Hoi An Cooking Class: Market Tour and Basket Boat
You cook four dishes, then float through a coconut forest in a woven boat.
A hands-on cooking class at Cocolocal Farm in Hoi An where you prepare Banh Xeo, Pho, spring rolls and papaya salad in a garden setting beside shrimp ponds, then tour the local market for fresh ingredients and take a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest. The class runs five hours with pickup from your hotel, an English-speaking guide and chef, and groups capped at ten people. Children from age one are welcome.
What’s included
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel.
- market tour with an English-speaking guide.
- all cooking instruction and ingredients for four dishes plus homemade dessert.
- basket boat ride through Bay Mau coconut forest.
- welcome drink in the garden.
- bottled water.
- air-conditioned vehicle.
- all fees and taxes.
Times
- Every day 08:30 13:30
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The experience
Cocolocal Farm sits in Cam Thanh countryside outside Hoi An, ringed by shrimp ponds and coconut palms. The morning or afternoon class starts with a welcome drink in the garden, then moves into the kitchen where you learn to make green papaya salad with shrimp and pork, Vietnamese fried spring rolls, beef or chicken pho, and banh xeo: the crispy turmeric pancake filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts. Each dish gets hands-on instruction from the chef. You handle the knife work, the pan, the assembly. A homemade dessert rounds out what you've made.
Before cooking, you walk through the local market with your guide to see how Vietnamese cooks shop for spices, fresh herbs, tropical fruits and the ingredients you'll use in class. The market opens early and fills fast, so timing matters. Your guide knows which vendors have what and how to move through the crowd. After the market, you return to the farm for the cooking session and eat what you've prepared at a riverside table.
The basket boat ride through Bay Mau coconut forest comes after lunch. You sit in a round woven boat (the kind locals use to navigate the narrow waterways), and glide through the forest canopy. The boat is low and stable. The water is calm. This is not a long excursion. It's a short, quiet passage through the trees that breaks up the day and gives you a different angle on the countryside. Pickup and drop-off at your hotel are included, as is bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle for transport between the farm and the market.
Is this one for you?Book this class on a morning or afternoon when you want to step away from the tourist center of Hoi An and spend time with the ingredients and techniques that define Vietnamese cooking. The market tour and basket boat turn a cooking lesson into a full countryside immersion, and the small group size means the chef can watch your knife work and adjust your technique.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Vietnamese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (1 to 3 years): free.
What dishes do I actually cook at Cocolocal Farm?
You prepare green papaya salad with shrimp and pork, Vietnamese fried spring rolls, beef or chicken pho, and banh xeo (a crispy turmeric pancake with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts) plus a homemade dessert. Each one you make from scratch under the chef's instruction.
How does the market tour work?
Your guide takes you through the local market before the cooking class to show you where Vietnamese cooks source spices, fresh herbs, tropical fruits and the ingredients you'll use. You see how locals shop and what's in season, then return to the farm to cook.
What is the basket boat ride like?
The basket boat is a round woven vessel that locals use to navigate the narrow waterways of Bay Mau coconut forest. You sit low in the boat and glide through the forest canopy on calm water. A short, quiet passage that gives you a different view of the countryside.
What's included in the price?
Pickup and drop-off at your hotel, the market tour, all cooking instruction and ingredients, the basket boat ride through the coconut forest, a welcome drink in the garden, bottled water, and an air-conditioned vehicle are all included. An English-speaking guide and chef lead the class.
How many people are in each class?
Groups are capped at ten people per class, so you get personal attention from the chef and guide without the crowd.
Hoi An Cooking Class: Market Tour and Basket Boat
5h · EN +1 · at your hotel
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