Cooking Class, Cyclo Ride & Tonkin Show

Highlights

• Ride a cyclo through Hanoi’s streets on the way to a local market
• Learn to cook with a local chef with over 20 years of experience
• Enjoy the meal you create during a hands-on cooking class
• Discover traditional crafts and rural culture at a countryside fair
• Watch water puppetry, traditional music and folk performances on a water stage

Description

Hanoi: Cooking Class, Cyclo Ride & Tonkin Show

Discover Vietnamese food and Northern Vietnam’s cultural heritage through a hands-on cooking class and an evening cultural performance.

Begin your cooking experience with a 45-minute cyclo ride through Hanoi to a local market. Explore fresh ingredients used in Vietnamese cuisine and experience the atmosphere of a traditional market, with the opportunity to try local street food such as Banh ran (Glutinous rice balls).

Return to the restaurant at around 10:30 a.m. for a hands-on cooking class led by a local chef with more than 20 years of experience in Vietnamese cuisine. Learn to prepare four traditional dishes: Goi Cuon (summer rolls), Banh Cuon (steamed rice rolls), Goi Du Du Com Vong (green papaya salad with green rice flakes), and Ca Kho To (braised fish in a clay pot). After the class, enjoy the meal you have prepared.

You’ll have free time after the cooking class until 4:30 p.m., when a private car will pick you up from the restaurant and take you to The Quintessence of Tonkin show.

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., you’ll have time to explore the Traditional rural fair, where you can discover local culture, traditional crafts, and authentic Vietnamese village life.

At 7:30 p.m., the Quintessence of Tonkin show begins. Set in a scenic outdoor venue near Hanoi, the show brings Vietnamese culture and traditions to life through a spectacular combination of water puppetry, traditional music, folk performances, and impressive visual effects. Performed on a water stage with a mountain backdrop, it tells stories of rural life, local customs, and the cultural heritage of Northern Vietnam.

The show will end at around 8:45 p.m. After the performance, your private car will take you back to your accommodation in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, arriving at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Includes

• A cyclo trip around the Old Town
• A local market visit
• English-speaking guide
• Hands-on experience in 4 traditional Vietnamese dishes
• Delicious lunch at our restaurant at the heart of the Old Quarter
• Exclusive recipe book to take home
• Instructed by a local and 20-year-experienced chef
• Luggage storage during class time
• Transportation to the pick-up point
• Admission ticket to The Quintessence of Tonkin show
• Private car transfer to the show venue and return to Hanoi’s Old Quarter, subject to confirmation of the pickup arrangement

Excludes

• Personal purchases and expenses not specified as included
• Any food, drinks, or services not not specified as included

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund