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

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Hoi An, Vietnam

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4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.9

· Veronica_D ·

Mar 2026

Buzzing thru the food market then riding along rice paddies on a motorbike to a serene waterway sets the scene for this wonderfully authentic experience. Tam, a gifted chef is full of enthusiasm and hands on knowledge. He will make you feel comfortable and well looked after. Thank you Tam, you are a legend.

· David_C ·

Jan 2026

The experience was fun with the cooking far exceeding the expectation - and taste was yum! “Fishing” was fun if a little bit of novelty! A nice way to spend an afternoon. :-)

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Overview

Learn more about Vietnamese culture through its food during this fun cooking class activity. Before heading to the kitchen you’ll tour Hoi An’s fresh produce market to select the ingredients you’ll cook with. Then, set sail up the river in a bamboo basket boat and try fishing for crabs the Vietnamese way. In the kitchen, enjoy a two-hour cooking class and learn new skills. Enjoy eating your creations after.

Prepare spring rolls, papaya salad, chicken noodles, and more
Choose between morning or afternoon tours
Get personalized instruction in a small-group class (max. 8)
Learn new recipes that you can practice at home later

Sample Menu

Starter

Grilled Sesame Rice CRACKER on Charcoal

Rice paper, special rice powder and sesame, dipping on soy sauce

Main

Banana flower and Papaya Salad with Shrimp

Papaya,banana flower,shrimp ,pork,pepper mint

Main

Chicken Cao Lầu Noodle

Chicken breast,rice noodle,bean sprount,onion

Main

Crispy Vietnamese Pancake

Crispy pancake, Oyster mushroom, beanSprout, egg,Springonion, soya sauce

Main

Grilled Eggplant on Charcoal with special Peanutsauce

Eggplant from garden,spring Onion, Shallot, Ginger, Dry peanut grind powder.

Dessert

Caramel Banana

Fresh banana grilled on the hot pan with sugar,peanut, pepper mint

What's Included

Lunch
A bottle of water • Basket boat&Transportation
English speaking guides
Coconut village taking photos
Rowing a basket boat and catching crab
Coconut house cooking class

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up you in Hoian City.or your hotel around 5km Meeting point is Be Be tailor shop 05-07 hoàng dieu street, Hoian city.

What To Expect

Hoi An

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Veronica_D

Reviews

4.9

based on 3,495 reviews

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Slow Start, Fantastic Finish

Juliana_H, May 2026

This excursion was great, but be prepared for motorbike rides! It started a bit slow with a walk through the market. Seeing the raw meat was not my favorite. Then we went by motorbike to a coconut boat. Our guide is still improving his English, so it was a bit hard to understand what was coming next, which made riding off on motorbikes a little unsettling, but we ended up where we needed to go with no issues. A different man, who spoke no English, paddled the coconut boat while our guide stayed behind. He was hysterical, singing, spinning the boat, teaching us to crab. He expected a tip at the end of the boat ride, though, so have some small cash available. After that was a short motorbike ride to the guide's house for the cooking class. This was the smoothest part of the excursion. The guide is clearly a skilled chef, and he was much more confident here. The food was delicious. Drinks can be purchased for cash, so, again, be prepared with some small bills. The excursion ended with a motorbike ride back to town. While the other rides had been fairly leisurely, this one was fast and aggressive as we swerved through rush hour traffic. But the drivers were skillful, and we made it in one piece! Very happy to have chosen this excursion!

Genuine Cooking

Veronica_D, Mar 2026

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you for choosing our tour experiences in Hoian (Whatsapp+84905516198) Your recommendations and reviews made me extremely grateful, and help us have more further motivation and effort in our cooking tour passion,countryside exploring wishing to bring more culinary cultural values of Hoi An people to our valued guests far away 🥰🥰🥰 Wishing you good health and see you again!🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Hoian Eco Teams

Great day out

Julie_L, Mar 2026

Well worth doing, so much fun and traditional experience. Great bonding day for my family. Would highly recommend

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Great experience! The...

