8 Cooking Classes Worldwide Worth Booking

1.Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,881 reviews · from $39Our pick

Explore Cai Be by boat, bicycle, and cooking class, with craft villages, antique homes, local food, and hotel pickup from Ho Chi Minh City.

“There were only two of us with our driver and guide. The car and the driver were by far the best we have experienced in Vietnam. The guide spoke very good English, was extremely helpful and polite. He had a broad knowledge of history, cultRead more”

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2.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Delta Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $66

Review of a 2-day Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City with floating markets, cooking, cycling, boats, meals, and a hotel stay.

“The organisation was a mess. Received a message the night before demanding more money. The first day was with 1 tour company, then we got dropped off to a different tour company. After that I think we were on a different similar tour. Read more”

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3.Full-Day Experience in Mekong Cycling and Authentic Home Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $64

Cycle through Can Tho villages, visit a Khmer temple and local market, then cook Mekong dishes with Susan for $64.

“Our family of 5 had the most wonderful stay at Susan’s. We stayed three nights and had a two day tour. Susan has curated an amazing Mekong experience encompassing food, farming, culture and history as well as some exercise! We also had time to enjoy her luxurious Read more”

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4.HCM: 2-Day Mekong Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 68 reviews · from $87

Review of a 2-day Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City with Cai Rang Market, cooking, boats, cycling, and one-night stay.

“Great!! Amazing to be able to interact that much with locals!”

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5.Rural Cycle, Market Tour, Basket Boat & Organic Farm Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 4 hours · from $34Best value

Cycle rural Hoi An, visit a market, ride a basket boat, work an organic farm, and cook lunch for $34.

“The whole day was packed full of different activities. This is definitely not just your average cooking class. The ONLY thing I would warn about is the bike ride through the city. I was completely fine, but there were kids below 12 in the class and they were very anxious riding through the parts of the city with all the traffic. We ended up stopping mid ride multiple times for them to be able to keep up which is totally understandable. But everyone we met at all the stops were so kind and the actual class itself was so fun and exciting! And of the food was top notch. It…”

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6.Bike Tour & Pasta Making Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $98

Cycle through Bari, visit its landmark streets, and make fresh orecchiette with a local grandmother before tasting pasta and wine.

“Onze gids Frederica maakte de tour echt af. Al fietsend gingen we door Bari, terwijl zij vol enthousiasme vertelde over alles wat we zagen. Het zelf maken van de pasta maakte de tour af, al had dit wat ons betrof wel iets langer mogen duren.”

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7.Cai Be Mekong Delta: Cooking Class, Cycling, Craft Villages

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 36 reviews · from $36

Spend a full day in Cai Be with village cycling, canal boating, Vietnamese cooking, folk music, ancient homes, and local sweets.

“Very well organised trip. ‘Peter’, our Vietnamese guide, was excellent. He was very polite, helpful, friendly and spoke good English, and was easy to understand. (Prepare for a 2.5 hour coach journey from HCMC to Mekong delta/Cai Be floating market. But we stopped at a very nice refreshment station en route). . We did so much in one day - handling bees/drinking snake wine/preparing our own Vietnamese-style lunch plus extra food which never stop coming from the kitchen!/kayaking/ watching a traditional Vietnamese performance/and a fun bike ride at the end.Read more”

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8.Biking and cooking class in the rural tour at Can Tho

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $36

Review of Can Tho’s rural biking and cooking tour, with fruit gardens, Vietnamese food, lotus tea, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“It was a very entertaining and interesting afternoon, with our very nice guide Thrin. The cooking class was great - We will try again at home to make it this delicious.”

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