The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Ho Chi Minh City

1.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,374 reviews · from $16Our pick

Review of Kim Travel’s Mekong Delta day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boat rides, village visits, lunch, cooking, and Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“We had a great trip to the Mekong Delta with tour guide Niem from Kim Travel. He was friendly, pleasant and showed great knowledge of the Mekong delta as well as local knowledge which he happily shared with us. We strongly recommend Mr. Niem as a tour leader 👍👍👍😀😀😀”

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2.Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,881 reviews · from $39

Explore Cai Be by boat, bicycle, and cooking class on a full-day Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City for $39.

“Although this was a guided tour, with Abe, there were so many people along the way who helped make the trip memorable. It was a pleasure to see families at work in their businesses, to see how local food was made. At lunchtime, Read more”

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3.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,148 reviews · from $23

Explore the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with boat rides, tuk-tuk travel, local cooking, lunch, and coconut treats.

“We booked this trip to Mekong Delta quite late the evening before. Everything worked out well. Easy pick up in the 1st District Saigon. Our Guide was really kind and well informed. We are glad that we were part of this daytrip and highly recommend it.”

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

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

Learn Vietnamese cooking, shop at Ben Thanh Market, and ride a cyclo through Saigon in this hands-on four-hour class.

“Chef Vu makes the whole learning experience very fun. Getting the Cyclo ride, going through the market, learning to cook the menu, and then eating what you made......what's not to like? We are from the States but the others in the class were from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.”

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5.Immersive Cooking Class & Market Tour By Local Chef+Cookbook

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 426 reviews · from $33

Tour Ben Thanh Market, cook three Vietnamese dishes and dessert at a private station, then take home a useful cookbook for $33.

“Loved it. Amy was so pretty and patient. Would def recommend”

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

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

Cook four Vietnamese classics with a local chef, shop Ben Thanh Market, and take home a 25-recipe cookbook in Ho Chi Minh City.

“It was a great experience,we have done a few cooking schools when travelling,this one was excellent. We made three of my favourite Vietnamese dishes,left feeling confident to do it at home”

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7.Small-group 2-Day Mekong Delta: Floating market, Cooking Class…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · from $170

Spend two days in the Mekong Delta with Cai Rang Floating Market, village meals, boats, cycling, a cooking class, and a local homestay.

“excellent all round. activities and quality of accommodation and food and guide. no bad parts. 2 days is plenty”

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8.Authentic Vietnamese Cooking Class with Market Visit in HCMc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · from $45

Shop Ben Thanh Market, cook three Vietnamese dishes, and enjoy your meal with expert guidance in this friendly 3.5-hour HCMC class.

“Daisy was a great host and I had such a lovely morning walking around the local markets and learning to cook authentic Vietnamese food. I ended up having a private class as I was the only one who had booked so got some great 1 on 1 time Read more”

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9.Cai Rang Floating Market Biking Cooking Class in Can Tho Rural

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $30

Explore Cai Rang and Phong Dien markets by boat, taste breakfast on the Mekong, cycle rural lanes, and visit noodle and fruit producers.

“I was expecting to see more of the Mekong and the floating markets, its why i booked the tour. We only saw 1 when there's 7 or 8 good ones to see. To spend time seeing 2 fish farms instead of what the cruise is called was quite disappointing. It felt like we were doing odd stuff to just fill in the hours. The guide was obliging.”

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10.2-Day Mekong Delta Floating Market with Cooking & Bike Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $66

Spend two days in the Mekong Delta with floating markets, cooking, cycling, boats, pagoda visits, and an overnight stay in Can Tho.

“The organisation was a mess. Received a message the night before demanding more money. The first day was with 1 tour company, then we got dropped off to a different tour company. After that I think we were on a different similar tour. Read more”

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11.Mekong Delta Tour with Cooking and Kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · from $170

Trade Ho Chi Minh City for Mekong waterways, village music, cooking, kayaking, and cycling on a practical full-day small-group tour.

“This tour was a highlight of my time in Saigon. Tu is probably the best tour guide out of all of the million tour guides in Vietnam. He is smart, compassionate, interesting, and a great singer, too! Everything listed on the tour was delivered, anRead more”

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12.Hands-On Vietnamese Cooking Lesson in Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 102 reviews · 3 hours · from $33

Learn to cook three Vietnamese dishes in a small English-speaking class in Ho Chi Minh City, with fresh ingredients, lunch, and digital recipes.

“I loved all the dishes. Will definitely make them again. Thank you very much for the new knowledge. A Greatings from Bulgaria.”

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13.Cooking Class with Ben Thanh Market visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 94 reviews · from $45

Shop Ben Thanh Market with a local chef, then cook and eat a Vietnamese 3-course meal in this practical 4-hour Saigon class.

“This was a really well paced cookery experience. We made 3 dishes all of them fantastic and so tasty. Dishes we will be able to make at home. Would definitely recommend.”

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14.Experience half-day cooking class with market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $42

Learn Vietnamese cooking from market to table in Ho Chi Minh City, with regional dishes, lunch or dinner, recipes, fruit carving, and a gift.

“Very nice half day to learn how to cook some local dished. Unfortunately,the market travel was canceled and I was the only one on the course due to the coronavirus breakout ,but they still continue my class. The cooking room is very clean Read more”

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15.Full-Day Experience in Mekong Cycling and Authentic Home Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $64

Cycle through Mekong villages, visit a Khmer temple and local market, then cook a Vietnamese meal with Susan in Can Tho.

“Our family of 5 had the most wonderful stay at Susan’s. We stayed three nights and had a two day tour. Susan has curated an amazing Mekong experience encompassing food, farming, culture and history as well as some exercise! We also had time to enjoy her luxurious Read more”

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