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US$ 30 per person

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Adults
US$ 30

Children (Ages 6-10)
US$ 15

Tra Que Water Wheel Cooking Class with Organic Herb Garden Visits

US$ 30 per person

5.00 (15)

Starting time

8:30AM, 1:30PM

Duration

5.5 hours

Min. participants

1 Participants

Language

English

Free pick-up included
Instant booking: get your confirmation immediately after booking

About

Water wheel’s staff meets you at your hotel lobby (Hoi An Area), then you will go bicycle to Hoi An’s colorful central market. Here you will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about the ingredients you will use in the cooking lesson later. Make sure your camera is handy.

Continue to Tra Que Water Wheel, take a rest with a special welcome drink.

You will be taken around the herbs garden where local farmers work on their field using organic methods from 300 years ago.

Learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food. Made some flowers and animals by vegetables for decoration. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

*Foot massage is included for $5/person on request

Schedule

Morning

8:15 am: Our staff will pick you up at your hotel
8:30 am: Cycle to Hoi An's colorful central market by bicycle and proceed on ingredient selection
9:00 am: Cycle through the rice fields, this is a great opportunity to breathe the fresh air of the countryside, and admire the farms of cows, ducks, buffaloes...
9:30 am: Take a rest with our welcome drink while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the tra que fields
10:00 am: Starting with the cooking class: Learn the traditional ways of preparing vietnamese food and making flowers and animal vegetables decoration.
You will be guided by the local chef, how to cook four unique traditional dishes at the Water Wheel Restaurant such as:
- Tam Huu (three friends) spring roll
- Local pancake
- Papaya salad
- Braised fish in clay pot
- -Steamed rice in banana leaves
- (Finally, there is a fresh fruit dessert )
- (Of course there are vegetarian options, just tell us about your wishes and allergies!)
1:00 pm: After a day full of experiences and learnings, return to the hotel

Afternoon

1:15 am: Our staff will pick you up at your hotel
1:30 am: Cycle through the rice fields, this is a great opportunity to breathe the fresh air of the countryside, and admire the farms of cows, ducks, buffaloes...
2:00 am: Take a rest with our special drinks while being taken around our herb garden where local farmers work on their field using organic methods from 300 years old.
3:00 am: Starting with the cooking class: Learn the traditional ways of preparing vietnamese food and making flowers and animal vegetables decoration.
You will be guided by the local chef, how to cook four unique traditional dishes at the Water Wheel Restaurant such as:
- Tam Huu (three friends) spring roll
- - Local pancake
- - Papaya salad
- - Braised fish in clay pot
- - Steamed rice in banana leaves
- Finally, there is a fresh fruit dessert
- Of course there are vegetarian options, just tell us about your wishes and allergies!
6:00 pm: After a day full of experiences and learnings, return to the hotel

Included Highlights

Bicycle ride

Family friendly

Free pickup by bikes

Herb garden tour

Plate decoration

Tra que specialty

Vegan and vegetarian option

Welcome drink

Additional Information

Pickup Option

Pick up by bicycle is included from hotels around Hoi An Area. If your hotel is outside of Hoi An, please contact us to decide for a meeting point in the center of Hoi An. We can pick you up by car or motorbike as well, but than please understand that only one way is included.

Confirmation

Book now and receive your confirmation instantly. Please present your booking reference number at the cooking school.

Cancellation

Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity

Traveler Photos

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Traveler Reviews

Verified 5.00 15 reviews

"Must do cooking class."

A great experience full of fun and food. Xuan picked us up at our hotel and we bicycled to the market where she explained about the market history and all the different food. A leisurely bicycle to the farm and walk around to see the different herbs. The down to business…. cooking. Our group had a great time, with Xuan including everyone and carefully guiding us all through the process. I'm not a chef but I was very pleased with my creations, learned a lot and had heaps of fun. Thanks, Xuan and the gang.

"Small local class, catered to vegetarian"

This was the best cooking class I have ever done! Sun (not sure how to spell it, but it sounds like “soon”) was our guide and was the BEST. She was from the local village of Tra Que, so she was very knowledgeable about the area and local life and cuisine. It included a bike ride through the country and rice fields, 4 dishes, a tour of a small, local food market, and a tour of the Tra Que farm. We were the only 2 in the group, so we had a great, personalized experience. The local garden that we toured was incredible and beautiful. Great way to support a small village and family and get away from some of the main touristy activities like the basket boats. Available vegetarian.

"Fantastic experience"

We first spent around 45 minutes in the market learning about the different produce, herbs and spices. After a 15 minute bike ride we arrived at the class, greeted by our Master Chef, who guided us through 5 dishes. It was one of the best, if not the best meals we had in Hoi An (and we were in Hoi An for 3 weeks and had many great meals). Then surprisingly, we were given foot massages after speaking our feet in an herb bath. Unreal. We learned so much and had so much fun, we'd do it again.

"Double thumbs up!"

This is the only family run cooking class in Hoi an, and they really treat you like a guest in their own home. Tucked away in a peaceful organic farm we got to cook four different kinds of traditional Vietnamese cooking. We enjoyed every single dish and we left their very satisfied! Our teacher was Ha was full of life and energy and her jokes definitely kept everyone laughing. I would highly recommend this cooking class to anyone looking for an authentic experience!

"Well prepared, sympathetic, relaxed and excellent"

It started with a visit to the local market to buy some fresh products , then a short bicycle ride to the « herbs village ». Fresh drink, then nice head and feet massage to prepare for the class. After some vegetable sculpting, we cooked 4 different dishes, tasteful and good-looking. Very enjoyable experience with a smiling teacher 😋🙏