HOI AN COOKING CLASSES

The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Hoi An

88 classes  ·  from $13 a head

Market, round bamboo boat, herb garden, wok: Hoi An built a whole morning out of it. These 15 differ on how much boat there is, and on whether the vegetarian version is a real menu or a substitution.

Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Cam Thanh basket boats and nipa palm waterways
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

1.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28Our pick

Spend 4.5 hours moving from Hoi An’s market to the Cam Thanh nipa palm forest, where you’ll ride a round basket boat, try net fishing, and cook four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Hai and Ly/LyLy lead the class, with hotel pickup, drinks, recipes, and a generous meal included.

“Li was an amazing host throughout the session. We never felt rushed, and the whole experience was both fascinating and fun. The basket boat ride was truly unique—an absolute must-try! Visiting the local market where residents shop was another highlight of the day. We made four incredibly tasty dishes (couldn’t even finish them all 😄). Highly recommended!”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - The two-hour cooking session
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

2.Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,386 reviews · from $28

Spend about four hours exploring Hoi An’s market, riding a bamboo basket boat through nipa canals, trying crab fishing, and cooking dishes such as spring rolls, papaya salad, chicken noodles, and Cao Lau. Guides including Ag, An, Tam, and Suzy may lead the day. Pickup is offered, with some departures meeting at Bebe Tailor.

“The market visit was interesting to learn about several ingredients in traditional Hoian dishes. The Coconut Boat tour was fun, and so was the cooking class. As far as how the meal we cooked turned out…it was AWESOME! I’d like to take the credit, but the guide and teacher, Mr. An, deserves the credit.”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - From market stalls to the coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

3.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,208 reviews · from $17Best value

Start with a guided Hoi An market visit, then paddle through a water coconut forest in a bamboo basket boat before cooking four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy lead the hands-on class, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly adjustments available.

“Excellent. Cooked 4 different dishes & very glad I skipped lunch tasting it all. Tried different things”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour - Starting at the local market
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Hoi An: Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour

4.Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,444 reviews · 4h 30m · from $30

Spend 4.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Lily, Hami, Rose, or Henry, visiting a local market, riding a coracle through Cam Thanh’s coconut palms, making a lantern, and cooking Hoi An dishes including Cao Lau. Hotel pickup, ingredients, lunch, transport, and your lantern are included.

“Everything was great the cooking class even better the food was really good our guide Lily was always willing to help and guide us in all the cooking, building the lantern and going to the market I really liked it :)”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Cam Thanh and the Bay Mau nipa palm forest
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

5.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

Spend about 4.5 hours with an English-speaking chef such as Tram or Sonny, shopping at a local market, rowing through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, catching crabs, and cooking Vietnamese dishes. Hotel pickup in Hoi An, lunch or dinner, recipes, safety gear, and return transport are included.

“Tram is an amazing chef and instructor. The food we prepared was delicious. I certainly enjoyed the whole experience including shopping in the market for fresh ingredients as well as the coconut boat experience”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut - Hotel pickup keeps the half-day simple
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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

6.Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 802 reviews · 3 hours · from $19

You’ll ride a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau nipa forest with a local rower, try catching crabs, and watch playful boat skills before cooking Vietnamese dishes with instructors such as Thuy, Li, or Le. The $19 tour includes transport, entrance, an English-speaking guide, and a generous meal.

“The banana boat ride was and the cooking class was amazing, the food we made was so good! Our chef guide Thuy was so good, she made our class astounding!”

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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - Two Hours Cooking Vietnamese Food
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

7.Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · from $29

Start with a hotel pickup and a guided visit to Hoi An’s local market, then fish and paddle through the Bay Mau coconut forest in a traditional basket boat. At the family-run restaurant, a chef teaches you to prepare Vietnamese dishes before you eat what you made. Mr. Tran has guided some departures.

“Really good experience from the local market to eating what we prepared ! Only weird point was the basket boat where we tried to fish but others (asiats) toutists were just there to sing and party… a bit strange but ok !”

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Hoi An: Bay Mau Eco Cooking Tour - Starting with a Hoi An market visit
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Hoi An: Bay Mau Eco Cooking Tour

8.Bay Mau Eco Cooking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 409 reviews · from $35

This 4-hour-40-minute private tour pairs a local-market visit with rice pounding, rice-milk grinding, rice-paper making, a basket-boat ride, and a Vietnamese cooking class in Cam Thanh. Guides such as Trang, Ly, Phu, and Huong have led the experience. Hotel pickup, lunch or dinner, water, and transport are included.

