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Mekong Delta Cai Be: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages Day Trip★ 4.96 (2,025) · 9h–10h
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Mekong Delta: Rowing, Tuk Tuk & Biking Tour with Lunch★ 4.87 (544) · 8h–9h
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Hanoi: Egg Coffee Cooking Class & Spring Roll Snack★ 5.00 (125) · 1h
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✓ 2026-09-29Real price per person across the 24 options: US$ 13.99–US$ 170 (median US$ 49). With 100+ reviews: 14 of 24.
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Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnamese Coffee Workshop & TastingYou'll learn to brew three iconic Vietnamese coffees using the traditional Phin filter, taste the differences between Bạc Xỉu, Cà Phê Muối, and Phin Con Panna, and try a reimagined Bánh Mì dessert. The workshop runs two to three hours with snacks and all equipment included, so you arrive with nothing but curiosity and leave knowing how to make these at home.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand Vietnamese coffee beyond ordering it—the hands-on format and small group size mean you'll actually learn the technique and taste the differences, not just sit and listen.
Ho Chi Minh City: Egg Coffee Workshop & Tasting ExperienceYou’ll whip up your own Vietnamese egg coffee in Ho Chi Minh City with help from a local guide, learning each step from brewing phin coffee to beating eggs into creamy foam. Taste raw blossom honey and snack on cocoa cashews while hearing stories about Saigon’s café culture. Expect laughter, sticky fingers, and a new respect for slow mornings.
2 to 5 hours (5)
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnamese Cooking Class & Market VisitYou pick three dishes from nine options, visit a local market with your instructor to buy ingredients, then cook them step-by-step with a chef's guidance. After cooking, you eat the meal you made with a complimentary drink and coffee. The class takes three to three and a half hours and runs at 9am or 2pm.Is it for me?Book this if you want to learn to cook Vietnamese food properly and eat it the same day, without arranging ingredients or figuring out recipes on your own — the market visit and chef's step-by-step guidance are what make that possible in a single morning or afternoon.
Saigon: Ben Thanh Market Tour & Vietnamese Cooking ClassYou’ll wander Saigon’s Ben Thanh Market with a local chef who knows every vendor, then get hands-on during a Vietnamese cooking class — rolling spring rolls, mixing spices, and sharing laughs over your own meal. With transport included and recipes to take home, this is more than just learning to cook; it’s tasting real Saigon life from the inside.
Vietnamese Coffee Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City: Brew & RoastA two-and-a-half-hour coffee workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City where you brew and taste two Lacàph coffee blends, witness small-batch roasting of the Phin Blend, and learn Vietnam's coffee culture through an in-house documentary series. The class includes snacks and treats paired with each coffee; minimum age is 15, and it's led by a live guide in English.Is it for me?This is a hands-on class, not a tour—you brew and taste the coffee yourself rather than watching a demonstration. It suits anyone curious about how Vietnamese coffee is made and wants to understand the culture behind it in a single afternoon, and it works for groups or solo travelers since the guide leads everyone through the same workshop together.
Vietnamese cooking class with Ben Thanh Market visitA half-day cooking class in Vietnam where you visit Ben Thanh Market with a chef, return to the kitchen to learn three traditional Vietnamese dishes, and eat lunch or dinner from what you've prepared. Morning and afternoon sessions include the market visit; evening does not. The class runs three hours and is taught in English or French, with children welcome from age 9.Is it for me?Start your day at the market to see where Vietnamese ingredients come from, then cook and eat what you've selected—same-day meals you'll confidently recreate at home.
Vietnam Cooking Class: Master Techniques at Ben Thanh MarketAn advanced cooking class in Vietnam held at Mai Home near Ben Thanh Market, where you start with a market visit (morning sessions only) to source ingredients with the chef, then return to the kitchen to master techniques across appetizers, mains and desserts before dining on the dishes you've prepared. Sessions run three hours in the morning, afternoon or evening; the morning and afternoon options include the market visit, while evening does not. You'll receive a recipe book, certificate and souvenir gift at the end.Is it for me?Most cooking classes in Vietnam are tourist-focused and end with a meal prepared by someone else; this one puts you in control of every step and puts the food you cooked in front of you at the table, so you leave knowing exactly how to make it again.
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Mekong Delta bike tour & cooking class from Ho Chi Minh CityA small-group cycling and cooking tour from Ho Chi Minh City into the Mekong Delta, where you ride through rice fields and fruit gardens, learn to make Vietnamese pancakes in a hands-on class, and eat the meal you've made. The tour includes hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, all entrance fees, a boat trip on the Mekong and Tien rivers, and a hand-rowed sampan ride through small canals. Children from age 1 are welcome, and dietary restrictions can be accommodated.Is it for me?Choose this if you want to cycle and cook hands-on in the Mekong Delta villages rather than watch from a boat, and prefer a small group that moves at a relaxed pace.
Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour: Cycling, Kayaking & Cooking ClassA two-day small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta with hotel pickup, cycling through villages, a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class, Mekong River cruise, kayaking, and overnight stay at a family homestay. The itinerary pairs morning activities—optional sunrise cycling, local market visits, kayaking through peaceful canals—with afternoon river exploration: boat rides, a sampan through small canals, visits to a bee farm and coconut candy factory, and fishing or farm work. All meals, transport, bicycles, kayaks and entrance fees are included.Is it for me?Choose this two-day trip if you want to cycle, cook, and kayak back-to-back without switching hotels—you'll stay in a family homestay and move as a tight group of max 12, so activities flow without dead time between locations.
