7 Cooking Classes in Mekong Delta That Repay the Day

1.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,374 reviews · from $16Our pick

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by coach, motorboat, rowing boat, tuk tuk, bicycle, and on foot. You’ll taste honey tea and coconut candy, try making khot cakes with a local chef, visit a coconut workshop, hear traditional music, and see Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides may include Phong, Tim, Tam, Lu, or Niem.

“Good day trip from HCM city but a little long in the tourist trap items. Many of the activities are unguided and just boat/canoe rides with little explanations as even a small group gets split up. Lunch is okay - Served outdoors and it’s still hot eRead more”

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

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

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for Cai Be by air-conditioned van, then explore the Mekong by boat, bicycle, and on foot. You’ll see coconut candy and rice popcorn made by hand, visit an antique home, hear folk music, cook Vietnamese dishes, and eat lunch in a garden. Guides such as Mark and Abe are noted for fluent English and thoughtful help.

“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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3.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,148 reviews · from $23

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by motorboat, rowing boat, tuk-tuk, and bicycle. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, taste tropical fruit, honey tea, coconut candy, and bánh khọt, then enjoy lunch and traditional music. Guides may include Tim, Thanh, Tommy, Tam, or Little Trung. Pickup is offered in central districts.

“I thought I'd book something more special, like all the other smaller river tours. But unfortunately that was not so.. They take you to the exact same, completely overflowing, mass-handling locations. This has nothing to do with village life.Auto-translated”

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4.Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · from $170

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for a compact two-day Mekong Delta trip with a small group of about 10. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, ride motor and rowing boats, cycle, eat local meals, and reach Cai Rang Floating Market before breakfast crowds build. Guide Stark has received particular praise for his organization and care.

“excellent all round. activities and quality of accommodation and food and guide. no bad parts. 2 days is plenty”

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5.Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $30

Start early in Can Tho for a small-boat trip to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets. Guides such as Trinh, An, and Nhu Y explain local life as you eat noodle soup, coffee, fruit, and snacks. The day also includes canals, cycling, a fruit garden, and a rice-noodle workshop.

“Was amazing from start to finish, the noodle soup for breakfast at Phong Dien floating market was a highlight for me, lots of food given throughout the tour and all was very good. A very relaxing and scenic cruise, couldn’t fault the boats person skills and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made sure we had a great time.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $64

Starting at 1 pm in Can Tho, Susan and her team take you by bicycle through village lanes, rice paddies, coconut farms, and a 300-year-old Khmer temple. You will shop for ingredients at a local market, swim, watch the sunset if weather permits, and cook a Vietnamese dinner together. Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Can Tho are included.

“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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7.Cooking class & Vibrant Market by Scooter/Tuktuk (Half-Day)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · from $49

Explore Ben Tre’s Nhơn Thạnh market by scooter or tuk-tuk, taste fruit and street food, choose fresh ingredients, then cook 4 to 5 Mekong dishes with a local chef. Pickup and drop-off in Ben Tre city are included, and the menu can suit vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegan diets.

“We had a great day and really enjoyed this cooking class. We could choose the dishes by ourselves from a menu. In the morning we went to the market to buy the ingredients. During cooking everything was explained to us and afterwards we had a perfect lunch.”

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