12 Market Tour Cooking Classes in Hoi An to Book First

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

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

Spend 4.5 hours around Hoi An’s Cam Thanh coconut-palm waterways and local market. Guides such as Hai, Ly, Lily, and Phuong lead you through ingredient shopping, basket-boat riding, net fishing, and a hands-on class where you prepare four Vietnamese dishes and receive recipes.

“Absolutely great value for money, our host and chef was fantastic, he was very friendly, funny, and informative. very clean and professional kitchen. Coconut boats were a hoot. Great fun and learnt a lot.”

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

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

Meet guides such as An, Tam, or Michael for a four-hour Hoi An food experience. Shop for ingredients at the local market, ride a bamboo basket boat through the nipa waterways, try crab fishing, then cook and eat several Vietnamese dishes in a small group.

“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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3.Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Ivegan shop, visit a Hoi An food market, ride a bamboo basket boat through the coconut palms, then cook four Vietnamese dishes in a rural setting. Guides such as Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy are praised for patient teaching, with recipes sent afterward.

“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”

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

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

Meet a chef-guide such as Tram or Sonny for a market visit, basket boat ride, crab fishing in Cam Thanh’s nipa palm forest, and a two-hour cooking class. Hotel pickup in Hoi An, lunch or dinner, recipes, and safety gear are included.

“This was one of the best tours we have ever done. The boats were fun but by far the best was cooking with Tram. We were picked up on time at our hotel in Hoi An and then after 15 min drive out into the countryside we met Tram at the locRead more”

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5.Hoi An: Market Experience with Optional Fishing and Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 928 reviews · from $4Best value

Start at Hoi An Market, where you learn about ingredients used in Vietnamese cooking, then head to Cam Thanh for a round basket boat ride. Try crab fishing, rowing, net casting, music, and boat spinning before an optional cooking class with a local chef.

“super kind and pleasant tour guides, chatty and great service. Pleasant boat trip, recommended. ☺️👍🏻”

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours with a local English-speaking chef and guide, visiting Hoi An’s market, fishing from a bamboo basket boat, exploring Bay Mau Coconut Forest, then cooking and eating a Vietnamese meal. Hotel pickup in Hoi An is included. 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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7.Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

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

Spend four hours beyond Hoi An’s Old Town with a market visit, Thu Bon River cruise, Bay Mau coconut forest basket boat ride, water buffalo cart, herbal foot soak, and hands-on cooking. Guides such as Nhu, Hung, and Bé lead the experience, with vegetarian dishes available.

“This was a really great experience. The market tour was relatively short because it was extremely hot outside, but we appreciated our guide realizing the need for this. The two boat rides and ox cart ride really were very fun additions to the day and made this experience unique. The cooking class portion was good and the food very tasty. I would recommend this trip, it really had many unique aspects that made the day special.”

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8.Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

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

Cook four Vietnamese dishes with English-speaking chefs such as Trang, Mo, Kieu, or Hon. Add a market visit and Cam Thanh basket boat ride for a fuller outing, then eat what you prepare with unlimited water and passion fruit juice.

“This was an amazing experience. All trip was well prepared and our guide - Trang was the best. She explained everything during cooking classes and was helpful and smiling all the time. Totally recommend this!”

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9.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 only, or add a market visit and basket boat ride. With hotel pickup from Hoi An or Da Nang, you’ll shop for local ingredients, cook three or four Vietnamese dishes with guides such as Vy or Flower, then sit down to eat.

“everything was great. cooking teacher was very informative and funny.”

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

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

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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11.Hoi An: Cooking Class with Market, Lantern Making, Basket Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · from $30

Spend about 4.5 hours exploring a Hoi An market, riding a coracle through Cam Thanh’s coconut waterways, making a traditional lantern, and cooking Vietnamese dishes. Hotel pickup, drop-off, an English-speaking guide, ingredients, and lunch are included. Guides may include Hami, Huong, Hoang, or Thao.

“This was a great 3 part experience, excellently run with a lot done over the 4 hours. Starting with a trip to a local market where our lovely guide talked through the feed that we were going to be working with, as well as some other unusual fruits, we the moved on to the basket boat (coracle) ride through a water-coconut forest (water-coconuts!! I have never seen these before.) There were a lot of groups doing the basket boats but it was still peaceful travelling through the forest tunnels. In our group of 8 we were then shown how to make the traditional Hoi An lanterns and we each made…”

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12.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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