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Work through Vietnamese home cooking in a local family's kitchen in Da Nang over two and a half hours. You'll prepare traditional dishes alongside your host, learning recipes that have shaped their everyday table for decades. Small groups mean genuine interaction and tailored tips rather than assembly-line instruction. Everything—ingredients, equipment, and the meal itself—is included.
A four-hour food tour through Ho Chi Minh City's backstreet neighbourhoods, hitting seven to eight dishes at locally-run spots that don't advertise online. Your guide navigates the city's quieter districts, taking you beyond the usual tourist circuits to places where Vietnamese locals actually eat. Expect bottled water, a self-guided city tour pass, and edited photos sent afterward.
Explore Ho Chi Minh City's street food scene by scooter, navigating local neighbourhoods to sample authentic dishes at casual roadside stalls. Tours range from 2–4 hours depending on your appetite and budget. Choose between a quick Rush Saigon circuit (scooter only), or food-focused options featuring banh mi, banh xeo, broken rice, and sugarcane juice. Ride behind a local guide or in traditional áo dài for an immersive introduction to how Saigonese actually eat.
Spend two and a half hours in Da Sy, a centuries-old blacksmithing village outside Hanoi, learning to forge your own knife under the guidance of Vietnam's sole officially recognised female master bladesmith. You'll design, hammer, shape and sharpen a functional blade using traditional techniques passed down through generations, then take home a one-of-a-kind knife you've made yourself. This is a working craft preserved by someone who's spent 44 years perfecting it.
Learn to cook authentic Vietnamese dishes at Mai Home in Hoi An, where you'll start with a market tour through Tra Que village before returning to the riverside restaurant kitchen. Over six hours, you'll handle fresh local herbs, vegetables, seafood and meat to prepare lunch using the restaurant's own recipes, working alongside an English-speaking instructor in a garden setting overlooking the Co Co river.
Learn the craft of Vietnamese coffee in a heritage Hanoi café, where you'll spend two hours exploring five distinct brewing styles. Handle beans at different roast levels, discover how coffee arrived in Vietnam and became embedded in local culture, then brew and taste five drinks yourself—each paired with light snacks. A hands-on introduction to what makes Hanoi's coffee scene distinct from the rest of the world.
Explore Saigon's backstreets and food stalls by motorbike with a local guide steering while you soak in the sights. This 4-hour tour bypasses the tourist drag and heads into working-class neighbourhoods across districts 3, 5, and 10, plus the warren of Chinatown. You'll taste nine dishes and drinks—from bánh mì to grilled banana—at hole-in-the-wall vendors where locals actually eat. The operator runs the top-rated motorbike outfit in Ho Chi Minh City with over 15,000 customer reviews.
Spend five hours cooking Vietnamese country food in Hoi An's countryside with Chef Kien Nguyen. You'll start at a bustling local market to source ingredients directly from vendors, then head to a rural kitchen where you'll prepare and eat lunch together. A basket boat ride through the water coconut forest rounds out the experience, giving you both kitchen skills and a genuine taste of village life beyond the tourist centre.
Start in Da Nang's vegetable gardens where farmers grow what you'll cook, then browse a bustling neighbourhood market to select ingredients yourself. You'll taste locally roasted Vietnamese coffee before heading to a home kitchen where a local cook walks you through preparing traditional dishes from scratch. Four and a half hours, small groups, everything provided—you leave with skills and a meal you've made.
Learn to cook five signature Hanoi dishes in 3.5 hours at a cooking school in the Old Quarter. Start with a market tour through the city's largest market to source ingredients, then return to the kitchen to prepare authentic Vietnamese meals from scratch. You'll master techniques for crafting everything from bánh xèo to traditional accompaniments, taste what you've made, and leave with a recipe booklet and certificate. Suited to complete beginners and experienced cooks alike.
Spend three hours eating your way through Hue's back streets with a local guide who knows where residents actually eat. You'll visit family-run kitchens and hole-in-the-wall spots, tasting regional specialties whilst learning how dishes come together and what keeps these businesses ticking. Water, green tea, and a local beer included. Skip the tourist zones and eat where locals do.
This 4.5-hour Hanoi cooking class centres on a peaceful garden compound where you'll cook four authentic Vietnamese dishes from scratch under your host's guidance. You'll harvest herbs and tropical fruit, visit three bustling neighbourhood markets, taste street food, and explore a family worship hall. The experience includes homemade desserts, herbal drinks, and rice wine, plus cyclo transport throughout.
Learn to brew and top Vietnam's signature egg coffee in a relaxed one-hour session with a local instructor. You'll whisk the frothy egg mixture, pour your own brew, and adjust sweetness to taste, finishing with a spring roll and fresh cup. Small group sizes mean genuine interaction and hands-on guidance rather than passive observation. The instructor shares which beans are worth taking home and explains why this drink matters to Vietnamese coffee culture.
