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Get creative in Hanoi! Shape your own ceramics with local artists in this hands-on, cultural pottery class experience.

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Shape your own ceramics with local artists in hands-on workshops that give you a real feel for Hanoi craft. Our top pottery classes in Hanoi.

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Pottery Classes in Hanoi

Get creative in Hanoi! Shape your own ceramics with local artists in this hands-on, cultural pottery class experience.

Mosaic Magic in Hanoi's Ancient Pottery Village

Make a one-of-a-kind mosaic art piece

The Q mosaic workshop is really good. It is situated in a really interesting part of Hanoi full of pottery wholesalers and factories which we wandered around after our Q mosaic experience. 
 The girls running the workshop were so lovely and helpful and gave us all the guidance we needed but also left us to create our own design. There was plenty of variety of mosaic materials so only your imagination was needed to create your mosaic. All in all we had a really laid back, enjoyable and rewarding afternoon with Q mosaic.

The Q mosaic workshop is really good. It is situated in a really interesting part of Hanoi full of pottery wholesalers and factories which we wandered around after our Q mosaic experience. 
The girls running the workshop were so lovely and helpful and gave us all the guidance we needed but also left us to create our own design. There was plenty of variety of mosaic materials so only your imagination was needed to create your mosaic. All in all we had a really laid back, enjoyable and rewarding afternoon with Q mosaic. 

Loved this experience, nice to get out of hanoi and do something different. It was very relaxing. Also, well organised and easy to do, could be done by younger kids too. Location was easy to get to (134,000 dong from hanoi old quarter). 
 Facilities were clean, area where you sit was clean and cool. 
 The staff were helpful and friendly. 

Would highly recommend this activity and may go again if we have any spare time.

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Loved this experience, nice to get out of hanoi and do something different. It was very relaxing. Also, well organised and easy to do, could be done by younger kids too. Location was easy to get to (134,000 dong from hanoi old quarter). 
Facilities were clean, area where you sit was clean and cool. 
The staff were helpful and friendly. 

Would highly recommend this activity and may go again if we have any spare time. 

Was a great experience in the heart of Bat Trang and so cool to get to bring a little piece of it home

Was a great experience in the heart of Bat Trang and so cool to get to bring a little piece of it home

It was such a lovely experience, I definitely recommend it. Relaxing Music was perfect for the vibe and the stuff was sooo polite. I wouldn’t miss it!!

It was such a lovely experience, I definitely recommend it. Relaxing Music was perfect for the vibe and the stuff was sooo polite. I wouldn’t miss it!! 

I had a great time here. The process of making the mosaic was explained well and there was a relaxing atmosphere where I could take my time to make the mosaic. It was so fun!

I had a great time here. The process of making the mosaic was explained well and there was a relaxing atmosphere where I could take my time to make the mosaic. It was so fun! 

This was such a pleasant way to spend an afternoon, away from the noise and crowds of. Hanoi. It was a wonderful way to relax with a creative activity in a peaceful environment. We were free to design our own mosaics. The hosts were perfect, friendly yet allowed us to work at our own pace, offering support when my children required it. Highly recommend.
 In terms of location - the journey was an easy 40 min ride from the city in a Grab.

This was such a pleasant way to spend an afternoon, away from the noise and crowds of. Hanoi. It was a wonderful way to relax with a creative activity in a peaceful environment. We were free to design our own mosaics. The hosts were perfect, friendly yet allowed us to work at our own pace, offering support when my children required it. Highly recommend.
In terms of location -  the journey was an easy 40 min ride from the city in a Grab.

I had a great time in the Mosaic garden, it's such a lovely place. I got the process explained shortly and could work in my own speed and left in peace. Could have asked for help at any time though. 
 Would recommend to everyone!

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I had a great time in the Mosaic garden, it's such a lovely place. I got the process explained shortly and could work in my own speed and left in peace. Could have asked for help at any time though.  
Would recommend to everyone!

This place is absolutely lovely, and the mosaics are impressive. Come earlier or stay longer to really enjoy the different masterpieces!
 The staff was very friendly, and creating our own mosaic was a lot of fun. Even though I needed much more time and stayed after closing hours, they never said anything or rushed me, which I really appreciated.

The only thing that was missing: the tour description mentioned an introduction and a visit to the showroom, but that never happened. We just sat down at the table and immediately started working on mosaics. Because of that, we felt a bit lost at times—but overall, it was still a very nice and relaxing afternoon.

This place is absolutely lovely, and the mosaics are impressive. Come earlier or stay longer to really enjoy the different masterpieces!
The staff was very friendly, and creating our own mosaic was a lot of fun. Even though I needed much more time and stayed after closing hours, they never said anything or rushed me, which I really appreciated.

The only thing that was missing: the tour description mentioned an introduction and a visit to the showroom, but that never happened. We just sat down at the table and immediately started working on mosaics. Because of that, we felt a bit lost at times—but overall, it was still a very nice and relaxing afternoon.

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