photo journey
vietnam 🇻🇳

Dates 2026

📅 7th - 21 april 2026
15 days
👥 Small groups ( max. 6 participants )
📷 Photographic level: open – for amateur photographers and ambitious beginners
💰 Price:about 5000 €

A personally guided photography tour IN VIETNAM
for people,
who want to look deeper.

Early in the morning, we stand in the middle of the water among women harvesting water lilies. As they laugh and work, images emerge that cannot be planned. On this journey, we don't just photograph Vietnam from the outside. We meet people in small villages, observe artisans at work, and experience markets, landscapes, and cities with time and tranquility.

I will accompany you photographically and support you in transforming these special moments into powerful images.

Encounters that make this journey special

This trip offers more than just beautiful scenery: you'll learn to feel the moment, work with light, and compose your subjects with purpose. In small groups, you'll receive personalized support, creative inspiration, and technical know-how – regardless of your experience level. Your eye will be sharpened, your visual language more precise. This journey will take you not only to well-known places but also to encounters that often remain hidden from ordinary travelers.

We photograph people in their daily work – harvesting water lilies, in traditional craft workshops, or at markets and in small villages.

With time, respect, and a documentary eye, images are created that tell stories.

The small group of a maximum of six participants allows for intensive work and a personal atmosphere.

Photographic level:

This trip is aimed at people who enjoy photography and want to further develop their images – regardless of their technical level.

You can participate with a camera or smartphone.

During the trip, I will support you in becoming more aware of light, composition, and the right moment, and in developing your own visual language.

More important than technology are curiosity, patience, and enjoyment of encounters with people.

Travel alone – discover together

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

april 07. – april 21.

Travel dates

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

Zwei Frauen in traditionellen Booten sammeln Wasserlilien auf einem Seitenarm des Mekong-Deltas in Vietnam – farbenprächtige Draufsicht
Reisterrassen von Long Coc in Vietnam bei Sonnenaufgang im Frühnebel – Highlight einer Fotoreise

tour & accommodation

  • 14 nights in stylish 4★ hotels
  • Stations: *Ha Noi *Long Coc *Ha Long *Hue *Hoi An
    *Phang Rang *Dok Let *Phu Yen*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
  • Doc Let: Fishermen, Morning Light & Quiet Bays
  • Phu Yen: Rice Fields, Rocks & Endless Horizons
  • Hon Khoi: Salt Fields, Sun & Silent Work
  • Ganh Da Dia: Basalt Cliffs, Surf & Natural Wonder
  • Saigon: street life, Chinatown & pagodas
  • Mekong Delta: floating village & boat trip
  • Water lily harvest at Moc Hoa
Frauen mit Kegelhüten verteilen schwimmende Kerzen auf dem Wasser bei Hue – Abendstimmung während einer Fotoreise in Vietnam
Vietnamesische Frau zwischen bunten Räucherstäbchen – kunstvolle Momentaufnahme einer Fotoreise

prices & services

  • Professional photo workshop
    Seit über X Jahren leite ich Fotoreisen in kleinen Gruppen – persönlich, achtsam und mit viel Raum für individuelles Arbeiten.
  • US$ 5728 p.P. in a double room
    (with 6 participants)
  • + US$ 715 Single room supplement
  • 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.