VIETNAM
Vietnam's standout days.
The 15 most popular cooking classes in Vietnam. What each day is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Hanoi cooking class with a local market walk, Old Quarter pickup, Hanoi classics like bun cha and spring rolls, plus real CSR impact.
“Kim was amazing! The visit to the market all the way through to engaging at her aunt’s cooking school. She was just incredibly personable, knowledgeable, and we created some of the most delicious dishes ever!”
Shop Hanoi’s largest market and cook 5 classic dishes in an Old Quarter class, then eat your meal with rice vodka in 3h15.
“Excellent presentation and service. Very friendly, funny, and knowledgeable presenter. We enjoyed the food and the expertience.”
Hoi An cooking class with market shopping, bamboo basket boats, net fishing, and a hands-on meal. Small groups, recipes included.
“Excellent tour and great value for money. Chef Hai chose lovely fresh veg for us at the market and the coconut boat ride was fun. No actual fishing though! Cooking lesson was brilliant and food tasted amazing. Highly recommend this tour”
Hoi An Cooking Class with market shopping, bamboo basket boat crab fishing, then a small-group 2-hour cooking class and dinner you make.
“Excellent tour. Loved the boat and crab fishing and cooking class sim pool e but informative and resulted in excellent lunch. Market tour to begin was an eye opener to western eyes!! Highly recommend.”
Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City: My Tho boat islands, coconut village tastings, Khot cake cooking, and Vinh Trang Pagoda.
“It was a wonderful trip. In my opinion, it is definitely a must do tour for all travelers to Sai Gon Viet Nam. Mr. Truc, our tourist guide from Kim Travel is very friendly and accommodating. Thank you so much. Thank you making us a memorable trip.”
Hoi An half-day market, bamboo basket boat through coconut palms, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class for about $17 with lunch or dinner.
“Excellent. Cooked 4 different dishes & very glad I skipped lunch tasting it all. Tried different things”
Cai Be Mekong Delta day trip with a cooking class, fruit-candy craft villages, antique homes, cycling, and a boat ride from Ho Chi Minh City.
“Although this was a guided tour, with Abe, there were so many people along the way who helped make the trip memorable. It was a pleasure to see families at work in their businesses, to see how local food was made. At lunchtime, Read more”
Hoi An countryside eco tour with a local market walk, bamboo basket boat in coconut palms, and a hands-on cooking class for 4 dishes.
“Great tour, our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable! The activities involved (cooking class and basket boat tour) were lovely, I’d recommend this tour.”
Float on a coconut basket boat in Hoi An, make your own lantern, then cook a classic lunch with a local chef, including Cao Lau.
“The value of this tour is second to none, we can only say how magnificent the entire experience was, lots of horror stories around basket boat tour guides and I can see why, but with this company its no pressure, relaxed and great value. the lantern making was fun, cooked enough food to skip dinner…”
Hoi An cooking class with local market shopping, basket-boat crab fishing in Bay Mau, and a coconut-house cooking lesson. Lunch or dinner.
“Had a wonderful time at this cooking class and coconut boat tour. I paid extra to have a driver pick me up in Da Nang. The first stop was the local market where we learned about all the vegetables and other foods that Vietnamese like to eat. We then went for the coconut boat tour…”
Express Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City with My Tho pagoda, canal boats, tuk tuk villages, coconut treats, and Bánh Khọt.
“Experience and the guide Tim was great! We had very relaxing day doing many activities . The best was how they use coconuts for many dofferent purposes”
Hoi An market energy, Cam Thanh coconut round-boat crabbing, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class for about $4, plus free water.
“Very chilled relaxed ride. Guide was good and hospitality was great. We were the only people on the trip, so not a group if that’s what you were looking for.”
Hoi An basket boat + Hangcoconut cooking class in Bay Mau nipa forest. Paddle for crabs, cook 4 dishes, enjoy lunch. 3 hours.
“Food we cooked was amazing! Coconut boats were fun”
Small-group Hanoi market tour and cooking class where you pick ingredients and make three Vietnamese dishes, plus coffee, tea, and egg coffee.
“The class was at Huang’s restaurant and perfect for our family with small children. We loved purchasing the food in the market. Our kids knife skills definitely improved! The best but was eating of course!!”
Hoi An eco tour pairs a market ingredient hunt, nipa basket-boat fishing, and a chef-led cooking class with lunch, plus pickup from Hoi An.
“Cooking class was amazing! We loved the class and the chef was really friendly. Enjoyed a lot of lovely food. Recommend!”
