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The 15 Best Market Tours in Vietnam

27 tours  ·  from $17 a head

Floating markets at first light in the delta, night markets under lanterns in Hoi An, and the produce halls the cooking classes shop in. These 15 are priced and timed, with the early starts flagged.

Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact - What You May Cook at Rose Kitchen
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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

Rose Kitchen pairs a local market walk with hands-on cooking at a garden villa. With guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, and Simon, you may prepare bun cha, spring rolls, mango salad, noodles, and vegetables, then eat what you make. Hotel pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter, recipes, and vegetarian options are included.

“Wonderful foods, good explanations, entertaining guide and nice, small group. We had a mix-up with the meeting point but they worked with us and connected us with a group so we didn’t miss anything. Really appreciated that.”

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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip - How the Small Group Changes the Experience
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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 at 8 P. Gia Ngư in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for fresh ingredients at the city’s largest market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, fried spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. Small groups, vegetarian options, a recipe book, certificate, and rice vodka are included.

“Fun and informative. Our instructor Vy did an amazing job teaching and keeping the class fun and interactive. We left with fond memories.”

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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - The basket boat ride through Cam Thanh
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours combining Hoi An food culture with a Cam Thanh basket-boat ride, simple fishing, a market visit, and a hands-on lesson in four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Hai, LyLy, Lily, and Hy Hy explain ingredients and cooking methods. Pickup from central Hoi An, drinks, recipes, and a meal are included.

“This was a must try cooking experience!Our guide hai hei was funny, witty, knowledgeable and a patience chef! The tour was a favourite tour for my husband who loves cooking, I’m not a massive cooking fan but I enjoyed the pace of the cooRead more”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - Taking the bamboo basket boat toward the nipa palms
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

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

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

Start at Hoi An Market, where your guide helps choose fresh ingredients, then ride a bamboo basket boat through nipa palms and try crab fishing. Finish with about two hours of hands-on cooking led by a chef such as Tam or An. Morning and afternoon departures, pickup options, and small groups are available.

“The experience was fun with the cooking far exceeding the expectation - and taste was yum! “Fishing” was fun if a little bit of novelty! A nice way to spend an afternoon. :-)”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Forty minutes through the water coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

5.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

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

Start at the Ivegan shop, visit a Hoi An market with an English-speaking guide, then ride a bamboo basket boat through the water coconut palms. Finish in a rural kitchen preparing dishes such as bánh xèo, phở, steamed rice rolls, and chè. Guides including Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy are praised for patient instruction, generous portions, and recipes to take home.

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

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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong's Legacy( About 6 Pax) - 5:30 AM at the river, with a practical start
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Can Tho: Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy( About 6 Pax)

6.Floating Market & Mekong’s Legacy( About 6 Pax)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,438 reviews · 6 hours - 390 minutes · from $26

Start at 5:30 AM in Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Sophia, Cory, Thao, or Sunny. Ride a sampan to Cai Rang Floating Market for coffee and noodle soup, then explore quiet canals, walk through fruit gardens, cook traditional cakes, visit a floating family home, and rest with fruit and tea.

“Amazing tour! best one in vietnam so far. Sophia was amazing, she was so nice and friendly and gave us a lot of information! The activities were really good. The perfect day!”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - A cooking class with Tram, Sonny, or another local chef
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours exploring Hoi An’s local market, choosing fresh ingredients with a chef, fishing for crabs in a bamboo basket boat, and preparing Vietnamese dishes in a small class of up to 11 people. Tram and Sonny are among the guides, and hotel pickup, meals, equipment, and recipe cards are included.

“Fantastic experience! Our guide was very funny and we had a blast cooking all of the amazing foods. The coconut boats are fun, we were caught in a rainstorm but it added to the craziness of our experience. 10/10!”

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From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour - Day one: Vinh Trang Pagoda and the Mekong River
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From HCM: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour

8.Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,183 reviews · from $81

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho for boat rides, village visits, local food, and a 6:00am trip to Cai Rang Floating Market. You will also visit a rice noodle factory, make bánh xèo, and stay one night in a three-star hotel. Guides such as Bac, Phuc, Ele, and Ben are praised for clear English and good humor.

