Top Asia Classes & Workshops

Instead of purchasing souvenirs, this hands-on workshop connects you with a local artist and lets you create a unique hand-crafted souvenir under their guidance. Join this pottery workshop in Siem Reap and learn how to make your own ceramics using traditional Khmer tools and techniques. Get hands-on and shape your clay on the pottery wheel, add your choice of “kbach” (ornamentation).

Discover the flavors of Penang and learn how to recreate them yourself at home when you participate in this cooking class. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and year-round festivities of this historical island, known as Malaysia's culinary paradise. Join the morning market tour and experience the lively atmosphere as merchants interact with customers. Learn the secrets behind the ingredients and cooking techniques, allowing you to dive deeper into the art of spice handling and gain exclusive culinary knowledge.

Many people enjoy Indian food but just dining in a restaurant doesn’t teach you how to make it yourself. Learn more during an interactive cooking class. Prepare several dishes under your instructor’s guidance, then sit down to enjoy your well-earned meal. This activity is perfect for foodies and travelers interested in Indian life and culture. The menu can be tailored to suit dietary requirements and preferences.

Many travelers get hooked on momos (steamed dumplings) and dal bhat (rice and lentils) when visiting Nepal. But once your vacation ends, it can be hard to get your Nepali food fix back home. During this small-group cooking class, learn how to prepare your choice of either dish yourself, receiving hands-on instruction from a local family of home cooks. Then, sit down and enjoy your own freshly prepared meal.

Learn more about Indian culture through its food during this fun, hands-on vegetarian cooking class in Jaipur. Learn about local ingredients and techniques, as well as the variety in Indian cuisine. See how ordinary Indians live as the lesson is held in a local home. Receive personalized instruction and enjoy eating your delicious creations afterwards alongside your host, with hotel transfers included for convenience.

Learn how to prepare a traditional North Indian meal from scratch during this private cooking workshop in Jodhpur. Head to a local family home for a hands-on lesson. Create a full vegetarian menu that you can recreate back home, from dal and paneer to paratha or roti, topped off with a masala chai and dessert. Then, sit down to enjoy your freshly prepared lunch or dinner.

Learn how to cook traditional South Indian fare with this cooking class. You'll start your experience by choosing what you want to make from around 30 different dishes, with lots of vegetarian options available. After a trip to the nearby Goubert Market to pick up ingredients, your class will begin, with hands-on instruction every step of the way. Once your food is prepared, it's time to eat...and you'll get to do so the traditional way, using banana leaves for plates.

If you enjoy eating Indian food in restaurants, level up your kitchen skills during a home-based Indian vegetarian cooking class in Udaipur. Receive personalized instruction in a small-group setting. Prepare several vegetarian dishes together, then enjoy eating your meal in a relaxed home setting. This experience combines hands-on learning with a local foodie atmosphere and a fresh meal. Put your new skills to use when you return home.

Travelers wanting to learn more about Vietnamese cuisine and rural life will love this fun half-day tour from Hoi An. Start with a market visit, where you’ll gather food for your cooking class. Then try fishing from a boat on the river, using traditional techniques, before arriving at the restaurant for your two-hour Vietnamese cooking class. Learn new skills that you can practice later at home.

Discover the delicious culinary delights of Cambodia with this Khmer Gourmet cooking class. Firstly, head to a local market to select your fresh ingredients, with a variety of fruit and vegetables on offer. Make your selection from the choice of menu, before cooking a starter, main course and desert with the guidance of your experienced teacher. Once your meal is prepared, sit back and enjoy tasting the fruits of your labor.

Experience the flavors of Hue in this small-group Vietnamese cooking class and market visit. Your day will start with a trip to a local food market where you’ll learn about daily life in Hue and traditional ingredients. You’ll then head back to the kitchen for a cooking class with a local chef, where you’ll learn how to make several different dishes, before sitting down and enjoying your meal together.

Kendo, a Japanese martial art, descends from the ancient fighting methods of samurai. In this small-group class, immerse yourself in the world of samurai through practicing kendo in a real dojo. You'll even get to wear an authentic uniform as you learn proper form and practice striking with a bamboo sword. The dojo also doubles as a museum with a variety of samurai artifacts and memorabilia.

