Vietnam - The North Photo Tour.

The Tour.

Are you ready for an incredible photography tour of Northern Vietnam? Our tour has been carefully crafted to provide a colourful mix of cultural, landscape, and portrait photography, with three main components: the vibrant streets of Hanoi, the stunning rice terraces and ethnic minorities of Ha Giang.

We start our journey with a tour of Old Hanoi, where you'll get the chance to explore the bustling streets like a local and capture the vibrant activity of people at work, play, and roadside dining. From there, we'll head to Ha Giang, a stunning region near the Chinese border that is a dream come true for landscape photographers. You'll also meet authentic hill-tribe people living their traditional lifestyles, providing you with ample opportunities to capture unique portraits.

We have timed our tours to coincide with the annual rice harvest so that you can enjoy the incredible landscapes of the rice terraces at their best and most colourful. But that's not all - we'll also take you on short treks to ethnic minority villages, flower fields, the unique Karst mountains, and an exquisite lake.

Vietnam boasts an astounding 54 ethnic minorities, and we make it a priority to interact with local people throughout the tour. To that end, we've designed our itinerary to follow the local market circuit, where you'll encounter many ethnic minorities in their traditional dress and have opportunities to capture stunning portrait images.

Finally, we'll conclude our adventure with an optional cruise around the serene Halong Bay. You'll enjoy a private junk boat with your own cabin, bathroom, and ample deck space to capture 360-degree seascapes of this UNESCO World Heritage site. With Nathan leading the tour along with our trusted local guide, this tour is a must for anyone looking to capture the beauty of Northern Vietnam through their lens. Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Tuition.

On any of our tours, stunning photography is the name of the game, and our objective is for you to leave with a collection of images that you'll be proud to show off. Indeed, many of our past participants have gone on to win awards and competitions with photographs taken on our tours.

Nathan’s teaching approach is very hands-on, as he believes in learning by doing. He will guide you through technical challenges, provide artistic inspiration, and lead by example in approaching locals for great portraits. You'll be amazed at the striking and authentic images you'll be able to capture.

We also offer Lightroom workshops during our tours, where we cover workflow management and picture processing. We'll show you the tools to take your travel photography to the next level and provide tips on saving your pictures for various outputs like social media, e-books, and printing.

If this is your first tour with us, you can also join Nathan’s pre-tour workshop, designed to equip you with essential skills for travel photography. Covering technical competence, creative observation, and ethical responsibility with a focus on people and culture, this workshop is perfect if you’re new to travel photography or need a refresher. The workshop runs on the first day of the tour from around 1-5pm. Enhance your photography skills and capture breathtaking moments to treasure forever. Apply via our tour request form and prepare to take your photography skills to the next level.