Cooking Tour 7 days

Highlights: Start this cooking tour from the dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, you'll be present at the cookery centre to comprehend the way to cook Vietnamese traditional dishes representative of the all three regions in Vietnam. Have time to visit the floating market and enjoy rural atmosphere in Mekong Delta, experience the outstanding Marble Mountain, Cham Museum before traveling to Hoi An town and participate in another interesting cooking class.

Details Itinerary:

Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide  

Day 1: Arrival at Ho Chi Minh City (D)

Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll be driven to your hotel. Rest of the day, you'll be free to stroll around the city as you wish.

19.00 - 20.30: You’ll a Welcome dinner at one of a famous restaurant.

You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Cooking Class (B, L, G in class)

You'll join a cooking class in the morning held at Ho Chi Minh City's Cookery Centre. You'll learn how to cook five traditional Vietnamese dishes representative of the all three regions in Vietnam:

09:30 - 10:00: chat over a pot of Vietnamese tea

10:00 - 11:00: making green papaya salad and cooking Vietnamese spring rolls 

11:00 - 11:20: relax and enjoy the first two dishes

11:20 - 12:10: cooking the three main course dishes

12:10 - 12:30: lunch!

12:30: awarding of certificates of competence and souvenir gifts

The rest day will be free. You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long (B, L, G)

8.30 - 10.30: Drive to Vinh Long, a city famous by the Mekong River and floating market

10.30 - 15.30: You’ll cruise to visit Cai Be floating market, fruit orchards, a traditional family-run brick kiln, and drop in to look at some traditional cottage industries - a workshop making the huge coffins unique to the Mekong is particularly interesting. You'll have a lunch at one of the local family and have a shot show of traditional music in Mekong Delta which is operated by the local people.

15.30 - 16.00: You'll have time to wonder around the fruit market to buy some kind of famoust tropical fruit such as banana, pomelo, dragon fruit, mangostin and so on.

16.00 - 18.00: You’ll return to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City/Danang/Hoi An (B, L, G)

7.30 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel. You'll then be free until be picked up to travel to Danang.

On arrival, you'll have lunch at local restaurant and have a brief to visit Cham Museum, a remarkable Hindu statuary.

12.00 - 14.00: You’ll have lunch at local restaurant and have a brief to visit Cham museum, a remarkable Hindu statuary.

14.00 - 15.45: Driver and guide will take you to visit Marble Mountain, Stone Carving village where you can admire the stone products of local people and Non Nuoc Beach.

15.45 - 17.30: You'll continue driving to Hoi An and have a visit  Hoi An Town, and enjoy its considerable significance in the history of Vietnamtown.

You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Day 5: Hoi An Cooking (B, L, G in class)

In the morning, you’ll join a cooking class in the morning held at the Red Bridge Restaurant. You’ll visit a market to purchase ingredients, then take a boat cruise along Hoi An River to the restaurant where you’ll have chance to explore its herb and vegetable garden before learning how to cook traditional Vietnamese dishes. After having lunch at the restaurant, your time will be free. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Recipes:

Fresh Rice Paper Shrimp Rolls – including the making of rice paper.

Warm Squid Salad served in half a pineapple

Grilled Eggplant stuffed with market vegetables

Hoi An Pancakes (Banh Xeo)

Food Decoration - pineapple boat, three coloured flowers and Vietnamese hand fan

Day 6: Hoi An/My Son (B, G)

8.00 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel

8.30 - 11.15: Drive to visit the World Heritage My Son Sanctuary, the guide will show you the remains of the remarkable brick towers, and explain their origins and purpose.

11.15 - 12.00: You'll return to Hoi An. Rest of day will be free perhaps to stroll around the Old Quarter of relax on the beach. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Day 7: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)

You'll be free and then be picked up to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll transit for your international departure flight.

Prices per person in US$:

Valid until December 31, 2011

Surcharge for peak season of hotels are not inclusive in the prices above.

Prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation in twin or double room.

• All pick up and transfer.

• Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver.

• Return domestic flight ticket: Ho Chi Minh City-Danang-Ho Chi Minh City

• Experienced English-speaking tour guide as indicated in the itinerary.

• Entry fees for all sightseeing as mentioned in the programme.

• Lunches and dinners, as specified, in the local restaurants

• Government Taxes.

Price do not include:

• International flight tickets and airport tax.

• Visas.

• Dinners except as specified.

• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

• Insurance.

Hotel list for Five Star standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Renaissance Riverside hotel (***** the city's finest location, Deluxe City-view Room) or similar
• Hoi An: Palm Garden Beach Resort (***** beautiful villa and bungalow style resort on a 5ha site on the northern section of Cua Dai Beach, Superior Garden-view Room)

Hotel list for Four Star standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Rex Hotel (**** located at the best of downtown Saigon, a luxury hotel heritage dating back to early 20th century, ROH Room) or similar
• Hoi An: Hoi An Trails Resort and Spa (**** beside Cua Dai beach, Deluxe Room) or similar

Hotel list for Three Star standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Elios Hotel (*** ideally located in the city centre, Superior Room) or similar

• Hoi An: Lotus Hotel (*** with swimming pool, 2km from town centre, Deluxe Room) or similar

Hotel list for Two Star standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Duc Vuong Hotel (** city center, Standard Room) or similar

• Hoi An: Lotus Hotel (*** with swimming pool, 2km from town centre, Superior Room) or similar

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