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Market Tours in Vietnam: 15 Mornings Among the Stalls

42 tours  ·  from $11

Wet markets at six, floating markets at five, and the covered halls in between. These 15 are priced by what they include, with the ones that end in a cooking class or a meal marked as such.

Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact - What you may cook during the session
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Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

1.Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,147 reviews · from $39Our pick

Visit a Hanoi market with guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, or Simon, then cook spring rolls, bun cha, noodles, and salads at Rose Kitchen’s garden villa. Hotel pickup, a full meal, recipes, and vegetarian options are included. Private classes and a stated CSR program are also available.

“Food was great! Expect to be there 3-4 hours. I’m guessing that depending on your guide/chef the experience might be shorter or longer”

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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip - Cooking five Hanoi staples
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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

2.5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,890 reviews · from $35

Meet your English-speaking chef at 8 P. Gia Ngư in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for ingredients at a local market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, fried spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. The small class is capped at 10, with vegetarian and non-red-meat options, rice vodka, a cookbook, and a certificate.

“Fun and informative. Our instructor Vy did an amazing job teaching and keeping the class fun and interactive. We left with fond memories.”

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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Shopping for ingredients at Hoi An Market
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours with a local chef such as Hai, Ly, Lily, or Phuong. Visit Hoi An Market, ride a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, try net fishing, then prepare four Vietnamese dishes and enjoy eight foods. Central Hoi An pickup is offered, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Amazing cooking experience with chef Hai. It has been very nice and funny. We prepared many dishes :)”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - Reaching the nipa-palm canals
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

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

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

Meet guides such as Michael, Tam, An, or Ahn for a four-hour Hoi An food experience. Shop at the local market, ride a bamboo basket boat through nipa palms, try crab fishing, then cook and eat Vietnamese dishes in a small group. Pickup or a central meeting point may be arranged.

“We booked this class expecting a fun, authentic experience, but it was one of the most disappointing things we did in Vietnam. From the start there was relentless upselling — we were repeatedly pushed to book more tours, visit tailor shopRead more”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Forty minutes among Hoi An’s water coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

5.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Ivegan shop for a market visit, a roughly 40-minute bamboo basket boat ride through water coconut palms, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class. You may cook bánh xèo, bánh cuốn, phở, and chè, with recipes and plenty of food to enjoy at the end.

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

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Bay Mau Coconut Forest by round bamboo boat
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours with an English-speaking chef such as Tram or Sonny, starting with a Hoi An market visit and ingredient tips. Then ride a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau Coconut Forest, try crab fishing, and prepare a Vietnamese meal. Hotel pickup, drop-off, lunch or dinner, safety gear, and recipes 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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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - Two Hours of Cooking With the Chef
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

7.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, then visit Dong Xuan Market with your guide to buy fresh ingredients. Return for two hours of hands-on cooking, followed by your meal, tea or coffee, and a completion certificate. Guides may include Laura, Daisy, Kitty, or Love.

“A genuine hands on cooking experience in Hanoi with Laura : a great time and delicious food 😊😊😊😊😊”

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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - What the $29 price really includes
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

8.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 guide, visiting Hoi An’s market, fishing from a bamboo basket boat in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, and cooking a Vietnamese meal. Pickup and return from Hoi An are included. Danang pickup costs $15 extra per person. Groups are limited to 10.

“Cooking Class ,market Tour&Boat was so impressived. Unfortunately there are no recipes for cooking class”

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Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo) - Knife skills, seasoning, and the first cooking tasks
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Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

9.Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 477 reviews · from $46

Ride a cyclo through central Ho Chi Minh City, shop for Vietnamese ingredients at Ben Thanh Market, then cook lunch with Chef Vu’s team. You will practice knife work, seasoning, plating, and traditional dishes such as spring rolls, clay-pot fish, pork ribs, morning glory, and egg coffee. The class lasts about four hours and accepts up to 12 guests.

“Really well thought out and organized cooking class. Everything prepared for maximum time use and opportunity to do all the “fun” cooking parts. Chef was interactive and easy to follow.”

