Top Vietnam Cooking Classes

Even if you’re stuck in Hanoi without a rental car, that’s no obstacle to seeing the UNESCO World Heritage-listed sights of Ha Long Bay with this overnight boat cruise. Catch a comfy shuttle from your Old Quarter hotel and drive direct to Ha Long Bay. Board a luxury wooden junk, stay in your own private cabin and savor two days sailing around this scenic bay. Sail around the Vung Vieng fishing village, swim at Ban Chan Beach and take photos of the stalactites and stalagmites at Thien Canh Son Cave.

Discover Vietnam’s rich culinary traditions and visit one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most important historic sites on this full-day tour. Shop for fresh ingredients at Ben Thanh Market, prepare a variety of Vietnamese dishes under the guidance of a local chef, then sit down to share a delicious homemade lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, where you can explore the tunnels, weapon stores, and bunkers used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.

Combine a cooking class and a Ho Chi Minh City tour in one day. You’ll visit the popular Ben Thanh Market before learning how to make Vietnamese dishes, which you’ll enjoy for lunch. Then set off on an exploration of top sights such as Reunification Palace and Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral. Booking this tour allows you to skip the stress of finding your own way around the city for the day.

Learn to cook like a local during this lesson in Hanoi. After meeting up with an informative instructor in the historic Old Quarter, head to the city’s largest market and learn about the basics of Vietnamese cooking. Pick the best produce and spices, then cook several authentic dishes. Afterward, enjoy your creations while sipping complimentary rice wine.

Immerse yourself in Vietnamese culture and cuisine as you cook traditional dishes with a local chef. Visit a typical Hanoian wet market to purchase fresh ingredients and spices; create a variety of local specialties such as papaya salad, spring rolls, and Egg Coffee; and try your hand at fruit and vegetable carving. Finally, sit down to enjoy a delicious homemade lunch or dinner, accompanied by rice wine.

Learn about Vietnamese home cooking from a local chef at their home. Visit a typical Hanoian market to shop for fresh ingredients, then meet your host and set to work creating a selection of tasty local dishes. Choose from three different menu options and learn to make dishes such as spring rolls, BBQ pork, Vietnamese Egg Coffee, or ‘Pho’ noodle soup. Finally, sit down to enjoy a delicious homemade lunch or dinner, accompanied by traditional rice wine.

Observe stalactites in miraculous form inside Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave), one of the largest caverns in Halong Bay. Kayak around the scenic bay, go swimming at Ti Top Island, or even hike up for a panoramic view. You'll find plenty to do in this UNESCO World Heritage area, including cooking classes on board.

Lan Ha Bay located in the South East of CatBa Town with 7,000 ha. The 300 or so karst islands and limestone share the same amazing scene as Halong Bay but with additional attraction of numerous white –sand beaches and more floating house of local fishermen. Come and see a different beauty of Vietnam.

Take a cooking class that features classic Vietnamese dishes on this half-day tour in Ho Chi Minh City. Start with a guided visit to Ben Thanh Market, then head to the well-equipped kitchen space for a hands-on introduction to Vietnam's culinary traditions. Learn to make several dishes, then enjoy a meal of the food you helped to prepare. Hotel pickup and drop-off provided.

This 5-hour tour introduces Vietnamese cuisine from the garden to the plate. Set out for Hoi An’s morning market with your culinary guide and discover some of the ingredients you’ll use in your cooking class. You’ll board a boat for a leisurely 25-minute cruise along the Hoi An River to a local cooking school, where you’ll explore the herb garden before a 2-hour lesson with an expert chef. After you’ve tasted your creations for lunch, enjoy use of the on-site swimming pool.

Tra Que village is an organic farming community that grows a variety of fresh herbs and vegetables, just outside Hoi An. On this tour, enjoy a short bike ride out to the village and learn about the different herbs and vegetables on a walking tour of the farm. Get hands-on in the kitchen as you prepare a variety of traditional Vietnamese dishes under the guidance of a local chef, then sit down to sample your creations.

