The 5 Best Ho Chi Minh City Farm Tours

1.Mekong Day Trip Explore Village Bicycle CookingClass Group 12 Pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 705 reviews · from $29Our pick

Spend nine and a half hours from Ho Chi Minh City visiting Ben Luc, cycling through fruit and rice fields, cooking local dishes, eating lunch, seeing Vinh Trang Pagoda, and cruising the Tien River. Groups are capped at 12, with guides such as Dennis, Jack, Son, and Harry.

“Very nice tour! Of course there are touristy stuff but thanks to the schedule you're gonna meet very few other tourists, activities are nice and the rhytm is good, not too slow not too fast (we were only with 5 ppl which made it better I guess). Our guide Son was very helpful and friendly.”

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2.From Ho Chi Minh: Can Gio Trek – Monkey Island & Crocodile Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · from $28Best value

Spend 9 to 10 hours outside Ho Chi Minh City at Can Gio’s mangrove reserve. Walk among mischievous monkeys, visit crocodiles and the Rung Sac military base, ride a motorized boat through the mangroves, and enjoy lunch by the coast with an English-speaking guide.

“It was quite an adventure. Excellent guide, Stefan. Highly recommend! It is quite a drive but well worth it when you get there!”

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3.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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4.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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5.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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