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Unique Lantern and Coffee Making Class in Hoi An

★ 5.0 (57)

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Unique Lantern and Coffee Making Class in Hoi An

Learn to brew Vietnamese coffee styles—from robust dark roasts to silky egg coffee and coconut variations—then craft your own silk lantern in this hands-on 3.5-hour class in Hoi An. You'll taste each technique before making it yourself, then take home a lantern you've decorated by hand. The studio is fully accessible, with snacks and drinks included.

Cooking Class Hoi An - Organic Garden - Farming Tour-Handicrafts

This 3–4 hour class in Caman village combines cooking instruction with a working organic farm visit. You'll prepare 3–4 traditional dishes alongside local cooks using vegetables and herbs picked that morning, then brew herbal remedies in the garden. The experience unfolds in a homestay-style space where you learn not just recipes but the reasoning behind Vietnamese flavour combinations, finishing with folk games and a participation certificate.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $46

Committed Non-Touristy Saigon Street Food Tour By Scooters/Car

★ 5.0 (56)

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Committed Non-Touristy Saigon Street Food Tour By Scooters/Car

Hop on a scooter or settle into a car for a four-hour crawl through Saigon's backstreet food scene. You'll hit eleven stops sampling everything from crab noodle soup and lemongrass beef to crispy bánh xèo at a century-old market locals actually frequent. This isn't a sanitised tourist loop—your guide takes you where real Saigonese eat, order, and gather. Dinner and snacks included.

Private Street Food Tour by Scooter with Hotel Pickup

Ride through Saigon's back lanes after dark on a private scooter to hunt down six signature street dishes cooked by vendors who've perfected their craft over decades. Your English-speaking guide navigates you to the spots locals actually eat, explaining the history and techniques behind each plate. Four hours, hotel pickup included, and the tour adapts to dietary needs—vegetarian, gluten-free, whatever works.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $71

Hanoi Michelin Star Food Tour Via Jeep, Vespa or Motorbike

★ 5.0 (55)

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Hanoi Michelin Star Food Tour Via Jeep, Vespa or Motorbike

Tear through Hanoi's back alleys on a restored Vespa, vintage motorbike, or Army Jeep, stopping at Michelin-recognised haunts and neighbourhood spots where locals actually eat. Over four and a half hours, you'll taste your way through the city's signature dishes—phở, bún chả, egg coffee—while your guide navigates you past colonial villas, market stalls, and the famous Train Street where you'll watch express trains barrel past metres from your table. It's transport, food, and street culture rolled into one ride.

Vietnam Flavour: Market-to-Table & The Art of Egg Coffee

A 4-hour Vietnamese cooking class that starts with a local market tour, then moves to the kitchen where you'll prepare three classic dishes under chef guidance. You'll master traditional techniques using fresh ingredients sourced that morning, then finish with a hands-on egg coffee session where you'll learn to brew and pour like a local. Small group sizes mean personal attention, and the menu flexes for vegetarian, halal, vegan, and allergy requirements.

HANOI CULTURAL DISCOVERY TOUR ( "5 in 1" 4 hours - Special Package!)

A four-hour guided exploration of Hanoi's Old Quarter combining cyclo rickshaw travel, street food sampling, and cultural dress experiences. Your English-speaking local guide navigates you through the atmospheric lanes of Vietnam's capital, stopping at three to four traditional eating spots for lunch or dinner. You'll dress in an áo dài and conical hat for photographs amongst the colonial architecture and bustling markets that define this neighbourhood. Water and transport are included; the pace suits most fitness levels.

Hue's Vegetarian Cooking Class in Ancient Garden

Learn to cook Hue's vegetarian specialities at An Nhien Garden, set within a 460-year-old family compound. Over three hours, you'll tour the ancestral Nguyen Mau home, wander through 50+ outdoor sculptures, then prepare dishes under the chef's direction before sitting down to a five-course meal. It's less about following recipes and more about understanding the culture and craft behind each plate.

Cooking class with market visit

Learn to cook Hanoian dishes through hands-on preparation in a local home, starting with a market visit to select ingredients alongside your instructor. This four-hour class moves beyond demonstration-style teaching to reveal the reasoning and techniques passed down through generations. You'll prepare a full meal, then sit down to eat what you've made in a quiet garden setting, giving real insight into how food connects to daily life in Hanoi.

Hanoi Tea Workshop: Specialty Fresh Lotus Tea from West Lake

Learn the craft of West Lake lotus tea in a two-hour workshop that moves beyond factory methods to reveal how artisans scent premium leaves with fresh blooms. You'll taste seasonal harvests, practise brewing techniques, and understand why this delicate process demands patience and skill. Held in Hanoi, the session includes traditional Vietnamese snacks and a guide to recreating the flavour at home.

