From Hoi An: Cooking Class, Coconut Basket Boat & Lantern Release

The instructor was very friendly and bubbly, providing help whenever we needed, never forcing us to do anything we didn’t want to. The food we cooked was extremely delicious, simple and fun to make. The five courses (not including dessert) were simple but paired very well together and I liked that I was able to tweak each dish to my liking (saltiness, spiciness, etc.). The only thing to be careful about is the flambe of the bahn xiao to make it extra crispy as the fire is quite big and the hot oil my spurt but even if you get scared, the instructor takes over for you very quickly and you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. The coconut boats were very fun, with the opportunity to fish for crabs and spin to oppa gangnam style while wearing vietnamese hats. We went to take the latern boat at sunset and the views were breathtaking as you had the sunset on one end and could watch the river start to light up as the sky darkens. Overall, great experience and extremely worth the price!

I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Hoi An for a day trip. The itinerary is exceptionally well-planned. At 1:00 PM, we were picked up at the designated location and headed to the local market to learn about traditional Vietnamese ingredients—starting with vegetables, fruits, meats, and seafood, and getting familiar with herbs like basil and fish mint. Afterward, we headed near the coconut palm forest for a cooking class. The instructor taught in a very clear and easy-to-understand way; even with our average English, we could easily follow along, and the dishes turned out wonderfully. Around 4:00 PM, we began tasting the food we had prepared, and it was genuinely delicious, easily rivaling any restaurant. We ate everything, and the instructor even provided us with digital recipes. Next came the basket boat ride. To our surprise, it lasted a long time, nearly 40 minutes. By then, the weather had cooled down, making it very comfortable. We then returned to the Hoi An Ancient Town to take a boat ride and release floating lanterns. Earlier, we were also treated to complimentary lotus tea, which tasted even better than the paid ones. This half-day tour seamlessly covers Vietnamese cuisine, the basket boat experience, the Hoi An night views, and lotus tea all in one go. It was truly a trip well-taken and left us wanting more!

highly recommended! I learned alot in cooking class and ate alot, but the qr code for recipes was not working and have to move to coconut boat, which I found it a bit boring. Overall, its worth the money!

Organiser was prompt in reaching out for pickup location. all the activities were well prepared and fun, we all had a great time. A bottle of cold water was provided in the heat which helped us cool down after the market visit.

it was a great experience. we enjoyed it most especially the cooking class. we hoped the coconut boat had more photo areas instead of just stopping at the twirling boat, we also had a chance to catch small crabs, but overall we had fun

An experience worth paying for. The founder of the cooking class Whatapps us the day before to check for our hotel name and agreed to pick us up from our hotel even though our hotel was out of the range.The van came promptly to pick us up. They did change the schedule to doing the cooking class first as they said weather was too hot (Our timing was 130pm).They brought us to the wet market and an English-speaking local showed us and bought some of the ingredients we were be using for our cooking class. As they changed the cooking class timing, it meant that we need to eat as 4pm+ instead of having it as our dinner so we were too full (as we had our lunch before going). The cooking class was fun, even though it was very fast.Btw the class was held in a non-aircon place. Then we went for the coconut boat ride which included crab fishing.We then were driven to the Old Town to release the lantern from a boat.Pls find shop no. 114 to get the lanterns (we were not informed of this beforehand)

The cooking class was amazing and the highlight of this tour. The ingredients were incredibly fresh and the cooked dishes ending up tasting a lot better than expected, even better than some restaurants in Hoi An!

Our guide was very lovely. we had a great time at cooking class and the coconut ride was unique. The lantern boat ride was beautiful at night.

We really enjoyed this Klook tour - especially the cooking class. The dishes were easy to make and all tasted great! Coconut boat and river boat rides were fun too. Package includes transport so it was very convenient for us

The food was amazing. and so much of it. I can't wait to take the recipes home to try. The coconut boat ride was alot of fun too.