Pedal out from Hoi An's bustling centre into quiet countryside, stopping at Tra Que's working vegetable plots to get hands dirty planting and harvesting. Ride past rice paddies, browse a local market, then cook lunch with farm-fresh ingredients in a small group of no more than ten. You'll also paddle a traditional basket boat and pick up some Vietnamese along the way. Four hours total.
Tear through Ho Chi Minh City's backstreet food stalls on the back of a motorbike, stopping for 12 tastings across four hours. Your guide navigates you through neighbourhoods locals eat in—slurping noodles at dawn-shift vendors, biting into crispy spring rolls still hot from the wok, chasing bánh mì with cold beer, finishing on fresh oysters and creamy flan. No tourist traps, no rehearsed patter. Just the real Saigon breakfast-to-dinner circuit, fuel included.
This five-hour experience pairs a guided cyclo ride through back-street markets with a hands-on cooking class in Vietnam. You'll hunt for ingredients alongside locals in narrow laneways, learning which stalls stock the freshest produce, then prepare and eat a full meal under a professional chef's guidance. It's market-to-table cooking with the grit of real-world sourcing built in.
Explore Hoi An's culinary scene on a guided evening tour through the Old Town's backstreets, stopping at neighbourhood food stalls and local restaurants favoured by residents. Over three to four hours, you'll taste multiple dishes and drinks whilst learning the stories behind Hoi An's most distinctive flavours. A private tour with hotel pickup, local English-speaking guide, and all food included.
Roll up your sleeves in a Hanoi home kitchen to master banh mi and egg coffee from scratch. Over four hours, you'll knead baguette dough, pickle vegetables, and brew coffee using traditional methods alongside your local host. This intimate class goes beyond recipes—your instructor shares the cultural weight of these dishes whilst you work through every step hands-on. Walk away with skills to recreate authentic Vietnamese flavours at home and a deeper understanding of what makes these street-food staples so integral to Hanoi life.
This three-hour walking tour guides you through Hội An's backstreet food scene with a local guide. You'll taste regional specialities at market stalls and working kitchens—water-fern cakes, hand-folded white rose dumplings, rice pancakes, Cao Lầu noodles, and grilled pork—before finishing with herbal tea. Dinner and all tastings are included, leaving your evening free to wander the old town independently.
Ride through Saigon's night streets by scooter, stopping at rooftop bars, street food vendors, and craft beer pubs. This four-hour tour pairs local brews with Vietnamese dishes—sprouting eggs, fried beef tendon, and seasonal market finds. Your guide navigates you between sunset views, the city's flower market, and independent breweries, finishing with tastings of house-made beers with stories behind every glass.
Taste your way across Hồ Chí Minh City on the back of a motorbike, stopping at local haunts for authentic Vietnamese street eats. This four-hour guided run hits the spots where locals actually eat—banh mi vendors, pho stalls, banh hoai joints—paired with local drinks at each station. Your English-speaking rider knows the best holes-in-the-wall and navigates you between them, so you focus on eating.
Learn to brew six Vietnamese coffee styles in a two-hour workshop with a local barista in central Hanoi. You'll master the traditional phin filter, prepare the creamy egg coffee, and discover trending variations like salt and coconut versions. Small groups (max eight) means hands-on guidance as you brew and taste each style, walk away with recipes, and pick up insider tips on Hanoi's best cafés and food spots.
Taste your way through Hoi An's vegan food culture on this 2.5-hour walking tour that pairs local dishes with the stories behind them. Start at the town's oldest bakery watching bánh mì production, then move through bustling markets and centuries-old streets sampling everything from white roses to cao lau noodles. Each stop reveals how plant-based traditions shaped this UNESCO town's culinary identity and longevity.
Explore Hanoi's nocturnal food scene by Vespa, riding through narrow lanes to street stalls and tucked-away eateries. This 4.5-hour evening tour takes you from the Old Quarter or Opera House, stopping at four dining spots where your guide reveals the stories behind each dish and the traditions that shaped them. You'll taste proper street food—the kind locals queue for after dark—paired with coffee, tea, and beverages. A driver handles the bike while you soak in the neon-lit chaos and relative quiet of Hanoi after sunset.
A four-hour guided ramble through Hoi An's street food scene, stopping at ten local spots to taste dishes most visitors miss. Your guide—someone who knows the town inside out—shares stories about what you're eating and why it matters to the community. You'll finish at a neighbourhood restaurant where you can decompress over a cold drink and swap notes with fellow travellers.
Hop on a scooter for a four-hour spin through Saigon's vegetarian food scene and neighbourhood culture. You'll taste crispy spring rolls and noodle dishes, cut through the flower market's chaos, wander Chinatown and its temples, sip tea at a local café, cruise past a floating market, then finish with mushroom hotpot in District 4. The ride itself is the point—weaving through local life rather than ticking off postcards.
Ride through Hanoi's Old Quarter on a comfortable motorbike, stopping at neighbourhood food stalls and casual eateries that locals favour. Over four hours, you'll taste five dishes, a drink, and dessert—everything from the legendary bun cha to lesser-known snail soup joints and mango jelly. Your English-speaking driver navigates the traffic while you focus on eating, finishing at the atmospheric Train Street Cafe.
