Private Bay Mau Eco Cooking Experiences with Local Guide
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Go beyond a typical cooking class and experience the traditions behind Vietnamese cuisine in the heart of Hoi An. What makes this experience special is the chance to discover how local ingredients are prepared from scratch. Learn traditional techniques such as pounding and separating rice, grinding rice to make fresh rice milk, making rice paper, and using authentic tools including a stone mortar, grinder, and wooden pestle. With step-by-step guidance from your local chef, prepare four delicious Vietnamese dishes, including the iconic Pho beef noodle soup, before sitting down to enjoy everything you have created with refreshing passion fruit juice. For a more immersive adventure, choose the option that combines your cooking class with a local market visit and a traditional bamboo basket boat ride through Cam Thanh’s Bay Mau Coconut Forest. Discover fresh ingredients, experience the peaceful waterways, try fun fishing activities, and connect with Hoi An’s countryside culture.
Inclusions
What's included
- Basket boat
- Passion fruit juice
- Pick up and drop off
- All ingredients
- Have lunch / dinner
- English tour guide
- All entrances
- Gift chopsticks free
Itinerary
Join a hands-on Vietnamese cooking experience in Hoi An and discover traditional techniques used in local kitchens. With guidance from your chef, learn how to pound and separate rice, grind rice to make fresh rice milk, prepare rice paper, and use traditional tools such as a stone mortar and wooden pestle. Prepare four authentic Vietnamese dishes, including the famous Pho beef noodle soup, then sit down and enjoy the meal you have created with complimentary water and passion fruit juice. If you select the market and basket boat option, visit a local market to discover fresh Vietnamese ingredients before heading to Cam Thanh Coconut Village. Ride a traditional bamboo basket boat through the beautiful Bay Mau Coconut Forest, enjoy the peaceful waterways, and take part in fun local activities such as fishing before continuing to your cooking class.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Bay Mau Tour
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegan/ vegetarian available
How it compares in Hoi An
- Its from-price is 48% below the median of the 2561 experiences we list in Hoi An.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hoi An
Lantern-lit lanes, tailor shops and riverside cafés glow after dark in Hoi An, a beautifully preserved old trading port in central Vietnam.
The Ancient Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserves centuries-old merchant houses, Chinese assembly halls and temples along the Thu Bon River. The covered Japanese Bridge is its emblem, and old houses such as Tan Ky show the blend of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences that shaped the port.
Top-ranked sights in Hoi An: Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau).
Special offers in Hoi An
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
