Ho Chi Minh City travel guide: tickets, best time & real costs
Saigon Artisan Craft Class: Perfume, Lion Head or Lantern
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Learn a Vietnamese craft directly from the people who live it. Blend your own perfume with Nguyen Vinh Dieu, an award-winning Vietnamese perfumer, paint a lucky lion head with Vuong Giai Huan, a lion-head artisan featured on Vietnamese national TV, or build a stained-glass paper lantern. You work in a small, relaxed group at a cozy local cafe in District 10, all materials are included, and you leave with a handmade keepsake beautifully packaged to take home.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Out at sunset: the 5:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:28 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 14.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Saigon Artisan Craft Class: Perfume, Lion Head or Lantern lasts about 3 hours.
Prices start at $23 per person for this Ho Chi Minh City experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 3 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 5:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please come directly to Myths Cafe & Resto at 4/7 Hoàng Dư Khương, District 10. Let our staff at the counter know you are here for the workshop, and your host and artisan will welcome you. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saigon Artisan Craft Class: Perfume, Lion Head or Lantern | 3 hours | — | $23 | |
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Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.