The 14 Farm Cooking Classes in Hoi An That Earn Their Price

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

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

Spend about five hours with an English-speaking chef and guide at Cocolocal Farm. Tour a local market, sample tropical fruit, ride a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest, then cook dishes such as banh xeo, pho, papaya salad, and spring rolls.

“Food is so delicious and staff so friendly! We had 4 delicious meals and were rushing very well. Would recommend to everyone!”

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2.Full Experience Tour: Cooking Class & Basket Boat at Eco-Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · from $52

Meet the Hoang family near Tra Que Vegetable Village for welcome drinks, farm work, rice-paper making, a Vietnamese cooking class, cycling, a buffalo ride, and a bamboo basket boat trip. Guides such as Trang, Kun, and Sun help turn this six-hour outing into a personal look at rural life.

“The whole day was a lot of fun. Trang our guide/main hostess for the day was an absolute delight to spend time with. We took a ride in the basket boats, took a short ride on a water buffalo, toured the garden and did a bit of planting and Read more”

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3.Hoi An: Tra Que Herb Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 102 reviews · 2h 30m · from $28

Meet your English-speaking chef in Tra Que Herb Village, sip a welcome drink, and cook four local dishes such as Hoi An spring rolls and Vietnamese pancakes. Sophia, Thanh, or Trang may lead the class. Ingredients are supplied, the menu can change, and you eat everything you prepare.

“Really nice activity, we learnt to cook many Vietnamese dishes and had a really really nice time ! I recommand 100%”

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4.Hoi An Local Market and Vegetable Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $29

Join chef Hai and a small group of up to 12 for a half-day farm-to-table outing in Hoi An. Shop for ingredients at the local market, visit Tra Que Vegetable Village, enjoy a Cam Thanh cooking class, and learn traditional methods while preparing four Vietnamese dishes.

“Had the best time today! Went to the market first and bought a few items for our cooking class. Then we went on the basket boats. It’s soooo busy but great fun! The cooking class was fantastic and you definitely won’t leave hungry! A great day! And thanks to our guide Hai!”

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5.Hoi An: Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 3 hours · from $27

At Lemon Basil Cookery in Tra Que vegetable village, Min and the English-speaking kitchen team take you from farm tour to table. Pick herbs, learn family-style Vietnamese recipes, and prepare spring rolls, papaya salad, fish in clay pot, and bánh xèo in a small group of up to 10.

“It was such a fun experience to be introduced to the common dishes Vietnamese people have on a daily basis. Even learning how to eat some of them was quite eye-opening and being there and being introduced to the family who run the place felt so welcoming and heartwarming, almost like being invited to a home.”

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6.Hoi An countryside biking – Basket Boat – Vegetable village – Local home Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $58

Spend five hours cycling from Hoi An through Tra Que farming country and Cam Thanh fishing villages. You’ll try hands-on vegetable work, row a bamboo basket boat, and prepare white rice and rice pancakes with a local family. Hotel pickup, bikes, lunch, and an English-speaking guide are included.

“This is the best package ever ! You get everything : fresh air, exercise, a ride on the coconut boats and lastly experience the daily life of Hoi An villagers. The visit to the home of a local, where he warmly welcomed us, was the highlight of our tRead more”

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7.Hoi An : Vegetarian Cooking Class W Optional Coconut Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · 150 - 270 minutes · from $24Best value

Choose a cooking class at a local fishing village, or add a market visit and bamboo basket ride through Cam Thanh Coconut Village. An English-speaking chef, including Ms. Dim on some departures, guides you through a Vietnamese meal, followed by lunch or dinner with the family.

“Great fun! Excellent host, made delicious food I would highly recommend this tour!”

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8.Hoi An Eco Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 5h 30m · from $29

Spend about five and a half hours visiting a Hoi An market, paddling a round bamboo boat through Cam Thanh’s water coconut forest, and cooking four local dishes with an English-speaking chef. Guides such as Kieu and Trang have been praised for clear teaching and hands-on help.

“This was the best thing I’ve done in Vietnam so far! I love cooking and I had such a great time”

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9.Hoi An: Authentic Cooking class in organic Herb Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · from $41

Meet a local chef such as Ruby, Vi, or Suan, visit Hoi An’s market, cycle through rice fields, and cook traditional dishes at Tra Que Water Wheel restaurant. Expect about five hours, small-group instruction, fresh farm ingredients, and easy adjustments for vegetarian and pescatarian diets.

“Ruby and her family were amazing! Great atmosphere, beautiful scenery and delicious food. Highly recommend.”

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10.Hoi An: Evening Cooking Class with Locals in Herbs Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $27

Meet at Tra Que Rural Charm Cooking Class in Tra Que Herb Village and learn four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking chef. The class runs at 10:00, 15:00, or 18:00, with vegetarian and vegan menus available by request. Trang is especially attentive to food needs.

“We enjoyed the cooking class and would recommend going. Just a bit difficult to find exactly where it is.”

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11.Cooking Class in Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $38

Spend five hours moving from Hoi An market to Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village. Shop with an English-speaking guide, farm with local growers, enjoy a medicinal herb foot massage, then cook spring rolls, banh xeo, banana flower salad, and fish in clay pot with a local chef. Jessica may host some departures.

“A great experience with lovely people. We left our hotel by bike, to go to the market to do our shopping and then go to the village to cook. The welcome is great and the family we are with takes great care. We take the time to go to the vegetable garden too. The dishes are made one after the other. Nothing is rushed. Our chef who accompanies us is very kind. I highly recommend this activity with Jessica. It was great. We booked on Chinese New Year's Eve. The site should not have been open for reservations, despite everything they welcomed us and did everything to make our experience…”

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12.Experience Tra Que Cooking Class with Locals in Herb Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $26

Meet at Tra Que Rural Charm Cooking Class in Hoi An’s Tra Que Herb Village. Trang and the local chef guide you through four Vietnamese dishes using fresh herbs and vegetables, then you eat what you prepare. Choose a morning, afternoon, or evening class, with vegetarian and vegan menus available.

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13.Hoi An Countryside biking with basket boat and cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $63

You’ll pedal quiet roads from Hoi An through farms, duck villages, Tra Que herb gardens, shrimp ponds, and Cam Thanh’s water coconut forest. A private English or French-speaking guide leads the ride, basket-boat trip, crab catching, and five-dish lunch. Guides Tan and Kim An are noted for friendly French service.

“Excellent, the bike ride was very pleasant, our guide was very friendly, she spoke French very well. There is no difficulty in doing this bike ride even with children, I recommend this activity to get you away from the hustle and bustle of Hoi An”

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14.Hoi An: Fishing Village Tour And Cooking Class with Phở

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $31

Spend 4.5 to 6 hours with an English-speaking guide, visiting Hoi An’s market and Cam Thanh fishing village before a bamboo basket-boat ride and cooking class. Tony and Sam may host your day, with recipes for pho, banh xeo, spring rolls, and papaya salad to take home.

“Great pace and fun experience. Made delicious food that is possible to recreate at home with the recipes.”

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