“Great little day trip. Trang was super friendly and knowledgable and ensured we were given just the right amount of support throughout the class. The only drawback was our driver on the coconut boats. He kept trying to pressure us into Read more”

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Hoi An: Traditional Cooking Class & meal with Local Family - Choosing between Cam Thanh and Tra Que
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Hoi An: Traditional Cooking Class & meal with Local Family

9.Traditional Cooking Class & meal with Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 396 reviews · 150 - 210 minutes · from $23

Join a daytime class in Cam Thanh Village or an evening class at Tra Que Herbs Garden. Your English-speaking chef, including instructors such as Ha, Han, Nhung, or Hung, guides you through four Vietnamese dishes, then serves the food you prepare. Expect a friendly small-group setting, recipes to take home, and a generous meal.

“Nhung was an amazing host. We had an awesome experience at the cooking class last night. Nhung was very informative and we feel as if we got an authentic experience. The food was incredible and I found myself craving more the next day. We also received the recipes to take home. A great experience, don’t hesitate booking!”

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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour - Starting with Hoi An Market
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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

10.Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 391 reviews · from $41

Spend four hours combining Hoi An’s market, a Thu Bon River cruise, Bay Mau coconut forest, basket boats, a buffalo-cart ride, foot soak, massage, and a hands-on cooking class. Guides such as Hung, Nhu, and Bé lead the day. You prepare four Vietnamese dishes, with vegetarian meals available.

“Great start to the tour with the walk through the market and the boat trip and the fun busker boat ride, the food was great but the cooking class itself felt rushed and a lot was done for you or by one person in the group.”

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Cooking with Jolie in Hoi An - The market visit is the most useful first lesson
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Cooking with Jolie in Hoi An

11.Cooking with Jolie in Hoi An

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 329 reviews · from $55

Join Rosie, Hannah, Hanna, Thuyen, or another Jolie cooking instructor for a five-hour Hoi An food experience. Visit a local market and, on some schedules, Tra Que vegetable village, stop for Vietnamese coffee, then prepare four traditional dishes in a family home. Vegetarian cooking is available, and lunch, water, tea, and coffee are included.

“We had the best time cooking with Rosie on this tour!! We started out with the morning market, where we learned about local produce and customs, went for a coffee, and then made 4 delicious dishes. Cannot recommend this enough! Rosie is so sweet and a great teacher. This will be a highlight of your trip for sure.”

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Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation - Choosing Hoi An or Da Nang
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Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation

12.Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 297 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $22

Choose a cooking-only class in Hoi An or Da Nang and prepare four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking instructor such as Lily, Jane, Quan, or Ai. Hoi An classes take place near Cam Thanh Coconut Village, while Da Nang classes use a kitchen on Đoàn Khuê Street. Hotel pickup, a bottle of water, and recipes are included.

“Great class, amazing teacher. We had a lovely time”

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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option - The market visit: useful, especially in the morning
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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

13.Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 292 reviews · 3 hours - 330 minutes · from $25

You’ll learn to make four Vietnamese dishes in an open-air kitchen inside the Bay Mau coconut forest. Your English-speaking chef, such as Trang, Mo, Kieu, or Hon, demonstrates rice-paper and rice-milk techniques before you cook and eat. Add the market visit and basket boat ride for a fuller half-day outing, with hotel pickup available on selected options.

“It was very fun and informative. We could learn a lot and got a lot of insights!”

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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class - Riding a round bamboo boat through Cam Thanh
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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

14.Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 253 reviews · 150 minutes - 5 hours · from $18

Choose a cooking class alone or add a guided Hoi An market visit and 20-minute basket boat ride. Full-tour options include hotel pickup from Hoi An or Da Nang. Guides such as Vy, Flower, Jennifer, and Li lead you through local produce, Vietnamese recipes, and a generous meal you prepare yourself.

“Excellent cooking class! Guide was so lovely and explained everything. We were collected and dropped door to door. We made SO much good food (4 dishes) and the coconut boats were a great experience.”

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Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat - Starting at the market with local ingredients
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Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat

15.Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 231 reviews · from $29

Spend about five hours exploring a local market, tasting tropical fruit, riding a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest, and cooking dishes such as Banh Xeo, Pho, papaya salad, and spring rolls at Cocolocal Farm. Small groups, hotel pickup, and an English-speaking chef make this a relaxed Hoi An experience.

“Was such an amazing experience. Must do in Hoi An!!! Food was delicious and was such a good way to learn about the culture. Would do again!”

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