Best Hanoi Food Tour 7 Different Food Tasting Visit Train Street

A three-hour food tour through Hanoi's Old Quarter that strings together seven distinct Vietnamese dishes at family-run restaurants, finishing at the famous Train Street for coffee or beer as trains rumble past. You'll navigate narrow lanes with a local English-speaking guide, sampling street food classics whilst absorbing the quarter's everyday rhythms and layered history. Private pickup available.

Hanoi Street Food Walking Tour

Walk through Hanoi's oldest quarters with a local guide who knows the vendor networks and hidden recipes. This 3-hour tour takes you down narrow lanes to sample dishes most visitors miss—fresh spring rolls, steamed parcels, fragrant broths—stopping to eat lunch and dinner at family-run stalls. You'll learn why each street has its specialty and what makes the city's food culture tick, with water and coffee included.

Top-rated Home Cooking Class with a River View AC Kitchen

Learn to cook Vietnamese classics in a family-run kitchen overlooking the river. This three-hour class pairs hands-on instruction from a seasoned cook with custom menus tailored to dietary needs. Work with quality ingredients in an air-conditioned space, then eat what you've prepared. Small groups keep the atmosphere relaxed and personal, perfect for picking up techniques you'll actually use at home.

Hanoi Egg Coffee & Coconut Coffee Making Class with Free Banh Mi

Learn to craft two iconic Vietnamese coffee preparations in a single hour: the silky egg coffee and coconut coffee. A local guide walks you through both drinks—revealing the techniques behind these beloved brews—while you enjoy a fresh banh mì breakfast. You'll leave with the know-how to recreate these café classics at home, plus insider tips on what makes each one tick.

Big Eats & Small Seats

Explore Saigon's street food culture on the back of a motorbike over four hours, stopping at neighbourhood vendors and hidden laneways. Start with green papaya salad in a local park, move through legendary pork noodle spots and crispy coconut rice cakes, then finish with a seafood spread featuring grilled prawns, scallops, clams, and whole crab. Your guide shares stories between tastings before you round out the evening with traditional Vietnamese dessert.

Hoi An Cheap Walking Food Tour

Navigate Hoi An's lantern-lit streets with a local guide who knows where the best food stalls hide. Over 2.5 hours, you'll taste six dishes across five stops—banh mi, cao lau, beef noodle soup, Vietnamese pancakes, grilled meat, and local coffee—building a picture of how the town eats. This isn't a museum tour pretending food is quaint; it's practical, affordable, and designed to fill you up properly.

Hanoi Motorbike Food Tours: Hanoi Motorbike Tours Led By Women

Explore Hanoi's back-street food scene on the back of a Honda scooter driven by a local woman. This eight-hour evening tour cuts through narrow laneways and busy avenues to uncover where Hanoians actually eat—tucked-away noodle stalls, hole-in-the-wall banh mi joints, and family-run pho shops. Every meal and drink is included, plus coffee and tea stops. You'll ride in comfort on premium bikes with quality safety gear, picking up from the Old Quarter or Opera House.

Uniquely Vietnamese Cocktails Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City

Learn to build cocktails around Vietnam's legendary coffee culture in this 90-minute workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City. You'll shake together drinks that marry robusta intensity with tropical fruit, aromatic spices, and spirits—moving beyond the traditional egg coffee into territory that tastes both rooted and inventive. Walk out with three recipes you'll actually make at home and a clearer sense of why Vietnamese bartenders treat coffee like bartenders treat bitters.

Ho Chi Minh City Street Eats Tour with Optional Spa and Massage

Spend four hours navigating Ho Chi Minh City's food stalls and neighbourhoods with a local guide, sampling dishes at multiple stops without overdoing it. You'll taste how residents actually eat—smaller helpings of many different specialities rather than full meals at each vendor. The tour picks up from central districts and includes transport and English-speaking guidance. Food costs roughly USD 10–15 per person and aren't included in the tour price, given how street vendors operate.

Ho Chi Minh City with Street Food Tour by Cyclo

Explore Ho Chi Minh City's colonial landmarks and street-food culture from the vantage of a cyclo, Vietnam's iconic three-wheeled taxi. This 3.5-hour tour pairs slow-paced sightseeing with tastings of southern Vietnamese specialities at neighbourhood stalls and markets. You'll visit the Opera House, City Hall and Central Post Office while stopping for lunch and snacks guided by a local who knows where the best eating happens.

Private Hanoi Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter

A three-hour guided walk through Hanoi's colonial-era quarter sampling street food and architectural landmarks. Start from St. Joseph's Cathedral and meander past the State Bank, Government guesthouse, and the iconic Sofitel Metropole, stopping at the Opera House and National Museum before finishing with Trang Tien's famous ice cream. Your English-speaking guide points out the layered history whilst you taste banh mi, beef pho, and local coffee.