Mekong Delta: Cai Be & Vinh Long Day Trip with Cooking ClassYou’ll ride boats through shaded canals near Cai Be, sample fresh chocolate at a family workshop, join locals for a hands-on cooking class (and lunch), then kayak or bike around peaceful villages—all with hotel pickup included. Expect laughter over language slips, sticky mango juice on your fingers, and moments of surprising calm along the Mekong Delta’s quieter routes.
Mekong Delta Day Trip: My Tho, Ben Tre & Cooking ClassYou’ll drift by boat through quiet canals near My Tho and Ben Tre, taste fresh honey on Unicorn Island, try making your own banh xeo pancake for lunch, and watch locals craft coconut candy by hand. This Mekong Delta day trip includes hotel pickup from Saigon, three different boats, and plenty of small moments you’ll remember long after you leave.
Mekong Delta: Cai Rang Floating Market, Cooking & Bike TourYou’ll float through early-morning chaos at Cai Rang market, snack on coconut candy fresh off the fire, try your hand at making Vietnamese pancakes, and pedal past waving kids on Ben Tre’s village roads—all with a local guide who knows every shortcut. It’s humid, lively, sometimes messy—and you’ll probably remember the taste of honey tea long after you’re home.
Mekong Delta: Cai Be Cooking Class, Kayak & Boat Day TripYou’ll swap city bustle for slow riverside rhythms on this Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City. Paddle narrow canals by kayak or sampan, taste fruit straight from orchards, join a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class with locals, and share lunch under mango trees before heading home with new stories—and maybe sticky fingers.
Ho Chi Minh: Farm-to-Table Cooking Class with Organic GardenYou’ll pick your own herbs straight from an organic garden outside Ho Chi Minh City before learning how to cook Vietnamese classics outdoors with a local chef guiding you through every step. Taste fresh fruit on the farm, master healthy techniques hands-on, then sit down together for lunch made by your own hands—muddy shoes optional.
Ho Chi Minh Cooking Class & Cu Chi Tunnels Day TourIf you want to get your hands dirty in a real Vietnamese kitchen and see history up close at Cu Chi Tunnels—all in one day—this tour’s got you covered. You’ll pick your own ingredients on a local farm, cook classic dishes with help from friendly guides, then step into Vietnam’s past underground.
Mekong Delta Can Tho Tour: Floating Market & Cooking ClassA two-day guided tour from Ho Chi Minh City into the Mekong Delta, based in Can Tho, with rowboat rides, visits to Vinh Trang Pagoda and Cai Rang Floating Market, a cooking class, and an overnight hotel stay. The guide speaks English, pickup is included from District 1 hotels, and meals are provided each day except dinner. Hotel options range from 3-star to 5-star, with surcharges during peak holiday periods.Is it for me?Book the overnight option if you want to see the floating market at its busiest (dawn) and have time to cook and cycle through the village—a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City would cut the market visit short and skip the cooking class entirely. Choose the 3-star or homestay if you want to keep costs down; upgrade to 4-star or 5-star if you prefer more comfort after a full day of boat rides and activities.
Ho Chi Minh City: Farm to Table Cooking Class & Organic HarvestYou harvest vegetables and herbs from an organic farm near Cu Chi, then cook four complete Vietnamese dishes under Chef Tan's guidance in a working kitchen. You eat what you make, take home recipes and a certificate, and return to your hotel with transport included—a full morning that turns cooking from something you watch into something you can repeat.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to actually cook, not just watch—and who have a free morning to spend an hour outside the city. The farm visit is what makes the cooking real; you're not learning techniques in a studio kitchen, you're learning them with the ingredients you picked an hour earlier.
Saigon Cooking Class: Farm Visit, Chef-Led Lunch & PickupYou’ll pick fresh ingredients from an organic Saigon farm before learning to cook four Vietnamese dishes with a local chef. Enjoy lunch together after your hands-on class, hear family stories from your guide, and take home recipes — plus hotel pickup makes it easy to join in.
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnamese Cooking Class & Wet Market TourYou visit Ho Chi Minh City's wet market early to see ingredients before the crowds, taste fresh fruit at an organic farm, then spend the morning cooking four Vietnamese dishes entirely by hand in a kitchen. Lunch is what you made. Hotel pickup, guide, all ingredients, and printed recipes are included, so you leave with both a full stomach and something you can actually cook again.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand Vietnamese food from the market stall to the plate without arranging transport, finding a kitchen, or sourcing ingredients yourself — the private pickup and all-inclusive format means you show up and cook.
Mekong Delta Cai Be: Cooking Class & Boat Tour with GuideStep into daily life on a Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City—taste coconut candy in Cai Be, join a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class with locals, kayak through quiet canals, and share lunch you helped prepare. You’ll catch glimpses of real river life—and maybe find yourself thinking back on these simple moments long after you’ve left.
Market to Table Cooking Class in Ho Chi Minh City: 4 DishesA market-to-table cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City combines a wet market visit, organic farm tour and hands-on instruction to make four dishes, with hotel pickup and a guide in English, French, German or Chinese. You pick ingredients at both stops, learn about Vietnamese produce and nutrition, and eat what you cook. The full day takes eight hours and includes lunch, coffee, tea, water and a certificate with recipes. Children from age 5 are welcome; vegetarian and dietary options are available with advance notice.Is it for me?Start at the market to see ingredients being sold, visit the farm where they grow, then cook and eat what you've sourced—a complete journey from soil to plate that reveals how Vietnamese food actually comes together.
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Mekong Delta Cai Be: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages Day Trip is the travelers' favorite, rated 4.96 out of 5 across 2,025 reviews.
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