Top 13 Local Market Tours in Vietnam

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

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

Start with hotel pickup and a guided market walk, then cook and eat Vietnamese dishes at Rose Kitchen’s garden villa. Guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, and Simon lead the class, with vegetarian options, recipes, and CSR projects supporting local communities.

“Great experience! They picked us up and gave us a tour at the wet market. Our guide, Simon was very knowledgeable and funny, he adjusted the experience after all guest which was great.”

Check availability →Read our full review

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours combining Hoi An Market, a bamboo basket boat ride, net fishing, and a hands-on cooking lesson. Guides such as Hai, Lily, Ly, and Phuong lead the class, where you prepare four Vietnamese dishes, eat well, and receive recipes to use at home.

“Great value morning activity. Enjoyed the round boat ride. Lots of boats lots of colour and photo opportunities. The market walk was interesting but the cooking class was the highlight with lots of tips to use back home. Lovely food and plenty of it. Don’t eat a large breakfast. Lily was an amazing teacher.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.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 visiting a local market, learning to choose Vietnamese produce, riding a bamboo basket boat in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, catching crabs, and cooking a shared meal. Hotel pickup in Hoi An, recipes, safety gear, and lunch or dinner are included.

“Our family loved making and eating delicious food together following the instructions of our fantastic chefs.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · from $29

Start with a guided market visit in Hoi An, then fish from a traditional Vietnamese basket boat through the Bay Mau coconut forest. Back at the family restaurant, a chef leads a two-hour Vietnamese cooking class. Hotel pickup, food, tea, water, and return transport in Hoi An are included.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to see the local market, enjoy a ride in a traditional boat and spend some time preparing and savouring some local food. Our hosts were lovely and friendly and we had the best time exploroing Hoi An's delights with them. We even got to try our luck in fishing and caught a crab!”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Hoi An Local Market and Vegetable Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $29

Spend 4.5 hours moving from Hoi An’s local market to Tra Que Vegetable Village and a Cam Thanh cooking kitchen. Chef Hai teaches four Vietnamese dishes, with market shopping, farm visits, and possible basket-boat fun included. Pickup is offered, and groups are capped at 12.

“Had a great time at the cooking class! Everything was explained really well and was so fun to make all the dishes… Everything was so tasty! Also so cool to see the organic village and learn about how the community farms together”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Making 5 Vietnamese dishes with Local Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 36 reviews · 3h 30m · from $35

Meet at 85 Pham Quang Anh in Da Nang for a small-group class led in English, Chinese, or Vietnamese. Walk through a local market, choose fresh ingredients, cook five dishes from Vietnam’s three regions, and make salted coffee with guides such as Lily, Blue, Daisy, and Jasmin.

“It was absolutely amazing! The food was delicious, staff was so nice and we had so much fun!”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.CatBa: Authentic Vietnam Cooking Class and local market tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $30

Start at 4 PM with pickup around Cat Ba town and a visit to Cat Ba Market. With an English-speaking host, you’ll choose and bargain for fresh ingredients, cook Vietnamese dishes at Linda Kitchen, then enjoy your meal, a drink, and egg coffee.

“Great, didn’t know I could cook that well!! Chef is very a great teacher!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.HCMc:Vietnamese Cooking Class with Local market tour & Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $48

Spend 3.5 hours at Tung’s Cooking Center learning Vietnamese cooking with an English-speaking instructor. Choose three dishes from nine options, visit a local market when scheduled, cook by hand, eat together, and leave with recipes and a chef’s certificate.

“We decided to participate in one of the cooking classes at Tung. It was an absolute blast and had so much fun! We learned how to cook some of the most famous and traditional dishes of Vietnam, such as Pho, Vietnamese Pancakes and Nems. The hosts were super nice and helpful. 100% would recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Hanoi’s Culinary: Authentic Cooking Class and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · from $46

Meet an English-speaking chef and guide, visit a Hanoi market for fresh ingredients, then cook three Vietnamese dishes at a garden villa. Choose two dishes with your group, accept one chef recommendation, and learn egg coffee or egg beer. Hotel pickup applies to Hanoi Old Quarter stays.

“The cooking class was excellent. The only downside was we had to walk a long distance from our hotel to the restaurant in the heat and then walk to the market to collect food. The tour says you will be picked up at your hotel and that is what should happen - cyclo, motorbike or taxi. Working to the market is fine. The chef and guide were fantastic and the food was yummy.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Local market, Basket boat, crab fishing & cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4h 30m · from $28

Meet guide Oanh in Hoi An for a private half-day outing through a local market and Cam Thanh fishing village. Ride a bamboo basket boat, catch purple crabs, hear wartime stories, and cook Hoi An pancakes, spring rolls, salad, and more before eating your meal.

“It was a blast. From local market, the amazing locals and the cooking class! I highly recommend to book this cooking class, because this goes beyond just cooking.”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Farming – Local Market – Cooking Class In Tra Que Vegetable

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $46

Spend 4.5 hours cycling from Hoi An through rice fields to Tra Que Vegetable Village. Shop at a local market, work beside farmers, enjoy a herbal foot bath and massage, then cook four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking chef. Hotel pickup and a meal are included.

“Everything was perfect 🤩… very kind guides, a nice cycling trip to the location with a stop at the local market, delicious food with excellent instructions - in perfect English- how to cook (we could cook everything by ourself) and a relaxing massage. We went there with the whole family (two kids 12 and 15 years) and all had so much fun. Thanks to the whole team.”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.HCMc:Authentic Vietnam Cooking Class with local market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $45

Meet at Tung’s Restaurant for a 3.5-hour hands-on class with Victor and the Hoang’s Kitchen team. Choose three dishes from nine options, visit a local market, cook step by step, eat the meal you prepare, and finish with egg or coconut coffee.

“We liked everything. Very nice teacher, participative class and delicious food. The visit to the market is more complete in the morning session.”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Hoi An Cooking Class – Local Market Experience -River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $30

Join an English-speaking guide at Hoi An Market, choose ingredients, ride a basket boat through Cam Thanh Coconut Village, try simple fishing methods, and cook four Vietnamese dishes with a local chef. Hotel pickup, lunch or dinner, and boat tickets are included.

Check availability →Read our full review