Vietnam · Cooking

4-Hour Saigon Cooking Class with Market Visit and Southern Cuisine

4 Hours Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Learn about Southern Vietnamese cuisine through a hands-on cooking class
02 Visit a local market with a cook-instructor and buy fresh ingredients
03 Experience local bargaining with smiling market sellers
04 Enjoy a self-prepared lunch featuring the dishes you cooked

Vietnam has a rich culinary tradition, and its flavours vary greatly from North to South. Join this tour to discover Southern Vietnamese cuisine through a hands-on cooking class, a visit to a local market, and the preparation of typical dishes. Along the way, you will learn how to choose fresh ingredients and enjoy the meal you have cooked yourself.

You will have the opportunity to experience buying and bargaining with smiling local sellers.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ho Chi Minh

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Saigon Market Visit and Cooking Class

Depending on your arrangement, you will be picked up at the hotel by car or taxi arranged by the cooking class.
With our cook-instructor or assistant, you will visit the nearest local market and buy fresh ingredients according to their guidance.
You will have the opportunity to experience buying and bargaining with smiling local sellers.
You will also learn how to choose fresh and delicious ingredients for the upcoming dishes.
After that, you will return to the restaurant to begin the preparation.
Once the cooking is complete, you will enjoy lunch featuring some of the dishes you have just made before returning to the hotel in the early afternoon.