12 Cooking Classes Worth Flying For

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours combining Hoi An market shopping, a Cam Thanh basket boat ride, net fishing, and a hands-on cooking class. Guides such as Hai, Ly, Lily, and Hy Hy lead small groups of up to 12. You’ll make four dishes, eat a generous meal, and receive recipes to use at home.

“We had SO much fun on this cooking class — it was truly one of the most memorable experiences of our trip! Everything was beautifully organised, from the visit to the local market, to the basket boat ride, to trying our hand at traditional fishinRead more”

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2.HoiAn:Making Lantern & Cooking Class-BasketBoat Ride,Crab fishing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $33

Spend 4.5 hours beyond Hoi An’s Ancient Town with a local guide, market shopping, a lantern-making session, cooking with chef Tim, and a basket-boat ride through a nipa palm forest. You’ll also learn crab fishing and visit Kim Bồng Carpentry village. Hotel pickup is offered, and the group is limited to 12 people.

“An experience that gave me an insight into the tradional Vietnam. Tim is a very experienced chef and explained the recipes in detail and we had a hands on experience. Lantern makibg added colour to te experience .”

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3.Cooking Class, Crab Fishing-Basket Boat, Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 108 reviews · 4 hours · from $20Best value

Start with hotel pickup and a guided market visit, then ride a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh coconut forest and try traditional crab fishing. Finish with a five-course Vietnamese cooking class led in English or Vietnamese. Oanh, Hanh, and other local instructors are praised for making the class clear, friendly, and family-friendly.

“Cooking class was fantastic. Our chef Oana was excellent. The food was amazing and plentiful. The markets were interesting. I would thoroughly recommend this cooking class.”

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4.Bergen: Guided Fishing Tour with Outdoor Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 96 reviews · from $253

Travel from Bergen to Syltøy in Øygarden, then spend about 90 minutes fishing for fish, crabs, shrimp and seaweed from an open boat. Guides such as Øyvind and Michel teach you the basics before helping prepare the catch in a historic seaside house. Expect an English-speaking group of up to eight, rain or shine.

“A true view into traditional Norway and fishing for your meals. Very knowledgeable guide and a well equipped tour. Overall a great experience and very highly recommended”

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

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

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre by private car, then explore the Mekong by motorboat, sampan, kayak, and bicycle. You’ll visit a bee farm, coconut candy workshop, fruit plantation, and Family Tiny Garden for a cooking class and Vietnamese BBQ lunch. Guides have included Son, Dennis, Tri, and Nhi.

“Very nice and comfortable tour, Tri is a gd tour guide! Lunch was very nice too! Love the private tour!”

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6.Half Day Fishing and Outdoor Cooking in Bergen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $219

Join a group of no more than eight for a five-hour fishing trip from Bergen to Syltøy in Øygarden. Guides such as Johan, Casper, and Vladimir have helped beginners fish, check crab traps, clean the catch, and prepare meals ranging from fish soup to barbecued mackerel. Rain gear, life jackets, transport, and local apple juice are included.

“A wonderful Norwegian experience - caught mackerel, pollock, learned how to filet. Our guide showed us how to cook up the fish and it was so good!”

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7.Arctic Fishing & Open Fire Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $167

Spend five winter hours at Rahajärvi near Ivalo learning Lappish ice-fishing methods, from drilling holes to checking nets under the ice. Your Finnish, English, or French-speaking guides provide safety gear, cooking equipment, and a fire. If the catch allows, you cook fresh fish, warm up with soup, and toast marshmallows.

“We had a delightful experience with the salmon soup and marshmallow by the fire , and we feel fortunate to have caught the fish ourselves!”

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8.PRIVATE LUXURY Mekong 1 Day with Biking, Fishing, Cooking Class & BBQ LUNCH

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $119

Leave central Ho Chi Minh City at 8:00 am for a private, English-guided day in the Mekong Delta. Cruise from My Tho to Unicorn and Turtle islands, sample fruit and coconut treats, bike through local areas, try fishing, join a cooking class, visit a bee farm, and eat a Vietnamese BBQ lunch before returning to the city.

“My family have a wonderful time in this trip especially our kids. We take this tour as a present for them after a hard study. The feelings on the boat under coconut bunch is no explain. We have had many nice pics in this area.”

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9.Hoian/Da Nang: Fishing, basket riding and cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 5 reviews · 270 minutes - 6 hours · from $35

Spend up to six hours with a local family, starting at Hoi An Market to choose ingredients, then fishing by basket boat through water-coconut channels before cooking four Vietnamese dishes. English guidance, hotel pickup, and vegetarian meals on request are included. No guide name is provided.

“Fun activity. Family who runs Activity were lovely. Basket ride fun. Cooking class amazing.”

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10.Mumbai Coastal Cooking: From Fishing Net to Flavourful Plate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $21

Meet Kavitha and, when available, visit Mumbai’s historic fishing community, its docks, boats, net makers, and fish market. Then cook in her home with guidance from Kavitha and Ravi, preparing fish curry, fried fish, roti, and other local dishes. The village visit can change because of access restrictions, but the home cooking session remains the heart of the experience.

“The tour did not take place exactly as described, as the visit to the fishermen’s village was not possible due to access restrictions. Instead, we met at Kavita’s home and spent about three hours cooking and talking - and in the end, I did not miss the original plan at all. Kavita is a wonderful, warm host who happily answered all my questions while preparing an amazing meal: mandeli (delicious!), fish curry, rice, and roti. I was even able to help a little by frying one batch of the mandeli. Both she and her husband speak very good English, which made the conversations easy and engaging. Being welcomed into their…”

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11.Ninh Binh Jeep Adventure: Temples, Lotus, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 8h 30m · from $30

Spend 8.5 hours exploring Ninh Binh by open-air Jeep, with stops at Thai Vi Temple, Bich Dong Pagoda, Linh Coc, a lotus pond, and Coi Khe village. You will fish with bamboo baskets, cook a Vietnamese meal, and ride rural backroads with an English-speaking guide. The group is limited to seven, though the cooking activity costs an extra 250,000 VND.

“God og dybdegående dag, autentiske oplevelser og venlige lokale🌞”

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

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

Spend 4.5 hours with a local English-speaking guide, visiting a Hoi An market, riding a traditional thung chai basket boat, catching purple crabs, and cooking dishes such as Hoi An pancakes, spring rolls, papaya salad, and fried chicken. Guide Oanh is noted for her humor and clear explanations. Private hotel pickup is included.

“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.”

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