3 hours – 3h 20mfrom AUD $40

Private Jeep Street Food Tour and Night Roof Top Bar

★ 5.0 (38)

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Vietnam

Private Jeep Street Food Tour and Night Roof Top Bar

Cruise Saigon's central districts by open-air Jeep at dusk, stopping at family-run street food stalls where vendors still remember their regular customers. You'll taste five dishes—from bánh mì to local specialties—then head to a riverside rooftop bar for a cocktail as the city lights reflect on the water. Four and a half hours of proper eating, not tourist theatre.

Perfume Workshop in Hanoi - Crafting Your Perfect Scent

Spend two hours in a Hanoi perfumer's studio learning to blend and bottle your own signature scent. Your guide, a practising artisan with over ten years' experience, walks you through fragrance composition using quality Vietnamese-sourced essences. You'll leave with a 10ml or 30ml bottle of the perfume you've created, plus the knowledge to understand how scent layering works.

Hoi An countryside biking - Basket Boat - Vegetable village - Local home Cooking

Cycle through Hoi An's rural fringe to Tra Que, where you'll learn vegetable cultivation from local farmers before rowing a woven basket boat through the fishing village. Finish at a farmhouse kitchen where you'll cook rice pancakes alongside your host's family and sit down to lunch made from what you've helped grow. Hotel pickup and return included; five hours total.

Hanoi Hidden Bites Premium Food Adventure by Tony Eats Hanoi

A three-hour small-group exploration of Hanoi's neighbourhood food scene with a local guide who knows the back alleys and family kitchens. Choose between sampling generational Vietnamese classics—the pho joints and bún chả vendors locals have eaten at for decades—or pursuing bolder, rarely-seen dishes that challenge the palate. You'll taste ten dishes across hidden spots, learn the rhythm of eating street-side, and pick up the stories woven through each neighbourhood's food culture.

Make Bun Cha/Pho & Witness the Flag Ceremony at Ba Dinh Square

Spend an evening cooking bun cha or pho alongside a local storyteller who unpacks the history and technique behind each ingredient, then head to Ba Dinh Square to watch the flag-lowering ceremony—a solemn military ritual that anchors Vietnamese national identity. Over four to five hours in Hanoi, you'll move from kitchen to square, pairing hands-on cooking with a rare glimpse of state pageantry. Includes a full meal of up to five dishes and complimentary specialty coffee.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $55

Cooking class for lunch start at 12:00-3:00pm cooking yourself

★ 5.0 (36)

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Cooking class for lunch start at 12:00-3:00pm cooking yourself

Pick from 38 Vietnamese dishes, then cook and eat your selections over three hours in a hands-on class. You'll shop the local market for ingredients with your instructor, learning to identify and select fresh produce the way locals do, before returning to the kitchen to prepare your chosen meal. The recipe book you take home lets you replicate these dishes back home. The flexible timing slots around your schedule, and the whole experience wraps up with lunch—food you've made yourself.

Hanoi Dusk Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Walk through Hanoi's old quarter at dusk with a food-focused guide, stopping at 8–9 neighbourhood spots for over 15 tastings. You'll eat at family-run kitchens and recognised restaurants, sampling everything from street-side specialities to refined dishes. The group stays small—maximum 8 people—so you're never jostling for space or attention. Four hours total, meeting at a central, easy-to-locate point.

Cook 4 Local Vietnamese Dishes In Pink-themed Class & Market Tour

Spend four hours in a District 1 kitchen learning to cook four Vietnamese dishes—three savoury courses plus dessert—from a chef who teaches with genuine warmth. You'll start at a local market to source ingredients, then return to your private cooking station where you prepare each dish entirely by hand. It's less about following recipes and more about understanding the stories behind regional flavours, herbs and sauces that define Vietnamese food.

Hoi An Bike-cycling-Fishing net-Rice Wine-Noodle-w carving-lunch

Pedal through Hoi An's river islands on a 5-hour circuit that connects you with working life along the waterway. You'll watch locals cast fishing nets from wooden boats, visit a family distilling rice wine using generations-old techniques, and learn to roll Mi Quang noodles by hand before eating what you've made. Cycling covers roughly 10–15 km at an unhurried pace, threading past the rhythms of daily village routines.

Hanoi Scooter Tours with Female/Male Riders Option

Weave through Hanoi's backstreets and neighbourhood laneways on the back of a scooter driven by a local rider—either female or male, depending on your preference. This four-hour route skips tourist zones entirely, stopping at modest family kitchens and street stalls to taste genuine north Vietnamese dishes: grilled pork vermicelli, crab spring rolls, banana blossom salad, egg coffee, and more. Your rider doubles as guide, sharing the neighbourhood's history and how locals actually eat. Small groups keep things intimate and flexible.

