The 8 Farm Cooking Classes in Vietnam That Earn Their Price

1.Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 231 reviews · from $29Our pick

Spend about five hours with an English-speaking chef and guide at Cocolocal Farm. Visit a local market, sample tropical fruit, ride a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest, then prepare dishes such as banh xeo, pho, papaya salad, and spring rolls in a small group.

“Was such an amazing experience. Must do in Hoi An!!! Food was delicious and was such a good way to learn about the culture. Would do again!”

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2.Farm-To-Table Healthy Cooking Class in Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $67

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for an open-air cooking class at the Ho Chi Minh Agricultural Villages. With guides such as Alice, Aura, Daisy, Linh, or Chef Tan, you’ll tour the organic farm, pick ingredients, prepare four dishes, eat as you go, and take home recipes.

“Probably the best thing I did in Ho Chi Minh City! My friend and I took this class and had a great time with Chef Tan. What a talented, fun, and friendly man he is! We learned a lot, ate delicious food, and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Read more”

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3.Rural Hoi An Cycling, Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $32

Join a small group of up to 10 for a four-hour ride from Hoi An through rice paddies and village lanes. Guides such as Tom, Nhat, Kun, and June lead market visits, farming, a 40-minute basket boat trip, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class with lunch.

“Tom was the best tour guide!!! He was so kind and had a wealth of knowledge to share with us, we had a lot of fun on our tour and would highly recommend!!!”

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4.Farming & Cooking Class in Hoi An – Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $38

Spend about five hours with a local guide and chef such as Min or Uyen, visiting Hoi An’s market, cycling through rice fields, farming at Tra Que, enjoying a herbal foot massage, and cooking four Vietnamese dishes. Morning and afternoon departures are available, with vegetarian options on request.

“Had a fantastic morning with Min going to the market and helping in the garden. What an interesting, brilliant and funny experience. The food we cooked was yummy and can’t wait to try at home. I would definitely recommend this as a must in Hoi An”

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5.Unique farm to Table cooking class in Saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $67

Leave central Ho Chi Minh City for a farm near Cu Chi, collect herbs, mushrooms, and vegetables, then prepare four Vietnamese dishes at an open-air cooking school. Chefs including Tan, Alice, Linh, Nu, and Tien lead the class, with lunch, recipes, a certificate, and hotel transfers included.

“From start to finish Alice was the ultimate host The farm experience and cooking segment were professionally presented The dishes we cooked were delicious plus we met Chef Tan We really appreciated the photos sent to us of the event Very satisfied clients”

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6.Unique Farm to Table Cooking Class with Top Chef in Vietnam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $67

Spend about 7.5 hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to an organic farm in Cu Chi with Chef Tan and his team. Pick vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, and spices, then cook Vietnamese dishes using practical yin-yang principles. Guides may include Alice, Linh, or Zan, and menus can be adjusted by request.

“I went for the half day farm tour and cooking class because I was searching for a halal option on tiktok and this place popped up.”

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7.Cooking Class Hoi An – Organic Garden – Farming Tour-Handicrafts

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $33

At Caman Village near Hoi An, you’ll pick herbs in an organic garden, make a herbal drink and rice paper, play folk games, and cook 3 to 4 Vietnamese dishes with local instructors. The private 3 to 4-hour class includes a welcome drink, apron, cooking book, and certificate.

“I've done a lot of cooking classes around SE Asia, this one stood out because of the rice paper making and the location. The garden and facilities are very cute. I've never made rice paper in a cooking class, that was particularly interesting. I also liked the herbal drink making a lot, and enjoyed learning about different plants around the garden.”

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8.Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 3 hours · from $27Best value

At Lemon Basil Cookery in Tra Que village, Min and her family guide you through an organic farm tour and four Vietnamese dishes: spring rolls, papaya salad, clay-pot fish, and bánh xèo. Expect about three hours of hands-on cooking, shared dining, jokes, and a completion certificate.

“It was such a fun experience to be introduced to the common dishes Vietnamese people have on a daily basis. Even learning how to eat some of them was quite eye-opening and being there and being introduced to the family who run the place felt so welcoming and heartwarming, almost like being invited to a home.”

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