Hoi An · WORKSHOPS
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Below are the 15 best workshops in Hoi An, best first: what each one costs, how long it runs, and the kind of traveller it suits. Start at the top, it is there for a reason.
Hoi An coffee class: Phin brewing and roast-to-cup lessons, plus black, happy white, salt, coconut, and Hanoi egg coffee in 2 hours.
“Great course, learned everything about the different kinds of coffee and how they were discovered!”
Make a bamboo-silk lantern in Hoi An. Choose your shape and silk, learn the fold for easy packing, with tea and music.
“10/10 recommend ! everything was amazing - the staff are all so helpful and so fun, so helpful with anything you need whilst fully allowing you to do each step on your own!”
Hoi An cooking class with hotel pickup, local market shopping, bamboo basket boat, net fishing, and a chef-led cooking session for four dishes.
“Hi is a very experienced chef and speaks English well. He explained what vegetables were at the market and what ones we would be using. The cooking class was put together really well and we learnt a lot in the short time. The icing on the cake was that the food was delicious.”
Hoi An market shopping, bamboo basket boat crab fishing in the Nipa canals, then a small-group cooking class with what you make and eat.
“Headed out into the countryside of Hoi An to enjoy beautiful scenery, paddle around in a bamboo basket boat, and spend a peaceful afternoon in a quiet kitchen making an amazing meal under expert guidance. Truly felt like the tour gives locals revenue without requiring them to enact caricatures of themselves.”
Hoi An market tour, bamboo basket boat through coconut palms, and a hands-on cooking class with lunch or dinner for $17.
“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”
Learn foldaway silk lantern making in Hoi An. Build a bamboo frame, pick colors, taste Vietnamese tea, and take it home.
“This experience is operated by a brother and sister and all workers were relatively young. They were so good natured, helpful, and funny it made the experience extra special. They also made sure to fix our mistakes so the lanterns we made were beautiful. Even the men at the class were having a good time!”
Hoi An basket boat, lantern-making, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class with market shopping and Thu Bon River vibes for $30.
“We had the best time!!! Such a fantastic cooking class! Lily, Henry and Nhung really looked after us. Nhung took us around the local markets, showing us ingredients used in Vietnam dishes. We then headed to the activity location and Lily showed us how to make beautiful lanterns, and we can’t wait to take these home as souvenirs of our time! We had so much fun on the basket boat trip and then finished the day with the wonderful cooking class! Lily and Henry were great help teaching us Vietnamese dishes and telling us about how to prepare and create a range of food. I would recommend this activity to…”
Hoi An market-to-basket-boat cooking class with chef-led lessons, crab fishing in Cam Thanh, and your own lunch or dinner made in a family eco kitchen.
“Fantastic experience! Our guide was very funny and we had a blast cooking all of the amazing foods. The coconut boats are fun, we were caught in a rainstorm but it added to the craziness of our experience. 10/10!”
Paddle Hoi An’s Bay Mau nipa forest on a basket boat, catch crabs, then cook and eat Vietnamese dishes with Hangcoconut.
“We were collected from our hotel at 9 am prompt, and returned there afterwards. The whole experience was great, the cookery demonstration and quality of the food was brilliant. Thuy was a great hostess, with a sense of humour and enjoyed some banter with us. The food we cooked was brilliant and excellent value for money, if I was staying longer, I’d go back and do it again! We finished off with our coconut Boat ride which was fun and quite an experience too. We had an amazing four hours and enjoyed every bit.”
Hoi An eco cooking and fishing tour: market shopping, basket boat through a coconut forest, traditional fishing, then a hands-on cooking class.
“We had a great time! We chose the afternoon tour and so glad we did. The food was filling! The basket boats are so fun - expect to pay a little tip for the spinning of boat or fishing. They even do karaoke!! Don’t expect to learn much about the coconut trees…”
Hoi An Vietnamese coffee making class. Learn phin brewing and 5 styles including egg, salt and coconut. Take home a filter and recipes.
“Really great class that taught me a lot about vietnamese coffee that I can recreate at home, such a fun time and good experience would thoroughly recommend”
Make a traditional Vietnamese lantern in Hoi An’s Old Town. Pick fabrics, craft at your pace, and take it home folded.
“Really fun experience making lanterns. The staff are the friendliest people ever and extremely patient!”
Make a foldable Hoi An lantern with locals in a 1-hour workshop, choose fabrics and shape, then take home a 20-cm souvenir.
“It was amazing! The people who helped us make the lanterns were so helpful and kind”
Hoi An cooking class with a local family, learn 4 Vietnamese dishes with step-by-step help, then eat lunch or dinner together.
“Great cooking class! Learnt lots and had lots of fun. The food was delicious and recipes provided so we can (hopefully) repeat what we learnt at home.”
A half-day cookery class in Hoi An plus a Thu Bon River cruise, basket boat ride, and herbal massage—market ingredients included for $41.
“My boyfriend and I had a great experience at Sabirama! We loved walking through the market, the boat ride was relaxing and we made delicious food!”
