Vietnam Culinary Tours,Cooking Tours in Vietnam,Travel to Vietnam

Destination : Vietnam ( Danang , Ha Long Bay , Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh , Ho Chi
Minh City , Hoi An , Hue )
Price : 878 US Dollar
Duration : 10 Days

ITINERARY

Day 1 Hanoi - Arrival
Meet on arrival at Hanoi/Noi Bai International airport, transfer to hotel for check in. Time at
leisure. Dinner at the historic Indochine Restaurant in old town for an introduction to
Vietnamese food. The staff are attired in traditional costume and musicians perform
classical Vietnamese songs.
Accommodation
Meal :   D

Day 2 Hanoi – Cooking class
Breakfast at hotel
08:00 Halfday cooking class at Seasons Restaurant
Arrive at Seasons and receive a coffee and “orientation talk of morning activities”. Depart
for the market (Hang Da) accompanied by Seasons chef then return to Seasons to begin
the lunch prepare. On the menu is fresh Hue style spring rolls, shrimp paste on sugar cane,
fish baked in a clay pot and banana flower salad. You will get involved in preparation of all
of the above.
Coffee break. The chefs are now executing the final preparation giving you time to reflect
about the morning activities and quiz the restaurant manager about “life at a Vietnamese
restaurant”. Enjoy lunch. p.m. Hanoi city tour of the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of
Literature, Sword Lake and 1hr cyclo in the bustling 'Old Quarter', with its 36 ancient streets.
Evening: enjoy the famous water puppets show followed by dinner at “Cha Ca La Vong”
serving seasoned fish.
Accommodation
Meal :   B/L/D

Day 3 Hanoi - Halong Bay
Breakfast at hotel
Drive 160km to Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Discover Halong Bay, listed as
a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea“ as it
is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 3,000 limestone islets rising
from the clear emerald water, many
of them containing beautiful grottoes such as Thien Cung and Dau Go. Seafood lunch on
board. A fresh seafood lunch is served on board.
Dinner and overnight on boat

Overnight :   on boat
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 4 Halong - Hanoi – Hue
Have beakfast
A morning cruise to visit Man’s head island, Tortoise island, Trinh Nu cave, Bai Tu Long
bay, Bai tho mountain. Return to Halong city and have lunch on board.
Transferring direct to Hanoi Airport for the late afternoon flight to Hue. On arrival in Hue
transfer to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation at hotel in Hue
Overnight :   hotel in Hue
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 5 Hue – Cooking class
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning, pick-up at the hotel, shopping for ingredients at the Dong Ba market before
returning to the Tinh Gia Vien Cooking School to learn how it’s done, enjoy preparing,
cooking, presenting the dishes and the food prepared. Once the meals are prepared you
can enjoy the dishes you have spent the day mastering.
In the afternoon, take a boat cruise along the romantic Perfume River to visit Thien Mu
Pagoda, one of the oldest ancient architectural structures for religious worship in Hue.
Continue by car to the nearby Imperial Citadel from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled
between 1802 and 1945 Royal banquet and overnight in Hotel.
Overnight :   in Hotel
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 6 Hue - Danang - Hoi An
Breakfast at hotel a.m. Visit Tu Duc Mausoleum with its traditional Vietnamese architecture.
Leave Hue mid- morning for Hoian. Photostop at Lang Co beach, Claudy pass, lunch in
Danang
p.m. Visit Cham Museum, China beach and Marble Mountain, then proceed for Hoi An and
transfer to hotel for check-in.
Dinner at Le Ba Truyen Restaurant with a variety of local specialities from simple cao lau
noodles to seafood preparations
Accommodation.
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 7 Hoi An – Cooking class
Breakfast at hotel
a.m. Cooking class Red Bridge Cooking School, pick-up at hotel and starting by shopping
for ingredients at the Hoi An colourful market before returning to the Red Bridge Cooking
School to learn how it’s done, enjoy preparing, cooking, presenting the dishes and the food
prepared.. Once the meals are prepared
you can enjoy the dishes you have spent the day mastering.
p.m. take a walking tour of Hoi An, discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous
seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Visit Hoi An colourful local market, Tan Ky old
house, Fukien Assembly Hall, and the 400-year-old Japanese covered bridge. Travelers
can also see local residents raise silkworms
and produce silk for Hoi An's burgeoning textile industry
Dinner and accommodation
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 8 Hoian – Danang – Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Danang Airport for the morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to hotel on
arrival. After a lunch of “pho” on Pasteur Street, a half day city tour includes the Unification
Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office and China Town with Thien Hau
Pagoda Dinner at one of Ho Chi Minh city's best-known restaurants, Mandarine. The cuisine
of the south uses many herbs and spices and has been influenced by Cambodia, Thailand
and India among others. The south also has a wide selection of tropical fruits and
vegetables that are not readily available in the cooler north.
Accommodation
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 9 Ho Chi Minh – Cooking class – Cu Chi Tunnels
Breakfast at hotel
a.m. Cooking class at Saigon cookery center. The chef and our guide will escort you on
cyclo ride from your hotel through busy streets of Ho Chi Minh City to the Central Market.
You would learn how to choose good and fresh ingredients then move by car to the Cookery
Center, located in a charming and authentic Vietnamese
garden. Each person is provided with their own kitchen corner including utensils, cooking
ingrediens and workspace. A professional MC will entertain the guest by explaining
instructions of the chef and briefing on origination and culture of Vietnamese cuisine. You
will learn how cook some specialties of Vietnam, how to use variety of herbs and prepare
different sauces. Once you have completed the course you will have mastered the use of
chopsticks and learnt the etiquette of a Vietnamese meal. You will enjoy your own cook and
receive a certificate of participation at the end of the course.
p.m. Visit to Cu Chi Tunnels (70 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh city), an amazing complex of
underground tunnels used during the Vietnam war. Dinner and overnight at hotel
Overnight :   hotel
Meal :   B,L,D

Day 10 Ho Chi Minh City - Departure
Breakfast.
Leisure time until tranfer to Ho Chi Minh City International Airport for departure.
Meal :   B

Meal : B = Breakfast / L = lunch / D = Dinner

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