics village with an English-speaking guide. You can shape your own pottery, visit a traditional home, watch ceramics being made, and shop for handmade gifts. Guide Tom is named in guest feedback.

“We enjoyed our tour with Tom. His english was great. We enjoyed walking the alley's of bat trang and visiting with one of the locals in his lovely heritage home. We had fun making pottery and waling around the shops. Seeing the original huge kiln was also interesting. Tom was very kind and helpful.”

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13.Half-day Hands-on Pottery Workshop At Bat Trang

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · from $40

Travel from Hanoi to Bat Trang Village for a hands-on pottery lesson, time with local artisans, and two hours exploring ceramic shops and workshops. You will shape clay on a potter’s wheel, learn how ceramics are made, and choose handmade pieces to take home.

“Was a Great Trip! Not many tourists and the guide as well as the driver were so nice!!! Really recommend this trip!”

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14.Private Experience Hanoi City, Food Street, Bat Trang Ceramic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $74

Start at 7:00 am with an English-speaking guide and visit Ba Dinh Square, the Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi’s Old Quarter, and Bat Trang Ceramic Village. A buffet lunch, hotel pickup, entrance fees, and a group of up to 18 are included. Pottery making costs $3 extra.

“Great tour of Hanoi, lots of hidden gems along the way. Authentic tasty lunch and all at our own pace.”

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15.Hanoi Countryside Half-day Jeep Tour: Bat Trang Ceramic Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $59

Leave Hanoi’s Old Quarter by Vietnam People’s Army Jeep, cross the Red River, and follow quiet roads past farmland to Bat Trang Ceramic Village. With guides such as Darcy, Linh, Sam, or Tin, you’ll learn about local life, shape a ceramic piece, and enjoy lunch before returning to Hanoi.

“Thanks Darcy for great tour today, we had experience in pottery village and made our productions so well.”

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