IeshaLaShay_P, Mar 2026

Great experience! The only downside is you don’t learn much about Vietnamese culture. The food was delicious!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Disappointed

Bretton_N, Mar 2026

The attempt by the provider to reschedule and change the pickup within the final 24 hours led to misunderstandings and confusion; I didn’t get to the class!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

We sincerely apologize for your feedback, but during our WhatsApp conversation, you informed us you were ill you cannot join tour at the time of your tour pickup. We made every effort to reschedule, but you did not respond. We kindly ask that you consider this review unfair to our company, even though we appreciate your kind words. Please remove it and let us know when you would like to experience our services again; we are ready to serve you. Sincerely,

Lack of information

Randall_R, Feb 2026

Provider failed to provide timely meeting point information which I requested during the booking process. We were halfway there when the meeting point was changed. Missed 25% of the event.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

We sincerely apologize for this misunderstanding. Initially, our tour company announced a pick-up time of 9:00 AM, but you arrived in Hoi An from Da Nang very late, at 9:25 AM, so our tour group couldn't wait any longer. We suggest you attend the cooking class so you can join the group tour. We have done our best to ensure you have a complete experience, and we hope you understand and provide a fairer review to help us improve. Sincerely, Ms Lauren tour General Manager

Outstanding cooking class and experience

Catherine_R, Feb 2026

The company reached out and arranged to pick us up at our hotel which was not on the list. I recommend closed shoes for the market tour! The bamboo boat ride was fun and we tried to catch small crabs. We even got to paddle! Chef Tam was an excellent instructor, even passing on knife skills. Our 5 course meal was more than we could eat. The cao loa noodles and the mushroom pancake were the tastiest of the 5 dishes. WC stops were provided. Bring cash for the market or drinks with lunch and tips.

Hoi An cooking school

stephen_P, Feb 2026

Well worth it. The market experience is informative, the coconut boat ride fun (but don't get your hopes up about catching a crab!) and the cooking school is excellent with some really tasty dishes produced.

Needs improving

Lisa_F, Jan 2026

Mixed review on this one. Not what we expected. The going to markets and the actual cooking course was great. Hosts were fantastic. The drive to the river to the coconut boast was long and the boats were not what we expected. A couple of of ladies rowing us singing songs wasn’t what this tour described. Was a bit amateurish but we did have a good time

Nice way to spend an afternoon

David_C, Jan 2026

The experience was fun with the cooking far exceeding the expectation - and taste was yum! “Fishing” was fun if a little bit of novelty! A nice way to spend an afternoon. :-)

Response from Host, Jan 2026

One of the best tours EVER

Samantha_B, Nov 2025

This was THE BEST! Through happenstance, I was the only one on the tour so personal tour! Ag (Michael for nickname) was my tour guide and Tam was the chef. Tam has over 15 years experience as a chef at many very fancy hotels and both the food and the presentation was 4 stars! Ag was incredible too. Born here he is a a true local and his patience and local knowledge was impressive. He took me on a tour of the market for the fresh ingredients we cooked with. The bamboo boat ride and crab fishing was SO FUN! I can't remember our Captain's name but she was hilarious and we sang songs as we paddled. The whole day was incredible and so special. Cannot recommend enough!

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Would recommend but skip the boat tour - trust us

Charlotte_I, Oct 2025

My friend and I did this cooking class in Hoi An and overall had such a fun experience! The booking bit was a little confusing at first, SuSu messaged asking to change our time last minute (which we couldn’t) and there was some back and forth about the pick-up spot, but we stuck with our hotel in the end which was fine. We got picked up by moped and started with a market visit, which was really nice. It was cool seeing where all the ingredients came from, and they were really patient while we stopped to buy a little souvenir. The basket boat part wasn’t really for us though. We were taken to a pretty isolated bit of the river with a really energetic local guy who didn’t speak English, and even though we asked not to spin, he still tried and he was quite reluctant to take us back to shore. It was more stressful than fun to be honest. The cooking class itself totally made up for it though. Chef A was amazing, he’s been doing this for years and was such a great teacher. The food we made was delicious and they took loads of photos for us too. At the end they were quite pushy about getting us to write a review on the spot, which was a bit awkward, but apart from that we really loved it. Would definitely recommend the cooking class, just maybe skip the basket boat part!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for choosing our cooking tour in Hoian (Whatsapp+84905516198) Your recommendations and reviews made me extremely grateful, and help us have more further motivation and effort in our cooking tour passion, wishing to bring more culinary cultural values of Hoi An people to our valued guests far away 🥰🥰🥰 Wishing you good health and see you again!🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Hoian Eco Teams

Loved everything especially the scooter

Kim_H, Sep 2025

Everything was perfect. Tam and An were great. The scooter ride to the markets then to the village where the boat ride and cooking class was held was so much fun. The food we cooked was sensational. Would recommend this tour 100%. Well done guys

Response from Host, Sep 2025

A full cooking experience

Gabriela_C, Sep 2025

A full experience travelling in and around Hoi An and making some of the best food we had in Vietnam! We loved it - especially the motorbike ride!

