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The 15 Best Workshops & Classes in Vietnam

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Lanterns, conical hats, ceramics, rice paper, coffee. These 15 are compared on how much you actually make with your own hands, how long it takes and whether the thing survives the flight home.

Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact - Cooking in a garden villa
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Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

1.Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,147 reviews · from $39Our pick

Spend 4.5 hours exploring a Hanoi market, shopping for seasonal ingredients, and cooking dishes such as bun cha, spring rolls, mango salad, and noodles at Rose Kitchen. Guides including Maxie, Alex, Aroma, and Simon lead the class. Hotel pickup, a full meal, recipes, and vegetarian options are included.

“Alex (Trung) and Auntie were fabulous! Alex led us through a packed market and explained a variety of fruits, veggies, meats and customs while we purchased the ingredients for our cooking class. Auntie had everything ready for us at the Read more”

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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip - How the instructors shape the class
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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

2.5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,890 reviews · from $35

Meet your English-speaking chef in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for fresh ingredients at the city’s largest market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. Vegetarian and non-red-meat versions are available.

“Excellent presentation and service. Very friendly, funny, and knowledgeable presenter. We enjoyed the food and the expertience.”

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Hoi An: Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class - From Vietnamese beans to the first phin brew
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Hoi An: Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class

3.Vietnamese Coffee Culture and Coffee Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,006 reviews · 2 hours · from $14

Join Tan, Le, and their family team for a two-hour, hands-on Hoi An coffee class. You will trace coffee from crop to cup, use a traditional phin filter, and make five styles: black, iced white, Hue salt, coconut, and Hanoi egg coffee. Recipes and a small gift help you repeat the class at home.

“Had a great time making 5 different Vietnamese coffee. It was my first coffee as I arrive Hoi An, and I was mind blown. Tan and Le make the workshop very enjoyable, and we definitely had a great time with great coffee. Recommended if you have a few hours to spare when in Hoi An.”

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Hoi An: Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class - Tea, music, and the first design choice
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Hoi An: Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class

4.Vietnamese Foldable Lantern Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,742 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $10

At this family-run Hoi An workshop, an English-speaking instructor guides you through a 90-minute to 2-hour lantern class. Choose silk, color, and shape, then build from a bamboo frame or start from scratch. Tea, music, a short cultural talk, and a foldable souvenir are included.

“It was great fun to make my ow lantern, really enjoyed the workshop!”

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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Trying net fishing in the canal
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

5.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28

Spend 4.5 hours in Hoi An shopping at a local market, riding a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, trying net fishing, and cooking four Vietnamese courses. Guides such as Hai, LyLy, Lily, and Li lead hands-on classes with recipes to take home.

“Absolutely great value for money, our host and chef was fantastic, he was very friendly, funny, and informative. very clean and professional kitchen. Coconut boats were a hoot. Great fun and learnt a lot.”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - What the round bamboo boat ride is really like
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,386 reviews · from $28

Join guides such as An, Ag, or Suzy for a market visit, bamboo basket boat ride, crab fishing, and a hands-on cooking class near Hoi An. In about four hours, you may prepare spring rolls, papaya salad, chicken noodles, Cao Lau, pancakes, or dessert in a group of up to eight or twelve.

“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…”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Reading Hoi An through its food market
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

7.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,208 reviews · from $17

Start at a Hoi An meeting point, often the Ivegan shop, then shop for seasonal produce, herbs, noodles, meat, and fish with an English-speaking guide. Ride a bamboo basket boat through the coconut palms for about 40 minutes before cooking dishes such as bánh xèo, phở, steamed rice rolls, and chè.

“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”

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Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern - Arriving at the Cam Pho workshop
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Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern

8.Hoi An Full Lantern Making Class- A special Foldable lantern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,007 reviews · from $15

At Hoian Handicraft Tours in Cam Pho, you’ll build a foldable silk lantern from 12 bamboo stakes, wire, fabric, and a tassel. English-speaking instructors, including Huy, Vie Vie, and Tam, guide you through the process, with tea tasting and a finished lantern to take home.

