🇻🇳Photo tour Vietnam 2026 – a visual experience far from the tourist crowds

15 days of intensive photography, genuine encounters and personal guidance in a small group

Small group (max. 6) · limited places

Dates 2026

📅 10 - 24 october 2026
15 days
👥 Small group | Only 4-6 places available
📷 Photographic level: open – for amateur photographers and ambitious beginners
💰 15-day intensive photography tour – from € 5000
(Early Bird price for a limited time)

I will contact you personally within 24 hours.

Vietnam is intense – visually and humanly.

On this trip you will not experience the country as a tourist,
but through encounters, light, and real situations.

We don't just photograph landscapes or beautiful places – but people, crafts and everyday life.

Early in the morning during the water lily harvest, in small villages at traditional craft workshops, or in the midst of life on the streets of Vietnam.

You learn to see more consciously, to work with light, and to capture moments that tell a story beyond just a beautiful picture.

I will personally accompany you in a small group – regardless of whether you photograph with a camera or smartphone.

👉 This journey is for you if you want to delve deeper – visually and humanly.

Photographic level:

This trip is suitable for beginners and advanced travelers –
also with a smartphone.

Your vision is more important than technique.

Travel alone – discover together

Many participants travel alone.

The small group quickly creates a personal atmosphere where people photograph together, explore and exchange experiences.

october 10th - october 21

Travel dates

Tour Start: in Ha Noi / Tour End: in Ho Chi Minh
Duration: 15 days 14 nights

Poetisches Schwarzweißbild der nebelverhüllten Hügel von Long Coc in Vietnam – stille Momentaufnahme einer Fotoreise

tour & accommodation

  • 14 nights in stylish 4★ hotels
  • Stations: *Ha Noi *Phu Tho *Ha Long *Hue *Hoi An
    *Phang Rang *Thap Cham *Dak Lak *Pleiku *Gia Lai
    *Ho Chi Minh *Long An
  • Selection a. o.: THE CHI BOUTIQUE HOTEL
    · HOI AN HISTORIC HOTEL · HOAN MY RESORT · HARMONY SAIGON HOTEL & SPA

route

  • Hanoi: street life & old town flair
  • Incense village & Long Coc tea plantations
  • Duong Lam: a village that seems to have fallen out of time
  • Ha Long Bay: photography on the water
  • Hue: Citadel, fishermen, lanterns & Ao Dai
  • Hoi An: Old town, colorful alleys & coastal life
  • Phan Rang: dunes, Cham culture & unknown south
  • Lak Lake: Mnong culture & elephants
  • Pleiku: Gong culture & indigenous lifeworlds
  • Kon Tum: ethnic diversity in the highlands
  • Saigon: street life, Chinatown & pagodas
  • Mekong Delta: floating village & boat trip
  • Water lily harvest at Moc Hoa
Kinder spielen auf Sanddüne in Vietnam – authentische Szene einer Fotoreise

prices & services

  • 7200 € p.P. in a double room
    (with 6 participants)
  • + 990 € Single room supplement
  • Professional photo workshop
  • 2 meals a day
  • 2-day cruise with an overnight stay in Halong Bay
  • Driver and private, air-conditioned vehicle during all tours and transfers
  • Entrance fees for all tours and parks
  • Domestic flights



FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Here you will find answers to what many people want to know before the photo trip.

No, not at all. My tours are open to everyone - from intuitive smartphone snappers to experienced amateur photographers with full equipment. The only important thing is photography! Because in the end, we all learn from each other anyway - and that's what makes the trip unique.

What you have is enough. Whether smartphone, compact camera or DSLR - I'll show you how to get the best out of your equipment. If you're unsure, I'll be happy to advise you in advance.

Very small - usually only 4 to 6 participants. This allows me to respond to each participant individually and we remain flexible, personal and close to each other

Very relaxed and practical:
We take photos together "on the road", discuss pictures, collect ideas and I give you tips, feedback and tasks directly on location. There are also short joint sessions for image selection and post-processing

- Small groups, lots of personal support - Extraordinary destinations and encounters - Photography as expression - not just technique - Space for your own visual language and creativity

Before each trip, we meet online 1-2 times to get to know each other and coordinate our wishes. This creates a suitable concept - with the right mix of technology, storytelling, challenges and creative impulses.

I only offer 3 to 5 selected tours a year - deliberately exclusive. Because they should not only "run", but also remain special - for you and for me.

With pleasure!
Many participants travel alone - and enjoy the group, inspiration and real
connections.

Real impressions. True stories.

What participants say about their photo tour experiences with me.

Teilnehmerin einer Fotoreise nach Virginia, in den USA
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My first professional trip for Brigitte magazine with Isabela as photographer only took us to Denmark, but it was still a challenge: Isabela had to spend a week in a motorhome with me, whom she didn't know, and my two daughters, who were still very young at the time, without any opportunity to retreat. It was on this trip that I got to know her wonderful human qualities: she is as uncomplicated as she is hands-on, can adapt to anyone (regardless of whether they are four or forty years old) and, above all, is a very pleasant and cheerful travel companion. We did many more travel reports together after that, Isabela was always my photographer of choice. I have always appreciated her great professionalism and how she manages to win people over with her friendly nature. At the same time, she never offends anyone and always remains respectful. And in the end, everyone had fun.
Stefanie Hentschel
Editor Hamburg University of Technology
Redakteurinnen und Inhaberinnen von plazy travel Inka Schmeling und Kathrin Sander
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Traveling with Isabela is a great experience that we can only recommend. Thanks to her open and friendly manner, Isabela manages to find a very special approach to people. This leads to exciting encounters that provide new insights. Whether in Germany or on international trips: Isabela is perfectly organized and arranges her travel plans to strike just the right balance between a well-filled programme and enough time to relax and process the new experiences. As a photographer, Isabela impresses with her talent for scouting suitable locations, finding the right perspective and passing on her knowledge in a pleasant and warm manner. Under her guidance, even photography amateurs succeed in taking great pictures. In short: it's a pleasure to be out and about with Isabela.
Inka Schmeling & Kathrin Sander
plazy.travel
Teilnehmer Philipp von Haugwitz einer Fotoreise nach Lappland in Schweden mit Husky Safari in der Wildnis
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In the fall of 2020, Isabela accompanied us on our trip to Swedish Lapland and captured this unique journey in great pictures. For me as an enthusiastic amateur photographer, it was great to be in front of the lens myself, but it was also a huge added value to have a real professional at my side. Many of the pictures of the trip were taken as a reportage from the background; Isabela knows how to integrate perfectly as part of the travel group and thus capture the "real" moments. But Isabela also came up with great ideas for motifs. The result was a great mix of pictures from the trip to Sweden.
Philipp and Birte von Haugwitz
Management consultant and logistics planner

Ready for your photo trip?

Then secure your place now - the groups are small, the experiences are great.