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Pushy upselling outweighed the cooking experience

Faten_Q, Sep 2025

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 shops, and buy souvenirs, not just by one staff member but by several. It felt intrusive and exhausting. The organisation was poor (our 4:30pm booking was suddenly changed to 3pm). The market tour was uninformative, followed by unexpected motorbike rides to an underwhelming bamboo boat and crab fishing activity. The cooking session itself was average at best, with food quality far below what we expected for the price. The worst part was the chef’s behaviour afterwards: he pressured me to visit his sister’s shop, then later turned up at the bar where my husband and I were, and even followed me while I was walking alone. This was completely inappropriate. Overall: poor organisation, mediocre food, pushy upselling, and unprofessional behaviour.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Dear our valued customer! We are very sorry that the staff helped you with advice when you asked to buy baby items and caused a misunderstanding of his good intentions. We hope you can help us evaluate this more fairly and we and the staff have answered and apologized for this misunderstanding Wishing you a wonderful trip

Fun!

Brittni_B, Aug 2025

We had an awesome time on this tour! It was a lot of fun, and the food we cooked was excellent. The tour organizers responded promptly over WhatsApp and were there on time to pick us up. Would definitely recommend for a unique, cultural experience in Vietnam! My only note to improve would be to explain more about Vietnamese cuisine and culture during the tour, so that we could learn as well as cook. Thanks!

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Highly recommended

Bronte_H, Jun 2025

We booked this tour last minute and are so glad we did - a must do in Hoi An! Still dreaming of the Cao Lao noodles we made with Michael.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

From being picked up on...

Ange_N, May 2025

From being picked up on scooters in the old quarter to go crab fishing, to cooking a delicious meal. Ahn was a terrific host that went above and beyond for my daughter and myself to ensure a great day was had!

Response from Host, May 2025

Great small group experience

Robert_G, Apr 2025

Excellent tour. Loved the boat and crab fishing and cooking class sim pool e but informative and resulted in excellent lunch. Market tour to begin was an eye opener to western eyes!! Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Dear our valued customer! Thank you for choosing our cooking tour in Hoian (Whatsapp+84905516198) Your recommendations and reviews made me extremely grateful, and help us have more further motivation and effort in our cooking tour passion, wishing to bring more culinary cultural values of Hoi An people to our valued guests far away 🥰🥰🥰 Wishing you good health and see you again!🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Hoian Eco Teams

Fun time with the family

Sam_R, Apr 2025

We had a fabulous time learning about fresh food at the market , a fun time with fishermen in the round boats and a great cooking class that was fun and delicious. The whole team were excellent and highly recommend this tour

Response from Host, Apr 2025

The vibe was a little...

James_C, Mar 2025

The vibe was a little meh. Cooking was as a group, but eating was not. Crab fishing was ok, in a deserted area. The coconut village was not in the expected location (nowhere near the Google Maps location).

Response from Host, Mar 2025

You wrote the wrong company, please take down your review out of our tripadvisor page You are not our customers Thank you so much Ms Susu from cooking class

Awesome food!

Derek_S, Mar 2025

I was shocked at how fun and good the food was! The chef was amazing and it was easy to prepare. A+ experience !

Response from Host, Mar 2025

SKilled chef guiding you to create the meal you'll eat

Helena_D, Feb 2025

It's relaxing and fun. The guide, himself a chef, skilled at showing us what to do. Good communication skills. Created a very tasty meal.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Buyer beware