Get more out of your time in Jaipur—and enjoy a relaxing, cultural experience—with this group yoga session. During your class, your instructor will guide you through different postures, and help you improve your yoga skills—something you wouldn’t get if taking part in online yoga classes. Enjoy a practice that’s soothing for the body and mind, and learn new techniques you can try out at home.

Take to the waves at one of Bali’s best-known beaches for a Kuta surfing lesson. Master the basics with the help of an expert instructor, then head into the water to practice your newfound skills and perhaps catch your first wave! Lessons are suitable for complete beginners and with one instructor per person, you’re guaranteed to progress fast. Souvenir photos are available to purchase; please note high season surcharges apply.

Soba noodles are a staple of Japanese cuisine, and a treat for visitors in Japan—but learning how to craft these hand-cut buckwheat noodles is usually left to professional chefs, and especially tricky if you don't speak Japanese. During this private cooking workshop in Sapporo, mix flour and stretch and cut the dough to master the art of making soba yourself. Then, sit down to enjoy your freshly prepared meal.

Find out what's it's like to be a ninja. This small-group beginners class in a Kyoto dojo introduces you to the basics of ninja training. You'll learn how to breathe, walk, and meditate like a ninja, practice throwing ninja weapons, and learn how to use ninja swords. It's a unique Japanese experience for all ages.

Add the finishing touch to your Canggu villa vacation and bring home the perfect souvenir from Indonesia, when you book this private cooking tutor to teach you three local favorites at your very own villa. Master the art of gado-gado salad, corn fritters, chicken in sweet soy sauce, or klepon, a coconut and palm sugar sweet. Your chef will bring all the supplies and even do the dishes.

Immerse yourself in Vietnamese cuisine in this small-group cooking class in Hanoi. Start with a visit to the largest market in the city, where you will get to sample local dishes, purchase fresh ingredients and see a glimpse of the daily life of locals. Learn how to make three authentic Vietnamese dishes, which can you savor afterwards with tea and coffee.

Immerse yourself in Indian culture and learn about the country’s cuisine with this vegetarian or vegan cooking lesson at a local family’s home in Delhi. You’ll learn to make dishes such as dal (lentil) curry, aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower curry), roti (flatbread), and a sweet dish. As you cook, learn about the importance of Indian spices and various local ingredients. Sit down to enjoy eating your creations after.

Foodies and keen home chefs won’t want to miss this private cooking class in Hoi An. If touring Hoi An, Vietnam’s culinary capital, has inspired you to get creative in the kitchen, you can learn new techniques and recipes during this flexible class. Prepare classics such as pho and fresh spring rolls and enjoy eating them for lunch or dinner after.

Immerse yourself in Indian culture and learn about the country’s cuisine with this cooking lesson at a local family’s home in Delhi. The class includes dishes such as chicken curry with lentils and vegetable pakora (a fried snack) with mint sauce. Plus, make chapati (Indian flatbread). As you cook, learn authentic cooking techniques. There’s a variety of options for veg and non-veg diets.

Leave behind the generic, company-run tours, and let Mr. Hoang and his family introduce you to Vietnamese culture. After welcome drinks, you’ll walk the family farm, ride bikes and buffalos, try your hand at rice-paper making and a cooking class, row a bamboo boat, and sit down to authentic Vietnamese food at Tra Que Water Wheel restaurant. After the full day, you might just leave feeling like family.

Start the day with a visit to Hua Hin’s bustling Chatchai Market to shop for ingredients, then travel to the cooking school in an open-air pickup truck. Learn how to prepare traditional Thai dishes like curry, tom yum soup, pad Thai, and a delicious dessert with coconut cream. During downtime, sip tea or relax around the koi pond.

The Naxi people have shaped Lijiang but it can be hard to discover their culture. Get hands-on with this minority group’s distinctive cuisine during this small-group cooking class, led by a local family. Shop at Lijiang’s oldest market then continue to a professional cooking studio in a courtyard home. Prepare and eat three different dishes—with snacks, tea, and water—as a photographer records your experience, ensuring you have memories to share.