The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

Review of the Cai Be Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with cooking, cycling, craft villages, boat rides, and practical booking tips.

“I had Mark as my tour guide and he was incredible. He had a great attitude towards his work and came off as genuinely interested in what he was showing and ensuring his guests had the best time. The tour itinerary itself was also great, and gave great insight into Vietnam. Definitely recommend anyone to book this tour if they’re down south.”

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

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

Review of the $23.99 Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with boats, tuk tuk, lunch, coconut candy, cooking, and practical tips.

“A bit fast paced. But our guide was very attentive. Love the experience of riding different boats. Our phones had gone dead, but the tour company made sure that we were able to catch a taxi to our cruise ship.”

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3.Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 886 reviews · from $92

Review of a full-day Mekong Delta trip from Ho Chi Minh City with boats, cycling, local food, workshops, and practical booking advice.

“Our tour guide Bevis was the highlight of the trip! He was very kind and informative answering all of our questions and sharing history of the Mekong delta and Saigon. We were pleasantly surprised that there were only three people on our Read more”

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

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

Review of a $29 Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with cycling, cooking, village life, lunch, temple visit, and river cruise.

“Our guide, Harry, was very good; had good english, gave a lot of info and happily provided more info when asked. Although the description on Viator is confusing, we did nearly everything that was mentioned; tasted honey, hold a pythoRead more”

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

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

Review of Chef Vu’s Saigon cooking class, including cyclo pickup, Ben Thanh Market, hands-on recipes, egg coffee, price, and practical tips.

“It was a very good class! Chef Le was very informative, skilled, and funny. The pumpkin flower was my favorite dish. Overall highly recommended!”

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

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

Learn Vietnamese cooking after a Ben Thanh Market tour, with a private station, shared meal, cocktail, and cookbook for $33.

“The lesson was fun. As was the tour around the market. The guide was very informative! After the food making class, we also joined their coffee making class that they also were hosting. That was very nice as well. Well worth the price.”

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

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

Review of Ho Chi Minh City’s market tour and Vietnamese cooking class, with practical details on dishes, value, group size, guides, and tips.

“Great cooking class. Chief had excellent English. We received a nice Vietnamese cookbook as a gift. I recommend the class.”

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

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

Review of a 2-day Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City with Cai Rang market, homestay, cooking, boats, meals, and small groups.

“Stark was a great guide. accommodation, transport and organisation was well done. A good introduction to Mekong.”

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9.Authentic Vietnamese Cooking Class with Market Visit in HCMc

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

Cook three Vietnamese dishes, shop Ben Thanh Market, and enjoy egg or coconut coffee in this friendly 3.5-hour HCMC class.

“A great morning of visiting the market before ‘helping’ to cook a delicious 3- course meal. The ingredients were top notch and so fresh. Very well presented and hosted by a really friendly crew. We’ll see if we can replicate it back home now 🤣😉. Thank you”

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10.VIP Mekong Delta Adventure Cycling & Kayaking – Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · from $79

Review of a private Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with cycling, kayaking, cooking, lunch, temples, and river travel.

“I joined a tour and our guide was really friendly and charming. They showed us around Mekan Dalgası and explained every place in detail. The guide was always by our side, making sure we had the best experience. Highly recommended!”

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11.From HCMC: Cu Chi Tunnels Tour with Cooking Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 172 reviews · from $39

Review of the $39 Cu Chi Tunnels tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with a market visit, Vietnamese cooking class, lunch, tunnels, and shooting range.

“It was an excellent tour. Ben was a great tour guide and all information he provided were interesting. Obviously this tour had one of those unnecessary, touristy stops as well, but still was a good day. I wish we could have went into more tunnels tho!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $67

Review of Ho Chi Minh City’s farm-to-table cooking class, with organic farming, four dishes, hotel pickup, pricing, guides, and practical tips.

“Great hands on experience! Nice to get out of the city and enjoy some local produce.”

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13.Unique farm to Table cooking class in Saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $67

Review of Saigon’s farm-to-table cooking class, with organic farm tour, four Vietnamese dishes, hotel pickup, recipes, and practical tips.

“It took about an hour due to the traffic condition to reach the farm/cooking school at Cu Chi. Given ice cold shiso tea to drink throughout the stay. Got to see some cows/buffaloes and the organic farm which has mainly herbs, vege, fruits anRead more”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $67

Review of a $67 farm-to-table cooking class near Ho Chi Minh City, with organic farming, Vietnamese recipes, pickup, and hands-on cooking.

“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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15.PRIVATE Mekong Delta 1 Day with Kayaking, Biking & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $119

Review of a private Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with boats, biking, kayaking, cooking, local food, and hotel pickup.

“We had the BEST time on this tour. Dennis was SO enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and organised. We didn’t worry about a thing! We cycled, kayaked, had a boat ride on the Mekong Delta, saw so many amazing sites… and the food was so great Read more”

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