Staying in Da Nang? Come cook

About this experience

This listing has 3 options, and the choice matters. Cooking class only: no market, no boat, and you meet at Cam Thanh Family Tours at least 15 minutes before the start. The full tour from Hoi An and the full tour from Da Nang each add hotel pickup, the market and the basket boat. The from-price is for the lowest-priced option; the full day with the market, the boat and the class costs more, so check the options on the listing for your date.

On a full tour you are collected from your hotel and driven to a local market to meet the vendors and see the ingredients for the class. Then the bus heads out through the countryside to Cam Thanh, a fishing village on the edge of Hoi An. You put on a life jacket for a 20-minute basket boat ride through the coconut forest before the class, and lunch or dinner is the food you cooked. The day runs 2.5 to 5 hours depending on the option.

Beyond the kitchen: the market and the basket boat, on the full tour options only. Included: an English-speaking guide, the class, the meal, fruit juice, mineral water and a cool tissue, plus transfers on the full tours. Not included: extra drinks and tips. The tour runs rain or shine, per the listing, and the operator asks for a working contact (WhatsApp, phone, Line or KakaoTalk) when you book, so they can send your details. Hoi An has been part of Da Nang City since July 2025, so the drive is a trip within one city now.

• Hotel transfers from Da Nang or Hoi An on the full tour
• A guided walk through a local market
• A 20-minute basket boat ride with a life jacket
• A class-only option for a shorter day
• Lunch or dinner from your own cooking

How the day runs

1. PickupFrom Da Nang or Hoi An

   On the full tour options, from your hotel. Class-only guests meet at Cam Thanh Family Tours, 15 minutes early.

2. Full tourThe local market

   Walk the stalls with your guide and see the ingredients for the class.

3. Full tourOut to Cam Thanh

   A drive through the countryside to the fishing village on the edge of Hoi An.

4. 20 minutesBasket boat ride

   A life jacket on and a paddle through the coconut forest.

5. All optionsThe cooking class

   Hands-on cooking, then lunch or dinner from what you made.

6. 2.5 to 5 hoursBack to your hotel

   Drop-off on the full tour options.

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Tips before you book

• Read the option names twice before you pay. Class only means no market and no boat.
• Put WhatsApp or a phone number the operator can reach in the booking. That is how your details arrive.
• Class only? Be at Cam Thanh Family Tours 15 minutes before the start.
• Booking between September and November? VNAT warns of heavy rain and some small floods in Hoi An then. Ask the operator what happens to the boat part in high water. Our flood season post has the details.
• Still comparing? Our guide to choosing a Hoi An cooking class lines them all up.

Read next:

• Choosing a class
• Basket boats

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