Cam Thanh Cooking Class – Market, Coconut Jungle Basket Boat & 7-Dish Meal
Duration : 4 Hours
Price From : $ 30
Start Location : Hotel pick-up in Hoi An
This Cam Thanh cooking class turns you into a Vietnamese cook for half a day. Shop for ingredients at a local market with the chef, ride a bamboo basket boat through the Cam Thanh coconut jungle, then cook a menu of local dishes and sit down to eat what you made.
Highlights of the Cam Thanh cooking class
- Local market: about 30 minutes with the chef, meeting sellers and choosing ingredients
- Basket boat: a ride through the coconut forest and a basket boat performance
- Welcome drink: a rest at the restaurant before class
- Cooking class: papaya salad, Hoi An spring rolls, rice pancake, grilled eggplant, grilled clams, fish in a clay pot
- Dessert: fresh fruit
Hoi An Ancient Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Price for the Cam Thanh cooking class: US$30 per adult, US$22 per child (5–9 years). The price is all-inclusive: every service, ticket and meal listed below, with no hidden fees. To book, message us on WhatsApp at +84 981 286 066 or +84 343 431 858, or email booking.amgotravel@gmail.com.
Departure times
- Morning: 8:20 AM to about 12:20 PM
- Afternoon: 1:20 PM to about 5:20 PM
What is included in the Cam Thanh cooking class
- Transport and English-speaking tour guide
- Cam Thanh coconut jungle entrance fee
- Basket boat experience
- Cooking class
- Lunch or dinner (7 local dishes)
- Mineral water
- Life jacket
What is not included
- Personal expenses and services not mentioned
- Tips for guide and driver
Children
- Children 5–9 years: US$22.
- Children under 5: free (sharing a seat and meals with parents).
- Children 10 years and older pay the adult price.
Good to know
- Menu: papaya salad; Hoi An spring rolls; Hoi An rice pancake; grilled eggplant with onion fat; grilled clams and egg; fish in a clay pot with steamed rice; fresh fruit for dessert.
- Free hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hoi An city and Da Nang city; other areas on request.
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Schedule Details
CAM THANH COCONUT JUNGLE – COOKING CLASS (L or D)
08:20 or 13:20: Your local guide picks you up at your hotel. Go to the market with the chef (about 30 minutes): see and hear the market, talk to sellers and see the ingredients for your lesson.
09:15: Transfer by car to Cam Thanh Village. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and a ride in a traditional Vietnamese bamboo basket boat through the coconut forest, and watch a basket boat performance.
11:00: Enjoy a welcome drink and a rest at the restaurant, then join the cooking class. The chef teaches you how to cook local food; after the lesson, enjoy what you cooked.
12:20 or 17:20: Return to your hotel. Tour ends.