A private 2–3 hour food tour through Hanoi's Old Quarter led by a local guide who knows where the city eats best. You'll stop at working street stalls and hole-in-the-wall spots to taste dishes that define the city: bánh mì, phở, egg coffee, and regional specialities most visitors never find. Your guide explains the stories behind each dish and the rhythms of neighbourhood life, turning lunch into a window onto how Hanoi actually lives.
Navigate Hanoi's chaotic streets by motorbike with a local guide, weaving through the everyday rhythms of Vietnam's capital. This four-hour tour combines scooter exploration of key landmarks—including the atmospheric Train Street—with a walking food crawl through the Old Quarter. Stop for street snacks, egg coffee, and cold beer as you experience how locals actually move around the city. Hotel pickup and drop-off included within the Old Quarter.
A four-hour evening motorbike tour through Saigon's back streets and night markets, stopping at nine authentic food stalls run by vendors known for quality and cleanliness. Your English-speaking local guide navigates you past the tourist zones to dishes eaten by Saigonese themselves—banh mi variants, pho bowls, bánh hoài, fresh spring rolls, whatever's cooking that night. Hotel pickup and drop-off included from central districts.
Spend five hours learning to cook Vietnamese dishes by sourcing ingredients yourself at Hoi An's market, then head to Tra Que Organic Farm where you'll work alongside a local farmer before returning to the kitchen for a hands-on two-hour class. You'll prepare papaya salad, spring rolls, Vietnamese pancakes, fish clay pot and other regional specialities, then eat what you've made. Morning and afternoon sessions available with private transport and an English-speaking chef guiding you throughout.
This three-hour food tour through Hoi An's back alleys introduces you to 12+ dishes at neighbourhood establishments where locals actually eat. Your guide reveals how each plate connects to the town's history as a Southeast Asian trading hub and its distinctive culinary traditions. Groups stay small—maximum six people—so you'll move at a conversational pace rather than as a herded crowd. Water and snacks come included; you'll leave fuller and with a clearer sense of what shaped Hoi An's food culture.
Walk through Hanoi's Old Quarter with a local guide to discover four hidden cafes that shaped Vietnam's coffee culture. Over two hours, you'll taste French-colonial–influenced brews, egg coffee (born in this very neighbourhood), and distinctive local variations like coconut and salt coffee. Your guide unpacks the history behind each cup—how coffee arrived, why Hanoi made it its own, and what locals actually drink when tourists aren't watching.
Spend four hours eating your way through District 3's working-class neighbourhoods on the back of a motorbike, stopping at stalls and hole-in-the-wall joints where locals actually eat. Your guide navigates you past the tourist zones into Saigon's food culture—the real stuff—and along the way shares stories about the historic Nguyen Thien Thuat apartments and the city's layered past. You'll taste, ask questions, and adjust the route based on what interests you most.
A small-group morning food walk through central Hanoi's bustling street kitchens and neighbourhood spots, capped with a hands-on coffee brewing lesson. Led by a local guide fluent in the city's food culture, you'll taste your way through the Old Quarter while watching Hanoi wake up. The four-and-a-half-hour experience caps at four people, so expect genuine interaction over rushed logistics. Includes drinks, snacks, water, and air-conditioned transport between stops.
A 3–4 hour guided exploration of Hanoi's street food scene beyond the tourist drag. Your guide navigates backstreet stalls and local markets, stopping to eat proper meals while unpacking the history and technique behind each dish. Dietary requirements—vegetarian, gluten-free, or standard—are accommodated with advance notice, so you eat what suits you, not what's convenient.
Spend five hours exploring Hanoi's craft beer scene beyond the Old Quarter with a knowledgeable guide. Visit independent breweries tucked into quieter neighbourhoods, sample curated beer flights at each venue, and learn how craft brewing differs from mass production. Food pairings—both Vietnamese and Western—complement the tastings. This is an insider's look at what Hanoi's beer makers are actually brewing, not a generic bar crawl.
Spend 3.5 hours threading through Hanoi's Old Quarter backstreets to eat what locals actually eat. This tour bypasses the standard food-tour circuit, stopping at tucked-away stalls and family-run vendors selling obscure street snacks and proper dinner fare. Along the way you'll learn how these neighbourhood food spots came to life and what they mean to Hanoi's culinary identity.
Walk through Da Nang's street food scene with a local guide who knows where residents actually eat. Over 3.5 hours, you'll stop at four established food stalls and a drink vendor, sampling dishes that have been served for years. Choose between a mid-morning session (10:30am–1pm) or an early evening one (5:30pm–8:30pm). Your guide handles the ordering and shares the backstories of each spot.
Spend three hours navigating Hanoi's laneways with a guide who's spent over a decade living here. You'll stop at neighbourhood spots to taste five to eight dishes and sample local drinks, moving through the city's food culture rather than its monuments. Anna handles recommendations, stories, and logistics—you handle the eating. Bottled water, coffee, tea, and dinner included.