Visit the countryside of Hoi An and see Cam Thanh village (around 4 kilometers away from the center). Take a tour of the local market, go on a cruise trip to the cooking school, receive a foot massage, enjoy delicious Vietnamese cuisine, and more.

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Valid 5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Instructor: English
Pickup included: Pickup is available from hotels/accommodations in Hoi An.

Highlights

Pick-up and dropped off at the hotel by an English speaking tour guide and driver
Exciting local market tour with English speaking tour guide
Cruise trip on the river on the way to the cooking school
Sailing the bamboo boat on the way to the cooking school
Passing the bamboo bridge
Have a water buffalo cart transferred to the cooking school
Relax with foot, head and shoulder massage before cooking
Inciteful cooking demonstration
Learn how to make the wet rice paper
Discover how to garnish the dishes

Full description

This is a cooking tour, which is different from a cooking class. The journey will take you through the beautiful and scenic countryside of Hoi An to Cam Thanh village (around 4 kilometers away from the town center). This adventure will include a visit to a local produce market and a boat trip along the beautiful Thu Bon River, with sights that include the island of Cam Nam and Duy Hai fishing village, as you pass under the majestic Cua Dai Bridge. Your adventure continues on a fun-filled Basket Boat ride through the Water Palm Village, followed by a ride in a water buffalo cart that will take you to the local supplier's cooking school and restaurant. Upon arrival, you can then unwind by soaking up the joys of a foot, head, and shoulder massage. The menu for the cooking class includes the following Vietnamese dishes:

Rolled wet rice paper with minced pork and vegetables
Chicken Noodle Soup (Pho Ga)
Grilled Fish in a Banana Leaf
Vietnamese Prawn Curry

You may then relax and enjoy the sumptuous delights of your cooking creations, in the pleasant surroundings of the local supplier's restaurant.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off
English-speaking tour guide
Local produce market tour
Welcome drink upon your arrival
One free cold water
Boat trip on the Thu Bon river
Basket boat ride
Buffalo cart transfer
Foot massage

Soft drinks and alcoholic drinks

Not suitable for

Pregnant women
Wheelchair users

Important information

What to bring

Passport or ID card
Comfortable shoes
Sunglasses
Sun hat

Not allowed

Pets
Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

The morning tour begins at 8:00 AM from your hotel, returning there before 1:00 PM
The afternoon tour begins at 1:00 PM from your hotel, and returning there before 6:00 PM

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 24 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Transportation
4.8/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Safety
4.8/5

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Picked us up at our hotel and dropped us off in Hoi An whee we met our chef and tour guide. Had sometime to shop through the local market (and we were able to buy a few things too). The boat ride and bamboo boat were such a fun little treat. Our tour guide was so friendly and spoke amazing English! And the food, WOW. Delicious. We made apron rolls, beef pho, Chicken curry and and papaya salad.:: we even got the recipes to try to make at home. A wonderful way to spend half the day in hoi an and enjoy some culture!

March 9, 2020

An interesting and enjoyable mix of activities

Since this was called a cooking tour it would have been better to focus more on the market portion of the tour with an introduction to the types of dishes where various spices, herbs and other ingredients are used and less on other things like basket boat and buffalo ride. Also would have preferred more variety of cooking - example - appetiser+soup+main+dessert rather than multiple pancakes.

October 11, 2018

Good times

It was very nice of Sabirama to still run the experience even though I was the only person on the tour. I took a motorboat to a basket boat to a very short cart pulled by an ox to arrive at the cooking school. The foot massage was very good and then I was greeted by the chef, who at first seemed a bit cold but warmed up by the end. I learned how to cook all the dishes listed and ate them so do not eat before going. I was happy the basket boat ride was short because the sun and heat were intense that morning then ox cart seemed a bit redundant being such a short distance to the school but I still enjoyed meeting him.

September 15, 2018

From Hoi An: Authentic Vietnamese Cooking Tour

From Hoi An: Authentic Vietnamese Cooking Tour

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An interesting and enjoyable mix of activities

Good times