Brittany_M, Feb 2025

The cooking class was the best part. Otherwise buyer beware. They offered hotel pick up but when I asked what time the pick up would be, we were instructed to meet at a tailor shop in town. Not a huge deal as we went in town early to explore, just shouldn’t be offered if they aren’t going to deliver. Then we were asked if we could ride bicycles but no other details given. After a quick trip through the market, we started on a 30 minute bike ride that we were not expecting and was not in the description at all. Once making it to the bamboo boats, we went down a fairly sludgy canal that did not serve the river beauty in the country side as promised in the tour description . On to the cooking class which was quite fun and the food was delicious, the only reason I’m giving 2 stars instead of 1. The ingredients were fresh and we all had a chance to prepare many parts of the meal and enjoy all of them. This was worth the $30 but the rest of the trip really brought the whole experience down. We ended with another 30 minute bike ride back to town where I was run off the road by a bus just before we finished. Overall not the worst, but just be prepared for what you’re in for. We had limited time in Hoi An and thought we would get the nipa forest experience combined with this tour as my husband really wanted to see this, but it sadly disappointed and we didn’t have time for a real trip.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Dear Brittian You gave us 2 star is not fair for us due to the Tour management is operated through out asking option from our customers. Then we will arrange for our customers, we would love offer everyone seeing countryside and rural village,we can go on car if you told us cannot ride a bicycle ❤️🙏 Could you please help us evaluate again our rating star, the main thing is cooking class, we made an good expectation for everyone Thank you for choosing us and help us have more fair when you choose star onTripAdvisor, it wasn't fair and everyone not happy like that Thank you for your listening us See you again!

Great experience

gabriele_s, Feb 2025

Ms Suzy and Chef Tâm, An were very friendly and we had a great trip and fun with the bucket boats the cooking classes with our group Highly recommend this Gaby and Leanne

Response from Host, Feb 2025

The cooking class was...

Daniele_F, Jan 2025

The cooking class was nice and fun, and we got to eat our own dishes which were very tasty. However, the dishes are prepared just by following the chef's instructions, there is little explanation and the dishes are the chef's own recipes, so not really "traditional" Vietnamese meals. For the rest, the trip to the market was pretty useless and the "crab fishing activity" was just about rocking around and spinning on a small boat with a local who couldn't speak English. As other reviews mention, these activities could be skipped to dedicate more time to the actual cooking class. Overall, the activity was a lot of fun and I got to know nice people, so I enjoyed myself and in that sense it was worth it. However, there are probably better cooking workshops out there.

Very kind. They arranged...

Ayemoethu_m, Jan 2025

Very kind. They arranged transportation seamlessly. Good experience to be out of the old town and to be able to do different things

Bare minimum

Yuka_N, Jan 2025

This tour does the bare minimum. These are for the following reasons: - Market tour was 1.5 stars/ 5 stars. There is no explanation of the fruits, vegetables etc. apart from pointing out the obvious and we just wander around aimlessly through the markets inside old quarter. - Coconut Boat Tour was 1 star/ 5 stars. BEWARE because this does not take you on the official area where you go through the bamboo forest or see the performers eg spinning coconut ride or the fishers. Rather, they just take you to a random bush and camp there for 5 minutes. The only upside was the ladies rowing the boat were very enthusiastic. - Cooking lesson and food was 3 stars/ 5 stars. The cooking lesson was a bit random and with no real explanation of what we were cooking and the meals were (1) charcoal eggplant (2) stir fry chicken Cao Lau (3) mushroom pancake and (4) banana blossom salad. We went on the Hoi An Tropical Cooking Tour the year before so perhaps it’s unfortunate to compare, but the food (clay pot rice, fried spring rolls, traditional Vietnamese pancake, papaya salad). lesson and experience was way better (not to mention it actually took us to the offical coconut boat ride site). However, the food we made was still good which justifies the 3 stars. Overall, 1.8 stars, but rounding up it is 2 stars. Would not recommend. Grateful they did not ask for any tips.

A deeply enjoyable experience

Deborah_S, Jan 2025

Headed out into the countryside of Hoi An to enjoy beautiful scenery, paddle around in a bamboo basket boat, and spend a peaceful afternoon in a quiet kitchen making an amazing meal under expert guidance. Truly felt like the tour gives locals revenue without requiring them to enact caricatures of themselves.

Fantastic cooking class & authentic basket boat experience

Lizzie_C, Jan 2025

The cooking class was well planned and got everyone involved, and the end result was delicious. It was good to go on the basket boats where it was not full of tourists - a great experience with the locals and a highlight of the day! :) we loved our day and would come again!

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Dear our valued customer! Thank you for choosing our cooking tour in Hoian (Whatsapp+84905516198) Your recommendations and reviews make me extremely grateful, and help us have more motivation and effort in our career, wishing to bring more culinary cultural values of Hoi An people to visitors. far away Wishing you good health and see you soon Hoian Eco Teams!