“Absolutely brilliant trip, would recommend! Our guide Vinny was wonderful and funny, the trip was very well organised and felt safe throughout. Despite it being a night away, there were regular stops site seeing which broke up the time spent on the bus. We stayed in a very nice hotel within the local town, which I can’t fault. Thank you! ⭐️”

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Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City - Leaving Ho Chi Minh City for My Tho
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Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City

9.Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour from HCM City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 942 reviews · from $61

Spend two days moving from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta, with Vinh Trang Pagoda, Ben Tre coconut workshops, village activities, Can Tho, and an early boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market. English-speaking guides such as Bac, Nick, and Vinh lead small groups of up to 20. Hotel, meals, transfers, and boats are included.

“Bac was a fantastic tour guide! Best we’ve had. So knowledgeable, funny and very caring. His care for our safety and happiness on the tour was always his priority. Tour was really good, but even better because of Bac!”

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Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Rang and the river portion
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Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

Set out from central Ho Chi Minh City at 5:00 a.m. for a full day in the Mekong Delta. You’ll cruise by motorboat and hand-rowed boat, visit Cai Rang, sample fruit, see rice-paper and noodle making, cycle near Cai Be, and help prepare a five-course lunch. Guides such as Win, Bevis, Lin, and Bao have earned especially strong praise.

“A great day at the Mekong Delta made all the better by tour guide Nam the Handsome man:) A visit to the wet market..boat trip to floating village..hand rowed boat ride..rice factory..listened to music..made our lunch with 5 course meal. Rain stopped the bike ride but a good day with lots of laughter and so much food and drink. Would recommended if you want a taste of Vietnamese life on the Delta.”

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Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC - Making lunch instead of just eating it
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Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC

11.Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2-Day Tour from HCMC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 813 reviews · from $67

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta in a small group, with boat rides, coconut canals, local workshops, biking, kayaking, and a Vietnamese cooking class. You’ll visit Cai Rang Floating Market early on day two and stay one night in a 3-star or 5-star hotel. Guides such as Viet, Harry, Linda, and Khoa have earned strong praise for clear explanations and friendly service.

“It was interesting and fun, well organized and good value for money. Our guide Phuc was well informed and did a great job.”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - Two hours in the kitchen at Hoang’s Cooking Class
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

12.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

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

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, then shop for ingredients at Dong Xuan Market with your guide. Back in the kitchen, you’ll prepare and eat your meal, with tea, coffee, and a bonus egg coffee included.

“Laura and Love provided an amazing private cooking class. They were both so fun. My husband and I loved the experience. We selected three dishes to make on the menu. Laura took us to the market to buy the ingredients and wheRead more”

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1-Day Mekong Delta Cai Rang Floating Market-Ancient House-Pancake - Cai Rang Floating Market by motorboat
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1-Day Mekong Delta Cai Rang Floating Market-Ancient House-Pancake

13.1-Day Mekong Delta Cai Rang Floating Market-Ancient House-Pancake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 653 reviews · from $47

Start before dawn from central Ho Chi Minh City and travel to Cai Rang Floating Market by air-conditioned minivan and motorboat. You’ll eat breakfast, sample tropical fruit, hear Vietnamese folk music, visit an ancient house in Cai Be, cycle through a local village, and cook Vietnamese pancakes. English-speaking guides such as Than, also called Tim, and Toan lead the day. Expect a full 12 hours with some sales stops.

“Awesome day on the Mekong Delta with Toan our guide. Informative and and fun day! I was worried it may be a little cliche/touristy but ended up being a really great day! Also no tip pressure from businesses/locals like some others state in their reviews. Just a great day to spend meeting locals, seeing their worlds while surrounded by the beautiful Mekong!”

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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life's - Cai Rang Floating Market from a small boat
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Can Tho: A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

14.A Real Mekong Tour, Floating Market, Cacao & Life’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 574 reviews · from $25

Start at 5:00 AM in central Can Tho and travel by small sampan to Cai Rang Floating Market. You’ll eat breakfast on the river, visit a family noodle house, cruise quiet canals, taste garden fruit, walk through a village, and finish at an organic cacao farm with cacao milk. English-speaking guides include Hieu, Duy, Lam, and Chris.

“The guide was super-friendly and let us feeling comfortable from the very beginning. He explained a lot of things and provided many curiosities about Mekong and people life in there, everything very interesting.”

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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - A warm welcome before the two-hour class
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

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

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

Start with hotel pickup in Hoi An and shop for ingredients at a local market with your English-speaking guide. Fish from a bamboo basket boat in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, then spend two hours cooking traditional Vietnamese dishes before eating what you prepare. Groups are capped at 10.

“We had a great time! We chose the afternoon tour and so glad we did. The food was filling! The basket boats are so fun - expect to pay a little tip for the spinning of boat or fishing. They even do karaoke!! Don’t expect to learn much about the coconut trees…”

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