Cooking Class and Marble Mountains Tour – Cam Thanh, Monkey Mountain & Am Phu Cave Full Day
Duration : 10 Hours
Price From : $ 53
Start Location : Hotel pick-up in Hoi An
This cooking class and Marble Mountains tour starts with a local market, a basket boat ride in the Cam Thanh coconut forest and a cooking class in Hoi An. After a midday rest, you visit the Lady Buddha and Linh Ung Pagoda on Monkey Mountain, then the caves and pagodas of the Marble Mountains, including Am Phu Cave.
Highlights of the cooking class and Marble Mountains tour
- Local market: choose ingredients with the chef
- Cam Thanh basket boat: the coconut forest and a basket boat show
- Cooking class: cook and eat 7 local dishes
- Monkey Mountain: the Lady Buddha and Linh Ung Pagoda
- Marble Mountains and Am Phu Cave: stone carving workshops, pagodas and natural caves
Read more about the Marble Mountains.
Price: US$53 per adult, US$40 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
- Pick-up 8:20 AM in Hoi An, back at about 6:00 PM (rest at midday)
What is included in the cooking class and Marble Mountains tour
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Entrance fees for Cam Thanh Coconut Jungle, the Marble Mountains and Am Phu Cave
- Basket boat rowing and cooking course
- Lunch with Vietnamese cuisine (7 dishes)
- English-speaking guide
- Mineral water
- Elevator ticket at the Marble Mountains (first 146 steps)
What is not included
- Personal expenses and services not mentioned
- Tips for guide and driver
Children
- Children 5–9 years: US$40.
- Children under 5: free (sharing a seat and meals with parents).
- Children 10 years and older pay the adult price.
Good to know
- There are 146 steps from the foot of the Marble Mountains to the first stop (Xa Loi Tower), then 136 steps to the cave system.
- The elevator ticket for the first 146 steps is included.
- The tour runs rain or shine; the schedule depends on the weather.
- 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 COOKING CLASS – MONKEY MOUNTAIN – MARBLE MOUNTAINS – AM PHU CAVE (L)
08:20: Your local guide picks you up at your hotel. Visit a local market with the chef (about 30 minutes), feel the lively atmosphere, talk to vendors and learn about the ingredients for the cooking class.
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 short rest at the restaurant, then join the cooking class. The chef guides you through several local dishes; afterwards, enjoy the meal you cooked.
12:30: After the coconut jungle tour, we take you back to your hotel or our office for a rest, or you can relax at a nearby coffee shop (about an hour) before the next trip.
13:30 – 14:00: Pick-up at your hotel in Hoi An and transfer to Da Nang (about 30 km).
14:30: Visit Monkey Mountain to see the iconic Lady Buddha statue against mountain scenery and a serene bonsai garden, with a peaceful walk and a fresh sea breeze.
16:30: Explore the Marble Mountains and walk around the local stone sculpture workshops, one of Da Nang's most impressive traditional handicraft villages. Climb to the top of the Marble Mountains (elevator optional) to see 19th-century pagodas built under Vietnam's last dynasty and explore Huyen Khong or Tang Chon Cave. Continue to Am Phu Cave, the largest and most fascinating cave in the complex. Learn about Buddhist philosophy and photograph its remarkable natural rock formations.
18:00: The tour ends and you head back to your hotel in Hoi An.