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5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang - What the four-hour schedule feels like
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5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang

10.5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 466 reviews · from $39

Meet at 07 Nguyễn Bá Lân for a market visit at Chợ Bắc Mỹ An, then learn to make bánh xèo, bún bò Huế, Hoi An fresh rolls, young jackfruit salad, and avocado ice cream. Instructors including Jenny and Chef Bora explain ingredients, substitutions, and cooking methods. You finish with a shared meal, rice vodka, cookbook, and certificate.

“I recently attended a Vietnamese cooking masterclass with Chef Bora, and it was an amazing experience!She explained everything clearly and made the whole process fun and engaging. We learned how to prepare traditional Vietnamese disRead more”

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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit - Choosing Between Two Five-Dish Menus
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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

11.5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 420 reviews · from $40

Meet an English-speaking chef at Apron Up Cooking Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a local wet market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes by hand. Choose between two menus, with vegetarian adaptations available. Guides such as Vy, Winnie, Bella, Ruby, Kim, and Perla are praised for clear teaching, patience, and good humor. Lunch or dinner, fruit, rice whisky, a cookbook, and a certificate are included.

“Very good tour Ruby was very helpful with the recipes”

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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour - Hoi An Market: Start With the Ingredients
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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

12.Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

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

Spend four hours in Hoi An’s countryside with guides such as Nhu, Hung, or Bé. Visit the market, cruise the Thu Bon River, ride a basket boat and buffalo cart, enjoy a herbal foot soak, then cook four Vietnamese dishes at Sabirama. Hotel pickup, vegetarian meals, and morning or afternoon times are available.

“A jam packed experience with truly delicious food. Our 3 children 6,8,10 were able to join in as they had lovely helpers and when they tired of it they played happily nearby. There is a little bit of upselling at a few stages, but nothing major. The basket boats and river boat ride were the kids' highlights, ours was the food. If you are a small eater in hot weather...don't eat breakfast so you can fit it all in. Catered very well for the vegetarian in our group of 8. I'll definitely be making the salad when I get home when I can find a green mango!.”

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Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House - Why the market stop matters
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Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

13.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 379 reviews · from $45

Meet Chef Chris, Chef Pickle, or another Blue Butterfly instructor at the ancient house in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Shop for fresh ingredients at a local market, prepare four traditional Vietnamese dishes, then sit down with beer, wine, or soft drinks to eat what you made. Hotel pickup is included from the Old Quarter and French Quarter.

“Eating the lovely food we created. Beautiful old two storey shop with a good upstairs area and kitchen.”

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Immersive Cooking Class & Wet Market Tour by Local Chef +Cookbook - From the market to the cooking kitchen
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Immersive Cooking Class & Wet Market Tour by Local Chef +Cookbook

14.Immersive Cooking Class & Wet Market Tour by Local Chef +Cookbook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 367 reviews · from $49

Start at Ben Thanh Market with a local guide, then travel to 131/3 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai for a chef-led class. You will prepare three dishes plus dessert, or up to four Vietnamese specialties depending on the menu, using your own station. Chefs including An, Anh, Sarah, Titus, and Dung have led sessions, with recipes in a take-home cookbook.

“Titus has a wealth of experience and knowledge, and a cheerful, funny wit that makes the cooking session enjoyable in every way! Definitely recommended. Do note that the cooking booklet is actually quite nicely made, in both content and design, so it definitely gets a place in your bookshelf both as a memory and as a mini cookbook.”

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Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp - The instructors can shape the experience
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Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

15.Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · from $48

Spend 4.5 hours shopping in a Hanoi market, cooking Vietnamese dishes, and eating in a 500-square-meter villa garden. English-speaking guides such as Maxie, Simon, and Hazel lead the class, with hotel pickup in the Old Quarter, vegetarian options, drinks, luggage storage, and private classes available.

“This was such a fun experience. Going to the market and buying the food, and learning about the fish sauce, and finally enjoying the egg chocolate at the end. Maxi was a great host/chef/instructor. And has transport to and from th hotel! Would 100% recommend.”

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