“What a great time my daughter and I had makong lanterns on a cloudy afternoon. The team were very helpful and made us laugh at their critique of our amateur lantern making skills. They were also very quickly able to rectify our mistakes. We would definitely recommend this very reasonable priced activity.”

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Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages - The 7:00 a.m. start and road to Cai Be
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Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be for a boat ride near the old floating market, fruit and folk music, coconut candy making, antique homes, a Vietnamese cooking class, lunch, and countryside cycling. Guides such as Mark and Abe have led past departures.

“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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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Starting at the local market
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

10.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

Spend 4.5 hours with guides such as Tram or Sonny, shopping at a Hoi An market, fishing for crabs in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, rowing a basket boat, and cooking several Vietnamese dishes. Hotel pickup, dinner or lunch, safety gear, and recipe cards are included.

“This was a great experience. From the pick up to the drop off everything went smoothly. Going to the market to shop for ingredients was the best. And the Basket boats were so much fun. Sonny, the Chef, was not only skilled but very entertaining and made the whole group look good. And the food was delicious. It was one of the best cooking tours I have taken. I will do it again next time I am in Hoi An. I definitely recommend this tour. Just do it. It was great.”

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Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Taste Salt, Coconut and Egg Coffee - From Vietnamese coffee farms to your first brew
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Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Taste Salt, Coconut and Egg Coffee

11.Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Taste Salt, Coconut and Egg Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,286 reviews · from $16

At Local Beans Roastery in Hanoi, a Vietnamese barista such as Val, Lin, or Luka guides you through six coffees, roast levels, brewing gear, local stories, and a little rice wine. Make and taste egg, salt, coconut, brown, classic phin, and coffee cocktail recipes.

“Had a great time with my friend. The coffee we made was good. The coffee teacher was very kind and the place quite nice.”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut - Hotel pickup keeps the morning simple
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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

12.Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 802 reviews · 3 hours · from $19

Spend about three hours at Bay Mau nipa forest with Hangcoconut guides, paddle a round bamboo basket boat, try crab fishing, then cook Vietnamese dishes with instructors such as Thuy and Li. Hotel pickup, transport, entrance fees, and the meal are included for $19 per person.

“It was great, since the beginning, they were clear and picked us on time, we had a great cooking class, delicious food and ended up in the river for the boat ride. Definitely recommended.”

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Hanoi: Salt Coffee Workshop Awake Your Senses With 6 Brews - Arriving at the Café on Hoang Hoa Tham Street
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Hanoi: Salt Coffee Workshop Awake Your Senses With 6 Brews

13.Salt Coffee Workshop Awake Your Senses With 6 Brews

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 792 reviews · 3 hours · from $23

Spend three hours with English-speaking coffee instructors such as Lin, Val, Phil, Giang, and Luka, learning Vietnam’s coffee story and making six drinks. You will use traditional filters and grinders, taste local wines, and leave with recipes, coffee notes, and an optional certificate.

“Val was so amazing! Very knowledgeable and informative. Also brilliant to get sent the instructions to be able to refer back to. Really enjoyable experience”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - Dong Xuan Market gives the class its local edge
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

14.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet Laura, Daisy, Kitty, or another Hoang’s Cooking Class host at 54 Hang Buom Street. Visit Dong Xuan Market, choose three dishes from nine options, shop for ingredients, and cook for two hours before eating your meal. Groups can include up to 14 people.

“Absolutely my best day in Hanoi. I very much enjoyed going to the market with Kitty, what an amazing experience from,l fresh fruits, veggies, livestock, spices, house hold items. We stopped along the way for traditional bfast and snack. Kitty Read more”

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Hanoi: Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan - Learning beside a local artisan
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Hanoi: Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan

15.Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 733 reviews · from $19

At a calm villa near Ba Dinh, a local artisan guides you through basic Vietnamese wood carving. You receive tools, materials, a free drink, water, and your finished piece. Note: the supplied details also describe a Rose Kitchen cooking class, so confirm the activity before paying.

“Great trip! I particularly loved the market and learning about the different vegetables, fruits, and spices. It was also fun to meet other travelers. Mango was a fantastic tour guide and chef. I almost wish i had done this tour at the beginning of oRead more”

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