Hoi An: Rice-Making, Cooking & Cultural Experience
Cam Thanh, Vietnam
Join a guided tour in Hoi An and learn how to make Vietnamese dishes. Visit a market, get a massage, make rice flour, cook dishes, and choose between a lantern-making workshop or a nipa forest paddle.
Highlights
- Visit a traditional market in Hoi An and shop for fresh ingredients
- Enjoy a 30-minute foot massage and a welcome drink before your class
- Learn how to make rice flour and traditional Vietnamese dishes with a local chef
- Savor your creations with a drink at a peaceful riverside restaurant
- Choose between a lantern-making workshop or a guided nipa forest paddle
Description
Begin your culinary adventure with a convenient pickup from your hotel in Hoi An. Head to the nearby Lê Market with your guide to shop for fresh ingredients for your traditional cooking class.
Upon arrival at the venue, enjoy a welcome drink and a relaxing 30-minute foot massage. Listen to a story about how Vietnamese people make rice flour using a quern and a clay oven to make Quang noodles, a popular local dish. Then, try your hand at grinding rice flour with a quern.
Learn to cook a variety of local dishes, including fried spring rolls, fried rice pancakes, water fern cakes, and Hoi an fried wontons, chicken pho, or cao lầu (a Hoian specialty). You can also make a papaya or mango salad with shrimp or beef.
After cooking the dishes, sit down to enjoy your freshly prepared meal with a drink at a beautiful, quiet restaurant by the river. Then, choose between a lantern making workshop or a guided nipa-forest paddling experience. Finally, be dropped off back at your hotel in Hoi An.
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Visit to Lê Market
- Welcome drink
- 30-minute foot massage
- Rice-flour making
- Cooking lesson
- Meal at riverside restaurant
- Choice of lantern making workshop or nipa-forest paddling experience
Excludes
- Other personal expenses not mentioned in the tour
- Tip for local driver & tour guide
- Pick up from hotel/place far from Hoi An centre (more than 5km)
Important Information
- Wear comfortable clothing suitable for cooking and boat ride (optional) Inform the guide of any food allergies in advance
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