Female Riders Vespa Night Street Food + Train Street food 4 Hours

Female Vespa riders guide you through Hanoi's nocturnal food scene, whisking you between family-run stalls serving dishes most visitors miss. Over 4.5 hours, you'll taste bun cha, banh cuon, pho cuon, banh xeo and banh mi whilst weaving past the city's glowing shopfronts and bustling night markets. Stop at Train Street for local colour, sip egg coffee and beer hoi, and watch Hanoi's after-dark rhythms unfold from the seat of a vintage scooter.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls Cooking Class

Learn to make crispy fried spring rolls, one of Vietnam's most beloved street foods, in a hands-on two-hour class. You'll master the technique of rolling rice paper, mix fresh local fillings, and fry them to golden perfection whilst understanding how Vietnamese cooks layer flavour and texture into everyday dishes. Work in a relaxed, family-oriented kitchen, then sit down to eat what you've made, leaving with a foolproof recipe you can recreate at home.

Hoi An Countryside Discovery Tour By Motorbike - Local food

This four-hour motorbike tour ventures into the villages surrounding Hoi An, stopping at working craft spaces and farms that feed the town's restaurants. You'll ride pillion with a local driver through Cam Kim's woodworking quarter, watch mat weavers at their looms, learn rice-paper folding by hand, and explore the organic vegetable plots of Tra Que before finishing with a home-cooked meal. It's a practical look at how Hoi An actually functions beyond the old town.

Saigon After Dark Foodie Tour by Army Open Air Jeep 4 Hours

Cruise through Ho Chi Minh City's nocturnal streets aboard an open-air jeep, discovering how Saigon transforms after sunset. Over four hours, you'll navigate past illuminated colonial landmarks—the Opera House, Central Post Office, and Nguyen Hue Walking Street—before dining at a neighbourhood restaurant. The jeep format lets you absorb the city's architecture and energy without feeling locked away, while a local guide explains what you're seeing. Finish with rooftop views across the glowing skyline.

Hoi An Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie - Private Tour

Walk through Hoi An's evening street-food scene with a local guide who knows where vendors set up and what's worth eating. Over three hours, you'll taste your way through the town's best casual bites—bánh mì, bánh hoai, fresh spring rolls—while learning how to navigate street food stalls like a resident. The tour pairs tastings with glimpses of everyday Hoi An away from the main tourist drag, building your confidence to explore Vietnam's street-food culture independently.

Private cooking class and rural market visit with chef

Learn to cook Vietnamese dishes from scratch in a four-hour session led by chef Rose. You'll start at a local market to select fresh ingredients, then return to the kitchen to prepare multiple courses at your own station under professional guidance. This hands-on class reveals how Vietnamese cooking balances flavour, health, and tradition—skills Rose has refined through years working alongside established chefs. Lunch or dinner and soft drinks included.

Hanoi Private Walking Street Food Tour with Train Street Visit

A 4-hour private walking tour through Hanoi's Old Quarter that traces the city's food culture through family-run restaurants and street stalls tucked into narrow lanes. You'll taste seven signature dishes—from phở to bún chả to egg coffee—alongside a visit to the famous Train Street, where commuter trains pass metres from cafes and shopfronts. Your guide shares stories of each dish's origins and neighbourhood history, steering you toward corners locals actually frequent rather than tourist traps. Morning or afternoon departures available.

4 hours – 4h 30mfrom AUD $69

Vietnam Coffee Journey - Make extraordinary tasty coffee yourself

★ 5.0 (31)

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Vietnam Coffee Journey - Make extraordinary tasty coffee yourself

Learn to brew Vietnamese coffee like a local in this hands-on 2.5-hour session. Taste six distinct regional styles—from bold black coffee to egg coffee and sweetened condensed milk varieties—whilst discovering how each drink reflects Vietnam's history and regional character. Work with a traditional phin dripper to master brewing techniques you'll replicate at home, guided by an experienced barista. A snack and all tasting samples included.

Hoi An Ancient Town Walk and Taste Local Flavors

Walk through Hoi An's layered past with a local guide who reads the town like a text—pointing out architectural details and the neighbourhoods' evolution while you stop at modest family kitchens for proper meals. Over three to four hours, you'll taste Cao lầu, Bánh mì, Mì Quảng and chè xí mà between visits to the town's defining buildings and laneways. Small groups mean the pace stays unhurried, your questions get answered, and you're not herded through but genuinely welcomed into how Hoi An works.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $55

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