WORLDWIDE · COOKING CLASSES
Good cooking classes sell their best seats weeks ahead. Below: the 6 to book early, what each fare includes and how they differ once you are aboard.
Leave Ho Chi Minh City for a private Mekong Delta day with a guide such as Hung, Huy, Duy, Bob, or Finn. Cycle through orchards and rice fields, cook spring rolls and pancakes, kayak or ride a sampan through small canals, visit a bee farm and coconut candy workshop, then see Vinh Trang Pagoda.
Spend two days exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City, with a market cooking class, countryside cycling, ferry ride, Can Tho homestay, sunrise boat trip, noodle-making, cocoa farm visit, and bird sanctuary tour. Guides may include Lily, Kyn, Tran, or HaaHa, depending on the departure.
Start at Hoi An’s food market, learn simple Vietnamese bargaining words, then ride for 45 minutes along the Thu Bon River to Cam Thanh Fishing Village. A local chef guides you through fresh dishes, with each person cooking and sharing a meal. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
“Our family had a great time on this tour. We did it with our five year old daughter and we all had a great time. Our guide Flower was very helpful and patient as she helped us make our dinner. There was a wide variety and everything was delicious. Lots of fun!”
Spend 4.5 hours with an English-speaking guide visiting a Hoi An market, choosing cooking ingredients, riding a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, and preparing a Vietnamese meal. Crab fishing, net casting, a basket boat performance, hotel transfers, and a recipe are included.
“Such a fun morning out, we saw so much and did so much, in such a short time! The team running the cooking class and super friendly and always happy to help! I couldn’t recommend this enough to anyone visiting Hoi An”
Meet your English-speaking guide at your Hoi An hotel, shop for fresh ingredients at the morning market, then visit Cam Thanh Eco-Coconut Village. A 40-minute basket boat ride includes crab fishing, net-fishing demonstrations, and village views. Finish by making noodles and cooking four local dishes with a chef before eating your meal.
Join a private four-hour tour from Wutthakat in a small teak boat. You’ll pass canal-side communities, visit Wat Paknam’s crystal pagoda and giant Buddha, pick herbs at Niyom’s Orchid Farm, cook three Thai dishes, and browse Khlong Bang Luang Artist House.
“For the first time with amazing experience in Cruising along the Thonburi river side temples . We’ve got a chance to cook the popular Thai dishes like Pad-krapao, Fried egg, shrimp Tomyum. My children were really enjoyed cooking by themselves . Moreover, the extraordinRead more”
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