Experience traditional Vietnamese life and cuisine with this morning cooking class on Thuan Tinh Island. Shop for fresh herbs and ingredients at a Hoi An market, enjoy a scenic cruise to the island, then meet your host, Ms. Hoa, at her family home. In a tranquil open-air kitchen, help prepare a variety of delicious dishes such as ‘Banh Xeo’ pancakes, ‘Pho’ noodle soup, and spring rolls, then sit down to enjoy a delicious homemade lunch.

At first, you will learn the basic concept tea and classification of tea of Viet Nam. You will also learn how to scent in tea and appreciate its decoration. Next, you will enjoy the quiet, understand about water and temperature for making tea and serene atmosphere. And then let's make your own tea! We will tell you how to drink it, and also serve you a specially selected Vietnamese cake. Lastly, step into the world of profound spirituality and set your soul free, enjoy the moment

It can be sad to return home from Vietnam knowing that you won’t be able to recreate in your kitchen the delicious dishes you tasted. This Vietnamese cooking class gives you the opportunity to take that knowledge home. Learn from a Vietnamese chef at your own cooking station, without the hassle of sharing ingredients and cooking equipment with a stranger. Make each dish at your own pace. At the end of the class, enjoy a tasty meal – made up of dishes you created!

Immerse yourself in Vietnamese culinary and cultural traditions during this 8-hour Nha Trang excursion with a private guide. Shop at the market for ingredients before participating in cooking class to make favorites like spring rolls and rice pancakes. After eating your creations, spend the afternoon enjoying rural village life during a visit to the countryside outside of town.

Escape Nha Trang’s hectic roads and crowded footpaths on this relaxing cruise down the Cai River. Start your day at ancient Po Nagar, a millennia-old complex of temples sacred to the Cham Kingdom, then board your boat to take you down the river. Disembark at your cooking class and learn to make traditional Vietnamese dishes from fresh local ingredients – and then eat your creations!

Experience rural life in Hoi An on a half-day tour with cooking class. Take a 1-hour bike ride around the picturesque countryside, and have the option to ride a water buffalo. Harvest vegetables in the garden, then use them in your cooking class at the farm’s kitchen. Help to prepare several Vietnamese dishes and enjoy the meal as the final part of your tour.

Learn to prepare Vietnamese cuisine at a local home in Hanoi on a half day tour. Start with shopping for ingredients at a market where your guide can help you interact with the vendors by teaching you basic phrases. At the home of your hosts, you’re taught to cook from a typical Vietnamese menu that may include spring rolls, fried chicken and fruit dessert. Finish by sampling your decorative creations, accompanied by local beer or wine.

Get an authentic look at Vietnam’s culinary traditions during a half-day tour on Phu Quoc. Visit a local market, a pepper farm, and a fish sauce factory, then meet a local family to learn how to prepare traditional Vietnamese dishes. Assist the chef-host to make 2-3 dishes, then join the family for a fresh seafood lunch.

A great choice for foodies and gardeners, this tour takes you to the outskirts of Hoi An to Tra Que village. Spend a day learning about local farming methods and helping the residents work the land including raking, sowing seeds, watering, picking greens and other gardening activities. Enjoy a lunch of traditional Vietnamese foods (and a nap), then help harvest and wrap vegetables.

Discover the secrets of Vietnamese cuisine during a private cooking class in a local family home in Da Nang. Get hands on as you create dishes such as stir-fried morning glory, crispy tofu, and canh chua ca fish soup; learn more about local ingredients and spices; then join your host family to feast on a delicious homemade lunch or dinner.

Learn to cook in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter with this private cooking experience in a local home. Taste authentic cuisine and learn to craft popular dishes from an expert home chef as you master recipes you won't find in any restaurant. This is a one-of-a-kind experience that's perfect for food lovers and blends culture and cuisine into one amazing experience.

Enjoy the sort of insider insight into Vietnamese life that only comes from locals as you learn to cook Vietnamese food alongside your host Lua in her home. Talk about Vietnamese culture and life as you prepare two or three traditional dishes from scratch: then sit down and feast on the meal you’ve helped to make, washed down with a couple of glasses of local alcohol.

The best way to learn how to cook Vietnamese food is from someone who does it every day—an avid home cook. Foodies and travelers who like to try new things will enjoy this hands-on cooking class in a local’s home kitchen. Learn to make typical Vietnamese dishes and then enjoy eating your creations afterwards. This is a fun activity where every participant can learn something new.